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☆ Here's a rapid-fire update on all 36 stocks in our portfolio, including our latest addition
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Here's a rapid-fire update on all stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. After reducing expenses to improve margins on its retail business, Jim said it's on the right track. Costco Wholesale (COST): Costco remains one of Jim's favorite stocks in the entire our entire portfolio. Ford Motor (F): Jim expressed confidence in Ford CEO Jim Farley, as the targeted United Auto Workers strike approaches the one-month mark. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim, there's, it's, Bausch, we're, We've, Coterra, Dupont, We're, Nelson Peltz, Peltz, Estee Lauder, Patience, Fabrizio Freda, Emerson, Jim Farley, Ford, Locker, Mary Dillon, GEHC, Vimal Kapur, Bruce Broussard, Broussard, he's, Eli Lilly, Lilly, Mark Zuckerberg, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley's, James Gorman, Laxman Narasimhan, Elliott, Stanley Black, Decker, Piper, Wells Fargo, Wells, Jim Cramer, Jim Cramer Rob Kim Organizations: Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, CNBC, Club, Apple, Federal Trade, Broadcom, VMWare, Bausch Health, Caterpillar, Costco Wholesale, Costco, Coterra Energy, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Disney, ESPN, Hulu, Comcast, Emerson, National Instruments, Ford, United Auto Workers, Nike, GE Healthcare, Electric, GE, Honeywell International, Honeywell, Humana, Linde, LIN, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, Alto Networks, cyberattacks, Palo Alto Networks, Procter & Gamble, Pioneer, Exxon, Constellation Brands, Elliott Management, FactSet, TJX, Marshalls, Wynn Resorts, WYNN, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: China, U.S, Maxx, Las Vegas, Boston, Macau, Asia

☆ Real assets and labor are winners of the next 10 years, says Smead Value Fund's Bill Smead
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailReal assets and labor are winners of the next 10 years, says Smead Value Fund's Bill SmeadBill Smead, Smead Value Fund portfolio manager, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss Exxon Mobil's Pioneer deal, his energy and real estate holdings, and more.

Persons: Smead Bill Smead Organizations: Exxon Mobil's Pioneer

Dealmaking in the U.S. oil and gas patch has picked up pace as producers sought to replenish their inventory after years of under-investment. The most-prized targets for Chevron could be Coterra Energy (CTRA.N) or Devon Energy (DVN.N), he added. Others mentioned included Matador Resources (MTDR.N), Permian Resources (PR.N) and Diamondback Energy (FANG.O). Still, the Exxon deal, the industry's largest since 2016, also set off worries about stiff regulatory scrutiny over anti-competitive concerns. Exxon does not anticipate antitrust hurdles to complete the deal, expected by early 2024.

Persons: Exxon Mobil's, Gabriele Sorbara, Siebert Williams Shank, Sorbara, Dado Ruvic, Andrew Dittmar, Elizabeth Warren, Sven Del Pozzo, Mrinalika Roy, Chris Sanders, Sriraj Organizations: Exxon, Natural Resources, Co, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Pioneer, REUTERS, Devon Energy, Matador Resources, Diamondback Energy, U.S, P, Insights, Thomson Locations: U.S, Bengaluru, Washington

☆ Exxon-Pioneer mega deal adds to Permian M&A frenzy amid rush to boost reserves
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 11 (Reuters) - Permian Basin dealmaking has got a major boost with Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) set to buy rival Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD.N) for nearly $60 billion, which will make it the biggest producer in the largest U.S. oilfield. Permian is a prime target for producers looking to increase their inventory. The shale patch, which lies between Texas and New Mexico, has robust infrastructure and is known for high productivity and large undeveloped reserves. Below is a list of Permian deals so far this year:Reporting by Mrinalika Roy, Tanay Dhumal and Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila, Shinjini Ganguli and Vinay DwivediOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mrinalika Roy, Tanay, Sourasis Bose, Sriraj Kalluvila, Shinjini Ganguli, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Thomson Locations: Texas, New Mexico, Bengaluru

☆ Exxon Mobil agrees to buy Pioneer for nearly $60 billion. What the pros say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Christina Falso | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailExxon Mobil agrees to buy Pioneer for nearly $60 billion. Here's what the pros have to sayJim Cramer, Joe Terranova of Virtus Investment Partners and Michael Landsberg of Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management discussed Exxon Mobil after the company agreed to buy Pioneer Natural Resources.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Joe Terranova, Michael Landsberg, Landsberg Bennett Organizations: Exxon Mobil, Virtus Investment Partners, Wealth Management, Natural Resources Locations: Landsberg

