U.S. stocks close mostly lower as investors await Fed chief Powell's speech
U.S. stocks ended mostly lower Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite booking a third straight...
U.S. stocks ended mostly lower Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite booking a third straight day of losses as investors assessed downbeat data on U.S. consumer confidence and China's step toward potentially easing its strict COVID policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.01% closed about flat, while the S&P 500 SPX, -0.16% slipped 0.2% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq COMP, -0.59% dropped 0.6%, according to preliminary data from FactSet. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its U.S. consumer confidence index fell in November to a four-month low amid concerns over a slowing economy and high inflation.
Gasoline Prices Sink to Lowest Since February as Demand Sags
Gasoline prices in the US have fallen to their lowest level since before Russia invaded Ukraine back...
Gasoline prices in the US have fallen to their lowest level since before Russia invaded Ukraine back in February.
The average national pump price now stands at $3.546 a gallon, erasing all gains related to war disruptions, according to auto club AAA. The decline follows continued soft demand and growing supply -- the same bearish factors driving sharp losses in oil and gasoline futures.
Prices have weakened as refineries have returned from maintenance, while the country’s fuel consumption lags seasonal norms, according to the most recent US Energy Information Administration data for the week ended Nov. 18.
US Seeks to Limit Flaring, Methane Leaks from Public Lands Drilling
President Joe Biden’s administration on Nov. 28 proposed rules aimed...
President Joe Biden’s administration on Nov. 28 proposed rules aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands, Washington's latest move to crack down on emissions of the potent greenhouse gas.
The proposal complements new rules the U.S. government already proposed for the industry on private lands. It would place monthly limits on flaring and require oil and gas companies to undertake methane leak detection programs for operations on federal lands, where nearly a tenth of U.S. oil and natural gas production takes place, primarily in Western states.
President Biden called on Congress to force railroad workers to accept a labor deal that several unions...
President Biden called on Congress to force railroad workers to accept a labor deal that several unions have now rejected in order to prevent a strike that could cost ~$2 billion a day.
The WHO has rechristened monkeypox as “mpox,” saying the infectious disease’s original moniker could be construed as racist.
More than 180,000 Georgians have already cast their vote in the Dec. 6 Senate runoff election between Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock thanks to early voting. Both parties are spending big to drive turnout.
Houston shut down its public schools yesterday after millions of the city’s residents were warned to boil their water following a power outage at a purification plant.
European law enforcement arrested 49 people to shut down a “super cartel” that allegedly controlled one-third of the cocaine trade in Europe.
Goldman Sachs strategists said stocks have not yet bottomed out and investors should dial back...
Goldman Sachs strategists said stocks have not yet bottomed out and investors should dial back exposure to equities in the near-term. Despite a relief rally this month, indexes still have further to fall, the bank maintained: "Without depressed valuations, for markets to trough investors need to see a peak in inflation and rates, or a trough in economic activity."