The big news out of South America this week is that on Monday, the government of Argentina pulled a Chavez and nationalized YPF, its largest oil and gas company. YPF had been majority owned by Spain’s Repsol (look at that Euro clout). The Argentinian government appears increasingly less investor friendly and now it looks like the energy industry,… Read More »
WPX Energy(WPX) began trading regular way today following its spin off from Williams(WMB). The company issued a press release to mark the occasion Shares of WPX Energy will begin trading “regular way” on the New York Stock Exchange today following a successful spinoff from Williams that concluded on Dec. 31. WPX Energy is an… Read More »
New Year’s Eve is one of those ‘big events’ that rarely lives up to its hype and often ends up pretty anti-climactic. Doesn’t bode well for this ensemble flick(actually, I am sure it will suck for a host of other reasons). The board of directors at Williams Companies (WMB) believes they have found the solution for a great… Read More »