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Novo Nordisk, DaVita, Exxon Mobil, Amgen and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Novo Nordisk — The Danish drugmaker stock added 5.5% after saying late Tuesday it was halting Ozempic's kidney disease treatment trial after a committee said an analysis showed signs of success. DaVita , Fresenius Medical Care , Baxter International — Shares of dialysis services providers DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care sank 18.4% and 19.6%, respectively, on Novo Nordisk's news. Exxon Mobil , Pioneer Natural Resources — Exxon Mobil shares fell more than 4% after the largest U.S. oil and gas producer agreed to buy shale rival Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5 billion in an all-stock deal, or $253 per share. Amgen — The biopharma stock added 3.5% following an upgrade from Leerink to outperform. On Wednesday, B. Riley upgraded shares to buy from neutral, saying Coherent's silicon carbide business could be worth more than the Street's current estimate.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Bruce Broussard, Jim Rechtin, Amgen, David Risinger, Goldman Sachs, Jeffrey Brown, Tim Wentworth, Riley, Raymond James, — CNBC's Michael Bloom, Hakyung Kim, Yun Li, Lisa Han Organizations: Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk —, Baxter, Fresenius, Novo Nordisk's, Baxter International, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Exxon, Exxon's, Mobil, Healthcare, Goldman, Walgreens, Alliance Locations: Danish, Novo

☆ Exxon Mobil agrees to buy Pioneer Natural Resources for nearly $60 billion in all-stock merger
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Pioneer shares were up nearly 2% in premarket trading, while Exxon was down more 2%. As part of the agreement, Pioneer stockholders will receive 2.3234 shares of Exxon for every Pioneer share they own. Exxon Mobil said Wednesday it agreed to buy shale rival Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5 billion in an all-stock deal, or $253 per share. Since then, Pioneer shares are up more than 10%. Exxon shares have also struggled in 2023, climbing modestly.

Persons: Darren Woods, Woods, Scott Sheffield Organizations: Exxon, Exxon's, Mobil, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Pioneer, Street

Centerview Partners also advised Exxon, while Morgan Stanley and Bank of America secured advisory roles with Pioneer. A transaction of this size typically results in tens of millions of dollars worth of fees for advisory firms. The chairman of the firm, Tom Petrie, was a co-founder of Petrie Parkman and served a vice chairman at Bank of America before the current Petrie was created. Three of those - Andrew Rapp and Mike Bock in Denver, as well as Jon Hughes in Houston - have been with the firm since its days as Petrie Parkman. Reporting by Anirban Sen and David French in New York Editing by Nick ZieminskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Lucas Jackson, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Centerview, LSEG, Petrie Parkman, Merrill Lynch, Tom Petrie, Petrie, Andrew Rapp, Mike Bock, Jon Hughes, Anirban Sen, David French, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Exxon, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Petrie Partners, Natural Resources, Exxon Mobil, Goldman, Citigroup Inc, Pioneer, Centerview Partners, Bank of America, Seagen Inc, Pfizer Inc, Guggenheim Securities, Co, U.S . Department of Energy, Thomson, & $ Locations: New York, Dealogic . Denver, Bank, Saudi Arabia, Alaska, Denver, Houston ., Houston

☆ Exxon buying Pioneer will trigger $71 million in executive windfalls
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( David French | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Sheffield is one of the few Pioneer executives who will have a post-deal role - he is set to join Exxon's board. Changes to pay packages that make executive compensation more lucrative in proximity to a sale announcement can also raise eyebrows. The expected payouts do not count whatever Pioneer stock management owns and will be acquired as part of the Exxon deal. Exxon's acquisition of Pioneer will be paid for using new Exxon shares, meaning shares in Pioneer owned by management will be replaced by Exxon stock. It was unclear whether management would have any restrictions on when they could sell the Exxon stock they would ultimately own.

