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Justices' Stock Portfolios Cripple Cases

Supreme Court left deadlocked by recusals amid calls to divest

(Newser) - The stock portfolios of Supreme Court justices have become a flash point this term, in which six cases could be affected by justices recusing themselves because they own financial stakes in companies involved. Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, and Justice Stephen Bryer have bowed out of cases involving...

Oil Insanity Pinned to Speculators
Oil Insanity Pinned to Speculators
Feb 28, 2008 5:54 PM CST

Oil Insanity Pinned to Speculators

Observers call current market 'hysteria' — and 'bubble'

(Newser) - Crude-oil prices have doubled in recent months, a development not linked to fundamental supply and demand—but rather, observers tell Der Spiegel, to rampant speculation among investors looking for a stable buck. The prospect of recession would typically drive prices down, but analysts say a decade-old oil investment rush by...

House Passes Bill to Halt Big Oil Tax Breaks

Veto threat as Republicans call it industry discrimination

(Newser) - Millions of dollars in tax breaks enjoyed by the top five oil companies would be rescinded under an $18 billion tax package which cleared the House of Representatives yesterday. The money saved would be plowed into creating alternative sustainable energy sources. It represents just a penny a gallon to the...

Exxon Asks Court to Toss $2.5B Payout

Supreme's justices appear to be split in Valdez case

(Newser) - Nearly 20 years after the Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil in Prince William Sound, the company asked the Supreme Court to reject a ruling that it pay $2.5 billion in punitive damages. Judges appeared split in today's arguments, USA Today reports, making a tie possible...

Venezuelan Prez Threatens to Cut Off US Oil

If Exxon wins court action seeking assets, Chavez vows revenge

(Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is threatening to cut off US oil supplies if Exxon Mobil wins a court ruling to seize billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets, AP reports. The Texas-based oil giant has challenged Venezuela’s efforts to nationalize a multi-billion-dollar oil project, and the fiery leader promised an...

Stocks Climb on Microsoft News
Stocks Climb on Microsoft News
MARKETS
Feb 1, 2008 3:29 PM CST

Stocks Climb on Microsoft News

Dismal labor report can't keep Dow down

(Newser) - Microsoft’s offer to buy Yahoo outweighed a dismal jobs report today as the Dow ended up 92.83 at 12,743.19 after a seesaw session. Hopes for a new M&A wave bumped up against fears of broad economic slowdown. “This is a trader’s market, because...

Exxon Posts Historic Profits
Exxon Posts Historic Profits
Feb 1, 2008 8:00 AM CST

Exxon Posts Historic Profits

No US company has ever made more money, quarterly or annually

(Newser) - Exxon Mobil today reported the biggest quarterly and annual profit in US history, the Wall Street Journal reports, as record oil prices propelled net income up 14%, to $11.66 billion, or $2.13 per share. That topped analyst estimates, and investors rushed to the stock in pre-market trading. Annually,...

Sky-High Oil Will Reshape World Power, Dent US Clout

Power shifts as global economies change

(Newser) - The surging price of oil from $10 a barrel a decade ago to a record $100 today is remaking the global economy and altering the balance of power across the world, according to the Wall Street Journal. If oil prices continue to climb, as many experts predict, US political power...

Mining Mergers May Take Page From Big Oil

Proposed consolidation could drive commodity prices even higher

(Newser) - When Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton announced its bid to merge with archrival Rio Tinto, the Wall Street Journal got déjà vu. The deal, which would combine the world’s largest and third-largest miners, looks a lot like the late-'90s megamergers that produced today’s Big Oil titans. “...

Exxon Plans $1B Floating Refinery
Exxon Plans $1B Floating Refinery
Dec 12, 2007 8:51 AM CST

Exxon Plans $1B Floating Refinery

Platform 4 miles off New Jersey would supply natural gas for 5M

(Newser) - In an effort to bypass project-stalling terrestrial opposition, Exxon yesterday said it plans a $1 billion floating liquid natural-gas refinery 20 miles off New Jersey's coast, Market Watch reports. The project, which could open by 2015, would supply enough natural gas for 5 million residential customers in New York and...

Oil, Gold Lift Markets
Oil, Gold Lift Markets
Nov 6, 2007 3:37 PM CST

Oil, Gold Lift Markets

Record highs fuel late rally

(Newser) - Stocks closed up today, buoyed by surging oil and gold prices. Oil hit $97 a barrel, and gold is at a 27-year high, Bloomberg reports. Energy and metals producers, including Exxon Mobil and Newmont Mining—the world's second-largest gold-mining company—led the rally. The Dow was up 117.54 to...

