Chevron will close its Aberdeen, Scotland office, the U.S. oil producer said on Monday, ending the company's decades-long presence in the city as part of its ongoing restructuring.
Oil and natural gas prices can move in unexpected ways and do so in a dramatic and rapid fashion. The geopolitical conflicts playing out today are yet another evidence point that energy investors need to be prepared to deal with often headline-grabbing and perhaps shocking volatility.
Investing can be extremely volatile, as experienced this year when the market fell into bear market territory from its highs in February. After recouping those losses it's now approaching near all-time highs.
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For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs wi...
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Given escalating tensions in the Middle East and related uncertainty, investors may want to think about adding some exposure to energy stocks. Although the sector hasn't exactly crushed it in recent years, and talks of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran have kept oil prices down (as of June 24), the region is erratic, and there are plenty of scenarios that could lead to higher oil prices.
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