With the global economy facing uncertain times, investors ought to position themselves in top blue-chip stocks. No, aligning yourself with the biggest publicly traded companies doesn’t guarantee you anything. However, it should help you sleep a little easier at night.For one thing, the top blue-chip stocks are well-known enterprises, obviously. As mature businesses, it’s simply easier for Wall Street experts to predict their forward movements. You probably won’t get rich off these ideas. Over the long run, ...

5 Of The Highest Yielding Blue Chip Stocks To Buy Now Riddy / iStock via Getty Images Investors love dividend stocks because they provide dependable income and a great opportunity for solid total return. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends, and distributions realized over time. In other words, the total return on an investment or portfolio consists of income and stock appreciation.Here at 247 Wall St., we consistently emphasize the power of total return to our readers. This strategy c ...

Billionaire investors are aggressively buying both Chevron and Altria Group stock.It can be very profitable to track what billionaire investors are buying. After all, these investors typically became billionaires by amassing a long track record of savvy investing.Which stocks are billionaire investors buying right now? Two in particular stand out.Ray Dalio is getting defensive with this dividend stockRay Dalio's investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, manages more than $100 billion in assets. It runs one o ...

The integrated energy company delivered solid first-quarter results despite much weaker natural gas prices.Chevron (CVX 0.37%) has an integrated business model, meaning it operates in the upstream (oil and gas production), midstream (transportation and storage), and downstream (chemicals and refining) sectors. That strategy has enabled the company to deliver steadier results because stronger parts of its business can help mute the effects of weaker areas.The power of its integrated business model was on ful ...

First quarter 2024 earnings call April 26, 2024 ...

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call April 26, 2024 11:00 AM ET Corporate Participants Jake Spiering - General Manager, IR Mike Wirth - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Eimear Bonner - Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Sam Margolin - Wolfe Research Neil Mehta - Goldman Sachs Paul Cheng - Scotiabank Betty Jiang - Barclays Josh Silverstein - UBS Biraj Borkhataria - RBC Nitin Kumar - Mizuho Jason Gabelman - TD Cowen Bob Brackett - Bernstein R ...

About this content About Emily Jarvie Emily began her career as a political journalist for Australian Community Media in Hobart, Tasmania. After she relocated to Toronto, Canada, she reported on business, legal, and scientific developments in the emerging psychedelics sector before joining Proactive in 2022. She brings a strong journalism background with her work featured in newspapers, magazines, and digital publications across Australia, Europe, and North America, including The Examiner, The Advocate, ...

Chevron Corporation (CVX) reported adjusted first-quarter earnings per share of $2.93, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.84. The outperformance could be attributed to higher-than-expected U.S. production in the company’s key upstream segment. The unit’s domestic output of 1,573 thousand oil-equivalent barrels per day (MBOE/d) came in above the consensus mark of 1,544 MBOE/d.However, the company’s bottom line fell from the year-ago adjusted profit of $3.55 due to weaker oil and natural gas realizat ...

Key TakeawaysChevron reported first-quarter results that showed a year-over-year decline in revenue and income.Analysts had projected the decline in recent weeks, citing lower natural gas prices as a factor that could drag down earnings despite high oil prices.Another of Chevron's main competitors, ExxonMobil, also reported earnings and saw its stock fall slightly premarket Friday. Chevron (CVX) on Friday reported first-quarter results roughly in line with analyst estimates, which predicted a decrease in re ...

Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX) is in focus this morning after coming in shy of revenue estimates for its fiscal first quarter. Are you looking for signals & alerts from pro-traders? Sign-up to Invezz Signals™ for FREE. Takes 2 mins.Kevin Simpson shares his view on Chevron stockCopy link to sectionThe energy giant attributed the weakness to a lower margin at its refineries and natural gas prices that have tanked 35% since the start of 2024.  On the plus side, Chevron saw an annualised growth of 16% to about $2.0 b ...