Oil Prices Help Solar Stocks
As oil prices rise, so do solar stocks.
Time for a Shift in Energy Investing?
How long will Big Oil remain a solid investment?
Tesoro, Rest of Big Oil, Get Stock Market Boost
After languishing in energy stock hell on the market for this past week (in which time Exxon – XOM – actually briefly dipped below $90 a share), Big Oil seems to be getting a break. While it seemed that the rising oil prices might actually result in lower profits (and hence lower stock prices) for…
Is Corn Ethanol Really the Way to Go?
Is corn ethanol really environmentally-friendly investing?
Fuel Cell Race Heats Up for Hybrid Vehicles: United Technologies Powers Ahead
Dow Jones Industrial’s component and multinational conglomerate United Technologies (UTX NYSE) offers investors diversification, as well as a solid track record of growth. But for those seeking a solid green investment pick when it comes to fuel cell technology, pay close attention to what one of their units, UTC Power, has accomplished in the race…
PetroChina (PTR) Moving Up: Is Now the Time to Buy?
PetroChina overtakes GE on the list of highest valued companies.
Big Oil’s Big Quest
Big Oil companies continue to try to find the next big thing in fossil fuel energy.
Chevron (CVX) Illustrates Point Regarding the Future of Oil
CVX, and Big Oil in general, could be approaching the end of an era.
Oil Prices: How High is Too High for Big Oil Stocks?
When will oil prices correction mean that Big Oil stocks will head down?
Are China’s Environmental Policies Just Lip Service?
a burgeoning economy and fending off pressures of global warming has, is, and will continue to be an interesting challenge for the Chinese government. China is a ratified member of the Kyoto Protocol (has been since 2002), yet is now the world’s top emitter of greenhouse gases. Just three years ago, China had emitted approximately…
Chevron Announces Stock Buyback Program
Chevron stock buyback gives CVX stock a boost.
Is It Time For Me to Dump My BP Stock?
Photo:futureatlas, Creative Commons, Flickr Why can’t BP keep up with the other Big Oil companies?
Can Coal Really be Facing Challenges Ahead?
Coal is an interesting substance. In simple terms, it is a material comprised of long carbon chains of a sinister, jet black color. It will leave a black mark on everything it comes into contact with, both metaphorically and literally. Yet, when put in a high temperature and pressure environment, these sheets of carbon become…
Big Oil Does the Stock Market Victory Dance
Just like nearly everyone else, Big Oil is doing a victory dance on the stock market. And why not? The Fed rate cut made money cheaper, so that helps earnings. And oil prices are at record levels. That supposedly eats into Big Oil profits, but it never seems to really reduce profits, and the Fed…
Reader Question: CANROYs
Are CANROYs a good investment idea?
Oil Prices Continue to Rise
Will the fact that oil prices continue to rise actually hurt Big Oil?
Venezuela Joins Others in Switching from U.S. Dollar
Petroleos de Venezuela SA (also known as PDVSA – PVZ.YY), the state-run oil company (and parent of the U.S. Citgo) of Venezuela is being instructed to switch its accounts from U.S. dollars into euros. This is just another country in a line of countries that are steering oil from the U.S. dollar and requesting that…
Next for Mortgage Lending: Green Mortgages
Can green mortgages help the lending industry overcome the subprime market crash?
Can Big Oil Face the Challenges of the Future?
Is Big Oil truly ready to take on what the future holds?
Cellulosic Ethanol Coming to America
Photo:ASurroca, Creative Commons, Flickr So the ethanol industry continues its uphill battle. United States-based ethanol pureplays such as Aventine Renewable Energy (AVR), VeraSun Energy (VSE), and USBioEnergy (USBE) continue to receive a blind eye from investors as their stock prices languish. In previous postings, we have discussed how the ethanol industry is at an inflection…
Individual Fuel Independence Through a Biofuel “Frankentank”
A Canadian company is hoping to challenge Big Oil with a mini biofuel refinery that can be sold to individuals as well as to concerns such as trucking companies, mining operations and agricultural institutions. The idea is that recycled or virgin vegetable oil can be turned into usable green biofuel with the help of the…
Proposed Alaska Tax Could Prompt Big Oil to Invest Elsewhere
Alaska Governor Palin wants to tax Big Oil. Does this mean other investments need to be examined?
Last Summer’s Gas Price Spike: FTC Says Big Oil did not Conspire
One of the things that I wondered during the summer of 2006 as a gas price spike pushed prices higher was whether Big Oil was engaging in a little gouging. Apparently plenty of other people, including some in the government, wondered whether Exxon (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Conoco-Philips (COP) and other Big Oil players had conspired…
Property Group (SPG): A Bargain for a REIT from a Green-Friendly Company
Real estate sector stocks and other housing related stocks are struggling on the stock market. For the first time in about 50 years, says Realty Times, housing prices are actually dropping. This means that housing stocks and stocks related to the real estate market (like solar stocks) are taking a bit of a beating. Or…
Take the Powerball Winnings and Invest
If you were a lotto winner, where would you put your Powerball winnings?