BGR News and Press, BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust From 12/17/18

As 2018 comes to an end in a couple short weeks, it seems like now might be a good time review what funds have disappointed in 2018. The two major concerns plaguing 2018 had to be the U.S.-China trade war, that is temporarily on a ceasefire as there is a 90-day pause for tariffs. The other m...

After two weeks of bruising negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries agreed Saturday on a rulebook to curb global warming, seeking to bolster the 2015 Paris climate accord. More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, Vanguard Energy ETF, Direxion Daily Energy Bull 3x Shares ETF...

Oil prices tumbled to wipe out the week's prior gains, weighed by a big drop in equities that followed weaker than expected data on China's economic growth and a stronger dollar; U.S. WTI settled -2.6% to $51.20/bbl, Brent -2.1% to $60.12/bbl. More news on: Exxon Mobil Corporation, ...

Crude oil futures settle sharply higher after a late run-up, with WTI ending +2.8% to $52.58/bbl, after a news report said Saudi Arabia plans to cut shipments to U.S. refiners to avoid an expansion of U.S. stockpiles; also, Brent +2.2% to $61.45/bbl. More news on: The United States ...

Crude oil prices bounce nicely from yesterday’s losses, helped by gains in global stocks, a slightly weaker dollar and an outage hurting Libyan production ; WTI  +2.4% to $52.24/bbl, Brent +1.5% to $60.90/bbl. More news on: The United States Oil ETF, LP, Energy Select Se...

Crude oil futures erase the gains they made on Friday following OPEC's decision to cut production: January WTI settled -3.1% to $51/bbl after rising 3.3% last week, and Brent -2.8% ended at $59.97/bbl following last week's 3.7% jump. More news on: The United States Oil ETF, LP, Ener...

Crude oil prices settled higher but well off earlier 5% gains, as OPEC's announced 1.2M bbl/day production cut is roughly in line with expectations heading into the group's meeting; WTI +2.2% to $52.61/bbl, Brent +2.7% to $61.67/bbl. More news on: The United States Oil ETF, LP, Energy ...

The Trump administration moves to open millions of acres of public lands to new oil and gas drilling and mining and increase grazing by easing Obama-era protections for the greater sage grouse. More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, Vanguard Energy ETF, SPDR S&P Oil & Gas E...

Crude oil futures are now surging on reports that OPEC has struck a deal to cut production: WTI  +4.9% to $54.03/bbl, Brent +5.2% to $63.19/bbl. More news on: The United States Oil ETF, LP, Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, iPath S&P Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN, Energy stocks...

Crude oil futures move higher on reports that Iran has finally agreed to an OPEC deal in principle: WTI  +1.6% to $52.31/bbl, Brent +2.1% to $61.34/bbl. More news on: The United States Oil ETF, LP, Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, iPath S&P Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN, Ene...