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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Equities and the Economy: • Dow closes up 36 points at 18,903, 20 points shy of record high. • S&P 500 added 10 to 2,187, just 3 points shy of record high. • Nasdaq finishes up 39 points, at 5,334, 6 points shy of record high. • U.S. dollar hits its strongest level in 14 […]
Total amount of natural gas in storage in the US has now surpassed the previous record, which was set in November 2015. With the storage level expected to rise and winter on its way, will natural gas prices continue to stay at record lows? Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working […]
Equities and the Economy: Consolidation was the name of the game yesterday for U.S. stocks. The Dow closed down 55 points, 0.3%, at 18,868 snapping a 7 day win streak. The financial sector, i.e. big banks, were the losers on the day falling 2% pulling the index down. This was just profit taking for that […]
Equities and the Economy: After dropping 800 points at around midnight on Tuesday U.S., stocks have logged huge gains on Wednesday and Thursday with the Dow closing at a record high yesterday. The blue chip index rose 218 points yesterday, 1.2%, finishing at 18,808. The S&P 500 gained 4 points ending at 2,167. The Nasdaq […]
Equities and the Economy: Let’s get yesterday’s price action quickly out of the way because for all intents and purposes it’s meaningless. The Dow rose 73 points to close at 18,333, the S&P 500 added 8 to 2,140 and the Nasdaq rose 27 finishing at 5,193. As I’m sure you know, Donald Trump won the […]
Equities and the Economy: For the 8th consecutive session the S&P 500 closed lower yesterday posting a 9 point loss finishing at 2,089. This is the S&P’s longest losing streak since the 2008 financial crisis. The Dow lost 29 to end at 17,931 and the Nasdaq fell 47 points, 0.92%, at 5,058. Before you panic […]
Equities and the Economy: Yesterday was a sea of red for U.S. stocks with the Dow closing down 77 points, 0.4%, at 17,960, the S&P 500 ended off 14, 0.7%, finishing at 2,098 and the Nasdaq fell 48 points, 0.9%, at 5,106. It’s been a grind down of late with the S&P posting its 7th […]
A lot has changed in the way we produce and consume energy since the Cubs last won the World Series. Technological changes and society’s push for renewable energy has led to a reshuffling of the US energy consumption mix. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Monthly On Tuesday, the Cleveland Indians are set to […]
Since 2010, the total share of wind generation in the US has more than doubled with many states seeing renewable energy as a way to offset the closing of coal and nuclear plants. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly In 2015, 11 states generated at least 10% of their total electricity from wind. […]
Equities and the Economy: Booooring. Directionless. That’s what this market is. Although U.S. stocks closed lower yesterday it was really just another choppy day. The Dow finished 30 points off at 18,170, the S&P 500 fell 6 to 2,133 and the Nasdaq ended down 34 at 5,216. It really does seems as if investors are […]
