ConocoPhillips reported strong cash flow and said it would pay out 45% of its operating cash flow to shareholders. That makes COP stock looks cheap. One way to play it is to sell short one-month puts with a yield of at least 2%.
As the first quarter of 2026 unfolds, the financial markets are navigating a paradoxical landscape defined by aggressive fiscal expansion and unprecedented geopolitical friction. While the "Stampeding Bull" of 2024 and 2025 was driven by a frenzy of price-to-earnings expansion and artificial intelligence (AI) hype, a new narrative has taken
As of February 6, 2026, the North American energy landscape has reached a historic inflection point. The frantic merger and acquisition (M&A) wave that gripped the industry between 2023 and 2025 has largely transitioned into an intensive integration phase, fundamentally reshaping the sector into a more concentrated market dominated
The landscape of global energy has shifted dramatically in the opening weeks of 2026. Following a series of tectonic geopolitical maneuvers by the second Trump administration, the long-dormant Venezuelan oil sector is being forcefully integrated back into the Western financial fold. After years of decay and "maximum pressure" sanctions that
IRVING, Texas — Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) delivered a resounding message to the energy markets on Friday, January 30, 2026, reporting fourth-quarter 2025 earnings that surpassed Wall Street expectations. The oil giant’s performance was anchored by a massive surge in domestic oil and gas production, particularly in the Permian Basin,
The final week of January 2026 has etched itself into the annals of energy market history as a brutal Arctic front, dubbed "Winter Storm Fern," paralyzed much of the United States. This extreme weather event transformed the natural gas market into a theater of unprecedented volatility, where supply-demand balances tightened
In a move that signals a final, aggressive push for scale in the American oil patch, Coterra Energy (NYSE: CTRA) and Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) have entered the final stages of merger negotiations. The deal, valued at approximately $60 billion including debt, aims to create a "Super Independent" energy powerhouse
In a month that has fundamentally reshaped the geopolitical landscape of the Western Hemisphere, the Venezuelan oil sector is undergoing a seismic restructuring following a rapid US military intervention in early January 2026. The capture of Nicolás Maduro and the subsequent installation of an interim government have paved the way
As of January 29, 2026, the global energy landscape has been thrust into a state of high alert, with Brent Crude prices surging to $70.90 per barrel, marking their highest level in over six months. This rapid ascent—a nearly 15% jump in January alone—has caught traders off
As of January 26, 2026, the American corporate landscape is undergoing its most radical transformation in a generation. Following a two-year period of high-interest-rate hibernation, the United States merger and acquisition (M&A) market has roared back to life with a ferocity that has caught even seasoned Wall Street analysts
As we look back from the vantage point of early 2026, the landscape of the global energy sector has been fundamentally altered by a historic $250 billion wave of consolidation that crested in 2024. In a whirlwind 12-month span, the industry witnessed ten "megadeals" valued at over $5 billion each,
As of January 22, 2026, the U.S. energy landscape is witnessing a seismic shift that few predicted just two years ago. The re-entry of Venezuelan heavy crude into the U.S. Gulf Coast refining circuit has reached a fever pitch, following a rapid geopolitical transformation in Caracas that began
The first month of 2026 has witnessed a dramatic shift in market leadership. The S&P 500 Energy sector has emerged as the clear frontrunner, propelled by a combination of escalating geopolitical tensions in South America and an unprecedented surge in domestic natural gas demand. For an investment landscape that
