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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Equities and the Economy Good morning. Friday was a very mixed day for U.S. equities. The Dow ended the week on a positive note closing up 113 points, 0.7%, at 16,215, the S&P 500 closed just about unchanged, down 1 point, and the Nasdaq got hammered falling 1.03%, 48 points, ending at 4,686. The Dow […]
Good morning. After Monday’s head fake getting us excited with the gains equities resumed their downward trend from last Friday with the Dow closing 179 points, 1.09%, lower at 16,330, the S&P lost 24, 1.23%, to 1,943 and the Nasdaq closed ended down 72, 1.50%, at 4,757. Now the good news is that as a […]
HOUSTON — September is about halfway through this year’s hurricane season, and so far the seas have been calm. Every so often, the Atlantic produces a storm strong enough to shutter offshore oil and natural gas production and, if large enough, impact refining and transportation along the Gulf Coast. That hasn’t happened this year, and […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Watermelon Day. U.S. equities ended the week on a weak note with all three major indexes posting marginal losses. The Dow ended down 56 points, .032%, the S&P 500 fell 5, 0.22%, to 2,104 and the Nasdaq was off a single digit to 5,128. Energy stocks […]
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on Lloyd’s List Intelligence, Global Trade Information Services, Eurostat, and trade press In early April this year, Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) reached a framework agreement to guide negotiations targeting a comprehensive agreement by June 30. The comprehensive agreement could […]
EIA is currently in the process of updating maps of major tight oil and shale gas plays, including the Eagle Fordand Marcellus plays, which will help to better characterize the geology of key areas of production in the United States. EIA’s most recent maps focus on shale and tight oil plays, and characterize plays based on geologic characteristics, including […]
Projections in EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (AEO2015), released April 14, show the potential to eliminate net U.S. energy imports sometime between 2020 and 2030. This reflects changes in both supply and demand, as continued growth in oil and natural gas production and the use of renewables combine with demand-side efficiencies to moderate demand growth. The United […]
Good morning. Welcome back one and all. I truly hope you had a wonderful holiday and could spend time with your loves ones. The last Morning Energy Report was on Tuesday December 30th reflecting the price action of the day before so let’s see what’s happened in 4 calendar days and 3 trading days. Last […]
Good morning. It was a “nothing day” yesterday on very light volume and with no major economic reports U.S. equities ended little changed from Friday. The S&P 500 closed 2 points higher at 2,091. The Nasdaq ended literally flat to Friday at 4,807 and the Dow lost 15 to 18,038. All chatter, although with the […]
Good morning. U.S. stocks bounced nicely from Monday’s losses yesterday driven by fundamental news. Yesterday the Dow climbed a nice 103 points closing at 17,880, the S&P 500 jumped 14 to 2,067 and the Nasdaq was up 29 to 4,756. Driving equities higher was positive news on the construction front with spending rising a stout […]
