Major oil companies saw historic shareholder votes last week, with ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) losing control of several board seats to an activist energy hedge fund seeking change following massive losses in 2020. By the close of trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) managed to hold on to a slight advance, but the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) eased lower. Gasoline prices at $2.18 per gallon hit their highest levels in seven years, as people tired of being stuck at home took to the roads for the Memorial Day weekend.