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Chevron Corp. (CVX) is in the Energy Industry
- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $220.9B
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- $18.6B
- Market Cap
- Jul 22 2008
- $177.1B
Latest News and Analysis
Chevron: Good Choice for Conservative Growth Investor
Alan Brochstein, CFA submits: Earlier this week, I shared the background and overall asset allocation for my recently introduced “Conservative Growth/Balanced Model Portfolio”. You can refer back to the article or visit my website to learn more. As I stated in the previous article, the equity component of...
Investing in Chevron: Not a Question of If, But When
Money Morning submits: By Horacio Marquez Chevron Corp. CVX, the second-largest U.S. oil company, has recently experienced a decimation of its share price: The stock has dropped nearly 20% from its 52-week high of nearly $105 to Friday’s close of $86.05. by Money Morning
Is Valero a Better Buy than Exxon Mobil?
Hard Assets Investor submits: By Brad Zigler Cocktail party conversation can take some strange turns at times. Over the Independence Day holiday weekend, I found myself in the unusual position of defending a fellow partygoer's purchase of Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO) shares to others. by Hard Assets Investor
Dividend Growth Stocks: A Salve for the Bear's Bite
Alan Brochstein, CFA submits: I have frequently written about high quality dividend growth stocks, most recently about two months ago. I seem to receive very favorable responses to those articles, but after that one, I was told by one reader than my work was "laughable." He bragged about...
A Good Quarter Expected for Energy Stocks
Zacks.com submits: Pre-earnings for the second calendar quarter, savvy investors know there is much to be wary of. At the same time, there are some strong, safe plays we can make within the current environment on The Street. Director of Zacks Equity Research Dirk van Dijk, CFA was...
Investing in Dividend Paying Companies
Devin Hobbes submits: Suppose 20 years ago, in the middle of the Savings and Loan Crisis, you decided to invest in a basket of dividend paying companies to hold for the long term. Not wanting to do too much research but still interested in buying quality companies, you decided to...
Rising Energy Prices to Lift Chevron Profits in 2Q:08
The Company: Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company behind Exxon Mobil The Filing: Form 8-K filed on July 10. The Finding: In its interim update for the second quarter, Chevron Corporation reported that upstream exploration and production earnings would benefit from an increase in prices for...
Chevron Sees Downstream Loss in Second Quarter
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp CVX expects its refining and marketing operations to post a loss in the second quarter, somewhat restraining earnings that will be mostly driven by record oil and natural gas prices, the second-largest ...
Dow 30 Earnings Reports
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: While much of the news surrounding earnings reports focuses on how much a company earns, the real test of how good or bad the report is depends on how the stock reacts. For those interested, below we highlight the percentage of up days...
Can Big Oil Balance Shareholder Interest Against National Interest?
Vikram Saxena submits: Earlier this week I had written an article reviewing the proposal to increase the tax Big Oil companies pay on their profits, if they do not invest in alternative and cleaner energy resources. This article dwells further into that issue, especially with regards to the role of...
Dow 30 Price Targets - Too Much Optimism?
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Below we highlight the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. For each one, we include its price, year-to-date change, consensus analyst price target, and the current distance from that price target. The average stock in the Dow has a...
Second Quarter Earnings Expectations
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: With earnings season starting this week, below we highlight the current estimated second quarter earnings growth for the S&P 500 and its ten sectors. As shown, Financials and Consumer Discretionary are once again expected to drag down the index as a whole. Financials...
20 Guidelines for the Individual Investor
George Gorski submits: In today’s world, the stock markets are too volatile for the traditional investor to buy a stock and leave it in a portfolio until retirement. Without constant monitoring, there is a risk of losing the entire investment. Making money in the US and Canadian stock markets requires...
Australia's Origin Rejects BG Group Bid
By Fayen Wong PERTH (Reuters UK) - Australia's Origin Energy ORG urged shareholders on Friday to reject a $13.1 billion (6.6 billion pound) bid from gas company BG Group BG, as speculation grew over whether BG would raise its offer. BG went hostile with its A$15.50...
Does Big Oil's Apathy Justify Proposals to Tax Windfall Profits?
Vikram Saxena submits: Crude Oil's relentless march towards the near term spike target of $150 is now threatening to send the Global Economy into a recession. Big Oil companies (Exxon-Mobil XOM, Chevron CVX, Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A), BP BP and ConocoPhillips COP) are in the thick of the controversy as...
Options Trader: Tuesday Outlook
Phil Davis submits: Oil is at $142.50. As I said yesterday, what do you expect to happen when a tank of gas costs $70? We were hoping for some relief but we are not getting it. Every sell-off on the NYMEX, like the one yesterday that dropped oil...
Iraq Throws Open Door to Foreign Oil Firms
By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq opened its giant oilfields to foreign firms on Monday, putting British and U.S. companies in pole position five years after U.S.-led troops invaded the country to oust Saddam Hussein. The move to invite bids for the...
Mid-Caps Are Outperforming Large- and Small-Caps
Alan Brochstein, CFA submits: Though it has more exposure to Financials and less to Energy relative to the S&P 500, the S&P 400 Mid-Cap index is significantly outperforming the Large-Cap index thus far QTD and YTD. Curiously, it is also outperforming the S&P 600 Small-Cap index as well. ...
Petrobras: Set to Become a Global Oil Major - Barron's
"Buying Petrobras today is like having the opportunity to invest in Saudi Aramco 40 years ago," says Shawn Reynolds of Van Eck Global's Hard Assets Fund. Barron’s concurs that Petrobras PBR could become one of the world’s top three oil companies, and sees a potential 25% stock price gain this...
Some Energy Stocks Burn Brighter Than Others
We all know how hot energy as a whole has been, but even the staunchest bulls still need to choose carefully, with share price performance over the past year in this sector having ranged from minus 87 percent for Cheniere Energy LNG to plus 650 percent for Gran Tierra Energy...
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- Incorporated: 1926
- CEO: Mr. David J. O'Reilly
Chevron is an energy company engaged in petroleum operations, chemicals operations, mining operations of coal and other minerals, power generation and energy services. Co.'s operations consists of exploring for, developing and producing crude oil and natural gas; refining crude oil into finished petroleum products; marketing crude oil, natural gas and the products derived from petroleum; and transporting crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products. In addition, Co. is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of commodity petrochemicals, plastics for industrial uses, and fuel and lubricant oil additives through its chemical operations.
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Chevron Corp. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. David J. O'Reilly
Chairman
Senator Sam Nunn
Dr. Donald B. Rice
Mr. Kevin W. Sharer
Mr. Charles R. Shoemate
Dr. Ronald D. Sugar
Mr. Carl Ware
Mr. Peter J. Robertson
Vice-Chairman
Mr. Samuel H. Armacost
Lead Director
Ms. Linnet F. Deily
Mr. Robert E. Denham
Mr. Robert J. Eaton
Mr. Sam Ginn
Dr. Franklyn G. Jenifer
General James L. Jones
Contact Information
6001 Bollinger Canyon Road
San Ramon, CA
925 842-1000
NAICS Code
Petroleum Refineries: 324110Brought to you by IBMSponsored Resources
