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Occidental Petroleum Stock Slides With Oil as Wolfe Research Lifts OXY Target and Hollub Exit Talk Builds

Occidental Petroleum Stock Slides With Oil as Wolfe Research Lifts OXY Target and Hollub Exit Talk Builds

Occidental Petroleum shares were set to drop 7.8% in premarket trading Wednesday after oil prices fell on a U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Wolfe Research raised its price target on the stock to $70, but most analysts remain cautious. CEO Vicki Hollub is expected to retire later this year, with COO Rob Jackson seen as her likely successor. Oxy reports first-quarter results May 5.
8 April 2026
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Exxon Stock Sinks 5%, Wiping Out $36 Billion as Oil Slide Jolts Energy Shares

Exxon Stock Sinks 5%, Wiping Out $36 Billion as Oil Slide Jolts Energy Shares

Exxon Mobil shares fell 5.2% to $160.78 Wednesday, erasing $36 billion in value, after oil prices dropped on signs the U.S. could soon end its war with Iran. Brent crude settled at $101.16 a barrel, down 2.7%. The S&P 500 energy index dropped 3.9% even as the broader S&P 500 rose. By Thursday, oil rebounded nearly 7% after Trump said attacks on Iran would continue.
2 April 2026
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Entergy Stock Extends Rally as Meta Data Center Deal Draws Fresh $120 Targets

Entergy Stock Extends Rally as Meta Data Center Deal Draws Fresh $120 Targets

Entergy shares climbed to $113.74 Wednesday after hitting a 52-week high Tuesday, buoyed by analyst upgrades and a $10 billion Meta data-center deal in Louisiana. Meta will pay the full cost of service for the project, expected to save Entergy customers about $2 billion over 20 years. The agreement includes seven new gas plants and major grid upgrades. Regulatory approval is still pending, with a decision expected in late 2026.
1 April 2026
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CenterPoint Energy Stock Draws Fresh Focus on Dividend Yield, Nordea Stake and Houston Power Demand

CenterPoint Energy Stock Draws Fresh Focus on Dividend Yield, Nordea Stake and Houston Power Demand

CenterPoint Energy closed at $42.33 Thursday after Nordea Investment Management raised its stake by 14.3% to 522,801 shares, according to SEC filings. The company maintained 2026 adjusted earnings guidance of $1.89–$1.91 per share and a $0.23 quarterly dividend. CenterPoint expects Houston peak load to rise 50% by 2029, two years earlier than forecast.
27 March 2026
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Meta Layoffs Test $3 Trillion Hopes as AI Spending Surges

Meta Layoffs Test $3 Trillion Hopes as AI Spending Surges

Denison Mines shares fell 5.5% to $3.38 Thursday as nearly 19 million shares traded, outpacing declines in other uranium stocks. Investors reacted to the company’s C$600 million capital estimate for its Phoenix uranium project, which is set to begin site work this month after final federal approval. Denison raised US$345 million in convertible notes last year but flagged refinancing and debt risks in recent filings.
26 March 2026
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BP Stock Price Falls 4% as Oil Drops Below $100, Blunting Refinery-Sale Bounce

BP Stock Price Falls 4% as Oil Drops Below $100, Blunting Refinery-Sale Bounce

BP shares fell 4.2% to 538.6 pence in London on Monday after Brent crude dropped 10.9% to $99.94 a barrel, following President Trump’s decision to delay strikes on Iranian power plants. Shell also lost 4.2%. BP faces a labor dispute at its Whiting refinery in Indiana, where nearly 800 workers were locked out, but the company says production remains unaffected.
24 March 2026
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Why Vistra Stock Price Fell 12.6% as AI-Power Shares Tumbled

Why Vistra Stock Price Fell 12.6% as AI-Power Shares Tumbled

Vistra Corp shares fell 12.6% Friday to $146.02, with trading volume surging to 11.1 million shares. Constellation Energy, Talen Energy, and NRG Energy also dropped sharply, reflecting a broader pullback in AI-linked power stocks. The S&P 500 fell 1.51% and utilities slid 4.11% amid inflation and rate worries. The selloff followed Vistra’s recent investment-grade rating upgrade from Fitch.
21 March 2026
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AMD stock price falls 2% as oil tops $100, Meta chip plans and Nvidia GTC loom

AMD stock price falls 2% as oil tops $100, Meta chip plans and Nvidia GTC loom

AMD shares fell 2.2% to $193.39 Friday as semiconductor stocks slid and the Nasdaq dropped 0.9%, with Brent crude closing above $100 a barrel. Nvidia lost 1.6%, while Intel rose 1.2%. AMD CEO Lisa Su is set to meet Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee next week to discuss high-bandwidth memory amid ongoing supply shortages. Meta unveiled four in-house AI chips but will continue buying from AMD and Nvidia.
13 March 2026
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Occidental Petroleum Stock in Focus as $100 Oil Pushes OXY to $59

