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Will Trump Ban Oil From Violence-Torn Venezuela? President Faces Tough Foreign Test
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 - 12:09pmPresident Donald Trump is expected to announce whether the United States will limit or ban oil from its third-biggest exporter, Venezuela, a country of 31 million people that has descended into dictatorship and disorder. News agencies reported widely out of Washington that Trump would make an...
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Big Oil In The Earnings Spotlight
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 9:00amThree petroleum giants are on deck to share their latest earnings results this week. Consensus forecasts indicate that analysts' expectations for all three are low. Net losses are predicted for many others in the oil patch as well. Among the many earnings reports due this week, highlights will...
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Facebook And Amazon: More Earnings From The FANG Stocks
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 4:38pmTwo of the so-called FANG stocks offered up disappointing quarterly results last week. The other two FANG stocks are on deck to share their latest results this week. Wall Street analysts continue to look for strong earnings growth from both of them. The so-called FANG stocks were the momentum...
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Chrysler And Ford Earnings: Following In GM's Footsteps?
Sunday, April 24, 2016 - 4:38pmUpcoming earnings highlights include the latest results from two automaker giants. Wall Street analysts are looking for strong earnings growth from both of them. However, estimates have been slipping for one and rising for the other. Expectations were already high for the latest earnings from...
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Oppenheimer Issues Massive Upgrade To Refining Sector
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 8:33amAnalysts at Oppenheimer said in a new research note that the more than five year outperformance of refining stocks will continue. The analysts upgraded HollyFrontier Corp (NYSE: HFC), Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE: MPC), Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) and Tesoro Corporation (NYSE: TSO) to...
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Barron's Recap: Why Honeywell Is Better Than GE
Sunday, May 10, 2015 - 11:22amThis weekend in Barron's online: a look at Honeywell, the Barron's ETF roundtable, highlights from the Sohn Investment conference, as well as the prospects for Signature Group, McDonald's and more. Cover Story "Honeywell: It Is Better Than GE" by Sandra Ward. Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON...
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Barron's Recap: Here's How The 'Superrich' Hedge Their Bets
Monday, January 19, 2015 - 3:28pmThis weekend in Barron's online: The latest Barron's roundtable, a "bogey" for Barron's, topics from Davos, the superrich hedge their bets, as well as the prospects for LVMH, Phillips 66, Callaway Golf and more. Cover Story "Barron's Roundtable: Masters of the...
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Markets Rally On Better Than Expected GDP; Dow Has Best Close In More Than A Month
Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 5:09pmU.S. stocks rose on Thursday after government data showed the U.S. economy grew 3.5 percent in the third quarter, better than the 3.0 percent expected. Investors brushed off a poor reading on the number of Americans filing for jobless benefits, which rose last week in favor of GDP data; this...
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Phillips 66 Earns $1.2 Billion In Q3
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 - 10:15amEnergy manufacturing and logistics giant Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) reported its third quarter results on Wednesday before market open. Phillips reported it earned $2.02 per share, topping analyst expectations of $1.69 and 132 percent higher than it reported a year ago. Adjusted earnings rose $277...
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American Apparel, Phillips 66 And Others Insiders Have Been Buying
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 12:40pmAmerican Apparel, Consolidated Edison and Phillips 66 are among the companies that have seen insider buying recently. Insiders may sell shares for any number of reasons, but conventional wisdom says that insiders really only buy shares of a company for one reason -- they believe the stock price...
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