West Texas Intermediate crude opened 2026 near $57 a barrel and spiked to almost $115 on April 7 after the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed to tanker traffic. Brent followed a parallel…
The iShares U.S. Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:IYE) has had a great year for capital gains, but holders who bought it for income want to know whether the distribution can hold up if oil…
IYE's quarterly distribution has swung from $0.12 to $0.48 in just a few years, and the next oil cycle will test whether integrated majors protect shareholders or protect their balance sheets first.
John Seetoo If you bought iShares U.S. Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:IYE) on the last trading day of 2025 at about $47 and you are still holding it this morning at about $61, you are sitting…
Crude was sitting at $112 a barrel, the 98th percentile of the past year, before dropping to $81, but the driver is clear. Tankers are still rerouting around the Strait of Hormuz,…
The global energy map has been redrawn in weeks. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed since late February and U.S.-Iran peace talks collapsing in Islamabad, American oil producers are the unexpected…
After years of focusing on the wild growth that tech stocks have been delivering, there is a growing movement as investors change course. There is no question that tech has seemingly delivered…
