US stock futures traded cautiously Wednesday, as investors brace for key US inflation...
US stock futures traded cautiously Wednesday, as investors brace for key US inflation data. Meanwhile, Twitter's share price is up in pre-market trading, after the social media company sued Elon Musk, saying the billionaire is obligated to complete the $44 billion deal. Here are the latest market moves.
Experts on Wall Street are warning that the stock market sell-off likely isn't over. The S&P 500 has fallen as much as 23% this year, but some of the pros forecast further downside. These 10 charts paint a picture of what's to come.
BlackRock said investors should be prepared for a long stretch of market volatility. And the turbulence will last for years, according to the world's biggest asset manager. The firm's analysts broke down its strategy to help investors roll with the punches — including these four portfolio changes to make during the uncertainty.
US LNG Exports Could Dip 6% for Rest of 2022 amid Freeport Outage: EIA
U.S. liquefied natural gas exports could...
U.S. liquefied natural gas exports could fall about 6% in the second half of 2022 from the first half, due to the ongoing Freeport LNG outage in Texas, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday.
The second-biggest U.S. liquefied natural gas export facility was hit by a fire on June 8, knocking out its 15 million tonnes per year (mtpa) Quintana plant.
Freeport LNG, which accounts for 17% of U.S. LNG export capacity, estimates a return to full production by year-end.
Natural gas prices also slumped as Freeport was consuming about 2 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of gas before it shut.
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a large build this week for crude oil of 4.762...
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a large build this week for crude oil of 4.762 million barrels, while analysts predicted a draw of 1.933 million barrels. The build comes as the Department of Energy released 6.9 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves in Week Ending July 8, to 485.1 million barrels.
U.S. crude inventories have shed some 63 million barrels since the start of 2021 but the net losses have been negligible since the start of 2020, according to API data. In the week prior, the API reported a build in crude oil inventories of 3.825 million barrels after analysts had predicted a draw of 1.1 million barrels.
Distillate stocks followed with a build of its own of 3.262 million barrels for the week, compared to last week's 635,000-barrel decrease.
Cushing finished out the inventory gains with an increase of 298,000 barrels this week, compared to law week's draw. Official EIA Cushing inventories for the week ending July 1 were 21.330 million, up slightly from 21.261 in the prior week.
Petrobras, BP Confirm ‘Good’ Productivity at Wildcat Well
Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras, along with partner BP Plc, announced...
Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras, along with partner BP Plc, announced the completion of a drillstem test at the presalt 1-BRSA-1383A-RJS wildcat well in the northeast portion of the Alto de Cabo Frio Central block which “confirmed good productivity.”
The drillstem test evaluated a thick interval of presalt carbonate reservoir rocks, and oil samples collected during the test will be subsequently characterized by laboratory analyses, Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras announced July 11 in a press statement. No further details were revealed.
The partners continue with activities in the block and look to assess the dimensions of the new accumulation. Petrobras said the result was due to the “consortium’s strategy of maximizing the use of the data and of applying new solutions.”
Growing worries about a possible recession resulted in crude oil prices tumbling Tuesday to a three-month...
Growing worries about a possible recession resulted in crude oil prices tumbling Tuesday to a three-month low. Oil prices ended down 4% while natural gas prices fell nearly 8%.
West Texas Intermediate crude for August delivery plunged $8.25 to settle at $95.84 a barrel.
Global benchmark Brent crude for September crude also took a drive, dropping $7.61 to close at $99.49 a barrel.
August natural gas fell 27 cents to $6.16 per 1,000 cubic feet.
