Exxon Mobil Corp

NYSE: XOM
$124.83
+$2.25 (+1.8%)
Closing Price on October 4, 2024

XOM Articles

According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) is near a deal to form a venture putting its brokerage business together with the one at Morgan Stanley (MS) Citi would be paid about $2 billion. Reuters reports...
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) already gave its severe earnings warning and we have already seen layoffs coming out of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB). [] and its dragging down share prices for the...
If you have somehow managed to be out since last summer when the oil boom was still in full-speed, there is one issue you would not have guessed was coming this quick: layoffs in the oil patch.  We...
Last summer, a gallon of gas cost over $4. Now the prices has dropped below two bucks and is still falling. The sharp drop in crude oil is to blame. Intuition would say that people should drive more...
A Bloomberg review of the S&P 500 stocks shows that the fourth quarter of 2008 will probably be the sixth quarter of declining earnings. According to the news service, "Fourth-quarter profit at...
Flying J Oil, Inc., a privately-held oil company headquartered in Ogden, Utah, filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 on December 22nd. The company owns and operates more than 250 retail...
Falling crude oil prices have hit Russia particularly hard. The country needs a crude price of about $70/b to cover production costs and to fund the government. So, what do they do when the price...
Energy stocks have taken a pounding since crude oil prices started falling in July. In virtually every part of the energy business, share prices for the premiere companies are off by as much as...
It’s no longer news when an oil E&P company cuts its capex budget. As oil prices fall, profits are squeezed and companies rein in discretionary spending, of which capex is a principle...
When everyone else is ducking for cover, it often pays to stick your neck out. That seems to be what Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) is doing with the announcement of a new business that it is calling...
Oil company share prices have been in near free fall for the past six months. Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is off about 20% from its 52-week highs and ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is off about 50%, but both...
The International Energy Agency released its World Energy Outlook yesterday. The headline number is that the IEA predicts oil prices will rise to $200/b by 2030. The agency cites rising demand from...
There is no economic slowdown under the golden arches. Where else can someone buy a large meal of heart-healthy food for under $2, and only $1 for the kids. McDonald’s has begun to make the case to...
IBM (IBM) will pay about $4 billion in taxes this year. Procter & Gamble (PG) will pay closer to $6 billion. If GM (GM) is losing $1 billion a month, the income taxes from the two healthy...
According to Reuters, China announced an economic stimulus package of almost $600 billion. Reuters reports that AIG (AIG) is about to get a new bailout from the US government which will be worth $150...