TheStreet: Chevron-- Why Now Is the Time to Buy

By SIMON CONSTABLE

It's time to buy some stock in Chevron Corporation.

There are three broad reasons. The first is that oil prices look set to surge in the coming months. Secondly, the shares are cheap compared to the company's peers. And lastly, the firm's expansion plans should continue to add profitability, even if energy prices dip. Read more here.

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TheStreet: Here's Why Oil Prices Are Going Higher

By SIMON CONSTABLE

A largely unanticipated cut in oil supplies will send prices for crude oil surging this year. And that will also help oil stocks break out of their extended period of underperformance. 

  

Investors with an appetite for risk should consider buying the United States Brent Oil exchange-traded fund, which tracks the price of Brent crude oil. Or try investing in the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF which tracks stocks of major oil producers. Read more here.

WSJ: What Is Implied Earnings Growth?

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Investors may start hearing more about “implied earnings growth.” It is a metric that can help people make investment decisions, and it is especially relevant during times of market tumult when stocks frequently get mispriced.

Whenever analysts value securities, they make assumptions about the growth of the company. Faster-growing firms generally warrant higher valuations than those likely to see only modest profit increases, other things being equal. Read more here.

WSJ: Commodities Outlook Remains Rocky

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Commodities-focused funds took a beating in the last three months of 2018 as worries over a slowing economy sent prices for energy and materials plunging.

While there has been a modest rebound early this year, analysts aren’t optimistic for a return to boom times soon. Read more here.

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