SolarCity turns to retail investors for cash
Solar panel installer SolarCity is turning to retail investors for cash. The company said Wednesday that it plans to sell securities directly to individuals and others interested in investing in its...
View ArticleHedge fund calls for Dow Chemical spin off
Hedge fund Third Point LLC said Tuesday that it has acquired a significant stake in Dow Chemical and wants the company to spin off its petrochemicals division.
View ArticleHouston companies scored major stock gains in 2013
Companies that invested in North American oil plays were rewarded with big stock gains in 2013, even as the largest energy companies saw little change in their value overall, according to a new report...
View ArticleFoundations launch campaign to divest from fossil fuels
A coalition of 17 foundations, representing almost $1.8 billion in investment, plans to divest from fossil fuel companies in its portfolios and invest more in clean energy, leaders of the effort said...
View ArticleDivestment campaigns struggle against stock market, profits
The divestment campaigns have had limited success, but it's a movement that administrators are noticing.
View ArticleLatest Keystone delay ignored as Canadian oil stocks rally
“If Keystone gets approved, then great, but the system is working fine without it,” said Robert Mark, director of research at MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier Inc. “There’s a lot of Keystone...
View ArticleWarren Buffett pulls back on oil company investments
Warren Buffett showed the energy industry his gloomy side in the second quarter.
View ArticleRussian oligarch owns big stakes in Dresser-Rand, potential Swiss buyer
Dresser-Rand Group and its potential Swiss industrial buyer have at least one thing in common: An ultra-rich Russian metallurgy and energy tycoon with ties to Moscow.
View ArticleInvestor says Swift Energy needs to cut debt
Swift Energy's debt has ballooned to nearly $1.2 billion and has shareholders nervous.
View ArticleBuffett’s firm buys another 1.6 million Phillips 66 shares
Berkshire filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday that disclosed purchases of another 1.6 million Phillips 66 shares.
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