MarketWatch: Dow, S&P 500 notch highest close 🔥 in about 7 weeks as earnings ramp up
U.S. stocks finished higher Thursday, extending a rally that lifted the S&P 500 and Dow to their...
U.S. stocks finished higher Thursday, extending a rally that lifted the S&P 500 and Dow to their highest close in roughly seven weeks, according to FactSet data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 1.03% climbed roughly 330 points, or 1%, ending near 32,526. The S&P 500 index SPX, 1.21% gained 1.2% to book its highest finish since June 8, according to FactSet. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, 1.08% ended 1.1% higher. Stocks have been advancing since the Federal Reserve on Wednesday fired off a second, extra-large interest rate increase of 75 basis points as it works to tame inflation at its highest in 41 years. Fed Chair Jerome Powell also the pace of hikes could slow "at some point," while playing up the potential to avoid a U.S. recession despite weaker economic data.
Diversified Energy Acquires ConocoPhillips Midcon Assets for $240 Million
Diversified Energy Co. Plc agreed to acquire Midcontinent assets from ConocoPhillips...
Diversified Energy Co. Plc agreed to acquire Midcontinent assets from ConocoPhillips Co. for $240 million, further bolstering Diversified’s central regional focus area.
“Building on our success in Appalachia, we are excited to increase our holdings within the central region that position us to drive greater synergies and unlock additional shareholder value through scale,” Diversified CEO Rusty Hutson Jr. commented in a company release on July 28.
The acquisition, which includes an interest in roughly 1,500 producing wells located in Oklahoma and Texas, represents Diversified’s sixth major acquisition within the central region and its second in the Midcontinent.
Germany just approved a $180 billion fund designed to reduce the nation's reliance on Russian energy supply
Germany's cabinet on Wednesday approved plans for roughly $180 billion in funding aimed...
Germany's cabinet on Wednesday approved plans for roughly $180 billion in funding aimed in part at reducing the country's reliance on Russian energy, as Moscow continues to cut gas flows into Europe. Germany's expansion of renewables is "even more topical and urgent" after Russia invaded Ukraine, Finance Minister Christian Lindner reportedly said.
London-based Shell said its second-quarter adjusted earnings — which exclude one-time items and fluctuations in the value of inventories — rose to $11.5 billion from $5.5 billion in the same three-month period last year.
Biden just announced a 6-step plan to lower your electricity bill
Because of the rising price of natural gas, utility prices are spiking this year. For many, keeping cool...
Because of the rising price of natural gas, utility prices are spiking this year. For many, keeping cool is already cost-prohibitive, at a time when other expenses are also surging in price.
In May, Barclays projected that US households could see a 30% to 40% hike in monthly energy bills in 2022 if natural gas prices remain high.
The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it would be implementing six new measures to temper the price of electricity, and make clean energy homes more widespread and affordable overall.
"As extreme heat continues to affect tens of millions of Americans, hitting low-income families harder than others, President Biden is implementing new programs to help maintain a consistent and affordable energy supply to cool their homes," the White House said in a statement.