Occidental Petroleum Stock in Focus as $100 Oil Pushes OXY to $59

Occidental Petroleum shares fell 1% to $57.83 by midday Friday after earlier hitting $59.15, despite oil holding above $100 a barrel. Piper Sandler and Wells Fargo upgraded the stock, citing improved capital efficiency and higher crude prices. Brent crude traded at $101.83, its highest since August 2022. Occidental raised its debt tender offer cap to $1.2 billion on March 5.
13 March 2026
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Petrobras Stock Price Slips After Diesel Hike as Brazil Export Tax Blunts Oil Rally

Petrobras Stock Price Slips After Diesel Hike as Brazil Export Tax Blunts Oil Rally

Petrobras shares fell Friday after the company announced a diesel price hike for distributors starting March 14, raising the average distributor price to 3.65 reais per liter. The move comes as Brazil’s government scrapped federal diesel taxes and imposed a 12% crude export levy. Petrobras said it would join a voluntary diesel subsidy program, pending regulatory details. The company reported a fourth-quarter net profit of 15.6 billion reais last week.
13 March 2026
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Cenovus Energy Stock Hits 52-Week High as Oil Prices Surge Toward $100

Cenovus Energy Stock Hits 52-Week High as Oil Prices Surge Toward $100

Cenovus Energy shares rose 4.6% to C$32.18 Thursday, hitting a 52-week high as oil neared $100 a barrel amid record supply disruptions from Middle East conflict. The company forecast 2026 upstream production of up to 985,000 boepd after acquiring MEG Energy. Broader markets fell, but energy stocks surged. Goldman Sachs raised oil price forecasts, citing ongoing risks to Strait of Hormuz flows.
13 March 2026
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Transocean Stock Price Today: RIG Slips as Oil Shock Meets Valaris Deal Test

Transocean Stock Price Today: RIG Slips as Oil Shock Meets Valaris Deal Test

Transocean shares slipped 3.5 cents to $6.28 Thursday, despite energy being the only S&P 500 sector to close higher as Gulf tanker attacks drove crude up nearly 10%. Investors weighed a $5.8 billion all-stock Valaris deal and $6.1 billion backlog against volatile oil prices and merger risks. WTI crude settled up 9.7%, Brent hit $100. The Valaris tie-up would create a 73-rig fleet with $10 billion backlog.
12 March 2026
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Cenovus Energy Stock Price Hits 52-Week High as Oil Tops $100

Cenovus Energy Stock Price Hits 52-Week High as Oil Tops $100

Cenovus Energy shares hit a 52-week high Thursday as Brent crude topped $100 a barrel after new Middle East attacks. The stock closed at C$32.34 in Toronto, up C$0.16. Cenovus remains exposed to oil price swings, with net debt at C$8.3 billion and major turnarounds planned in 2026. Rival oil sands producers, including Suncor and Canadian Natural, also expect higher output.
12 March 2026
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Oil Stocks Before Market Open Today: What to Know as Crude Surges and Exxon, Chevron, Occidental Rise

Oil Stocks Before Market Open Today: What to Know as Crude Surges and Exxon, Chevron, Occidental Rise

Crude oil briefly topped $100 a barrel after new attacks on tankers in Iraqi waters, before Brent eased to $96.45 and U.S. WTI to $91.30. Exxon, Chevron, and Occidental shares rose premarket, while U.S. stock futures fell as traders dialed back expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. A record 400 million-barrel IEA release, including 172 million from the U.S. reserve, failed to calm supply fears.
12 March 2026
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Oil Prices Crash 13%: Brent and WTI Tumble as Trump Signals Iran War May End Soon

Oil Prices Crash 13%: Brent and WTI Tumble as Trump Signals Iran War May End Soon

Oil prices fell over 13% Tuesday after President Trump said the Iran war could end soon, with Brent crude dropping $12.46 to $86.50 a barrel. OPEC supply cuts and Gulf shipping threats had pushed Brent to $119.50 Monday. The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects Brent to stay above $95 for two months. Saudi Aramco, ADNOC, and Kuwait cut output as nearly 1.9 million bpd of Gulf refining capacity remains offline.
10 March 2026
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Rebounds After $138 Billion Rout as Oil Slide Hits Energy

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Rebounds After $138 Billion Rout as Oil Slide Hits Energy

Australian shares rebounded Tuesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 closing up 1.09% at 8,692.60 after a sharp drop the previous day. Brent crude fell about 7% as oil prices retreated from recent highs. Miners and banks led gains, while energy stocks slumped, with Woodside Energy down 3.8%. The rebound recovered only part of Monday’s A$197.1 billion market loss.
10 March 2026
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BP PLC Shares Rise as Oil Prices Spike, but Traders Still Bet the Windfall Fades

