Exxon Mobil Corp
Why Tesla was kicked out of the S&P 500’s ESG index
An aerial view of the Tesla Fremont Factory on May 13, 2020 in Fremont, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The S&P 500 booted electric vehicle maker Tesla from its ESG Index in an annual rebalancing. Meanwhile, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and even oil and gas multinational Exxon Mobil were included on the list. The S&P […]
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Big Oil braces for shareholder revolt over climate plans in proxy voting season
Members of the environmental group Just Stop Oil blockade a BP petrol station in London on April 28, 2022. The activist group is calling for the U.K. government to commit to halting new fossil fuel licensing and production. Kristian Buus | In Pictures | Getty Images LONDON — Some of the world’s largest corporate emitters […]
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Oil giant Shell reports highest quarterly profit since 2008 on soaring commodity prices
Shell posted adjusted earnings of $9.1 billion for the first quarter of 2022. Ben Stansall | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — Oil giant Shell on Thursday reported its highest quarterly profit since 2008 on soaring commodity prices, fueling calls for a one-off windfall tax on oil and gas companies to help U.K. households with […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Tech pressures Wall Street premarket; data shows inflation still high Traders on the floor of the NYSE, April 28, 2022. Source: NYSE 2. Amazon falls on ugly forecast and slowest growth since dot-com bust Andy Jassy, CEO […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Robinhood, Amazon, Apple, Roku and more
Vlad Tenev, CEO and co-founder Robinhood Markets, Inc., is displayed on a screen during his company’s IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in Times Square in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading Friday. Apple — Apple’s stock price dipped 2% after […]
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Exxon Mobil’s first-quarter profit rises, even after $3.4 billion hit from Russia charge
A view of the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 15, 2021. Kathleen Flynn | Reuters Shares of Exxon Mobil slid on Friday after the company took a $3.4 billion after-tax charge related to its Sakhalin-1 operation in Russia. Exxon earned $5.5 billion during the first quarter, up from $2.7 billion in […]
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California subpoenas Exxon for details on role in global plastic pollution
A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018. Sergio Moraes | Reuters California’s attorney general on Thursday announced an investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for allegedly overstating the role of recycling in curbing global […]
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Exxon declares force majeure on Russian Sakhalin-1 operations
The Exxon Mobil corporate pavilion at the 21st World Petroleum Congress in Moscow, June 16, 2014. Exxon Mobil said on Wednesday its Russian unit Exxon Neftegas has declared force majeure for its Sakhalin-1 operations due to sanctions on Russia that have made it increasingly difficult to ship crude to customers. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | […]
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Walmart dangles deeper gas discounts to attract and retain members of subscription service
As prices climb at the grocery store and gas station, Walmart said Wednesday that it will offer deeper discounts on fuel to nudge more customers to join and renew Walmart+. Chris Cracchiolo, senior vice president and general manager of the subscription service Walmart+, said the everyday expense is on the minds of many shoppers, “especially […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Twitter, AMD, Deere, Verizon and more
The Twitter logo is displayed on a smartphone screen on April 14, 2021. NurPhoto | NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Twitter — Shares of the social media company rose 4% on news that it may want to finalize a takeover deal with Tesla founder Elon Musk ahead […]
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