BCX News and Press, BlackRock Resources of Beneficial Interest From 10/07/18

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One of my favorite lines in the 1970s classic film The Godfather is when Hyman Roth leans over the Michael Corleone and tells him, “ We’re bigger than U.S. Steel .” The quote was not fictional as Meyer Lansky, the mob figure who was the inspiration for Roth in the film m...

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Rare earth metals are commodities that may not trade on futures exchanges, but they have a myriad of applications in computers, DVDs, rechargeable batteries, cell phones, catalytic converters, magnets, fluorescent lights and many other products we use in our daily lives. The rare earth secto...

The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup summarizes recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors in the last week, as well as to highlight recently concluded or upcoming corporate actions on CEFs, such as tender offers. Most of the information has been sourced from CEFInsight or the...

Comex front-month copper prices jumped 3% to $2.712/lb. for its largest one-day increase since April after the U.S. and China announced fresh tariffs that were less severe than some investors had feared. More news on: Freeport-McMoRan Inc., BHP Billiton Limited, Rio Tinto plc, Commoditie...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC has authorized the renewal of its twenty taxable fixed-income and equity closed-end funds. More news on: BlackRock Energy&Resources Trust, BlackRock Enhanced Capital&Income Fund, BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust, Financial stocks news, Read more ...

BlackRock Advisors, LLC announced today that the Boards of Directors/Trustees of twenty BlackRock taxable fixed-income and equity closed-end funds (the “Funds”) have authorized the renewal of open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurchase Programs”). Under...

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Steel is a ferrous metal that is one of the most significant building blocks for infrastructure around the world. Iron ore is the primary ingredient in the production of steel, and we have witnessed lots of price volatility in the iron ore market over recent years. The price of steel has a h...