The Adams Express Company and Petroleum & Resources Corporation to Present Live at RetailInvestorConferences.com on November 4th

BALTIMORE, Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Adams Express Company (NYSE: ADX)  and Petroleum & Resources Corporation (NYSE: PEO), two closed-end funds, today announced that Douglas G. Ober, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of both funds will present at RetailInvestorConferences.com.

The presentation will be a live, interactive online event where Mr. Ober will present an overview of Closed-End Funds and YTD results for ADX and PEO.  Mr. Ober will also discuss his outlook for the stock market and the energy sector over the next 6-12 months. Investors are invited to ask the portfolio manager questions in real-time during the presentation as well as in the companies'  "virtual trade booth." If attendees are not able to join the event live an archive will be available for 90 days.

It is recommended that investors pre-register to save time and receive event updates at:  www.retailinvestorconferences.com

About The Adams Express Company

The Adams Express Company (NYSE: ADX) is a publicly-traded diversified equity fund. The Company uses a conservative investment philosophy and the portfolio is managed with the expectation that it will generate solid returns with lower-than- market risk for long-term investors. Investments are made with a focus on protecting your original investment and generating dividends and capital gains that can be used as a source of income or reinvested to increase your holdings in the Company. One of the oldest companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Adams Express has been structured as a closed-end fund since 1929. The Company has paid dividends continuously since 1935.

About Petroleum & Resources Corporation

Petroleum & Resources Corporation (NYSE: PEO) is a publicly-traded equity investment fund for investors who seek a broadly diversified exposure to the energy and natural resources sectors in a conservatively-managed fund. Investments are made with a focus on protecting your original investment and generating dividends and capital gains that can be used as a source of income or reinvested to increase your holdings in the Corporation.

Trading on the New York Stock Exchange since January 1929, the Corporation has paid dividends continuously since 1934.

About RetailInvestorConferences.com

RetailInvestorConferences.com, created by BetterInvesting (NAIC), PR Newswire and MUNCmedia, is the first monthly virtual investor conference series that provides an interactive forum for presenting companies to meet directly with retail investors using a graphically-enhanced online platform.

Designed to replicate the look and feel of location-based investor conferences, Retail Investor Conferences unites PR Newswire's leading-edge online conferencing and investor communications capabilities with BetterInvesting's extensive retail investor audience network and MUNCmedia's sophisticated retail investor targeting.

SOURCE The Adams Express Company; Petroleum & Resources Corporation