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Best Value Stocks To Buy Right Now

General Mills Inc. (GIS) has had a very rough 2018, making it a very interesting value play for me in the space based on the company’s fundamentals. With short-term yields inverting is a rare phenomenon, I think this makes solid dividend-paying stocks even more attractive as a defensive play if rates continue along an inversion path or political tariff saber rattling continues to pressure the market. I think General Mills might outperform in a down market and is in position for a nice recovery in an upmarket, especially after its growth acquisition of Blue Buffalo in combination with a....More>>>

Top Oil Stocks To Watch For 2018

January 9, 2018: Markets opened higher Tuesday following a decline in the number of U.S. job openings and a slight decline in the small-business confidence index. The healthcare and financial sectors led the gainers while telecom and real estate lagged. WTI crude oil for February delivery settled at $62.96 a barrel, up 2% for the day it’s highest level since December 2014. February gold dropped about 0.5% on the day to settle at $1,313.70. Equities were headed for a higher close shortly before the bell as the DJIA traded up 0.52% for the day, the S&P 500 traded up 0.28%, and the Nasdaq....More>>>

Top 5 Oil Stocks To Own For 2018

The prime beneficiary of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries decision to cut production are domestic producers in the Permian Basin. One such firm is WPX Energy (NYSE:WPX) that made a risky acquisition in the area back in 2015 that is starting to pay off big time.

The stock is up over 25% today to new multi-year highs. Other stocks focused on the area are at new all-time highs suggesting some more upside might exist in WPX Energy.

OPEC agreed to cut oil production by roughly 1.3 million bbl/d. Other non-OPEC members like Russia agreed to cut another 600,000 bbl/d....More>>>

Top 10 Oil Stocks To Buy For 2018

Source: ThinkstockDecember 7, 2017: The S&P 500 closed up 0.3% at 2,637.01. The DJIA closed up 0.3% at 24,211.42. Separately, the Nasdaq was up 0.5% at 6,812.84.

Thursday was a solid day for the broad U.S. markets. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all recovered from their losses earlier this week, although not entirely. Crude oil made a small comeback after tanking in Wednesdays session. The S&P 500 sectors were mostly positive on the day with one exception. The best performing sectors were industrials and technology up 0.9% and 0.6%, respectively. The worst performing sector was....More>>>

Top 10 Oil Stocks To Own Right Now

Platts reported last week that North Dakota oil production grew 74,000 bpd in October – the biggest monthly gain ever. The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources cited the OPEC supply cut agreement and global economic growth as responsible for the rise. No doubt those were contributors. However, the biggest factor may be the additional 470,000 bpd of incremental Bakken shale exit capacity provided by the Dakota Access Pipeline System (“DAPL”) which went into service earlier this year (see Whiting: So Much For the ‘DAPL Bump’).

Source: Phillips 66....More>>>