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How to Heat Your Home for Free (or Profit) This Winter

12:45PM 1/24/2012

Energy, Investing, Exxon Mobil, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Economizer

Like they say: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. With the price of home heating oil on the rise, and likely to go on rising due to global politics, now might be a good time to place a bet on oil to hedge against the costs of keeping the homestead warm.

The 10 U.S. Companies That Will Be Most Profitable in 2012

8:30AM 1/19/2012

By 24/7 Wall St.

Investing, Earnings, JP Morgan Chase, IBM, Exxon Mobil, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, Apple, AT&T, Wal-Mart Stores, Stock Picks, Wells Fargo & Co, Procter & Gamble, Chevron

Each January, 24/7 Wall St. makes its predictions about which publicly traded U.S. companies it feels will have the highest profits in the year ahead. Read on, and find out which of the Fortune 500 will rake in the biggest fortunes.

How to Make Up for Social Security's Meager Raise

9:15AM 12/28/2011

By Chuck Saletta, The Motley Fool

Retirement, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Pepsico, Stock Picks, Chevron

For the first time since 2009, Social Security recipients will get a COLA increase in their checks in 2012. But that 3.6% bump probably isn't going to cover the real rise in your expenses. So where should you invest to find that extra income?

What Gadhafi's Death Means for Gas Prices

9:30AM 10/24/2011

By Jonathan Berr, The Motley Fool

Energy, Exxon Mobil, Chevron

Oil prices fell in the wake of last week's death of Col. Moammar Gadhafi. But it was a small dip, and it didn't last for long. Still, while the Libyan dictator's death may not lead to lower gas prices for U.S. drivers in the short term, down the road improved world crude supplies should stabilize prices. That in turn would lead to fewer surprises at the gas pump.

A Simple Strategy to Boost Your Returns

1:35PM 10/18/2011

By John Rosevear, The Motley Fool

Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Verizon, McDonald's, Merck, Investing Basics, Chevron

Options: It's a word that makes you shiver with fear or salivate at opportunity. In fact, there's one options strategy that's almost certain to add some extra money to your portfolio over time, without adding lots of risk. It's the technique known as writing covered calls, and it's perfect for times like this.

How to Buy a Dollar for 85 Cents

2:30PM 10/17/2011

By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool

Investing, Microsoft, Pepsico, Apple, McDonald's, Chevron

Thanks to pricing discrepancies on Wall Street, you can actually buy a dollar's worth of stocks for $0.85 -- or perhaps even less than that. All you need to do is warm up to the sorely neglected realm of closed-end funds.

On Wednesday, in a shift that symbolizes a sea change in American business, Apple's market capitalization surpassed that of ExxonMobil, making the tech firm the world's most valuable company. Here's why it happened, and what the underlying changes mean for investors.

Panic Grips Wall Street, Dow Plunges 500 Points

4:00PM 8/04/2011

By The Associated Press

Investing, Kraft Foods, Macy's, Alcoa, Target Corp, General Motors, NYSE, Stocks in the News, Chevron, Market News, Caterpillar, Investment

A bruising session on Wall Street Thursday wiped more than 500 points off the Dow - its worst drop since October 2008. Driving the fear is growing concern about the possibility of another recession. Will the selloff continue Friday? It all depends on the Labor Department's employment report.

Big Oil Taking Small Steps Toward Big Renewable Energy Profits

3:00PM 7/19/2011

By Trefis

Energy, Exxon Mobil, Stock Picks, BP, Stocks in the News, Chevron, ConocoPhillips

The oil industry giants are embracing alternative technologies -- including biofuels, geothermal and solar. Right now, renewable sources provide only a tiny fraction of the profits they derive from oil and gas, but they'll have a real impact on the revenues of majors like BP, Exxon Mobil and Chevron in the not-so-distant future.

Plunging Oil Prices Lead Stocks Lower

11:57AM 6/23/2011

By The Associated Press

Energy, Investing, Exxon Mobil, Stocks in the News, Chevron, Market News

An unexpected jump in claims for unemployment benefits and plummeting oil prices are driving stocks lower. Oil prices fell 5% after the IEA said it would release 60 million barrels of oil to make up for the loss of Libyan exports.