Basic Material Stocks: ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM), Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL), Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE:ANR), Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO)

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) raised its quarterly dividend from $0.69 to $0.73 per share today. The new dividend will be paid on 9/2/2014 to shareholders on record as of 7/21/2014. The stock will go ex-dividend on 7/17/2014. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) stock performance was 0.15% in last session and finished the day at $85.67. Traded volume was 8.25million shares…

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Oil &Gas Stocks: ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Total (NYSE:TOT), BP (NYSE:BP), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX)

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), the oil and gas company, built an online knowledge platform where employees pose questions and others provide answers. Baker and Bulkley say that the company has saved $100 million by this means of tapping employees’ knowledge. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) stock performance was -0.35% in last session and finished the day at $86.10. Traded volume…

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