BP PLC Shares Rise as Oil Prices Spike, but Traders Still Bet the Windfall Fades

BP shares rose 2.2% in London Monday as Brent crude briefly hit $119.50 a barrel, the highest since 2022, following the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. BP paused its $750 million share buyback last month to focus on debt reduction, with net debt at $22 billion. Global bonds fell as traders shifted from expecting Bank of England rate cuts to a possible hike by December.
9 March 2026
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Chevron stock jumps as oil surges on Iran conflict and Hormuz choke point fears

Chevron stock jumps as oil surges on Iran conflict and Hormuz choke point fears

Chevron shares rose 1.7% to $189.28 Thursday as oil prices surged after Iran’s conflict disrupted supply and shipping. Brent crude settled up 4.93% at $85.41 a barrel, while U.S. WTI jumped 8.51% to $81.01, its highest since July 2024. Shipping costs for Middle East-to-China crude soared to over $450,000 a day. Chevron’s Israeli gas fields, including Leviathan and Tamar, were idled by Iranian strikes.
5 March 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • ABFL ETF Records $209.8 Million Outflow, Shares Drop 31.6%
    April 8, 2026, 11:50 AM EDT. The ABFL ETF (ticker: ABFL) experienced a significant outflow of approximately $209.8 million, marking a 31.6% decrease in shares outstanding week-over-week from 9.18 million to 6.28 million units. The ETF's last trading price stood at $74.25, close to its 52-week high of $74.67, with a low of $56.42. Outflows like this happen when units representing ownership in the ETF are redeemed, prompting the sale of underlying assets. Monitoring share changes provides insight into investor demand shifts and can affect the components held by ETFs. This notable decrease signals a sizable sell-off, reflecting changing market dynamics for ABFL.

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Why IREN Stock Is Back in Focus as AI Ambitions Meet Funding Fears

Why IREN Stock Is Back in Focus as AI Ambitions Meet Funding Fears

8 April 2026
IREN shares rose 1.8% to $35.74 Wednesday as investors assessed its $6 billion share program and shift from bitcoin mining to AI cloud services. The company’s revenue fell to $184.7 million last quarter, with a net loss of $155.4 million. IREN recently announced a five-year, $9.7 billion AI cloud deal with Microsoft. Options trading volume hit 103,000 contracts Tuesday, with sentiment described as mixed.
Amazon Stock Could Jump 50% as Wall Street Reconsiders Its $200 Billion AI Bet

Amazon Stock Could Jump 50% as Wall Street Reconsiders Its $200 Billion AI Bet

8 April 2026
Amazon closed at $213.77 Tuesday, with BNP Paribas maintaining a $320 price target, citing strong AI demand despite Amazon’s planned $200 billion capex for 2026. The company’s February forecast of higher spending sent shares down 11.5% after hours, even as AWS revenue rose 24% to $35.6 billion in the December quarter. Alphabet and Microsoft are also ramping up AI infrastructure spending.
Sensex Soars 2,946 Points, Nifty Near 24,000 After Iran Ceasefire and RBI Pause

Sensex Soars 2,946 Points, Nifty Near 24,000 After Iran Ceasefire and RBI Pause

8 April 2026
The Sensex surged 2,946 points to 77,562.90 on Wednesday, its best day in five years, as a U.S.-Iran ceasefire and steady RBI rates pushed Indian markets higher. Brent crude fell 14.4% to $93.49 a barrel, easing pressure on the rupee, which rose 0.5% to 92.58 per dollar. All 16 major sectors gained, led by financials and auto stocks. The RBI kept its repo rate at 5.25% and forecast slower growth ahead.
Netflix Stock Draws Fresh Institutional Buying Ahead of Earnings After Goldman Upgrade

Netflix Stock Draws Fresh Institutional Buying Ahead of Earnings After Goldman Upgrade

8 April 2026
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. increased its Netflix stake by 1,141.9% to 29,074 shares in Q4, while Ethos Capital Management disclosed a new 19,610-share position worth $1.84 million. The moves come ahead of Netflix’s April 16 earnings report and follow a Goldman Sachs upgrade to Buy with a $120 target. Insiders Reed Hastings and Greg Peters sold shares earlier this year under preset trading plans. Netflix last traded at $98.82.
Alphabet Stock (GOOG, GOOGL) Faces Split Fund Bets Ahead of Earnings After Fresh 13F Reports

Alphabet Stock (GOOG, GOOGL) Faces Split Fund Bets Ahead of Earnings After Fresh 13F Reports

8 April 2026
Zevenbergen Capital increased its Alphabet Class A share holdings by 27.4% in Q4, while Lombard Odier and Empirical Wealth Management reduced their Class C positions, according to April 7 filings. Alphabet will report first-quarter results on April 29. GOOG and GOOGL traded near $304 before Wednesday’s U.S. open. The filings reflect holdings as of December 31 and may not show current positions.
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