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U.S. shale production costs are soaring and there is no sign that tight-fisted investors will change their demands for returns rather than investment in expanding drilling. At Helmerich & Payne (HP.N), one of the largest drilling contractors, its R&D budget will rise only $1 million, from 2022's $27 million. The U.S. government expects overall oil production to reach a new peak next year, but it has several times this year cut its forecasts. Shale production declines rapidly after peaking compared to conventional oil wells, falling about 50% after the first year. Lower production rates are "a longer-term prospect," said Mike Oestmann, chief executive of shale producer Tall City Exploration.

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☆ A market mystery: Energy stocks are still riding high even as crude oil tumbles
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Traders are watching oil vs. oil stocks and thinking something has to give. Energy bulls insist supplies will remain tight and oil prices will likely be higher in 2023. Variable dividends Lower oil prices are not just a threat to profits: many oil companies have instituted variable dividends, where the variable portion of the payouts are dependent on cash flow. Companies with a variable dividend include Pioneer (PXD), ConocoPhillips (COP), Devon Energy (DVN), Diamondback Energy (FANG), and Coterra Energy (CTRA). The downside: No one is sure what the total payout (the fixed dividend plus the "variable" dividend) will be from quarter to quarter.

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Amazon, Apple, DraftKings, Tesla, Live Nation & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: JPMorgan reiterates Apple as overweight JPMorgan said its survey checks show Apple's iPhone Pro lead times are moderating. JPMorgan names Amazon a top idea heading into 2023 JPMorgan said Amazon is the "most diversified mega-cap across revs & profit & has numerous large growth opportunities." Morgan Stanley downgrades Aptiv to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said in its downgrade of the auto tech supplier that it thinks Aptiv will be affected by a slower rollout of electric vehicles. Morgan Stanley downgrades Williams-Sonoma to underweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its downgrade of Williams-Sonoma that "negative revisions are set to begin." JPMorgan downgrades First Solar to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded the solar stock mainly on valuation.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Disney, Carvana, Diamondback Energy and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Disney — Shares jumped 5% after the company reappointed Bob Iger as chief executive officer, effective immediately and 11 months after he left Disney. Carvana — Shares of the used car company slid 13% after Argus downgraded the stock to sell from hold. Energy stocks — Energy stocks were the biggest losers in the S&P 500 midday after oil prices fell to their lowest levels since early January following a Wall Street Journal report that Saudi Arabia and other OPEC oil producers are discussing an output increase. Still, Diamondback Energy and Halliburton fell 4% and 2.9%, respectively. Intel — Shares dipped more than 2% after Cowen downgraded Intel to market perform from outperform, according to StreetAccount.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Ross Stores, Carvana, Coinbase, Rent the Runway and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ross Stores — Ross Stores jumped 10% after a quarterly beat on earnings and revenue. Foot Locker — Shares jumped 7% after Foot Locker reported surpassed expectations in its latest quarterly report and raised its full-year forecast. Rent the Runway — Shares of Rent the Runway dropped 12% after Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of the online apparel reseller to equal weight from overweight. Buckle reported third-quarter earnings of $1.24 per share, while consensus estimates called for earnings of $1.19 per share, according to FactSet. Williams-Sonoma — Shares dropped nearly 7% after Williams-Sonoma declined to reaffirm or update its guidance through fiscal year 2024..

☆ What Cramer is watching Thursday — rates may go much higher, promising tech, and mixed retail
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Piper also likes Diamondback and Marathon , neutral on Club holding Coterra Energy (CTRA) and APA , formerly known at Apache. Multiple price target increases for Club holding TJX Companies (TJX). Canaccord starts Club holding Estee Lauder (EL) with a hold. Lowe's (LOW) price target raised to $253 per share from $248 at Piper, which liked the quarter. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Oil prices slide $2 on China demand worries, U.S. midterm elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Arathy Somasekhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Companies Diamondback Energy Inc FollowNov 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than $2 on Tuesday in choppy trading on growing worries about fuel demand as COVID-19 outbreaks worsened in top crude importer China, and jitters about the outcome of U.S. midterm elections. U.S. crude fell $2.88, or 3.14%, to $88.91 per barrel. It's a wait to see what the result is type of a situation here," said Bob Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho in New York. U.S. stocks also gyrated as market participants bided their time waiting to see whether Capitol Hill is in for a power shift, with Republican gains expected in the midterm elections. The ICE exchange, home to the Brent benchmark, has increased the initial margin rates for front-month Brent crude futures by 4.92%, making maintaining a futures position more expensive from the close of business on Tuesday.

