Transocean (RIG) shares are down, as a result of the declining price of oil which has fallen by $15 a barrel since mid-summer.
When oil prices rise, investors can usually count on oil stocks and gasoline prices to follow. But so far in 2025, U.S. oil prices are up 12%, reaching their highest level since August, and oil stocks and particularly gasoline prices have struggled t...
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The situation on the ground really isn't as bad as the year-to-date stock performances indicate. Sand producers are stronger and more diverse today than during the last energy downturn in 2015. While the recent slowdown in frack sand demand is having an effect on each business, they're sti...
Yet some individual companies had good news that sent their shares higher, andNewLink Genetics(NASDAQ: NLNK) ,Zumiez(NASDAQ: ZUMZ) , andEverest Re Group(NYSE: RE) were among the best performers on the day. Below, we'll look more closely at these stocks to tell you why they did so...
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This was made in reference to the kingdom’s efforts to overproduce and push down oil prices just as it did this year. And that comment was made at a time when Saudi Arabia’s foreign exchange reserves were over $730 billion. Today, those reserves are at $464 billion, the lowest ...
Oil Stocks: What’s Happening Oil prices are approaching their highest point in three years at $83.86 per barrel, recently rising 1.8%. With these types of increases, it’s hardly surprising that oil stocks would be starting off on a good note today. In fact, four primary American oil dri...
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On the way down, we get exactly the opposite effect–falling oil and other commodity prices lead to falling inflation rates, making debt more difficult to repay. Commodity prices in general have been falling since early 2011, leading to the situation where interest rates are now negative in ...