Persons: Scott Sheffield, Eduardo Munoz, Richard Dealy, Bart Brookman, Chris Kendall, Denbury, David French, Gary McWilliams, Anna Driver Organizations: Natural Resources Company, REUTERS, Natural Resources, Exxon Mobil, Sheffield, Pioneer, Reuters, Exxon, Kimmeridge Energy Management, PDC Energy, Chevron, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, America, Houston

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Plug Power, Exxon Mobil, Pioneer, Novo Nordisk and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Plug Power — The battery stock added nearly 6% after the company projected a sharp rise in revenue by 2027 to roughly $6 billion, according to a regulatory filing. DaVita , Novo Nordisk — Shares of the dialysis services provider sank 15% on the news of Ozempic's effectiveness in Novo Nordisk's kidney disease treatment study. Exxon Mobil, Pioneer Natural Resources – Shares of Exxon Mobil were lower by more than 1% premarket after the company agreed to buy Pioneer for nearly $60 billion, or $253 per share, in an all-stock merger. Meanwhile, Pioneer shares rose 2.5%. CSX — Shares added nearly 2% after an upgrade to overweight from JPMorgan.

Persons: Michael Feniger, Raymond James, Humana, Bruce Broussard, Sherwin, Williams, Heidi G, Petz, David Risinger, Macheel, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox Organizations: Mobil, Bank of America, Novo Nordisk —, Novo Nordisk, Exxon Mobil, Natural, Exxon, CSX, JPMorgan, Leerink Partners Locations: Los Angeles , California, Novo

1 Permian shale producer Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD.N) could further restrain output growth in the largest U.S. oilfield, squeezing pipeline companies and suppliers, executives and energy advisors said. Consolidation, steep cost inflation and investor demands for returns have shrunk production growth this year in the Permian shale formation in West Texas and eastern New Mexico. U.S. oil producers are pumping more oil, but the pace of growth has slowed due to lower drilling activity. Overall, oil companies have cut 36 active drilling rigs in the Permian in the last year, a 10% drop. Recent shale consolidation, including Civitas Resources (CIVI.N) and Callon Petroleum-Percussion (CPE.N), also led to reductions in the combined companies' active drilling rigs.

Persons: Exxon Mobil's, they've, Ajay Bakshani, Darren Woods, Ben Crook, East Daley's Bakshani, Webster, Robert Webster, Arathy Somasekhar, Arunima Kumar, Marguerita Choy Organizations: U.S, Exxon, Natural Resources, Reuters, Daley Analytics, Civitas Resources, Callon Petroleum, roughnecks, Hennessy Energy, Fund, Targa Resources, Energy, East, Plains, Oil, Thomson Locations: West Texas, New Mexico, Houston, Bengaluru

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2023. ET, Dow e-minis were down 152 points, or 0.45%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 24.25 points, or 0.56%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 109.5 points, or 0.72%. Traditional safe-haven assets including gold and the U.S. dollar gained, while growing uncertainty pushed crude prices higher. The Nasdaq (.IXIC) and the S&P 500 (.SPX) posted weekly gains on Friday as mixed jobs reports kept investors on edge around the Federal Reserve's interest rate outlook. Tesla (TSLA.O) shed 1.7% as data showed the company's China-made EV sales volume for September decreased 10.9% from a year ago.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Tesla, Lloyd Austin, Stuart Cole, Northrop, Lockheed Martin, Philip Jefferson, Michael Barr, Nelson Peltz's, Shashwat Chauhan, Arun Koyyur, Shounak Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Nvidia, Big Tech, U.S, Israel, Dow, Nasdaq, Hamas, . Defense, Dow e, U.S ., Equiti, Energy, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Occidental Petroleum, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Barrick Gold, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Lockheed, Columbus Day, Apple, Intel, Qualcomm, Devices, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, BlackRock, Management, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, China, Israel, Palestinian, Gaza, United States, Tel Aviv, Wells Fargo, Bengaluru

☆ Stock Market Today: Dow Closes Higher as Israel-Hamas War Rattles Markets
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. stock indexes closed higher Monday after the breakout of the Israel-Hamas war shook global markets. Lockheed Martin shares rose nearly 9% and Northrop Grumman shares rose more than 11%. Israeli bonds sold off. Oil prices rallied. The safest European bonds rallied.

Persons: Stocks, Lockheed Martin Organizations: Columbus, Defense, Lockheed, Northrop Grumman, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Brent Locations: Israel, Haven

☆ Here's how the Club's energy stocks are responding to oil's move higher on geopolitical risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

