Oil and energy company ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM | XOM Price Prediction) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) closed out 2025 with results that reveal two very different oil giants navigating the same crude price headwind.

Markets are rallying Wednesday on the news of a two-week ceasefire in Iran, but some stocks are bucking the trend.

President Donald Trump has said he only expects the Iran war to last a few more weeks. However, it's hard to know how long conflicts like this could last.

Higher crude oil prices and crack spreads are good news for Chevron. The parties to the conflict are still far away from a comprehensive peace deal.

Energy executives sold stock worth $1.4 billion in the first quarter on the back of a historic shock to the world's crude supplies.

CVX resumes Leviathan gas output after a 33-day halt, boosting capacity to 14 bcm and reinforcing its role in Eastern Mediterranean energy supply.

We bought four “new” holdings in the quarter. Two of the four — Blackstone and Otis — we have owned before. In IT, we exited Oracle and trimmed Broadcom. Our five-year investment in Oracle proved highly profitable as the company transitioned its business model from licensing to software-as-a-service. On the semiconductor side, we modestly reduced our position in Broadcom to fund our new investment in Taiwan Semiconductor.

The stock market may be set for a bumper rally Wednesday but it's going to be a tough day for the energy sector.

Chevron (CVX) closed at $201.54 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.35% move from the prior day.

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