S&P 500 ekes out gain as oil climbs, Treasury yields punch higher
U.S. stocks ended mostly higher on Wednesday in a choppy session...
U.S. stocks ended mostly higher on Wednesday in a choppy session that saw major equity gauges swing between gains and losses. The Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA ended 68 points lower, or 0.2%, finishing near 33,550, according to preliminary FactSet data. The S&P 500 IndexSPX eked out a less than 0.1% gain, even though its energy segment rose 2.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite IndexCOMP gained 0.2%. Stocks have been under pressure as Treasury yields punch higher and investors gauge if the Federal Reserve will make good on its revised forecast to keep interest rates higher for longer than earlier anticipated.
A new report found multiple decades of natural gas resources across North America that can break...
A new report found multiple decades of natural gas resources across North America that can break even below at a $3/MMBtu Henry Hub price.
Some of the cheapest locations for gas are in Appalachia’s Marcellus and Canada’s Montney Shales. The Marcellus and Montney make up more than 80% of the locations with breakevens below $2.75/MMBtu Henry Hub.
The Haynesville Shale accounts for a quarter of the locations that break even between $2.75/MMBtu and $3/MMBtu.
Enverus estimates that only four years of gas drilling locations with sub-$2.75/MMBtu Henry Hub breakevens remain in the Haynesville, the Eagle Ford, and the Midcontinent.
LM Energy Holdings LLC entered definitive agreements to sell subsidiaries and assets...
LM Energy Holdings LLC entered definitive agreements to sell subsidiaries and assets related to its Touchdown Crude Oil Gathering System in Eddy and Lea counties, New Mexico. The buyer of the assets and financial details were not disclosed.
LM’s crude oil gathering assets include more than 130 miles of pipelines and two terminals with 136,000 bbl of storage capacity. The company began development in 2019 and has grown volumes to approximately 75,000 bbl/d.
Oil’s Advance Continues as Crude Prices Make Fresh 10-Month High
The rise in oil prices continued...
The rise in oil prices continued on Wednesday as the U.S. crude benchmark made a fresh 10-month high, a worrying sign for short-term inflationary pressures that could influence Federal Reserve interest-rate policy.
Continuous-contract futures for West Texas Intermediate crude gained 1.7% to above $91.90 a barrel on Wednesday, taking the rise in prices across the past month to 12.5%. It marks the highest level for the oil benchmark since November 2022.
Oil’s advance in recent months—crude prices are up 35% since late June—has been a key force behind persistent headline inflation, with the cost of energy driving an uptick in both consumer- and producer-level inflation data for August.
Federal Communications Commission proposed reinstating net neutrality...
Federal Communications Commission proposedreinstating net neutrality rules, requiring internet providers to treat data coming to and from all websites equally; regulations were rescinded in late 2017 (More)
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