To be sure, even with Monday's advance, oil prices remain well off their late September peaks. In addition to receiving a lift from crude's gain, Coterra is benefiting from the continued strength in natural gas. On Monday, natural gas futures rose another 1%, to around $3.37 per million British thermal units. Last week, natural gas surged 14% to reach its highest price since late January. The stock's massive outperformance Friday means that any financial benefit Pioneer would receive from Monday's higher oil prices was already captured in the session prior.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Israel, Brent, WTI, John Kilduff, Jim Cramer, Jim, Pioneer's, CNBC's David Faber, Exxon's, Jim Cramer's, Richard Eden Organizations: Hamas, Natural Resources, Coterra Energy, West Texas, Brent, Gaza, CNBC, Energy, State Street Global Advisors, P Oil & Gas Exploration, Production, Exxon Mobil, Journal, Club, Exxon, Denbury Inc, Silhouette, Getty Locations: Palestinian, Israel, U.S, Palestinian Territories, Houston, Midland , Texas

☆ Exxon Mobil executive arrested on sexual assault charge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Minneapolis CNN —An ExxonMobil executive who heads up the business unit that’s involved in a potential $60 billion mega-merger with Pioneer Natural Resources was arrested late last week in Texas for allegedly committing sexual assault. David Scott, senior vice president of ExxonMobil Upstream, was arrested at 9:24 am CT on Thursday at the La Quinta Inn & Suites hotel in Magnolia, Texas, on a sexual assault charge, according to Montgomery County, Texas, jail records. Scott, 49, is being held on a $30,000 bond, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies interviewed Scott, 49, and subsequently arrested him for sexual assault, a second degree felony that could carry a sentence of two to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000. Exxon declined to comment to CNN on the potential deal, saying it does not issue statements on “market rumors.”It was not immediately known what involvement Scott had in those reported negotiations.

Persons: David Scott, Scott, “ Organizations: Minneapolis CNN —, ExxonMobil, Natural Resources, Sheriff’s, CNN, Exxon, Wall Street Journal Locations: Minneapolis, Texas, Magnolia , Texas, Montgomery County , Texas, Montgomery

☆ Pentagon pushing U.S. defense industry to bolster Israel in fight against Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"I am not going to get into specifics on this call, but the bottom line is we are working as fast as possible to provide critically needed munitions of various types and other equipment," a senior Defense official said. The Pentagon declined to share specific details of the types of security assistance the U.S. was providing to Israel. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Sunday ordered the movement of U.S. firepower closer to the region in order to project force and bolster Israeli security assistance. Saturday's unprecedented land, air and sea attack on Israel has since triggered a fury of Israeli retaliatory airstrikes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Hamas' attack on Israel "a terrible mistake" and in a televised speech warned the retaliatory strikes were "just the beginning."

Persons: WASHINGTON, Israel, Defense Lloyd Austin, Gerald Ford, Arleigh Burke, Thomas Hudner, Ramage, USS Carney, Roosevelt, Austin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Pentagon, U.S, Defense, U.S . Aerospace & Defense, Northrop Grumman, Sunday, Gerald Ford Carrier Strike, Ticonderoga, Air Force, United, Dow Jones, Energy, Exxon Mobil, Occidental Petroleum Locations: U.S, Israel, Normandy, Gaza, United States

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Exxon Mobil, Lockheed Martin, Walt Disney and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An Exxon gas station sign is seen on October 06, 2023 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Wall Street firm said the software stock is at an attractive entry point after its recent pullback. Exxon Mobil , Chevron , Occidental Petroleum — Energy stocks popped as oil prices rallied following the Hamas attack on Israel over the weekend. Blue Owl Capital — Shares of the investment company dropped 2.6% after Oppenheimer downgraded Blue Owl Capital to perform from outperform. Lockheed Martin — The aerospace and defense company saw shares rise about 4.5% in premarket trading following the surprise attack on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas over the weekend.

Persons: Walt, Nelson Peltz's, Trian's, Trian, Saket Kalia, Oppenheimer, Bristol Myers, Tesla, Lockheed Martin, — CNBC's Brian Evans, Lisa Kailai Han, Fred Imbert, Hakyung Kim, Yun Li, Tanaya Macheel, Pia Singh Organizations: Exxon, Walt Disney —, Street Journal, Management, JPMorgan, Spotify Technology, Barclays, Oracle, ISI, Exxon Mobil, Occidental Petroleum — Energy, Chevron, Occidental, Owl, Mirati Therapeutics, Bristol, Bristol Myers Squibb, China Passenger Car Association, Lockheed, Hamas Locations: Brooklyn, New York City, Chevron, Israel, China, Palestinian

☆ Head of Exxon's shale oil business faces sexual assault charge in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Gary Mcwilliams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Exxon Mobil's Spring, Texas, campus where the bulk of the oil company's new trading will take place in Spring, Texas, U.S., April 21, 2017. David Scott, an Exxon senior vice president who oversees all its shale oil and gas production business, was arrested early Thursday morning at a La Quinta Inn & Suites hotel in Magnolia, Texas, the Montgomery Sheriff's Office said. Scott, 49, was arrested at the budget hotel near Exxon's Spring, Texas, headquarters where rooms cost about $120 a night. He become head of Exxon's Permian Basin operations in 2020 and was promoted to senior vice president earlier this year in charge of all its shale oil and gas. As a senior vice president, he would not necessarily be involved in merger talks, a person familiar with the matter said.

