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Utilities strain short-term debt market, lining up $14B in cash and credit
11:11pm, Thursday, 26'th Mar 2020
Some of the biggest U.S. utilities (NYSEARCA:XLU) have arranged for more than $14B in cash and credit by selling bonds, entering into new credit facilities or drawing on existing lines to boost liquid
Utilities sprint higher as dividends appeal vs. near-zero T-note yields
03:25pm, Thursday, 26'th Mar 2020
The S&P utilities sector (XLU +5.5%) is the leading performer in today's advance, extending this week's gain to 13% while trimming its Q1 loss to 17%.The relatively high dividend yield offered by
Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Markets Crash, Led By MLPs
09:12pm, Wednesday, 25'th Mar 2020
Zero out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and zero out of 23 sectors positive on NAV this week. MLPs lead the downside. Several CEFs deleverage. Watch for ab
EPA to waive some regulations for refiners, utilities due to coronavirus
04:18pm, Wednesday, 25'th Mar 2020
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to waive compliance requirements and deadlines for a range of industries, including oil refiners, water utilities and sewage plants, as it seeks to help
Utilities sector, down 17% in a week, hardly immune from economic woes
06:58pm, Monday, 23'rd Mar 2020
The unusually weak performance in the utilities sector (XLU -6.9%) - sinking 17% over the past week - is drawing attention, considering the group generally is regarded as a defensive-oriented, counter
Power industry may ask key staff to live at work if virus worsens - Reuters
09:26pm, Friday, 20'th Mar 2020
The U.S. electric industry may ask essential employees to live on site at power plants and control centers to keep operations running if the coronavirus outbreak worsens, Reuters reports, citing indus
Stocks That Hit 52-Week Lows On Thursday
02:49pm, Thursday, 19'th Mar 2020
On Thursday morning, 1178 companies hit new 52-week lows.
Facts of Interest:
The largest company by market cap to set a new 52-week low was Nuveen Preferred & Income...
Utilities break out to big gains, as sector relatively insulated from downturn
04:18pm, Tuesday, 17'th Mar 2020
The utilities sector (XLU +10.5%) is today's clear market leader, as stable higher-yielding companies begin to attract investors in a volatile market trying to rebound from heavy selling.Among notable
Utilities take steps to help customers during coronavirus
02:10am, Saturday, 14'th Mar 2020
Utility companies across the U.S. are suspending service shutoffs for failure to pay bills during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) says it is suspending disconnections for nonpa
Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: HQH And GGZ Boosts, GUT And OXLC N-2s (February 21, 2020)
04:03pm, Wednesday, 11'th Mar 2020
12 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 8 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV this week. Franklin Resources buys Legg Mason. HQH and GGZ boosts their distr
Immediate relief prepared for uranium miners, Energy Secretary says
04:21pm, Tuesday, 03'rd Mar 2020
Uranium names (NYSEARCA:URA) are on the rise after U.S. Secretary of Energy Brouillette says the Trump administration is prepared to provide immediate relief to domestic uranium miners.Brouillette mad
Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup, February 14, 2020: Notes On BTZ, RQI And ASG
02:59pm, Monday, 02'nd Mar 2020
20 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 15 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV this week. Real estate leads while emerging market income lags. Notes on BTZ
The Coronavirus And Closed-End Funds
08:40am, Monday, 02'nd Mar 2020
CEF discounts have exploded from 2.8% to 7.5% on average in the last week. Those bigger discounts aren't evenly disbursed, with some funds seeing more aggressiv
Utilities no place to hide in this week's stock market rout
02:30am, Saturday, 29'th Feb 2020
Utilities stocks, normally the safest and most boring of all equity investments, were hardly a refuge from the market's stormy week - in fact, the group was today's weakest performer, suggesting inves
