Mario Gabelli built his closed-end fund around two sectors most investors overlook, and the strategy is drawing serious attention from income-focused investors.
Crude oil has whipsawed investors all year. WTI spiked to $112.25 per barrel in mid-May as the Iran conflict rattled supply lanes, then drifted back to $84.65 by June 15. For income…
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE) has had a volatile two months. XLE climbed to $61.29 on May 19 as Brent crude touched $124.61 in early April on the de facto…
While the hopes for a permanent cease-fire and a cessation of hostilities are the ultimate end-game plan for Iran and the Middle East, the reality is that while spot prices have plummeted…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading modestly higher after a stunning opening to the week, as all major indices rocketed higher. The announcement of a cease-fire deal with Iran, which the…
Value stocks are having their moment again, and Vanguard Mega Cap Value Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:MGV) is the cleanest way to own that rotation without overpaying for it. MGV returned 28%…
Although Wall Street has spent the better part of two years cheering an artificial intelligence buildout that has dragged the Nasdaq 100 up roughly 30% over the past year, the technology-packed Nasdaq…
The three biggest U.S. oil majors are sending mixed signals at current prices: Chevron (NYSE:CVX | CVX Price Prediction) at $185.82 looks constructive, Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) at $146.60 looks constructive, and Occidental…
On a recent Diet TBPN segment, co-host John Coogan read at length from an Economist piece making a striking claim about where corporate America now lives. The thesis, quoted directly: “Texas is…
If you put $10,000 into the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLE) on the last trading day of 2025 and forgot about it, you would be sitting on roughly $13,131 as of…
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…
Peter Boockvar, Chief Investment Officer at One Point BFG Wealth Partners, told CNBC on June 10 that the technical setup under the AI trade has gotten silly. “Stocks in the AI trade…
With a brutal semiconductor sell-off weighing heavily on the tech sector and the broader stock markets on Friday, as investors ponder the latest hotter-than-expected jobs print, perhaps a major risk is being…
Joey Frenette Ten years ago, Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM | XOM Price Prediction) was an aging supermajor coasting on legacy assets and a sleepy dividend. The decade that followed was brutal before it got good.…
Alex Sirois Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM | XOM Price Prediction) is a stock worth owning for decades because almost no company on the planet combines its scale, balance sheet strength, and 43-year dividend record with…
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