There were several different analyst calls today in the alternative energy sector. There is new buy coverage out of UBS in some of the more active solar...
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Profit warnings from Chevron Corp. and Valero Energy weighed on oil stocks Wednesday, but natural gas and oil services shares rose as cooler weather loomed in the Northeast.
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The Amex Oil Index skidded 1.5% to 1,432, while the Philadelphia Oil Service Index ($OSX:297.80, -1.92, -0.6%) dropped 0.6% to 297.8. Despite the declines, both indexes closed up...
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Concerns over the 2007 hurricane season faded before forecasts of a robust winter heating season. Natural gas stocks lead energy gains
Reports of the presence of the first La Nina weather...
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The United States is lining up with China, India and the world's other biggest polluting nations to oppose mandatory cuts in global-warming greenhouse gases sought by the United Nations and European countries. President Bush's two-day climate meeting opened Thursday. It will emphasize creating more processes to find a solution to global warming, rather than setting firm goals for reducing carbon dioxide and other gases blamed for heating up the atmosphere. The nations summoned by Bush will "seek agreement on the process" and more work teams for nations to set their own strategies beyond 2012, when the U.N.-brokered Kyoto Protocol expires, according to a White House statement. It also "could include a long-term global goal, nationally defined midterm goals and strategies, and sector-based approaches for improving energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions," the White House said.Energy Futures Contracts RiseOil and other petroleum futures rose amid supply concerns sparked b
For any investor who holds oil and natural gas stocks in their portfolio, the movement of those stocks is typically tied to the underlying commodity, not to the broader markets. Investing in energy stocks does not come without sharp volatility that may keep small investors on their toes and awake at night, but with [...]
The Amex Oil Index (XOI : 1,377.48, +23.13, +1.7% ) rose 1.3%. The CBOE Oil Index (OIX :757.84, +10.26, +1.4% ) rose 1.1%. The Amex Natural Gas Index (XNG :492.00, +6.23, +1.3% ) advanced 1.4%.
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