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For U.S. natural gas investors, Qatar’s problems may be the American natural gas industry’s opportunity. Diplomatic tensions between Qatar, the world’s largest natural gas exporter, and six Arab countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, recently came to a head over...

Dennis Gartman, editor and publisher of "The Gartman Letter," is known for shifting his stance on oil from bull to bear given the highly volatile and constantly changing factors that determine the price of oil. For instance, Gartman's 2016 call that oil won't trade above $44 per barrel in his...

The Middle Eastern geopolitical landscape shifted over the weekend after a handful of Gulf countries officially cut ties with the small but rich nation of Qatar. Saudi Arabia, along with Bahrain, the United Arab Eremites and Egypt halted air, sea and land travel to and from Qatar, Bloomberg...

The Global X MSCI Pakistan ETF (NYSE: PAK) is up 8.3 percent year-to-date, a solid performance among the single-country exchange traded funds dedicated to nations classified as frontier markets. PAK: Purely Pakistan However, Pakistan will not be a frontier market for long and the country's...

The caveat here is “maybe” the following exchange-traded funds could endure an oil shock, though past performance indicates it will be difficult. After all, the iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped ETF (NYSE: KSA) and the iShares MSCI Qatar Capped ETF (iShares Trust (NASDAQ: QAT)) are two...

Beleaguered Deutsche Bank AG (USA) (NYSE: DB) may be getting another lifeline, as Qatari investors owning the largest stake in the bank are unlikely to throw in the towel as yet. There was trouble in the paradise of Deutsche Bank when the Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Justice...

Benzinga's own Garrett Cook was a guest on Benzinga's PreMarket Prep daily show on August 24 to talk about the oil market. Cook was invited to discuss his in-depth knowledge of the oil market and to offer his expertise at a time when the commodity was showing erratic trading characteristics. On...

After the close of U.S. markets Tuesday, index provider MSCI Inc (NYSE: MSCI) released its annual market classification. Most investors awaiting the MSCI news were focusing on the index provider's decision on whether or not to include China A-shares in its emerging markets benchmarks, but there...

The iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped ETF (NYSE: KSA), the lone exchange-traded fund dedicated to stocks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nation, is down nearly 1.1 percent year-to-date, a disappointing performance when noting the United States Brent Oil Fund, LP (NYSE: BNO) is higher by 19.5...

The iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped ETF (NYSE: KSA) debuted in September, undoubtedly in auspicious timing for the first U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund tracking equities in the largest member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). While the iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped...

President Obama has been working to secure a pact with Iran to curb the nation's nuclear activity in exchange for loosened sanctions that have squeezed the nation's economy for years. While the deal is expected to open up a variety of investment opportunities for the Iranian economy, many see it...

Frontier markets are on the outer fringe of the international investment community, and are considered less developed than emerging markets.  In addition, they generally involve countries with questionable political and economic stability due to leadership missteps.  Many of these countries...

Reversing an August decision to drop the Qatar-owned network when it took over Current, Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) agreed Thursday to carry Al Jazeera America according to The New York Times. This deal provides the broadcaster exposure to millions of additional households, first in New York...