MORGAN STANLEY EQUITY RESEARCH

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION (XOM.N): POSITIVE ANALYST MEETING; MAINTAIN OVERWEIGHT - 09 Mar 2006

ExxonMobil Analyst Meeting Positive:
ExxonMobil held its annual analyst meeting yesterday in New York City, reviewing its strategic, operational and financial outlook. The company remains committed to value creation, which leads to higher valuation i

The stock market is attempting to attract some buyers after breaking below the 11,000 mark over the past few sessions. Don't get too anxious just yet.

I have adopted a rather callous philosophy toward the markets, and that philosophy is very simple. "Every stock is bad unless it goes up." As I have said before, there is a time to be in the market, and a time to be out". If quality stoc

Oil prices fell in overnight trading as traders anticipated that OPEC will keep production levels steady at today's meeting. We'll the traders were right! Today, OPEC confirmed it will hold production at current levels to bring prices down, and the Energy Department reported a higher than expected build in crude inventories.

Now, that crude oil has dropped below the $60/bbl mark, prices