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movie review

 Crude Makes 
 Compelling 
 Case Against 
 Big Oil 

Doc tells of disastrous effects of oil extraction

Sep 11, 09 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Crude is a hard-hitting documentary about the ravages of the oil industry—Chevron is the villain here—on indigenous people in Ecuador. Critics are wowed:
  • “Here’s a powerhouse of a documentary that makes you feel mad as hell and unwilling to take it anymore,” writes Peter
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oil • film • Chevron • movie review • documentary • crude oil • Joe Berlinger

MARKETS

 Dow Up 56 on Oil, Gold 

Energy firms rise as oil adds $3.08

Sep 8, 09 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks posted solid gains today as commodity prices rose, the Wall Street Journal reports. Oil jumped $3.08 to $71.28 a barrel and gold crossed the $1,000-an-ounce mark. Commodity-producing stocks Exxon, Chevron, and Alcoa all saw gains as a result. The Dow added 56 points to close at... More »

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Chevron • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • oil price • S&P 500 • gold prices • Exxon Mobil

MARKETS

 Dow Retreats 12 on Weak Data 

Consumer confidence falls from last month

Jul 28, 09 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks closed slightly lower today as falling crude prices and shares of energy firms weighed on the broader market, the Wall Street Journal reports. Exxon and Chevron both fell around 1% off a decline of $1.15 in crude oil prices, which stand at $67.32 a barrel. A new... More »

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Exxon • Chevron • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • S&P 500

MARKETS

 Energy Falters; Dow Off 37 

A profit warning from Chevron highlights problems in the energy sector

Jul 10, 09 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The major stock indices finished mixed today, with the Dow trending down after Chevron issued a profit warning, the Wall Street Journal reports. Chevron was down 2.7% on news that a weak dollar and poor profits at refineries will cut into its second-quarter earnings. Exxon also fell 1.3%.... More »

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energy • Exxon • Chevron • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • commodities • S&P 500 • oil prices

Market Open

 Stocks, Oil Jump Together 


Jun 10, 09 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks jumped at the open today, with the Dow up 61 points, the Nasdaq adding 0.5%, and the S&P gaining 0.7%, powered by strong moves in its energy and basic materials sectors. That was due in part to the surge in fuel prices, with oil clearing $71... More »

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stock market • Exxon • Chevron • Dow Jones • ExxonMobil • Nasdaq • Caterpillar • commodities • S&P 500 • Exxon Mobil • oil prices

MARKETS

 Dow Has Best 2-Month 
 Showing Since 2002 

Mixed last day can't beat strong month

Apr 30, 09 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The markets were mixed today but wrapped up a strong month. The Dow, which fell 17.61 points to close at 8168.12, rose 7.4% in April, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow has risen 15.65% in two months—its best two-month showing since 2002 and the... More »

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Chrysler • Chevron • Intel • Dow Jones • Disney • Nasdaq • S&P 500

(Newser) - In times like these, everyone’s got problems. Exxon and Chevron? Finding safe places to stash $40 billion they stockpiled while oil prices were stratospheric last summer. “The biggest challenge we’ve had is making sure all the cash is there every morning,” Exxon’s CEO tells Bloomberg,... More »

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Exxon • Chevron • oil price • Exxon Mobil • Big Oil • cash • credit default swap

MARKETS

 Oil Skids; Dow, Off 219, Follows 

Weak data, contract expirations stoke selloff

Dec 18, 08 3:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks fell today as oil futures declined, the jobs picture remained grim, and two of the Detroit’s Big Three announced production stops due to lack of funds, MarketWatch reports. The imminent expiration of options and futures contracts also bedeviled the markets, and the Dow closed down 219.35 at... More »

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Chrysler • Exxon • Chevron • Dow Jones • General Motors • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • oil prices

MARKETS

 Earnings Push Stocks Lower 

China's GDP slowdown spooks investors as well

Oct 21, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks fell today as a wave of poor earnings soured investor confidence across the board, though the continued drop in interbank lending rates kept losses in check, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow closed down 231.77 at 9,033.66. The Nasdaq fell 73.35 to 1,696.... More »

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China • Chevron • Citigroup • Dow Jones • American Express • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • Exxon Mobil • financial crisis

MARKETS

 Dow Finishes Down 733 

Bad data pummels equities; oil drops below $75 per barrel

Oct 15, 08 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks continued to slide in the final hours of the trading day as retail sales and manufacturing activity slowed while core inflation jumped, the Wall Street Journal reports. Oil slid $4.09 to $74.54 a barrel, its lowest price in 2008. The Dow closed down 733.08 at 8,... More »

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Chevron • Citigroup • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • Exxon Mobil • oil prices • financial crisis

