Investors have plenty of questions about the complex dynamics that drive global energy markets. Our resident expert Elliott Gue has the answers.
Amid the welter of misleading headlines about WTI prices and the implications of Egypt’s regime change, fourth-quarter earnings results from our Portfolio holdings serve as a reminder of the trends driving global energy markets and related stocks.
Forget Egypt and geopolitical risk. Oil prices are headed higher because demand is growing and supplies are tightening.
Predictably, the price of oil rose as things got hotter in North Africa. And after initial fears subsided, opportunistic money flowed to Egypt-themed assets.
With oil prices on the rise and producers opening their wallets, services firms are entering the sweet spot of their business cycle. But investors will need to be selective to outperform in 2011.
Integrys Energy Group (NYSE: TEG) is a new addition to the Income Portfolio Aggressive Holdings.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is a strong company that’s only getting stronger as the North American economy revives.
A post-midterm-shellacking pivot by the Obama administration should pave the way for an uptick in utility mergers and acquisitions.
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