Occidental Petroleum Stock News

Connecting ideas to economic data and price action is often one of the best ways for investors to identify a winning trade for their portfolios, and today's data points to a single area of the stock market. Looking into the energy sector, there is one widely followed indicator rooted in the deepest supply-demand market dynamics that gives investors the insights they need to move forward with co...

He may be set to step down as head of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -1.17%) (BRK.B -1.35%) at the end of this year, but most of the conglomerate's stock holdings are still Warren Buffett's picks. So if you're looking for Buffett-approved ideas, Berkshire's portfolio is still the place to find them.

Occidental and Chevron are two excellent but very different oil companies. Chevron is an excellent dividend/total return stock, while OXY should provide capital gains as well. OXY is somewhat misdescribed as an integrated oil company; it's actually an odd but highly efficient exploration and production company with no downstream business but a midstream chemical unit. OXY is best understood by ...

U.S. oil prices increased on increased Ukraine-Russia tensions.

The one factor that investors need to understand about the energy sector is that it is volatile. Oil and natural gas prices can, and do, move dramatically and quickly at times.

Retirees looking for additional income streams might want to consider these two dividend stocks, both of which are in the portfolio of Warren Buffett.

Investors become more interested in dividend stocks when the risk of recession increases.

Investors should concentrate on consistent dividend payers with strong financial data.