MARKETS

 Bailout, Oil Send Dow Down 372 

Traders nervous about long-term effects

Sep 22, 08 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks plummeted today as uncertainty over the cost and long-term impact of the Wall Street bailout plan spread and oil surged, MarketWatch reports. Treasuries and the dollar fell as traders worried the bailout’s cost could affect the government’s status as a borrower. The Dow closed down 372.75,... More »

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Microsoft • Exxon • Chevron • Dow Jones • American Express • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • bailout • JPMorgan Chase • oil prices

 Iraq Dumps 
 Western Oil Deals 

Plans scrubbed as talks drag on too long

Sep 11, 08 3:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq has scrubbed plans to award six coveted no-bid contracts to Western oil companies, the New York Times reports. Negotiations with the oil giants—including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and others—dragged on for too long, said Iraq's foreign minister. The companies would have been unable to complete work... More »

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Iraq • oil • Iraq oil • Shell • Chevron • Hussain al Shahristani • oil companies • Exxon Mobil • China National Petroleum Corp.

MARKETS

 Industrial Firms Lead Recovery 


Sep 10, 08 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks rebounded from yesterday's miserable day to close with mild gains, MarketWatch reports. Energy and industrial firms did well after yesterday's huge sell-off, but concerns about Lehman Brothers continued to weigh on the financial sector. The Dow closed up 38.19 points at 11,268.92, the Nasdaq rose 18.... More »

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Chevron • Dow Jones • General Motors • Nasdaq • Caterpillar • commodities • S&P 500 • oil prices

MARKETS

 Dow Skyrockets as Oil Retreats 

Deep-seated concerns about economy remain

Aug 5, 08 3:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks rallied today after the Fed said it would keep money cheap for the time being and crude prices fell to below $120 a barrel, a 3-month low. The Dow gained 330.80 to close at 11,614.95, the Nasdaq rose 64.27 to 2,349.83, and the... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Chevron • Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • interest rate • S&P 500 • oil prices • Institute for Supply Management

MARKETS

 Oil Drops; Stocks Follow  

Gray day on Street ahead of Fed's policy meeting

Aug 4, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks closed down today, giving back gains from an early rally despite a nearly $4 drop in crude oil prices as worries about economic growth and inflation persisted, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow fell 42.17 to close at 11,284.15, the Nasdaq lost 25.40 and... More »

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inflation • Chevron • economic growth • Federal Reserve • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • HSBC • S&P 500 • financial stocks • Exxon Mobil

Big Oil Deals Absent as Iraq Opens for Bids

No announcement of criticized contracts for Western companies

Jun 30, 08 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi government opened six oil fields to bidding today, without mention of expected no-bid contracts with big Western oil companies, the AP notes; it had been reported that several big companies were close to signing short-term deals with Iraq's government. "There is no preferential treatment for anyone, no... More »

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Iraq • Iraq oil • Chevron • BP • Royal Dutch Shell • Exxon Mobil • Total SA

Nigerian Youths Blow Up Oil Pipeline

Chevron output diminished by 120K barrels per day

Jun 22, 08 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A youth gang blew up a Chevron pipeline in Nigeria yesterday, reducing output from the world's eighth-largest oil producer by 120,000 barrels a day. Such attacks are common in Nigeria, Reuters reports: Sparked by poverty and hatred of foreign companies, militants have cut oil production there by one-fifth over... More »

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oil • Chevron • Nigeria • Niger Delta • oil price • pipelines

 Oil Giants to Return to Iraq

Companies booted by Saddam win contracts to service Iraqi oil fields

Jun 19, 08 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four big oil companies chucked out of Iraq by Saddam Hussein 36 years ago are ready to return, the New York Times reports. BP, Exxon Mobil, Shell and Total are about to announced winning coveted no-bid contracts to service Iraqi oil fields. The contracts are short-term, but the firms hope... More »

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Iraq • Iraq oil • Shell • Chevron • oil companies • Exxon Mobil

 Guess What Oil Execs Make  

Industry bigwigs are grilled by the Senate

May 21, 08 8:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Big Oil executives today were grilled by the Senate on soaring prices, and Sen. Patrick Leahy asked for their salaries, the AP reports. Here's what they said:
  • J. Stephen Simon, Exxon: $12.5 millon.
  • John Lowe, ConocoPhillips: Did not recall
  • Peter Robertson, Chevron: Did not recall.
  • John
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Exxon • Shell • Chevron • ConocoPhillips • Patrick Leahy • oil companies

 Wal-Mart Tops Fortune 500 

Exxon Mobil repeats 2007 performance, finishes second

Apr 21, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wal-Mart nosed out Exxon Mobil for the second consecutive year to land atop the 2008 Fortune 500, with $37.7 billion in revenues, the magazine said today. In profits, the oil company far outstripped the megaretailer. Three of the top 5 on the list were oil companies, the AP reports.... More »

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Chevron • ConocoPhillips • Citigroup • Bank of America • General Motors • General Electric • ExxonMobil • Fortune 500 • Ford • Wal-Mart • AT&T

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