Energy Stocks


Energy Stocks

Most people are familiar with law of conservation of energy: ā€œenergy cannot be created or destroyedā€. However, looking at this theory through the lens of an economist, the law can be applied to the economy as well. Extraction of resources producing energy is a business, distribution of energy is a business, and consumption of energy to manufacture goods is a business. With energy being a vital part of the economy, it is in extremely high demand.
Because energy is and always will be in high demand, it is an extremely safe play for investors. However the plays an investor can make are endless. Energy can be invested in commodities such as crude oil or propane or in commodity ETFs. Energy stocks are also very prosperous with massive corporations such as Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) and alternative energy stocks like SolarCity (NYSE:SCTY) among the best options.

Exxon Stock a Buy Despite Stumbling Before Record High

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Exxon Mobil has pumped out strong returns in the past few months, but shares in this dependable dividend stock are still priced to buy.

New Pipelines Could Chill Natural Gas Prices

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Though much-needed, vast new infrastructure projects in the Marcellus shale will sharply boost supply -- and that means more record-low prices.

Alcoa, Yum Kick Off Q3 Earnings — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Alcoa and Yum! Brands got the third-quarter earnings season off to a decent start with Street-beating numbers following a down day for the markets.

BP Makes Another Bargain-Basement Sell-Off

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
BP sold its huge Texas City refinery to Marathon Oil for a song, and it likely means more sales are still coming as it struggles to pay its Gulf disaster bills.

Oil Prices Below $90, But for How Long?

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Oil has fallen down to below $90 a barrel, raising questions of low long it can last, and whether it's good or bad for the economy.

5 T. Boone Pickens Plays

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Former oilman and current BP Capital head T. Boone Pickens is bullish on oil & gas prices -- and if he's right, these five stocks should fly.

Don’t Fret Low Options Trading Volume — Feast On It

By Ken Trester
Hereā€™s a credit spread trade idea in the energy sector to take advantage of low-volume periods in options trading.

Get Ready For a Fourth-Quarter Sale on Energy Stocks

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Here's the score in the energy sector after three quarters: Earnings wavered, M&A exploded and refiners might have begun ushering in a new golden age.

Coalā€™s Savior: Underground Gasification?

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
A proven technology that entails burning coal while still deeply buried and extracting the gas could be exactly what the industry needs.

Exxon Makes Another Forward-Looking Move

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Exxon's $2 billion deal with Denbury Resources for Bakken shale oil reserves will help it both offset low gas prices now and build future oil output.

Now, Natural Gas Liquids Are Overflowing

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
The same dynamics that slammed dry gas prices earlier are at it again in what was just recently a far more profitable sector.

An Oil Patch Play — Via Canadian Banks

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
They're becoming the go-to firms for all those energy deals, providing not just advice on deals themselves but offering all manner of financial assistance.

9 Charts to Watch for Potential Breakouts

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Although the broader market has moved to a new high, these nine stocks still haven't broken above resistance -- but could bust through in coming weeks.

Worldwide Coal Slide Still Setting Up a Buy

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Coal continues to get pounded across the globe, but it still makes up a large piece of the energy pie. The time to jump in may be just around the corner.

Three Big E&P Buys Outside the Majors

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
These three exploration & production players may not be the biggest ones out there, but they still look poised to bring in some big returns for investors.

Bet on Alpha Natural’s Heater

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
Coal has been bad business now for quite some time, but help from the Fed and other sources could change that. Go bullish with this options trade on ANR.

5 Things QE3 Won’t Fix

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Bernanke made a massive move to try and crank up the economy, but it's hardly omnipotent. Even Big Ben is saying the real fixes can come only from policymakers.

Thanks for Higher Oil Prices, Ben

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Printing dollars has consequences -- and costlier energy is just one. Higher pump prices in particular could put more pressure on consumer spending.

Corn-Based Ethanol May Be Nearing Its Death

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Between Hurricane Isaac and the drought in the Midwest, gas prices have been surging. Could this spell the beginning of the end of corn-based ethanol?
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