Stocks Plummet; Dow Off 362
Stocks Plummet; Dow Off 362
Nov 1, 2007 3:49 PM CDT

Stocks Plummet; Dow Off 362

Rate-cut concerns, and plain old bad news, hit Wall Street hard

(Newser) - Stocks turned sharply downward today—including a 362-point plunge by the Dow—on concerns over yesterday's Fed rate cut and bad news from Exxon Mobil and Citigroup. The cut led to "nervousness that there's another shoe to drop," a analyst told the Wall Street Journal. The Dow was...

Early Stock Dive Wipes Out Fed-Rate Rally

Dow tumbles by more than 250 points in early trading

(Newser) - Stock fell sharply at the opening today, wiping out yesterday's rally spurred by the Fed's rate cut. The Dow was down by over 250 points in early trading, spurred by several bits of bad news, including an Exxon earnings plunge and a Citigroup downgrade. But the Wall Street Journal speculates...

Exxon Mobil Profits Plunge
Exxon Mobil Profits Plunge
Nov 1, 2007 9:08 AM CDT

Exxon Mobil Profits Plunge

Biggest quarterly profit drop in three years, based on narrowing margins

(Newser) - Exxon Mobil profits plunged in the third quarter by the most since the first three months of 2004, when oil was $35 a barrel. The behemoth's quarterly report, released today, sent Exxon shares diving. The drop was caused by equipment and power failures, as well as a narrowing profit margin...

Supremes Will Rule on Exxon Valdez Appeal

Record damage award in 1989 disaster washes up in Washington

(Newser) - The Supreme Court will end more than a decade of legal battles over the Exxon Valdez oil spill and review a ruling that awarded a record $2.5 billion in punitive damages in the case. Exxon is hoping the court will throw out or reduce the amount awarded in the...

Exxon Gives Markets a Boost
Exxon Gives Markets a Boost
Oct 29, 2007 3:47 PM CDT

Exxon Gives Markets a Boost

Hopes for Fed rate cut, O'Neal ouster buoy stocks

(Newser) - Stocks rose again today as Exxon Mobil rode record crude prices to its greatest gains in 3 weeks, Bloomberg reports. The Dow was up 63.56 to 13,870.26, the Nasdaq 13.25 to 2,817.44, and the S&P 500 5.70 to 1,540.98. Continuing...

Stocks Down, Led by Financials
Stocks Down, Led by Financials
Sep 24, 2007 3:44 PM CDT

Stocks Down, Led by Financials

Financial and energy companies led the way

(Newser) - The stock market took a dip today after an IMF report predicted that credit markets may not “normalize" soon and will slow global economic growth. Financial and energy companies helped pull the Dow down 61.13 points to 13,759.06. Citigroup, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase all...

Exxon, Conoco Pull Out of Venezuela
Exxon, Conoco
Pull Out
of Venezuela
Jun 26, 2007 8:04 AM CDT

Exxon, Conoco Pull Out of Venezuela

Firms reject Chavez demand for 60% stake in future projects

(Newser) - ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips are bolting from lucrative operations in Venezuela in the wake of Hugo Chavez's demand that his state-run oil company receive at least a 60% share in projects. Talks over compensation fell apart hours before today's deadline to determine the future of four projects that produce as much...

Largest Oil Spill in US Seeps Under Brooklyn

Exxon owns up to a century of leaks and dumping over 55 acres

(Newser) - Underneath the ground of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is a dark blob of gasoline, solvents, and associated poisons that composes the biggest oil spill in US history.  It's accumulated from a century's worth of smaller leaks and waste dumping, reports New York magazine, and ExxonMobil has quietly accepted the blame, but...

Big Oil Shut Out Of Iraq Deals
Big Oil Shut Out
Of Iraq Deals
Apr 6, 2007 8:24 AM CDT

Big Oil Shut Out Of Iraq Deals

First new oil contracts go to China, India—even Vietnam and Indonesia

(Newser) - U.S. oil companies are far from first in line as Iraq doles out its initial oil contracts.   China, India—even Vietnam and Indonesia—have the inside track instead, thanks to contracts and infrastructure dating back to the Saddam regime, and more positive Iraqi sentiment. "They have...

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