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'We're steering them all to Texas' Trump talks oil, Paxton vs. Talarico, and more at rally in Corpus Christi

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'We're steering them all to Texas' Trump talks oil, Paxton vs. Talarico, and more at rally in Corpus Christi

Trump gave some great insight as to why he held back-to-back rallies in Corpus Christi and Lubbock on the same day. "For whatever reason.... we get a lot more votes when I'm on the ballot."

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+2.7% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+5.6% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+11.8% 12d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+6.5% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • COP ConocoPhillips+10.8% 30d

    ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • SHEL Shell+0.1% 13d

    Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO-2.37%+3.62%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE-0.12%+1.60%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XOM-1.00%+1.85%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CVX-0.66%+2.17%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
COP-1.53%+1.93%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
SHELNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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'We're steering them all to Texas' Trump talks oil, Paxton vs. Talarico, and more at rally in Corpus Christi KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi

Source: KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi

How far United States Oil Fund (USO) has moved since 28 Oct 2026

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Conocophillips (COP)three days earlier+1.93%final price
Conocophillips (COP)five days earlier-1.53%final price
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+2.17%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier-0.66%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+3.62%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-2.37%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+1.60%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-0.12%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+1.85%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-1.00%final price

Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story

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United States Oil Fund (USO) on one side of this energy story

Companies mentioned with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “'We're steering them all to Texas' Trump talks oil, Paxton vs. Talarico, and more at rally in Corpus Christi.” Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “'We're steering them all to Texas' Trump talks oil, Paxton vs. Talarico, and more at rally in Corpus Christi,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    For “'We're steering them all to Texas' Trump talks oil, Paxton vs. Talarico, and more at rally in Corpus Christi,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    For “'We're steering them all to Texas' Trump talks oil, Paxton vs. Talarico, and more at rally in Corpus Christi,” Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    In “'We're steering them all to Texas' Trump talks oil, Paxton vs. Talarico, and more at rally in Corpus Christi,” Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • SHEL Shell

    Shell (SHEL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “'We're steering them all to Texas' Trump talks oil, Paxton vs. Talarico, and more at rally in Corpus Christi.” Reason on file: Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

United States Oil Fund (USO) is the company in “'We're steering them all to Texas' Trump talks oil, Paxton vs. Talarico, and more at rally in Corpus Christi,” the 28 Oct 2026 Energy story.

What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is here too. Its reason reads: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

The price range for United States Oil Fund (USO), and the dates in the story

USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 166.26. XLE traded between 60.95 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 69.64. XOM traded between 164.06 and 184.58 across 12 sessions. The latest close on file is 184.54.

What the saved facts support for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“'We're steering them all to Texas' Trump talks oil, Paxton vs. Talarico, and more at rally in Corpus Christi” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.