5 MORE smart, short-term moves while we wait for longer-term trends to resolve
In my recent post "What do you do when the market is insane and you're not?" I argued that one of the dangers in a very volatile market with strong--and temporarily profitable--short-term trends is that we'll give in to the pressure to do something--and do something...
Markets have a case of the earnings season “nerves” today
As of 1 p.m. New York time the Standard & Poor's 500 is down 1.88% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is off 2.14%. The NASDSQ Composite is lower by 0.79% and the Russell 2000 small cap index has tumbled 2.80%. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) has...
Oil earnings expected to disappoint starting with BP tomorrow and then continuing with ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday
The oil supermajors--ExxonMobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX),Royal Dutch Shell (RDS), Total (TOT) and BP (BP)--are expected to show a 42% year over year average plummet in third quarter earnings when they report earnings this week. That's an even bigger slump than the 18%...
Parsley Energy deal shows that low oil prices bring another twist to Permian acquisitions
Low oil prices mean low oil stock share prices mean the ability of mid-range producers to acquire smaller producers in the low cost, prolific Permian Basin is increasingly limited. Take Parley Energy's (PE) deal to acquire Jagged Peak Energy (JAG). At the Friday price...
I added Parsley Energy to my Jubak Picks Portfolio back on April 17–but neglected to post it to the portfolio
Back on April 17, I made Parsley Energy (PE) my first disruption in the oil sector pick in my Special Report on Disrupted Sectors. I didn't actually post that pick to the portfolio, however, and this post, excerpted from the Special Report, is a fix for that error....
Pioneer cuts workers and market cheers: Window dressing for a sale?
Today, May 21, Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) announced that it would lay off 230 workers at its headquarters and in Permian Basin offices. Added to the 300 employees who took buyouts earlier this year, the total cuts amount to about 20% of the company's workforce....
Pioneer Natural Resources gains on earnings beat, production increase, and asset sales
A complicated but very positive quarter for Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD.) The stock, a member of my long-term 50 Best Stocks Portfolio, climbed 3.92% today to $153.77. First, after the close on May 6, the company announced earnings of $1.83 a share, 20 cents a...
Buffett gets paid to turn Chevron/Occidental battle over Anadarko upside down–but what about Occidental shareholders?
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) has brought Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) into its battle with Chevron (CVX) for control of Permian-Basin-rich Anadarko Petroleum (APC). Up until the entry of Buffett, Chevron had the inside edge even though it had offered a...
Renewed bid from Occidental for Anadarko adds heat to Permian M&A
The battle for control of Anadarko Petroleum (APC) and its huge position in the oil shale geologies of the Permian Basis isn't over. Yesterday, Wednesday, Occidential Petroleum (OXY) made a renewed bid to acquire Anadarko. The 50%/50% stock and cash offer from...
U.S. oil rig count falls again, leading to slight gain for oil prices
Today the weekly Baker Hughes report on the number of working oil and natural gas rigs in the United States showed a total drop of 10 rigs to 1012 with 8 fewer oil rigs in operation and 2 fewer natural gas rigs.This is the seventh weekly decline in working rigs in the last nine weeks.
Bonus Special Report: 5 Profit Winners from Disrupted Sectors–# 1 Parsley Energy
When I set out to research and write my recent Special Report Five Sector Facing Disruption That Could Crush Your Portfolio I wanted to focus on the "destruction" side of the process of "creative destruction" that makes up economic growth in our capitalist system. The...Dip-O-Meter Posts
