BGR News and Press, BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust From 08/02/19

I believe we as investors are now living in a world where we are both blessed and cursed by the number of investment options available today. On one hand, investors are most certainly going to be able to find an investment vehicle that aligns their investment goals with their investment po...

Energy stocks ( XLE -2.5% ) are slammed after Pres. Trump tweets he will place an additional 10% tariff on the remaining $300B of Chinese goods and products effective Sept. 1, sparking more worries about a global economic slowdown. More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, Concho ...

The price of crude oil has been under pressure since trading to a high at $66.60 per barrel on the nearby NYMEX futures in late April. Crude oil fell to a low at $50.60 in early June and recovered to a high at $60.94 before turning lower once again. At around $56 per barrel on July 26, crude o...

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP ) fell to six-month lows in today's trade as CEO John Lindsay warned of more pain ahead in the downtrodden oilfield services industry. More news on: Helmerich & Payne, Inc., Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., Superior Energy Services, Inc., Energy stocks...

Crude oil prices ( USO -1.6% ) slumped to their lowest levels since June 19 , reversing early gains on weakness in U.S. equities markets and expectations of rising production from the Gulf of Mexico after last week's hurricane disrupted production. More news on: The United States Oil ...

Crude oil futures plunge following reports that Secretary of State Pompeo told a Cabinet meeting at the White House that Iran is ready to enter negotiations over its missile program; WTI -4% to $57.19/bbl, Brent -3.7% to $64.00/bbl. More news on: The United States Oil ETF, LP, Energy...

BlackRock Energy&Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR ) declares $0.0776/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 7.99% Payable July 31; for shareholders of record July 15; ex-div July 12. See BGR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More news ...

For the first time in U.S. history, renewable energies briefly generated more electricity than coal in April this year, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis . This development is significant for U.S. clean energy champions, environmental advocates, and a...

U.S. crude prices extend previous gains after EIA data showed domestic stockpiles plunged 12.8M barrels for the week ended June 21, the biggest weekly decline since a 14.5M-barrel draw in September 2016; WTI +3.5% to $59.83/bbl, Brent +2.7% at $66.81/bbl. More news on: Exxon Mobil ...

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...