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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Hairball Awareness Day. U.S. equities posted modest gains yesterday but it was good enough for the Nasdaq to close at its highest level in 15 years! Whoo-hoo! The tech heavy index rose 21 points (0.4%) ending at 5,056 surpassing the 15 year high set on March […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Talk Like Shakespeare Day. U.S. equities ended higher yesterday after a choppy day of trading. The Dow closed up 89 points and once again over 18,000 at 18,038. The S&P 5000 added 11 to 2,108. The Nasdaq finished 21 points higher at 5,035 which is just […]
Congress on Tuesday passed a bill focused on improving energy efficiency in buildings and water heaters, a move celebrated by both parties for breaking longstanding partisan gridlock. The bill, which President Obama is expected to sign into law this week, is a modest one. But its authors, Senator Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio, and Senator […]
The U.S. electric grid will require major changes to reposition itself for the future challenges of climate change, new technologies, and national security in coming decades, according to a first-ever “Quadrennial Energy Review” released by the Obama administration. The report says our system for getting electricity stands at a “strategic inflection point” and requires “significant change” in order […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and Happy Earth Day. Yesterday U.S. equities mostly failed to follow through on Monday’s gains. I say mostly because the Nasdaq did rise 20 points to 5,014 lifting the index to near record levels getting a boost from M&A activity in the biotech sector. We all know how investors […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Chocolate Chip Covered Cashews Day. After getting pummeled on Friday I guess investors had a chance to think about the markets over the weekend and concluded things weren’t really as bad the price action warranted that day and came in Monday morning buying. The Dow jumped […]
Energy efficiency savings lowered New England’s wholesale electricity prices by 24% in the winter of 2014, according to a report released Thursday by the Acadia Center, an energy advocacy group. Efficiency programs suppressed electric demand by 13.7% from January through March 2014, lowering payments to generators by $1.49 billion, the report said. With New England […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy Lima Bean Respect Day. That’s all I could afford to eat this weekend after what happened to my portfolio on Friday! Equities around the world just got obliterated on Friday starting in Asia with the Chinese government announcing regulations which expand short selling and limiting the financing […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Cheeseball Day. U.S. equities ended very slightly lower yesterday than Wednesday with the Dow off 7 to 18,106, the S&P 500 down 2 to 2,105 and the Nasdaq ending 3 lower to 5,008. The Dow was up 57 points at one time during the day but […]
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 […]
