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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Equites and the Economy U.S equities closed mixed to higher on Friday digesting the Labor Department’s Employment Situation report. The Dow gained 47 to 17,910 and the Nasdaq climbed 19 to 5,147 while the S&P 500 lost a point. Although the S&P fell, all three major indexes posted their 6th straight week of gains with […]
Equities and the Economy As I suspected, U.S. equities did nothing yesterday closing ever so marginally lower with investors waiting for today’s Labor Department’s Employment Situation report for October. The Dow fell a meaningless 5 points to 17,863, the S&P 500 closed down an also meaningless 2 to and even 2,100 and the Nasdaq lost […]
The collapse in oil and natural gas prices is creating an uneasy situation for producing nations that rely on that revenue to function, a U.S. State Department official said Tuesday at a conference in Houston. “How long can we go in an environment of $45 to $50 oil at 60 percent reduced revenues before that starts […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning. U.S. equities experienced small losses yesterday with the Dow off 51 points to 17,868, the S&P 500 falling 7 to 2,102 and the Nasdaq dropping an immaterial 3 points to 5,142. Total chatter. I would have actually expected more of a pullback considering how much stocks have gained over […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning. U.S. equities added to their gains of October and the first trading session of November with the Dow climbing 89 points, 0.50%, to 17,918, the S&P 500 adding 6, 0.28%, to 2,110, and the Nasdaq adding 18, 0.35%, to 5,145. Investors liked the data that 1) the U.S. auto […]
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Note: Hourly averaged generation shown. Instantaneous peaks highlighted in the hour in which they occurred. Wind generation on the Texas electric system recently hit several all-time highs. The latest all-time instantaneous peak of 12,238 megawatts (MW) reached on October 22 replaced […]
Equities and the Economy October 2105 was the best month for U.S. equities in four years and the momentum carried into the first trading day of November with all the indexes posting very nice gains. The Dow climbed 165 points, 0.94%, to 17,829, the S&P 500 jumped 25, 1.18%, to 2,104 and the Nasdaq was […]
Texas’ electric grid is expected to hold up even better than initially expected in the upcoming, rainier-than-usual winter months , according to the agency that manages nearly 90 percent of the state’s grid. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is projecting to have more power capacity in reserve than originally anticipated thanks to more wind […]
Pew has issued a new report looking at the evolving electricity grid through the lens of industrial efficiency, concluding the grid is quickly being modernized – but perhaps not fast enough. Power outages cost U.S. businesses billions of dollars each year, and the high number of grid disturbances put the country’s electric system in weak company. The […]
Equities and the Economy Although U.S. equities closed lower on Friday with the Dow down 92 to 17,664, the S&P 500 falling 10 points to 2,079 and the Nasdaq off 20 to 5,054, the month of October 2015 was the best month for stocks in four years! For the month the Dow gained 8.5%, the […]
