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Some of the companies that need to let people go have lost such a large portion of their sales that…
Continuing jobless claims rose by 159,000 in the week ended Jan. 17 to a seasonally adjusted 4.78 million, the most…
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) is set to report earnings tomorrow morning. With what has happened to the price of oil…
Murphy Oil Corp. (NYSE:MUR), like other oil companies has been hit hard by declining oil prices. Yesterday, the company posted…
ConcocoPhillips Corporation (NYSE:COP) confirmed today its week-ago operations update that the company would take a $34 billion non-cash impairment charge…
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE:KMP) reported earnings yesterday, and handily missed analysts expectations of $3.4 billion in revenue and…
The Canadian government is reported to have offered financial support to the Mackenzie Valley gas pipeline project. Imperial Oil, a…
Nothing like a holiday weekend to soften the blow of bad news. Add in another day for a presidential inauguration,…
Yesterday’s story about Venezuela opening the bidding for its oil resources raised an interesting question. What are the chances that…
Judged by the country’s performance in extracting hydrocarbons, Venezuela under President Hugo Chavez has not been a smashing success. Ten…
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) already gave its severe earnings warning and we have already seen layoffs coming out of Schlumberger Limited…
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) does not go for short-term gains, and short-term losses are part of the…
Flying J Oil, Inc., a privately-held oil company headquartered in Ogden, Utah, filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 on…
Turning coal into natural gas is not brand-new technology, but it is rarely done because natural gas is, or has…
Oil company share prices have been in near free fall for the past six months. Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is off…
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