Mavis Scanlon

Tech Rally Pulls Limelight Away From Value-Rich Oil Sector

By Mavis Scanlon

Many of these stocks offer solid value and an improving fundamental picture, analysts say.

11:19AM 12/21/99

Accounting Problem Drills Baker Hughes Where It Counts: Credibility

By Mavis Scanlon

The oil-services concern says it's trying to remedy Wall Street's worries.

07:13PM 12/09/99

Thrifty Fleet Overhaul Is Thrilling Investors in Noble Drilling

By Mavis Scanlon

The offshore oil driller is positioned to take advantage of oil's strong move this year.

03:33PM 12/08/99

Oil's Surge Has Domestic Producers Looking Cheap

By Mavis Scanlon

Companies like Phillips and Occidental have been cutting costs even as oil prices hit post-Gulf War highs.

10:00PM 11/23/99

Women in Prison Learn to Pay Themselves First

By Mavis Scanlon

Women in a New Hampshire prison are learning financial basics from a local daytrader who ultimately wants to establish a legal defense fund.

12:42PM 11/20/99

Signs of Transocean's Revival Run Silent, Run Deep

By Mavis Scanlon

Investors eschew the driller's stock even as an upsurge brews in its native deep water.

07:05AM 11/15/99

When Traders Are Troubled, They Call In a Coach

By Mavis Scanlon

Robin Dayne has built a business counseling daytraders through tough times.

01:14PM 11/09/99

Texaco's West Africa Push Could Give Reserves a Big Boost

By Mavis Scanlon

The payoff is a few years out, but the stock is undervalued by some measures and could get a rise out of the project.

05:00PM 10/31/99

Tightening Supply Picture Has Oil Companies Wondering What OPEC Will Do Next

By Mavis Scanlon

The timing of a change in production caps could make a big splash in oil-company spending.

05:12PM 10/28/99

Update: Rowan's Upside Surprise Can't Lift the Gloom in the Oil Patch

By Mavis Scanlon

A jump in oil prices boosts oil-service firms, though a worldwide turnaround is far from assured.

09:57AM 10/13/99