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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Google, one of the largest energy consuming companies in the world, will become completely carbon-neutral in 2017 through investments into large utility-scale wind and solar farms. MINCO, Okla. — Last year, Google consumed as much energy as the city of San Francisco. Next year, it said, all of that energy will come from wind farms […]
Equities and the Economy: • The “risk on” play continues. • Dow hits a new record high for second consecutive day. U.S. stocks closed higher yesterday with the Dow gaining 36 points ending at 19,252, a new record high, the S&P 500 closed up 8 at 2,212 just one point shy of its record high […]
Equities and the Economy: • Dow hits another record. • Institute of Supply Management Nonmanufacturing Index Grew at Fastest Pace In A Year. The Dow hit an intraday high yesterday climbing to 19,275 before backing off and closing up 23 points at 19,193. While not posting highs the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both closed up […]
New England, which regularly suffers from elevated winter natural gas prices, is receiving a sizeable bump in natural gas capacity because of updates to the Algonquin Gas Pipeline, the first capacity increase for the region since 2010. The increased natural gas supply will help the region avoid huge winter price spikes, like the ones seen […]
Equities and the Economy: • Friday’s Labor Department’s employment report for November takes unemployment rate to 4.6%, lowest rate since August 2007. • After hitting a record high on Thursday, Dow closes marginally lower, S&P 500 and Nasdaq end slightly higher. Following the release of the Labor Department’s employment for November in the morning U.S. […]
Equities and the Economy: • Stocks closed mixed yesterday. • November employment report just released. Unemployment rate falls to 4.6%, lowest in 9 years. It was a weird day on Wall Street yesterday. The Dow gained a nice 68 points, 0.4%, closing at 19,192 and a new record high while the S&P 500 fell 8 […]
Equities and the Economy: • Dow and S&P 500 end little changed on the day. Nasdaq gets hit. • Stocks record solid gains for the month of November. The Dow and S&P 500 ended little changed yesterday with the former closing up 2 points at 19,124 and the latter falling 6 points to 2,199. The […]
Equities and the Economy: • U.S. equities close marginally higher yesterday. • Nasdaq touches record high. U.S. stocks edged higher yesterday with the Dow adding 24 points closing at 19,122, the S&P 500 finished 3 points up at 2,205 and the Nasdaq popped 11 ending at 5,380 touching its record high intraday or 5,404. The […]
Microgrids are currently being implemented in remote locations, like the islands of American Samoa, but also have the potential to reduce our carbon footprint and ensure reliable electricity in communities around the globe. A remote microgrid can play a crucial role on a far-flung island, as SolarCity shows today in unveiling a completed project 4,000 […]
Equities and the Economy: • Dow and S&P 500 end four day win streak. • Consolidation/pullback due. U.S. stocks closed lower yesterday with the Dow off 54 points, 0.28%, to 19,098, the S&P 500 closing down 12, 0.53%, at 2,201 and the Nasdaq falling 20 points, 0.56%, to 5,369. Folks, this is overdue. We’ve had […]
