BGR News and Press, BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust From 06/19/19

In one of the most significant steps yet by the Trump administration to roll back Obama-era climate policy, the Environmental Protection Agency releases its much-anticipated final rule gutting Pres. Obama's signature Clean Power Plan for cutting carbon emissions from coal plants to comba...

Ned Davis Research is shifting 300 basis points of allocation from energy to financials, writes NDR consumer strategist Pat Tschosik in a note to clients. More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares ETF, Financial s...

The companies behind the U.S. fracking boom are turning to asset sales, drilling partnerships and other alternative - and costly - financing to supplement their cash flow as they face dwindling access to traditional sources of capital after routinely failing to turn a profit for years, acc...

Two weeks ago I wrote an article in which I argued that the iShares U.S. Energy ETF ( IYE ) was headed lower. Since then, shares have moved lower by a little over 1%. It’s not much, but I believe it’s the beginning of a much larger move. It is my thinking that in the coming w...

It's been a tough day for U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil refiners, thumped by Pres. Trump's threats to slap a tariff on all goods coming from Mexico and the EPA's widely expected move to allow year-round sale of E15 gasoline . More news on: Valero Energy Corporation, Phillips 66, Exxon Mobil C...

The energy E&P sector's predilections for production and spending are to blame for their deep unpopularity with investors , according to Bloomberg's Liam Denning. More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, Vanguard Energy ETF, SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ...

U.S. importers are paying almost all of the U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods imposed by President Donald Trump, the International Monetary Fund says in its blog on Thursday. More news on: iShares China Large-Cap ETF, Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3x Shares ETF, Direxion Daily FTSE China Be...

Over the recent trading sessions, many commodities prices have slipped after trade negotiations between the US and China hit a roadblock. The slow pace of talks and claims that the Chinese negotiators backtracked on parts of a deal where the US thought they had an agreement led to new tariffs ...

(For reference, we recently updated our oil analysis in our latest quarterly letter which can be found here ). Continuing our weekly series, Open Insights, we'll take a look at the EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report ("WPSR") for the week of April 26, 2019. EIA reported a crude build of ...

Offshore oil drillers will enjoy more flexibility in meeting federal safety requirements, as the Trump administration announces a rollback of Obama-era offshore drilling rules imposed after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, Vanguard E...