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1st National Bank’s Stanley French Education Forum took,  a quiet, but significant  step forward  last Saturday, when the bank disclosed...

The shares of a broad range of clean energy companies have been crushed lately, in a rout that encompasses just about every alternative energy sector, including solar, wind and geothermal power. At the same time, rather than weaning themselves off oil, Exxon Mobil and Chevron, the two biggest U.S. oil companies, are doubling down.

The market is focused on making money now and isn’t heeding urgent warnings about climate change, our columnist says.

One of the first things you notice when entering the Hess Tower in downtown Houston is the original forest-green truck that Leon Hess drove around New Jersey…

One of the first things you notice when entering the Hess Tower in downtown Houston is the original forest-green truck that Leon Hess drove around New Jersey…

After Chevron shelled out $53 billion for Hess Corp., the oil giant made a deal of its own, telling customers its iconic Hess Truck will remain a holiday staple. 

The company-branded toys have been holiday favorites since the 1960s.

John Hess, who has been chief executive officer of Hess since 1995, is expected to take a seat on the Chevron board following the completion of the deal.

The independent energy company Hess Corporation will be purchased by oil and gas giant Chevron for $53 billion, the companies announced Monday.

Chevron agreed to buy Hess for $53 billion not long after Exxon paid $59.5 billion for Pioneer. Both deals are paradigmatic of a larger trend