MarketWatch: U.S. stocks bounce in choppy trade after CPI shows inflation slows less than expected
Major stock indexes were higher in choppy price action after an eagerly awaited consumer price...
Major stock indexes were higher in choppy price action after an eagerly awaited consumer price index reading showed U.S. inflation slowed less than expected in April.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rose 263 points or 0.8%, to 32,423, after swinging between gains and losses after the opening bell.
The S&P 500Â SPXÂ was up 34 points, or 0.9%, at 4,035.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP ticked up 68 points, or 0.6%, to 11,806.
On Tuesday, the Dow industrials fell 0.3% to close at 32,160.74, a fourth straight day of losses that marked its largest four-day percentage decline since the stretch ending Oct. 29, 2020. The S&P 500 snapped a three-day losing streak with a gain of 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1%.
The energy sector is off to a higher start, supported by strength in the underlying commodities despite...
The energy sector is off to a higher start, supported by strength in the underlying commodities despite weakness in the major market futures. U.S. stock futures turned negative as investors digested the release of the CPI data, which showed consumer prices rose more than expected in April, fueling concerns about a more hawkish Federal Reserve. As earnings season continues, U.S. oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp beat Wall Street's earnings estimates and swung to a profit from a year-ago loss, supported by soaring oil prices.
Natural gas futures rose this morning on forecasts for higher demand next week and as Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine fell by a quarter, the first-time exports via Ukraine have been disrupted since the invasion.
Oil Price Fundamental Daily Forecast â Rebounding Ahead of EIA Data after Shrugging Off Unexpected API Build
U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international benchmark Brent crude oil futures are edging higher...
U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international benchmark Brent crude oil futures are edging higher early Wednesday as traders shrugged off a potentially bearish private industry inventories report released late Tuesday. The focus now shifts to the official weekly inventory data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), due to be released at 14:30 GMT.
Houston-based company Occidental Petroleum is the latest oil producer to benefit from...
Houston-based company Occidental Petroleum is the latest oil producer to benefit from high commodity prices, despite lower production volumes. Fuel prices have jumped following sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine in February.
Occidentalâs plan to produce oil while it develops technology to tap carbon emissions from fossil fuels gained a renewed vote of confidence after Warren Buffettâs Berkshire Hathaway Inc. raised its stake in the company to about 15.2%.
Occidental reported a $2.1 billion adjusted profitâor $2.12 per diluted shareâabove the $2.03 per share estimates.
Occidental used some of the extra cash from oil sales to pay another $3.3 billion in debt. And confirmed its previous plan to cut debt to $20 billion in the short term.
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a build this week for crude oil of 1.618 million...
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a build this week for crude oil of 1.618 million barrels, compared to analyst predictions of a 1.2 million barrel draw.
U.S. crude inventories have shed some 73 million barrels since the start of 2021 and about 16 million barrels since the start of 2020, according to API data.
In the week prior, the API reported a larger-than-expected draw in crude oil inventories of 3.479 million barrels after analysts had predicted a draw of 1.167 million barrels.
Cushing saw a 92,000-barrel build this week. Cushing inventories rose to 28.829 million barrels as of April 29, according to EIA dataâdown from 59.2 million barrels at the start of 2021, and down from 37.3 million barrels at the end of 2021.
