Supreme Court hears major climate liability case In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Ballotpedia · 23h ago
10 Dividend Stocks That Could Put Money In Your Pocket All Year Dividend stocks can turn owning a piece of a company into something more tangible: cash arriving in your brokerage account throughout the year. That does not make them automatic money machines, though. Share prices move, dividends can change, and a juicy yield sometimes signals trouble rather than opportunity. The Free Financial Advisor · Oct 5
US supreme court hears big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits How the court will lean is unclear amid Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level The Guardian - US · Oct 5
Question of whether taxpayers or fossil fuel companies pay for climate change damage heads to Supreme Court Climate change is causing billions of dollars’ worth of damage every year from floods, fires, droughts and other consequences of a rapidly warming planet. The Conversation · Sep 30
Justice Alito Abruptly Steps Aside From Exxon–Suncor Climate Appeal With No Reason Given Justice Samuel Alito has withdrawn from the Supreme Court's review of a climate lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor, leaving eight justices to hear October arguments. International Business Times UK · Sep 28
Man Puts Shell Gas In His Car On Monday. Then He Checks His Tank On Sunday: ‘I Put 91 from Costco’ "Shell, chevron & exxon are 'top tier' approved gas retailers." Motor1 · Sep 21
Inside U.S. oil’s return to global wildcatting: ‘It’s like geo-porn’ The top U.S. shale oil drillers aim to find the next big boom abroad. Fortune · Sep 19
Woman Fills Up At Exxon. Then She Selects Fuel Grade—And Notices The Options Are Different “Imagine..." Motor1 · Sep 16
How Trump's stock portfolio rode oil price rollercoaster: Report Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel amid escalating tensions with Iran. President Trump's disclosed oil investments gained millions during the six months of conflict. His accounts continued trading energy stocks affected by his wartime decisions. The White House maintains independent managers control the portfolio and deny any influence. This… The Economic Times · Sep 9
Chevron unveils $7 billion Venezuela deal as US claims a fifth of the country's oil Chevron announced a $7 billion expansion deal for its Venezuelan operations on Wednesday, hours after the country's parliament approved handing Washington control over a fifth of its oil reserves. Euronews · Sep 2
Trump vows US will take 'all' of Venezuela's oil as deal details emerge The White House has published the terms of its Venezuela oil deal, naming the private company at its centre and confirming Washington's majority control of more than 65 billion barrels, as President Trump vowed the US would be taking "all" of it. Euronews · Sep 1
Trump's oil deal with Venezuela raises red flags for some major producers, sources say A proposed US deal granting North American Blue Energy Partners a 100-year lease over 17 Venezuelan oilfields is raising concerns among major oil companies. The arrangement would give the US a 35% stake and guaranteed oil access, while NABEP’s Venezuelan owner Alejandro Betancourt’s past investigations add uncertainty for potential investors. The Economic Times · Sep 1
I'm working with Venezuela to kill its inflation. Trump’s secret oil deal with Delcy Rodriguez is illegitimate — and unhelpful If you have to wait 558 years to produce and sell a barrel of oil, that barrel is virtually worthless in today's dollars. Fortune · Aug 31
ExxonMobil Stock: Is XOM Underperforming the Energy Sector? Despite ExxonMobil’s underperformance relative to the energy sector over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects. Barchart · Aug 29
The Times of India · Aug 26 SpaceX’s $100 billion bet on Louisiana Starbase: 3,000 jobs, rocket hub - why it matters SpaceX plans to build a $100 billion, 125,000-acre (50,585-hectare) Starship launch complex on Pecan Island in US' southern Louisiana, an area that serves as protected habitat for dozens of migratory bird species and whose receding wetlands help shield inland communities from flooding.
The Guardian - US · Aug 11 Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows Critics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case
The Economic Times · Aug 10 $48 billion profit! 5 global oil majors cash in on oil surge amid Iran war. Where is money flowing? Five global oil majors — Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BP, Shell and TotalEnergies — posted a combined $48 billion profit in Q2, benefiting from oil prices surging above $100 a barrel amid US-Iran hostilities. Their combined cash generation hit a record $90 billion, surpassing levels seen after Russia’s 2022 invasion of…
The Economic Times · Aug 5 White House set to extend Jones Act waiver as Trump hunts for cheaper gasoline The White House plans to extend a Jones Act waiver to reduce gasoline prices. This waiver increases shipping flexibility and eases transport bottlenecks for fuel. President Trump is increasing pressure on oil companies to lower prices for consumers. Critics argue the waiver benefits foreign operators and undermines domestic maritime interests.…
International Business Times UK · Aug 5 Trump Attacks Exxon and Chevron Over $26.5B War Profits While 54% of Voters Blame Him for $4 Petrol Trump, Exxon, and Chevron row explained: learn how record earnings during the conflict became a fight over the cost of filling a tank.
Benzinga · Aug 4 'White House Set To Extend Jones Act Waiver As Trump Hunts For Cheaper Gasoline' - Reuters Exclusive WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The White House is expected to extend a waiver of the century-old Jones Act in the coming days, sources say, reaching for one of the few tools it has to try and hold down gasoline prices as President Donald Trump escalates his attacks on Exxon…
The Independent UK · Aug 4 BP profit doubles to $5.7bn as war between US and Iran drives up oil prices The five majors, BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron and TotalEnergies, together made about $46bn between April and June
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4 Trump accuses oil companies of ‘making too much money’ from his war on Iran US president hits out at ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying they should ‘give some of that back to the public’
Fortune · Aug 3 Current price of oil as of August 3, 2026 When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
Euronews · Aug 3 Major oil companies reap profits as US-Iran fighting drives energy prices higher Oil and gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran and the US impeded petroleum shipments and consumers around the world paid more for fuel and confronted shortages.
Benzinga · Aug 3 Hunter Biden Says Trump Is Making 'Big Oil' Great Again as Chevron, Exxon Mobil Profits Soar—Gavin Newsom Says CVX Is 'Fleecing Californians' Former President Joe Biden‘s son Hunter Biden and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) slammed Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) and ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (NYSE:XOM), accusing the oil giants of profiting from the war in Iran.