Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

A Look at the Implied Volatilities of Crude Oil and Natural Gas

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Crude oil’s implied volatility Crude oil’s (USO) (OIIL) implied volatility was 39.71 on June 17, 2016. Its 15-day average implied volatility is 36.16. This means that its current level is 9.8% above its 15-day average. Crude oil’s…

Oil price: Post-Brexit slump may not be over yet

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Crude futures move higher in London and New York but remain below pre-EU referendum $50 highs Oil rallied yesterday in both London and New York, with Reuters reporting it added around three per cent as wider markets rebounded following a…

Oil Bulls Face Specter of Market Turmoil on Brexit Aftershocks

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Oil bulls could end up road kill following the Brexit ballot. Crude tumbled as much as 6.8 percent June 24 after U.K. voters decided to leave the European Union. While some analysts said supply and demand still favor rising prices, Britain’s…

Oil hits 2016 high, driven by falling supply and weaker dollar

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Oil prices hit their highest in eight months on Tuesday, buoyed by the dollar nearing one-month lows and by falling Nigerian oil output after a spate of attacks on infrastructure. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 36 cents on the day at $50.91…

OIL SUPPLY DRYING UP? Oil hits six-month highs on supply outages, Goldman forecast

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Oil prices hit six-month highs on Monday on worries about global supply outages and as long-time bear Goldman Sachs sounded more positive on the market, although a stockpile build at the U.S. storage hub for crude futures limited gains. Expectations…

Why The Bounce In Natural Gas Could Just Be Getting Started

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On Tuesday we talked about the quiet bull market in commodities. Today we want to talk about one specific commodity that has been lagging the sharp rebound in oil, but is starting to make a big-time move. It’s natural gas. This is an area…

Natural Gas Prices Hit New Five-Month High

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Many Opec members have suffered as the oil price has collapsed and countries, most notably Saudi Arabia and Iran, have fought to retain market share rather than set prices by adjusting production. Crude-oil prices briefly fell under $30 a…

Years Of Painful Cuts Sets Markets Up For Serious Supply Crunch

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Total global oil production could decline for the next several years in a row as scarce new sources of supply come online. According to data from Rystad Energy, overall global oil output will fall this year as natural depletion overwhelms…

Why $50 Oil Is Here To Stay

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Now that oil prices have rebounded to $50 per barrel, will U.S. shale drillers turn the taps back on? That is the million dollar question that the oil markets still do not have a clear answer on. Last year, when oil prices rebounded from…

MUST TRY HARDER! Have Oil-Weighted Stocks Underperformed Crude Oil?

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Relative price performance Between May 2 and 9, 2016, an equally weighted basket of oil-weighted stocks that operate with a production mix of at least 60% in crude oil (USL), and that are the part of the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration…