$250 billion of shale oil mergers rewrite Wall Street playbook – Uptrends

0 billion of shale oil mergers rewrite Wall Street playbook – Uptrends

This week’s $26 billion combination of two Texas oil companies is the latest in a series of deals that’s ushering in the era of Big Shale. Wall Street, which eyed the sector with skepticism for most of the last decade, appears to be all in. Diamondback Energy Inc.’s takeover of Endeavor Energy Resources LP announced … Read more

Big Shale means ‘consolidate or get eaten.’ Wall Street is all in – Uptrends

Big Shale means ‘consolidate or get eaten.’ Wall Street is all in – Uptrends

This week’s $26 billion combination of two Texas oil companies is the latest in a series of deals that’s ushering in the era of Big Shale. Wall Street, which eyed the sector with skepticism for most of the last decade, appears to be all in. Diamondback Energy Inc.’s takeover of Endeavor Energy Resources LP announced on Feb. … Read more

BlackRock, State Street Global Advisors back out of climate transition group – Uptrends

BlackRock, State Street Global Advisors back out of climate transition group – Uptrends

The chief financial officer who oversees New York City’s five public pension funds, with $242 billion in assets, has something to say to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s asset management firm and Jamie Dimon’s J.P. Morgan Asset Management: You guys are failing. “By caving into the demands of right-wing politicians funded by the fossil fuel industry … Read more