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by Nilanjan Choudhury   Published on  December 02, 2016  | Oil & Gas Performance in Q3 Unlike the second quarter, in which oil advanced more than 26% sequentially to notch up the best quarterly percentage gain in seven years, the Jun-Sep 2016 period turned out to be rather flat with crude barely advancing. In fact, the West Texas Intermediate ( WTI   -  Free Report ) crude futures during the third quarter hovered around the $45 per barrel mark, flat with the second quarter and down from $46.50 in the same period last year. On the other hand, natural gas popped through the $3 barrier for the first time in more than a year during the third quarter. Successive below-average builds with strong power sector consumption have been cutting into the year-over-year storage surplus. In fact, natural gas prices have doubled since hitting 17-year lows of around $1.6 per MMBtu in the first quarter. Q3 Flashback A look back at Q3 earnings season reflects tha...

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 By motley fool.                As 2016 winds down, it's natural for investors to take stock of their financial portfolios. With that in mind, we asked a few Motley Fool specialists to select their best ideas to get investors started off with a bang in 2017. Their answers:  Amazon.com   ( NASDAQ:AMZN ) ,  Under Armour  ( NYSE:UA )   ( NYSE:UA-C ) ,  General Electric   ( NYSE:GE ) ,  VF Corp.   ( NYSE:VFC ) ,  Mastercard   ( NYSE:MA ) ,  Kinder Morgan   ( NYSE:KMI ) , and  Helmerich & Payne   ( NYSE:HP ) . Read on to see their investment theses for these stocks.  This stock will keep you warm at night Dan Caplinger   (VF Corp.):  Some of the best stocks fly under the radar of most investors. VF Corp. is one such company, with an eminently forgettable name that nevertheless is the force behind top brands including The North Face, Vans, Timberlan...