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David Alton Clark, The Winter Warrior Investor, thinks the market is a little bit toppy with stretched valuations. Focusing on high-conviction positions, trimming the number of holdings, and reallocating gains from growth into income-producing assets for capital preservation.

Global demand for natural gas will rise more than 20% by 2050 from last year's level, as it displaces coal to power industries and meet higher electricity use in developing countries, Exxon Mobil said on Thursday in an annual outlook.

Exxon has held talks with Russia's Rosneft about working together on the Sakhalin fields, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The former head of Vitol's Asia region liquefied natural gas operations will join U.S. oil major ExxonMobil to lead its global LNG trading and Asia Gas and Power divisions.

ExxonMobil Corporation's record upstream production in Q2 2025 was overshadowed by unfavorable oil prices. But this strong XOM volume capacity sets up significant upside potential if oil pricing improves. I do see several potential black swan events that could trigger an oil price rebound.

Energy is the most unloved and undervalued S&P 500 sector, offering significant contrarian opportunity for income and capital gains. Smart money is quietly accumulating energy stocks despite recent underperformance, as current oil prices are unsustainable for producers and OPEC. Royalty companies like Viper Energy and Kimbell Royalty Partners, as well as Canadian producers (among others), offer high yields and strong long-term fundamentals.

Shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation (Ticker: XOM) are slightly positive so far in 2025, although it's been a volatile* ride. Oil prices plummeted in April following Liberation Day tariffs that stoked fears of a global recession, which dampened demand expectations.

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Exxon Mobil has a strong integrated business model that provides stability across commodity cycles. The company's earnings and revenue consistently exceed analyst expectations. Exxon Mobil offers a reliable dividend yield with a history of annual increases.