NDP News and Press, Tortoise Energy Independence Fund Inc. From 02/18/20

The energy sector ( XLE -1.6% ) is today's weakest performer - again - widening its Q1 loss so far to 11.3% vs. a 4.2% quarter-to-date gain in the S&P 500, as " risk aversion has returned to the markets ." More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, Baker Hughes Company, Schlumberge...

Crude oil futures scored their first weekly gain in six weeks , as investors bet the economic impact of the coronavirus would be short-lived. More news on: The United States Oil ETF, LP, Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN, Energy stocks news...

We’ve been tracking refinery margins for a while, and there’s always an interplay between the input costs (i.e., crude prices) and product prices (i.e., gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, etc.). Refiners make the difference between the two and in complex refineries, can dial up or down ...

The energy sector ( XLE +1.5% ) is easily the top performer in the early going, lifted by a sharp rally in crude oil on speculation that Russia will agree to go along with a production cut that has been proposed by OPEC+. More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, Noble Corporation p...

Wide Permian crude price differentials provided a boost to midstream earnings in 2019 as companies exploited arbitrage opportunities. However, as new pipeline capacity has come on-line, the Midland-Houston crude price differential has tightened and eliminated upside from spot shipments. With m...

- When I see comments like this, especially from the likes of Jim Cramer (Squawk on the Street, 2/7/20) , it gives me pause. - Cramer's 'big call' history is more than a bit spotty. - Flawed as the much-heralded concept of 'peak oil' was back in 2008, writing the obituary for the foss...

Note: data from this article are from January 24 th , 2020. Dear CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members, I would like to welcome the new members who have joined us recently. As a reminder, our latest portfolio updates are here: The Tactical Income-100 Portfolio - December 2019 Report...

The energy sector ( XLE -0.9% ) extends its recent weakness , dropping back near last week's lows amid continued worries that the spreading coronavirus will weigh on demand and economic growth. More news on: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, National Oilwell Varco, Inc., Cimarex Energy Co....

WTI March crude oil closes -1.2% at $50.32/bbl for a 2.4% decline this week, marking a fifth straight weekly fall , as strong U.S. economic data failed to offset concerns over the global economy fed by the spread of the coronavirus. More news on: The United States Oil ETF, LP, Ener...

By Blu Putnam At a Glance Roundtable with economists, traders examines the effect of surging U.S. production and geopolitical events in the Middle East. The Middle East oil risk premium is a fraction of what it was a decade ago. The mid-September 2019 drone strike on a Saud...