Persons: Ernest Scheyder, Exxon Mobil's, David Scott, Scott, Emily Mir, Gary McWilliams, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Exxon, REUTERS, Rights, Natural Resources, Montgomery Sheriff's, Reuters, United Arab Emirates, Thomson Locations: , Texas, Spring , Texas, U.S, Texas, Magnolia , Texas, Montgomery, Exxon's Spring , Texas, Australia, Melbourne, Malaysia, Abu Dhabi

☆ Top Wall Street analysts expect these dividend stocks to boost portfolio returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The company's dividend hike of 3.4% last year marked the 40th consecutive year of annual dividend growth. Mizuho analyst Nitin Kumar reiterated a buy rating on Exxon with a price target of $139 after attending the company's Product Solutions Spotlight event. Calling CTRA his top pick, Kumar reiterated a buy rating on the stock with a price target of $42. (See BIP Stock Chart on TipRanks)American Electric PowerAnother RBC Capital analyst, Shelby Tucker, is bullish on utility stock American Electric Power (AEP). Recently, Tucker lowered the price target for AEP to $90 from $103 to reflect a high interest environment but reiterated a buy rating.

Persons: Sergio Moraes, Wall, Mizuho, Nitin Kumar, Kumar, TipRanks, Marcellus Shale, Robert Kwan, Kwan, Shelby Tucker, Charles E, Tucker Organizations: AEP BIP, Exxon Mobil Corp, Oil, Gas Expo, Exxon Mobil First, Exxon Mobil, Exxon, Coterra Energy, CTRA, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Brookfield Infrastructure, RBC Capital, Power, American Electric Power, AEP, 453rd, Darden Locations: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Baytown, Singapore, Anadarko, TipRanks, Brookfield

☆ Head of Exxon's Shale Oil Business Faces Sexual Assault Charge in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Gary McWilliamsHOUSTON (Reuters) -The head of Exxon Mobil's shale oil and gas business, a unit involved in merger talks with rival Pioneer Natural Resources, was arrested at a Texas hotel last week on a sexual assault charge, police said. David Scott, an Exxon senior vice president who oversees all its shale oil and gas production business, was arrested early Thursday morning at a La Quinta Inn & Suites hotel in Magnolia, Texas, the Montgomery Sheriff's Office said. He became head of Exxon's Permian Basin operations in 2020 and was promoted to senior vice president earlier this year in charge of all its shale oil and gas. As a senior vice president, he would not necessarily be involved in merger talks, a person familiar with the matter said. Scott faces a second-degree felony assault charge and was held on a $30,000 bond, according to jail records.

Persons: Gary McWilliams HOUSTON, David Scott, Scott, Emily Mir, Gary McWilliams, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Exxon, Natural Resources, Montgomery Sheriff's, ExxonMobil, Reuters, United Arab Emirates Locations: Texas, Magnolia , Texas, Montgomery, Exxon's Spring , Texas, Australia, Melbourne, Malaysia, Abu Dhabi

☆ Exxon investors ready to embrace buying existing oil over new drilling
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Sabrina Valle | Thomson Reuters | U.S. Energy Correspondent Focused In Covering Global Operations Of Oil Majors Out Of Houston. | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In the last four years energy investors have dumped stocks in oil companies that boost capital spending, favoring higher returns over spending on costly, long-term new projects. But Exxon shares last month hit a record high of $120, lifted by returns on its oil, gas and refining businesses. 2 Permian shale oil producer, for $60 billion, signals it is ready to pay up for production after missing its own output targets in the Permian. A deal would bring Exxon to about 1.33 million barrels of oil and gas per day, the largest in the oilfield. It has good reserves, growing production, spending in check and debt at healthy levels, he said.

