Valero Energy Corp

NYSE: VLO
$136.11
-$2.60 (-1.9%)
Closing Price on November 7, 2024

VLO Articles

It was just a couple of days ago that oil was trading around $105 per barrel for West Texas Intermediate crude. Now the talk has migrated away from geopolitical risks associated with Iran. ...
The major US stock indexes opened flat this morning but started to move higher following the better-than-expected ISM report on manufacturing (our coverage here). Construction spending in the US was...
The major US stock indexes opened slightly lower this morning and continued drifting lower all day. The Chicago PMI report got the day started on the wrong foot, showing a decline in spending even...
The garbage and waste management sector is supposed to be a futurist’s delight. There are generally large barriers to entry for new players and most geographies are controlled by regional...
Earnings season is in full swing and the coming week is going to be extremely active with big earnings reports.  24/7 Wall St. has tried to preview several top earnings for the week ahead. NYSE...
Markets opened higher this morning and by late-morning equities were trading down about 1.5% across the board, where they have mostly remained for the rest of the day. An upbeat auction on short-term...
Jon OggThese are some of today’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Tuesday. Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHN) Started as...
Oil demand is being revised lower in a new forecast by the Energy Information Administration.  The reality is that the demand erosion is modest at a mere 70,000 barrels per day in the United...
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Tuesday. American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG) Raised to Outperform at...
The US Environmental Protection Agency yesterday released a list of 20 companies that have been approved to manufacture ethanol for use in blending the 15% ethanol-gasoline blend known as E15. Among...
In a “we versus them” speech today, President Obama again called for the end of subsidies for oil and gas companies.  His speech talked about the global opportunities that the big oil companies...
There are more than 200 ethanol refineries in the US with a total nameplate production capacity of nearly 15 million gallons/year. One of the largest producers, privately-held Cargill, plans to add a...
In a presentation yesterday to investors, Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) CEO Bill Klesse said that stagnant demand for refined products in the US would be replaced by foreign demand for gasoline and...
This morning’s report from the US Energy Information Administration (our coverage here) showed that commercial crude oil inventories in the US rose by 4.2 million barrels last week. At the same...
Jon OggThese are some of this Friday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACOR) Cut to Neutral at Citigroup....