| The worst earnings season for energy companies since 2009 isn’t stopping investors from favoring the industry above all others this year. Exchange-traded funds tracking oil and gas shares have absorbed $5.7 billion in 2015, the most inflows among 12 groups tracked by Bloomberg.
Energy shares may get a boost from Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s acquisition of BG Group Plc, after the oil and gas industry’s biggest deal in at least a decade spurred speculation of further consolidation. Strategists are forecasting a 63 percent contraction in first-quarter earnings for energy companies in the S&P 500, after predicting expansion as recently as October, Bloomberg data show...............................................Full Article: Source
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