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Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: The White House is close to a deal with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. Executives from Exxon Mobil and Chevron as well as a major oil-trading firm have warned recently that inventories of oil and refined products are going to get critical in the next several weeks. Globally, though, the oil market is like a leaky bucket that’s having some water poured in at the top.
<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Wednesday, with the Dow losing about 1.2%, the S&P 500 shedding about three-quarters of a percent and the Nasdaq falling roughly nine-tenths of a percent.</p><p>Flaring tensions in the Middle East and rising crude prices stoked inflation jitters and convinced investors to take some profits.</p><p>Energy stocks, buoyed by oil prices, enjoyed the largest percentage gains, with Exxon Mobil and Chevron both closing higher. </p><p>Meanwhile, six of the Magnificent Seven group of megacap tech stocks ended lower, with Meta the only exception.</p><p>Liz Miller is founder and president of Summit Place Financial Advisors.</p><p>"I more and more just keep seeing this market as a ping pong. One day we've got the momentum leading tech stocks up and then that drives all the indices up. And the next day we've got sort of the second tier undervalued companies up and the index is down. [FLASH] Today's again, one of those days where we're seeing energy with the most strength. We're seeing some of the consumer come through, some of the industrial, but techs are marginally down. And that's what I mean when I think about this market as a ping pong market, because these are high quality companies, they're large cap, they would be top tier fundamentally, but they haven't really participated as much in the index strength."</p><p>Among individual movers, shares of GameStop jumped 6% after the original meme stock posted a rise in quarterly revenue and unveiled a $2 billion share buyback program.</p><p>Shares of Crowdstrike, down nearly 3% at the close, dropped about another 10% in extended trading after the cyber security company reported a 15% jump in its first-quarter operating expenses as it ramps up investments in AI and product development.</p><p>And shares of Broadcom fell more than 6% in extended trading despite the company forecasting third-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations, betting on robust demand for its custom AI chips and networking gear.</p></body>
For most of last week, oil was sliding down and energy stocks followed in the same direction. Traders had bet a U.S.-Iran deal would calm the region and reopen shipping lanes, so crude price fell lower for days, and Exxon Mobil (XOM) fell with it, closing red for seven straight sessions. Then one ...
Yardeni stated in a recent note that the stock market's surge to fresh record highs is being driven by strong corporate earnings rather than speculative enthusiasm.
NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, May 29 (Reuters) - State refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC) bought 5 million barrels of crude oil from West Africa and Middle East via a tender this week, trade sources said on Friday.
The U.S. oil giant is in talks to resume pumping oil in the Latin American country after a 19-year exile, but plenty of hurdles remain.
Exxon Mobil won shareholder approval Wednesday to move its legal home to Texas after CEO Darren Woods pitched the state as one with lawmakers, judges and juries that better understand the oil business. “The board believes that kind of familiarity will lead to more reasonable, productive decisions from Texas officials and citizens, which is critical for the long-term success of the company,” Woods told investors. At Exxon’s annual meeting, shareholders voted 71.3% in favor of the resolution to reincorporate in Texas.
On a recent episode of The Real Eisman Playbook, Bernstein Research senior energy analyst Bob Brackett made a claim that should change how income investors look at the oil majors. “Don’t compare the yields you get from a commodity company to government yields. Compare them to TIPS. These are inflation protected,” he told host Steve ... Energy Stocks Are Secretly Better Than Treasuries. Here’s Why Bob Brackett Is Loading Up on Exxon and Chevron.
ExxonMobil is locked in a fight over corporate governance and shareholder rights after its proposal to move its legal headquarters to Texas sparked...
(Bloomberg) -- Former BP Plc Chairman Albert Manifold pushed back against what he described as a “false narrative” surrounding his surprise departure from the British supermajor. Most Read from BloombergIran’s Khamenei Says No Going Back for Middle East Rocked by WarPutin Signs Law on Use of Army to Aid Russians Detained AbroadRussia Tells US to Evacuate Its Diplomats and Citizens From KyivUS Strikes Targets in Iran Even as Trump Hails Progress on DealThese AI Gurus Are Charging Wall Street Bank
(Bloomberg) -- When John Kurz left Alaska’s North Slope in 2009, he was staring at a grim future for what had once been the country’s premiere oil field. Most Read from BloombergNvidia CEO Urges Super Micro to Tighten Up on ComplianceTrump Says He’ll Announce Negotiated Deal With Iran ShortlyRubio Sees Good News Coming on Hormuz as Iran Talks ContinueIran, US Signal Progress in Peace Talks as Issues UnresolvedTrump Doctor Visit Renews Health Scrutiny as 80th Birthday NearsCrude production had pl
(Bloomberg) -- When John Kurz left Alaska's North Slope in 2009, he was staring at a grim future for what had once been the country's premiere oil field. Most Read from BloombergNvidia CEO Urges Super Micro to Tighten Up on ComplianceTrump Says He'll Announce Negotiated Deal With Iran ShortlyIran, US Signal Progress in Peace Talks as Issues UnresolvedRubio Sees Good News Coming on Hormuz as Iran Talks ContinueTrump to Force Foreigners Seeking Green Cards to Go Home FirstCrude production had plum
(Bloomberg) -- When John Kurz left Alaska’s North Slope in 2009, he was staring at a grim future for what had once been the country’s premiere oil field. Most Read from BloombergNvidia CEO Urges Super Micro to Tighten Up on ComplianceTrump Says He’ll Announce Negotiated Deal With Iran ShortlyIran, US Signal Progress in Peace Talks as Issues UnresolvedRubio Sees Good News Coming on Hormuz as Iran Talks ContinueTrump to Force Foreigners Seeking Green Cards to Go Home FirstCrude production had plum
Investing.com -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Saturday on an official diplomatic mission to repair bilateral ties strained by trade tariffs and shifts in Washington’s regional foreign policy, Reuters reported.
