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Morning Energy Blog – February 22, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Dow logs 8th consecutive session of record highs. • S&P 500 and Nasdaq mark 2nd session in a row of record highs. U.S. stocks had a very good day yesterday with all three major indexes closing at record highs. The Dow marked its 8th consecutive session of record highs closing […]

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Morning Energy Blog – February 21, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • All three major stock indexes close at record highs on Friday. • Post solid gains for the week. Although trading mostly lower most of the day, the three major bourses eked out gains on Friday setting new record highs. The Dow closed up 4 points at 20,624 and the S&P […]

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Morning Energy Blog – February 17, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Dow marks 6th consecutive record, barely. • S&P and Nasdaq retreat marginally. U.S. stocks ended little changed yesterday but it was enough for the Dow, which rose 8 points to 20,620, to set a 6th straight record high. The S&P 500 closed down 2 points at 2,347 and the Nasdaq […]

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Morning Energy Blog – February 16, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • U.S. stocks post record highs for 5th consecutive session. • Lots of good economic news yesterday. U.S. stocks continue to march higher with all three indexes posting new record highs yesterday. The Dow closed up a hefty 107 points, .052%, to 20,612, the S&P 500 added 12, 0.50%, to end […]

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California Dam Crisis Leaves Power Market Short of Big Hydro

California is in a bind.  The recent Oroville Dam emergency has forced the shutdown of a 819MW hydropower plant that needs to be replaced with the equivalent of two natural gas power plants.  This will increase natural gas demand while the state is still short on supply because of the Aliso Canyon gas leak from […]

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Morning Energy Blog – February 15, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • U.S. equities notch 4th consecutive record close. • Fed chairperson Yellen signals higher interest rates are coming. The three major U.S. stock indexes all posted record highs for the 4th consecutive day yesterday with the Dow closing up 92 points, 0.5%, at 20,504, the S&P 500 finishing 9 points higher, […]

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Morning Energy Blog – February 14, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Major indexes close at record high for third consecutive session. • S&P 500 reaches market cap of $20 trillion for first time ever. U.S. stocks extended gains yesterday with the three major indexes closing at record highs for the third consecutive session with financial and industrial stocks leading the way. […]

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Morning Energy Blog – February 13, 2017

Equities and the Economy:   • Both U.S. and global equities continue to advance. • Trumponomics driving the market. All three major U.S. bourses closed higher on Friday. The Dow added 97 points, 0.48%, to 20,269 (note that’s solidly above 20,000), the S&P 500 finished 8 points up, 0.36%, at 2,316, a new record high, […]

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Morning Energy Blog – February 7, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Stocks close lower snapping 3 day winning streak. • Losses a flesh wound. U.S. equities closed marginally lower yesterday with the Dow off 19 points ending at 20,052, the S&P 500 shedding 5 points to 2,293 and the Nasdaq closing at 5,663, down 3. Per the Black Knight, “a flesh […]

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Morning Energy Blog – February 6, 2017

Equities and the Economy: • Friday was the Dow’s best day of the year. • For the week major indexes unchanged. U.S. equities had a great day on Friday with the Dow rallying 176 points, 0.9%, and back over 20,000 ending at 20,061. The S&P 500 closed 16 points higher, 0.7%, at 2,297 and the […]

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