☆ Diamondback Energy sees U.S. shale oil gains slowing, costs rising
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Liz Hampton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Travis Stice, the CEO of Diamondback Energy, poses for a portrait at Diamondback Energy's headquarters in Midland, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File PhotoNov 8 (Reuters) - Oil producer Diamondback Energy (FANG.O) said the U.S. shale industry will continue to struggle to expand production at its current pace, with costs of new shale wells likely rising. The aging of oil and gas wells, supply chain bottlenecks and investor focus on shareholder returns have led to slowing U.S. oil output gains, Diamondback Chief Executive Officer Travis Stice told investors on Tuesday during an earnings call. President Joe Biden has criticized companies for not lifting production faster and raking in massive profits as energy inflation hits consumers. Diamondback acquired oil producer FireBird Energy last month, and that it would sell some $500 million in non-core assets by the end of 2023 and use proceeds to cut debt.

☆ Oil prices dip 1% on China demand worries, U.S. midterm elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Arathy Somasekhar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Companies Diamondback Energy Inc FollowNov 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged 1% lower on Tuesday on growing worries about fuel demand as COVID-19 outbreaks worsened in top crude importer China, and jitters about the outcome of U.S. Brent futures for January delivery fell $1.14 to $96.78 a barrel, a 1.2% loss, by 13:02 p.m. EST (18:02 GMT). It's a wait to see what the result is type of a situation here," said Bob Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho in New York. The ICE exchange, home to the Brent benchmark, has increased the initial margin rates for front-month Brent crude futures by 4.92%, making maintaining a futures position more expensive from the close of business on Tuesday. U.S. crude oil stocks were expected to have risen by about 1.1 million barrels last week, a preliminary Reuters poll showed on Monday.

☆ Diamondback quarterly profit beats market estimates on higher crude prices
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 7 (Reuters) - U.S. oil and gas producer Diamondback Energy Inc (FANG.O) on Monday reported better-than-expected third-quarter profit, helped by a surge in crude prices due to tighter energy supplies following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Energy companies are posting strong profits as crude and natural gas prices have soared following Western sanctions against major exporter Russia and OPEC+'s decision to tighten an already squeezed global supply. Oil volumes for the quarter decreased to 224.3 thousand barrels of oil per day (BO/d), down from 239.8 thousand BO/d a year earlier. Diamondback's average unhedged realized price for oil, however, rose to $89.79 per barrel in the reported quarter, up from $68.27 per barrel a year earlier. Last month, Diamondback said it will buy all leasehold interest and related assets of FireBird Energy LLC for $1.6 billion in cash and stock.

☆ Morning Bid: Polls and prices
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. Chinese stocks continued last week's tentative recovery, however, despite officials throwing cold water on any early end to draconian COVID lockdown policies. Some correction of the market's severe underperformance this year was about the only cogent reason given for the ongoing stock bounce. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and ECB board member Fabio Panetta both speak. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Wynn Resorts, TuSimple, Newell Brands, First Solar and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Newell Brands – Shares of Newell Brands, a consumer goods manufacturer, slipped 7.3%. Paramount Global –Shares of Paramount Global shed 3.6% after being downgraded by Wells Fargo Securities to underweight from equal weight. Meta Platforms – Shares of Meta Platforms fell 5.5%, leading declines in megacap technology stocks following disappointing earnings results last week. The firm has an equal weight rating on the stock. Amgen — The biopharma stock dipped 1.5% after Barclays downgraded Amgen to underweight from equal weight, saying investor enthusiasm ahead of an obesity drug update next week may be overdone.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: PepsiCo, Intel, Philips and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Peter Schacknow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Intel (INTC) – Intel added 1% in premarket trading following a Bloomberg report that the chip maker was planning to cut thousands of jobs to deal with a slumping personal computer market. Philips (PHG) – Philips shares slumped 8.1% in the premarket after the Dutch health technology company said its third-quarter core profit would be down about 60% from a year ago. Diamondback Energy (FANG) – Diamondback Energy announced a deal to buy energy producer FireBird Energy for $1.6 billion in cash and stock. El Pollo Loco (LOCO) – El Pollo Loco shares rallied 15.2% in premarket action after the restaurant operator announced a $1.50 per share special dividend and a stock repurchase program worth up to $20 million. Lyft (LYFT) – Lyft gained 4.3% in the premarket after Gordon Haskett upgraded the stock to buy from hold.

MEXICO CITY, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Mexico's government filed a new lawsuit against five Arizona gun dealers on Monday accusing them of participating in illicit weapons trafficking, a Mexican official told Reuters, in a push to hold retailers responsible for the deadly trade. Mexican leaders have for years blasted illegal arms smuggling from the United States, with military-style guns often turning up at deadly crime scenes in the country. All of the retailers named as defendants are based in the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona, which borders northern Mexico's Sonora state. The new suit follows a $10 billion civil lawsuit filed by the Mexican government against U.S. gun manufacturers last year in Boston, which was dismissed by a U.S. judge late last month. "There is traceability information that shows that weapons that have been found in criminal scenes in Mexico were sold by those corporations we are suing today," Celorio said.

