WTI crude went from $57.97 a barrel in December 2025 to over $100 today. That kind of move hands a windfall to oil producers and gives their shareholders motion sickness in roughly…
The Marketplace Morning Report segment titled “Chipping away at Nvidia’s chip dominance” carried a market call that pulled focus from semiconductors to crude. The hosts noted Brent crude oil prices spiked to…
Warren Buffett stepped down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) on December 31, 2025, after six decades leading the conglomerate he transformed from a struggling textile mill into a $1…
Shares of Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM | XOM Price Prediction) and Chevron (NYSE:CVX) are sliding again midday Friday, extending a month-long cooldown for the two energy heavyweights. XOM stock is trading at $147,…
Warren Buffett stepped down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B | BRK-B Price Prediction) on December 31, 2025, after six decades leading the conglomerate he transformed from a struggling textile mill…
Oil crossed $114 a barrel in early April 2026, a level not seen since 2022, and iShares Global Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:IXC) was up nearly 29% year-to-date by mid-April, collecting dividends from Riyadh…
Adams Natural Resources Fund (NYSE:PEO) trades at a roughly 10% discount to its net asset value and has delivered a 27% one-year total return. The fund’s 8% trailing yield based on its…
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (NYSE:GGN) pays a monthly distribution and currently yields around 6.5% annualized at its recent share price of $5.51. That yield attracts income investors drawn…
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…
Three supertankers slipped through the Strait of Hormuz last Saturday, each carrying up to two million barrels of oil. That trickle is all that passed during the ceasefire window. Before the war…
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (NYSE:GGN) has delivered solid returns, with shares up nearly 9% year to date and almost 39% over the past year, powered by favorable conditions…
Energy prices surged above $100 per barrel in April 2026, with WTI crude sitting at $100.72, near the 96.7th percentile of its 12-month range. For income investors, that backdrop matters because it…
Since Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, 2026, the global oil market has been volatile. U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure sent crude prices surging through March.…
WTI crude oil surged above $114 per barrel in early April after the U.S. imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the collapse of peace talks in Islamabad. Oil climbed from $56…
Chevron (NYSE:CVX | CVX Price Prediction) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) closed 2025 with results that expose a fundamental divide in how two oil giants handle commodity downturns. One relies on a diversified, integrated…
