Major U.S. stock indexed closed lower on Thursday, pausing...
Major U.S. stock indexed closed lower on Thursday, pausing a powerful rally sparked a day earlier by falling bond yields and encouraging signs on the inflation front.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 68 points, or 0.2%, ending around 43,153, according to preliminary data.
The S&P 500 index lost 12 points, or 0.2%, ending around 5,937.
The Nasdaq Composite Index shed about 172 points, or 0.9%, closing near 19,338.
The 10-year yield fell to 4.606% Thursday, retreating from its one-year high of 4.802% set on Monday. But a cautious tone remained in markets with investors focused on what policies might be a top priority under the incoming Trump administration — and the Treasury market's likely reaction to them.
Expand Energy hits all-time high as J.P. Morgan starts at Outperform
Expand Energy (NASDAQ:...
Expand Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) +2.7% in Thursday's trading to an all-time high of $108.83 as J.P. Morgan launches coverage with an Outperform rating and $112 price target, citing large-scale exposure to natural gas as the largest producer in the U.S. and the trend of growing natgas demand via liquefied natural gas, electrification, and AI/data centers.
J.P. Morgan analysts led by Zach Parham note Expand (NASDAQ:EXE) is one of only two public E&Ps in the Haynesville play, which provides volume growth optionality due to the proximity to increasing Gulf Coast LNG export capacity.
Hart Energy: $5/Mcf Through 2026 in ‘Coming US Gas Super-Cycle’
U.S. natural gas will be $5/Mcf this and next year and that’s “conservative,...
U.S. natural gas will be $5/Mcf this and next year and that’s “conservative, in our view,” Bernstein Research analysts report in describing “a coming U.S. gas super-cycle.”
Bernstein’s 2025 and 2026 forecast had been $3. The 12-month strip for gas delivered to Henry Hub was $3.99 at press time, according to real-time CME Group data. The 24-month strip was also $3.99.
Bob Brackett, Bernstein senior E&P analyst, expects 12 Bcf/d of additional gas demand for U.S. power generation into 2030—growing at a rate of 2 Bcf/d more per year beginning this year as more power-hungry AI data centers come online.
Global clean technology investments are forecasted to hit $670 billion...
Global clean technology investments are forecasted to hit $670 billion in 2025, marking significant growth driven by solar and onshore wind, a report from S&P Global Commodity Insights predicts. Despite this growth, the report emphasizes that current investment levels are still insufficient to meet energy transition targets.
Big banks kicked off earnings season strong, with America’s biggest bank, JPMorgan, posting its—and any US bank’s—largest ever full-year profit of $58 billion. Its Q4 profits also jumped 50% compared to the year before. Meanwhile, Q4 profits at Goldman Sachs shot up 105%, and Citi and Wells Fargo also reported strong results for the quarter, which saw companies get optimistic about the economy thanks to rising employment numbers and an expectation that Donald Trump’s incoming administration will be business-friendly. Reporting today: Bank of America and Morgan Stanley.
