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, ...

The energy sector is a critical component of the global economy. It covers a wide range of companies involved in the production and distribution of energy. This includes traditional sources like oil and gas, as well as renewable energy such as solar and wind. Energy stocks are known for their role in powering industries, homes, and transportation systems. Additionally, it can be a robust segment for investment due to the constant demand for energy.One advantage of investing in energy stocks is their potenti ...

The oil company's gushing dividend is a crucial part of its return.Chevron (CVX 1.20%) is one of the most popular oil stocks. Here's a quick look at how much you'd have today if you invested $1,000 into its stock five years ago.Chevron's dividend helps fuel its returnsIf you bought $1,000 of Chevron stock five years ago, it would be worth around $1,350 today (about a 35% gain, or 6.1% annualized). That's significantly less than you'd have if you invested the same amount in an S&P 500 index fund. That broade ...

Chevron (CVX) ended the recent trading session at $161.92, demonstrating a +1.2% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.87%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.67%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 1.11%.The oil company's shares have seen an increase of 3.45% over the last month, surpassing the Oils-Energy sector's gain of 3.26% and the S&P 500's loss of 3.97%.Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Chevron in its ...

The building of the Federal Trade Commission in downtown Washington DC.gettyUnder Chairperson Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has consistently used speculative consumer harms to justify regulatory actions. Unfortunately, these actions often stop mergers that would have improved consumer wellbeing and promoted greater innovation. Making these regulatory actions worse, the agency has too often used dubious justifications and novel theories, even overruling their own procedures to facilitate this ...

Chevron Corporation (CVX) , one of the world’s leading oil companies, is set to report first-quarter results on Friday, Apr 26, and as always, market participants are anxiously anticipating the release. The stock has been steadily going up this year, notching up a decent gain, as the San Ramon, CA-based integrated player has benefited from strength in the Energy space. That said, let's see if it's time to buy Chevron’s stock, which has now climbed around 7.3% year to date to easily top the S&P 500. Image So ...

The energy sector continues to be an excellent opportunity for income and value-orientated investors.After a huge run-up in oil and gas prices following early pandemic lows in 2020, the market started to cool off in late 2022 and throughout 2023. 2023 ended up being a great year for the energy sector, but corporate profits were mostly down.So far in 2024, oil prices are back on the rise, led by strong demand and tightening supply management -- including OPEC cuts -- as well as ongoing geopolitical tensions. ...

Oil is refined into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel 24/7 at fewer and fewer refineries around the ... [+] nation.gettyThe Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission are evaluating pending oil company consolidations because of antitrust and climate related concerns. The ExxonMobil XOM acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources PXD and Chevron’s CVX acquisition of Hess are at the top of their list. Senators and Congressmen seeking lower oil prices and lower greenhouse gas emissions are chimi ...

Oil prices are being affected by geopolitical forces right now, which is exactly why investors will want to own these two energy leaders.If you have $1,000 to invest and are looking at the energy sector, don't go for broke by betting on big price gains. Instead, step back and consider the longer-term history of this inherently volatile sector.What you really want to own are companies that have proved themselves capable of benefiting from the industry's ups while handily surviving its downs. On that score, t ...

Wall Street expects a year-over-year decline in earnings on lower revenues when Chevron (CVX) reports results for the quarter ended March 2024. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company's earnings picture, a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.The earnings report, which is expected to be released on April 26, 2024, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expectations ...