Integrated Oil & Gas

There's a buying frenzy underway in the energy market right now... And I believe it represents one of the best opportunities you'll ever have to get rich in natural resources. It all comes down to a huge problem facing ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and its fellow Big Oil companies... In the past year,...

Yesterday, we looked at some country-specific ETF winners and losers under the $100 oil scenario, highlighting Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia as two regions that have both potential winners and lossers thanks to high oil prices. Today, we're going to finish the list on a positive note by looking...

Crude oil is moving sharply higher this morning, gaining $1.25 to $103.16 per barrel, and the equity markets are slightly lower as a result, with the Nasdaq being the worst index, down 5 points, a loss of 0.2%. Based off yesterday's action, and barring a spike or plunge in crude, today should be a...

This afternoon on CNBC's Fast Money, Whitney Tilson said that while he is a big fan and an admirer of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), he is sticking with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). “There's an argument against a lot of the big cap stocks that are struggling,” Tilson said. “But Microsoft is growing like crazy...

While the markets are surging higher on weaker oil and strong economic reports, many underlying stories are of interest. First, it is worthy to note that Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) are weaker, relative to the markets. Many may wonder why? The answer is...

Below are the top large-cap oil & gas refining & marketing stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at YPF SA (NYSE: YPF) is 23.22%. YPF's ROE for the same period is 29.12%. The trailing-twelve-month operating...

With the news about gold and silver making new recent highs, it is interesting to hear what Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK-A) (BRK-B) Warren Buffett says about gold, farmland, and ExxonMobil (XOM).

Stephen Weiss said on CNBC's Fast Money that he is a buyer of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). He likes its big yield, and he thinks that Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is a defensive stock that will benefit from the new iPad 2 and new iPhone. Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) gained 0.89%...

Powershares DB Crude Oil Double Short ETN (NYSE: DTO) fell 4.75% today, as crude oil continued to move higher on worries that unrest in Libya could spread to other countries in the Middle East. Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: TMF) lost 4.64% on Wednesday, and broke its six-...

iPath Dow Jones-UBS Cotton Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSE: BAL) gained 5.77% on Wednesday as cotton futures traded higher. BAL closed at $106.29, and it had a volume of 87K traded shares. Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: SOXL) jumped 4.27% on the strength in the PHLX...

FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI) announced today that it has received a $125 million order from Petrobras (NYSE: PBR), Brazil's national oil company, to supply equipment for use in their oil and gas developments offshore Brazil. The order, for 32 subsea trees, represents the remaining equipment under...

Global X, the New York-based ETF issuer with 22 ETFs currently on the market and nearly $1.5 billion in assets under management, announced its Global X FTSE Argentina 20 ETF will make its trading debut on Thursday March 3 on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "ARGT." ARGT will feature an...

Goldman Sachs is out with a research note this morning, where it suggests that traders buy calls on Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR) and NII Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: NIHD). While the GS analysts made the case that as a whole they are worried about the Brazilian Bovespa, they noted that LatAm...

Scrambling for ways to stop the partnership between BP (NYSE: BP), Europe's second-largest oil company, and OAO Rosneft, Russia's largest oil company, TNK-BP is reportedly making an $8.1 billion for the 5% stake in BP Rosneft is due to acquire. In January, BP and Rosneft announced a contorversial $...

Jim Cramer said the oil stocks are getting hit today, which is a divergence from previous sessions, and you have to let it play out. Stocks like Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) are getting hit today, which has been a divergence from previous sessions which oil rose. He said he is going to raise his price...