Western Holds On To Neutral Rating

We reaffirm our Neutral recommendation on Western Refining Inc. (NYSE:WNR), reflecting the expectation that the company’s strategic plans along with strong retail and wholesale operations will count...

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New Tax To Hit Chinese Oil Giants

China, the world’s second-biggest energy consumer, has proposed to widen a new resources tax on coal, oil and natural gas output throughout the country. The 5% tax, which was introduced last month i...

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Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom report, says we have to distinguish between what central banks and the governments in the Western world say and what they will do. “I am not a gre...

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Chevron’s New Australian Endeavor

Integrated oil and gas giant Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) announced the discovery of natural gas through an exploration drilling rig in Australia’s Carnarvon Basin. This hydrocarbon basin is ...

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Stuck In A Rut!

Fundamentals This phrase can best describe the Crude Oil futures market during the past several weeks, as lead month prices appear to be firmly trapped between $70 and $80 per barrel. The current supp...

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Emerson Joins Prelude LNG Project

Emerson Process Management, a leading business unit of Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR), will aid in front end engineering work for the Prelude LNG development project, located in Western Australia. Th...

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Chevron Makes Australian Gas Find

Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) – the second-biggest U.S. oil company – announced the discovery of a new offshore natural gas site (Clio-3) in Western Australia’s Carnarvon Basin. The discovery builds ...

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BNY Mellon Gets Chinese JV Approval

On Wednesday, Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK) received the regulatory approval from China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) for setting up a joint venture (JV) fund manag...

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Western Union Expands In Japan

The world’s leading money transfer company, Western Union Co. (NYSE:WU), yesterday announced that it has tied up with a leading foreign-exchange specialist company, Travelex Group Limited. Western U...

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Preparing For A Post-Dollar World

The global financial crisis is playing out like a slow-moving, highly predicable stage play. In the current scene, Western governments are caught between the demands of entitled welfare beneficiaries...

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