How Rising Gas Prices Will Affect the 15 Biggest U.S. Companies

Thankfully, the largest stocks are largely insulated

Mar 9, 2012, 5:30 am EDT | By Jeff Reeves, Editor of InvestorPlace.com

#5: Chevron

Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) Ah, big oil! Chevron (NYSE:CVX) certainly won’t be hurting thanks to expensive oil or gas, since that’s how this $220 billion company makes its profits. You can be sure that Chevron is going to do all right thanks to rising oil and gasoline prices simply due to the nature of its business.