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Exxon quarterly profit falls 5.2% on weak refining, chemical margins

Exxon Mobil Corp reported a 5.2% drop in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, as assets sales propped up flat year-over-year oil and gas output and weakness in its refining and chemicals businesses. Oil companies last quarter suffered from weaker prices for their products, and in Exxon’s case it has been spending heavily to boost its oil output to reverse production declines. Net income attributable to Exxon fell to $5.69 billion, or $1.33 per share, in the three months ended Dec. 31, from $6 billion, or $1.41 per share, a year earlier. …read more […]

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Why FAANG Stocks Are an Investing Powerhouse

Did you hear about FAANG stocks and wonder what they are? No, it’s not about investing in vampires, although that would be cool. Investing in FAANG stocks means taking a bite – sorry couldn’t resist – out of some of the very best companies on the market.
What are FAANG Stocks?
The acronym “FAANG” represents five of the leading American technology stocks on the market:

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB)
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN)
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)
Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX)
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG)

In other words, the creme de la creme of social media, e-commerce, computer and phone hardware, streaming media, and internet search. These are all core areas of the …read more […]