☆ These stocks are sharply growing earnings despite the economic slowdown, and analysts love them
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Analysts see 2022 earnings per share growing by 67%, and the stock advancing 42% from current levels. Energy stocks EQT and Diamondback Energy also made the list. EQT's earnings are expected to grow by 420% in 2022, and 81% of analysts covering the stock rate it a buy. Diamondback's earnings per share are also expected to more than double, and nearly three-quarters of analysts have buy ratings on the stock. Energy stocks have gotten a boost this year from rising oil prices.

☆ This week's best-performing S&P 500 stocks include 3 energy names expected to jump at least 20%
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Energy names were the biggest winners in the market this week, as a major production cut by OPEC+ boosted oil prices. In addition, eight of the top 10-performing S & P 500 stocks this week are energy names. This year, Halliburton's stock price has increased more than 34%, including this week's more than 22% gain. Outside of energy names, analysts are also very bullish on Western Digital. Energy names Devon Energy , Hess , Pioneer Natural Resources and Schlumberger complete the list.

☆ Patagonia's bold move to donate the entire company to fight climate change only works if it stays competitive in business, CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But that does not mean the company is going to become any less competitive or aggressive in meeting its business objectives. related investing news KeyBanc says buy Diamondback Energy, which can rally 25% as U.S. struggles to meet oil demand "We are extremely competitive. Ryan Gellert, now the CEO of Patagonia, speaking at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2019 at DR Koncerthuset on May 16, 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Lars Ronbog | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesThe conversations that led to the decision started internally a couple of years ago. Gellert pointed out that the Patagonia founding family did pay $17.5 million on the 2 percent of stock that went into the Patagonia Purpose Trust.

☆ KeyBanc says buy Diamondback Energy, which can rally 25% as U.S. struggles to meet oil demand
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Investors should buy Diamondback Energy, a top Permian Basin oil producer, as the U.S. struggles to meet demand, according to KeyBanc. Analyst Tim Rezvan initiated coverage of Diamondback Energy with an overweight rating. He also slapped a $163 per share price target on the stock, implying upside of roughly 25% from Monday's close. "Diamondback has unparalleled drilling economics from its ownership of royalties via Viper Energy Partners. And we see a long runway of core inventory across both flanks of the Permian," he said.

☆ KeyBanc says buy Diamondback Energy, which can rally 25%
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailKeyBanc says buy Diamondback Energy, which can rally 25%The "Halftime Report" traders debate the biggest analyst calls of the day.

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Amazon, Ford, Humana, Tesla, Nike, Norwegian & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said it sees competition rising in China and that Tesla is going through a "peak China dependency" phase. Morgan Stanley upgrades Humana to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of the health insurer that it sees "accelerated growth." Morgan Stanley reiterates Ford as equal weight Morgan Stanley kept its equal weight rating on the automaker, but said it investors might want to buy the stock on weakness. Morgan Stanley reiterates Amazon as overweight Morgan Stanley said that its checks show that Amazon is becoming a formidable competitor to Shopify. Barclays downgrades Nike to equal weight from overweight Barclays said in its downgrade of Nike that it sees rising inventory risks.

☆ Pro Picks: Watch all of Tuesday's big stock calls on CNBC
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Christina Falso | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Market Movers rounds up the best trades from investors and analysts throughout the day. With Wall Street anxiously awaiting news out of the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting, it was tough sledding for stocks Tuesday as the 10-year Treasury yield briefly topped 3.6% for the first time since 2011. Ford was one of the biggest losers, dropping more than 12% after warning investors of an extra $1 billion in supply chain costs for the third quarter. Ford is also currently held in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust Portfolio. Hightower Advisors' Stephanie Link discussed Diamondback Energy , as KeyBanc began research coverage of the energy producer with an overweight rating .

☆ Goldman says to buy these energy stocks ahead of earnings
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-25 | by ( Pippa Stevens | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The firm said Monday in a note to clients that Diamondback Energy , EQT and Chesapeake Energy are solid bets for investors from a risk vs. reward standpoint. Key factors to watch for during earnings reports include production execution, management of inflationary pressures and capital return outlook, he added. Fellow natural gas player Chesapeake Energy is also on the firm's list of stocks to buy ahead of earnings. "We believe CHK is on track to provide strong capital returns to shareholders and close the value gap vs. its peers," the firm said. Chesapeake reports earnings after the market closes on Aug. 2.

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