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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Equities and the economy Although there was some intraday volatility U.S. equities did what I expected and mentioned in my Blog yesterday which was that stocks would close little changed from Wednesday as investors waited for today’s Labor Department employment report. The Dow closed up 9 at 17,661, the S&P 500 closed flat to Wednesday […]
Equities and the economy Boy does it feel like “sell in May and go away.” U.S. equities closed lower yesterday with the Dow off 100 points, 0.6%, to 17,651, the S&P 500 lost 12 points, also 0.6%, to 2,051 and the Nasdaq dropped 38 points, 0.8%, to 4,726. Once again though, and this is a […]
Not every company is ready to go solar, even though they may have the rooftop space for solar panels. The good news is that you can still profit from that solar-ready space, as utilities are now starting to lease out rooftop space for solar projects. Third-party leasing of rooftops or other spaces for solar arrays […]
Equities and the economy It was not a good day for U.S. stocks yesterday with the major indexes falling to three week lows. The Dow fell 140 points, 0.8%, to 17,751, the S&P 500 lost 18, 0.9%, to 2,063 and the Nasdaq closed down 54 points, 1.1%, at 4,763 with the latter having only one […]
Due to increases in power sector demand for gas, coupled with growing demand from the industrial sector in the region, overall natural gas demand in the Southeastern US is expected to grow by nearly 8 Bcf/d over the next 15 years. All these factors combine to create significant risk of higher natural gas basis prices […]
US Production of natural gas has been increasing over recent years, faster even than US consumption of natural gas. However, the excess production is resulting in an increase in exports and by mid-2017 the US is expected to become a net exporter of natural gas. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Monthly U.S natural […]
Equities and the economy U.S. stocks closed out April on a weak note with the Dow closing down 57 points, 0.32%, at 17,774, the S&P 500 off 11 points, 0.51%, to 2,065 and the Nasdaq falling 30, 0.62%, finishing at 4,775. However, the Dow and S&P clung on to monthly gains, 0.5% and 0.3%, respectively, […]
Equities and the economy Not a good day for equities yesterday. Not at all. Specifically, it was the worst day in the last two months. The Dow lost 211 points, 1.2%, finishing at 17,831, the S&P 500 fell 19 points, 0.9%, to 2,076 and the Nasdaq dropped 58, 1.2%, to close at 4,805. Some blame […]
On April 27, 2016 FERC ruled in favor of groups challenging FirstEnergy’s and AEP’s long term electricity supply agreements. The ruling rescinded the previously granted section 205 waivers, which had allowed the utilities to purchase electricity from their affiliate generators, effectively invalidating the PPAs. Additionally it questioned the non-bypassable RRS rider proposed to fund the […]
On April 19, 2016 the California legislature further amended the proposed expansion of regulations on underground storage of natural gas at the Aliso Canyon facility in Los Angeles County. Although the current draft of the legislation focuses specifically on testing of all wells at Aliso Canyon, it includes a requirement that a complete retirement be […]
