Exxon’s New CEO Drives Oil Giant Into Post-Tillerson Era

Woods replaced longtime Exxon chief Rex Tillerson, now the Secretary of State, beginning Jan. 1. Less than three weeks later, Exxon disclosed Tillerson’s final deal: a large acquisition of land in the fast-growing Permian Basin that will cost up to $6.6 billion. It was Exxon’s largest deal since it agreed to buy XTO Energy in 2009.

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A street sign is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange October 16, 2007. U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday after disappointing earnings and outlooks from financial services companies suggested problems from the credit squeeze will be prolonged.

Rain at J.P. Morgan Health Meeting Is a Tonic for Hotel Revenue

At this year’s annual meeting of health-care executives and investors in San Francisco, an industry criticized over the high prices of its drugs got a taste of its own medicine. The four-day J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, known more for speed-date meetings and deals than actual presentations, this year packed thousands of investors, bankers and executives into the rain-soaked Union Square neighborhood.

Banks, Oil Stocks Hinder Dow’s Pursuit of 20,000

Declines in bank and energy companies weighed on Wall Street on Monday, distancing the Dow from the 20,000 mark, while gains in technology stocks pushed the Nasdaq to a record intraday high. Two-thirds of the 30 Dow components were lower, with Goldman Sachs’s 0.7 percent decline weighing the most.

Dow Analyst Moves: JPM

The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase is the #19 analyst pick. Within the broader S&P 500, when components were ranked in terms of analyst favorites, JPM claims the #299 spot.