Phillips 66 PSX

Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) union workers at the Bayway Refinery have voted to authorize a strike as contract talks stall. The authorization follows unresolved negotiations over wages, benefits, safety standards, training, and job protection policies at the New Jersey facility. The current collective bargaining agreement is nearing expiration, and no replacement deal has been reached between union leaders and Phillips 66. The Bayway strike authorization is important, but investors also need to...

Oil is moving freely again through the Strait of Hormuz, but refined fuel is still locked up, and that mismatch is reshaping who feels the pain and who holds the pricing power. Investors watching diesel hit new records in the U.S. are really watching a story about margins, policy risk and supply chains. This article examines those cross currents and discusses three large integrated oil and gas stocks exposed to this news backdrop. The stocks below are just a starting sample, and the full...