Oil

Higher profitability hasn’t been reflected in refiner stocks. That opens up some opportunities.

Shell’s results show it’s still possible to perform well even with oil prices languishing at around $60 a barrel amid worries about trade wars and recession.

The energy company’s weaker-than-expected first-quarter earnings were partly down to lower oil prices, but the London-based major has its own homegrown problems.

The department’s decision could be a boon for companies like Freeport-McMoran, Chevron, and Rio Tinto that have drilled or mined on public lands.

The interest puts CEO Murray Auchincloss under pressure to deliver better results quickly.

Legitimate concerns about the oil staple have led to an overly bearish outlook and an opportunity for investors seeking a haven.

Fewer visitors mean not only fewer room bookings for hotels, but lower oil prices for the U.S. benchmark, West Texas Intermediate crude.

The energy industry is moving to a fortress mentality in the face of prolonged lower oil prices, Ben Cahill writes in a guest commentary.

Strategist David Rosenberg sees ways to trade a tough market and capitalize off the downturn. What he likes now.

Michael Cuggino’s $4 billion Permanent Portfolio fund takes an unusual approach. It’s working.

Saudi Arabia and China are the winners so far, Carolyn Kissane writes in a guest commentary.

Investors are fearing the worst, but bargain-hunters should consider well-regarded stocks that have been hit hard in recent weeks.

OPEC’s planned production hikes could make a bad situation worse for oil. Natural gas stocks may fare much better.

The commodity is being hit by several other things, including global fallout from the Trump tariffs and increased OPEC production.