President Donald Trump told the room he wants Kevin Warsh “totally independent” as he swore him in as Federal Reserve chairman Friday, then spent the next hour arguing the economy can boom without inflation. The price data has other ideas. Annual inflation hit 3.8% in April, the highest since 2023, up from 2.4% before the war with Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz and sent energy prices climbing. Core inflation held at 2.8%, well above the Fed’s 2% target. Crude has stayed nearly 50% above pre-co
The oil company claims Glass Lewis and ISS have little incentive to support proposals tied to Texas because of a continuing legal battle with state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
PBR's Q1 refining surged as utilization hit 95% and output rose 6.7%,.cutting imports and boosting diesel, gasoline and jet fuel mix.
Elon Musk could pass an unthinkable wealth threshold, becoming the world’s first trillionaire, depending on investors’ excitement for SpaceX shares when it goes public. If the company surpasses a valuation of about $1.7 trillion, then Musk’s slightly more than 40% stake, combined with his Tesla shares, would make him the first man with a net worth eclipsing 13 figures. The calculation omits restricted shares that SpaceX has granted to Musk, but which haven’t been earned, though it includes options he could exercise shortly.
The US did approve 10 Chinese firms as buyers for the H200, Nvidia’s second-most powerful AI chip, though no purchases have yet been made.
A 58-year-old engineer in Palo Alto, married filing jointly, earns $750,000 a year, has already stuffed $4 million into 401(k)s and IRAs, and parks another $1.2 million in a brokerage account that holds a single S&P 500 fund. The 401(k) is maxed. The mega backdoor Roth is maxed. The next tax dollar saved has to ... The $40,000 Tax Move That Comes After Your 401(k) Hits Its Limit
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down -1.24%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.54%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -1.26%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.91%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.83%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.30%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are down -1.02%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...
A Texas jury ruled on Wednesday that Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) was not liable in a lawsuit accusing the energy giant of misleading investors through disclosures connected to its Canadian oil sands business and Rocky Mountain natural gas operations. Investors Failed to Prove Fraud ClaimsThe case, originally filed in 2016, alleged that Exxon hid losses tied to its Canadian bitumen assets, failed to properly reflect carbon-cost assumptions in reserve valuations, and postponed impairment charges relate
May 14 () - A Texas jury on Wednesday found Exxon Mobil not liable on claims it defrauded investors through disclosures tied to its Canadian oil sands and Rocky Mountain gas operations. • The 2016 lawsuit alleged Exxon concealed that its Canadian bitumen operations were losing money, failed to properly incorporate carbon-cost assumptions into reserve valuations, and delayed recognizing impairment charges tied to Rocky Mountain dry gas assets.
May 14 () - A Texas jury on Wednesday found Exxon Mobil not liable on claims it defrauded investors through disclosures tied to its Canadian oil sands and Rocky Mountain gas operations. • The 2016 lawsuit alleged Exxon concealed that its Canadian bitumen operations were losing money, failed to properly incorporate carbon-cost assumptions into reserve valuations, and delayed recognizing impairment charges tied to Rocky Mountain dry gas assets.
First, there was the TACO trade (Trump Always Chickens Out) amid rising tariff fears in the months and quarters that followed Liberation Day. These days, there’s growing chatter about the so-called NACHO (Not a Chance Hormuz Opens) trade, which suggests the much-anticipated reopening of the Strait of Hormuz might not happen anytime soon. Indeed, reopening ... Could the Trump NACHO Trade Send Energy Stocks Through the Roof?
SHEL's Q1 beat, buybacks and dividend hike highlight strong cash visibility and trading strength amid volatility.
Tracey Ryniec and John Blank discuss the US economy and what stocks to buy right now.
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