Persons: Lucas Jackson, Exxon Mobil's, Bill Smead, Vince Lorusso, Lorusso, Shale Research Alexandre Ramos, Kathryn Mikells, Bass, Scott Hanold, Matthew Bernstein, Sabrina Valle, Anna Driver, Diane Craft Organizations: Exxon Mobil Corporation, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Rights, Exxon, Natural Resources, Smead Capital Management, Clough Capital Partners, Management, Shale Research, XTO Energy, RBC Capital Markets, ExxonMobil, Rystad Energy, Thomson Locations: New York, Ukraine, U.S, Americas, Guyana

☆ Indexes end up sharply with tech after strong jobs, slower wage growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq registered their biggest daily percentage gains since late August, and the S&P 500 rose for the week, snapping a four-week losing streak. Information technology (.SPLRCT) was up the most of any S&P 500 sector, followed by communication services (.SPLRCL). He said also that the S&P 500 appeared to bounce after nearing its 200-day moving average, currently at around 4,208. For the week, the S&P 500 was up 0.5%, the Dow fell 0.3% and the Nasdaq rose 1.6%. The S&P 500 posted six new 52-week highs and 52 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 27 new highs and 260 new lows.

Persons: Stocks, Robert Pavlik, Brendan McDermid, Caroline Valetkevitch, Sinead Carew, Ankika Biswas, Shashwat Chauhan, Anil D'Silva, Shounak Dasgupta, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Companies, Exxon, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Dakota Wealth, Treasury, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow Jones, JPMorgan Chase, Exxon Mobil, Reuters, Natural Resources, NYSE, Thomson Locations: Fairfield , Connecticut, New York City, U.S, New York, Bengaluru

Negotiations between Exxon and Pioneer are advanced but have not yet led to an agreement over the acquisition of the largest oil producer in Permian basin. So far, shareholders profited as the share price more than doubled since early 2021 when activist investors publicly pushed for changes. Big Oil is responsible for the bulk of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions and pressure for action is building. "Investor pressure has decreased; they're backtracking... the big investors are enabling this," said climate investment group Follow This founder Mark van Baal. Privately, investors worried if Exxon bowed out of production, someone else would pick up the slack and nothing would be gained for shareholders or energy transfer.

Persons: Olaf Scholz, Exxon Mobil's, Jim Rossman, that's, Andrew Logan, tussles, Mark van Baal, Charlie Penner, Ceres, Logan, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Environmental, Exxon, Republique, New Global Financial, Big Oil, Energy, Natural Resources, Pioneer, Barclays, Oil, Public, International Energy Agency, Investors, Ancora, Holdings, Algonquin Power & Utilities, Elliott Investment Management, NRG Energy, Smart, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, BOSTON, Ukraine

☆ Indexes rally with tech after strong jobs, slower wage growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The S&P 500 rose for the week, snapping a four-week losing streak. Information technology (.SPLRCT) was up the most of any S&P 500 sector, followed by communication services (.SPLRCL). Stocks initially fell early after the jobs data, which showed U.S. employment increased by the most in eight months in September but also that wage growth cooled. Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth in Fairfield, Connecticut, said the S&P 500 appeared to bounce after nearing its 200-day moving average, currently at around 4,208. Market watchers have been weighing whether the Fed may be done hiking interest rates after a recent surge in long-term U.S. Treasury yields.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Stocks, Robert Pavlik, Sinead Carew, Ankika Biswas, Shashwat Chauhan, Anil D'Silva, Shounak Dasgupta, David Gregorio Our Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Companies, Exxon, YORK, Dakota Wealth, Federal Reserve, Treasury, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, JPMorgan Chase, Exxon Mobil, Reuters, Natural Resources, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Fairfield , Connecticut, New York, Bengaluru

☆ What Wall St, policymakers have to say on potential Exxon-Pioneer deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The logo of Exxon Mobil Corporation is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, December 30, 2015. A deal would be Exxon's biggest acquisition since its $81 billion deal for Mobil in 1998 and could deepen the oil major's position in the country's most lucrative oil patch. Following are the comments on the likely deal. BILL SMEAD, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER OF SMEAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT"I can't imagine any deal is going to go for less than $65 billion, considering Pioneer is currently trading around $50 billion . I mean there's no question the position of that magnitude or size would give them considerable leverage in negotiating or contracts with the service providers."

Persons: Lucas Jackson, BILL SMEAD, PETER MCNALLY, Scott Sheffield, SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, BEN COOK, HENNESSY, NEAL DINGMANN, Arunima Kumar, Sourasis Bose, Sabrina Valle, Raphael Satter, Arun Koyyur Organizations: Exxon Mobil Corporation, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Mobil, RBC, RHODE, Exxon, Thomson Locations: New York, United States, Bengaluru, Houston

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