US Central states, Texas in danger of power shortages in heat wave
Two U.S. electric grids may not have enough power to meet demand plus required reserves on Thursday as...
Two U.S. electric grids may not have enough power to meet demand plus required reserves on Thursday as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners to escape a brutal heat wave blanketing Texas and other U.S. Central states.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the grid for more than 26 million customers, urged residents to voluntarily conserve power on Thursday as it expects a "reserve capacity shortage with no market solution available."
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported on Thursday that U.S. natural gas supplies in storage rose by 18 billion cubic feet for the week ended Aug. 18. That was below the average increase of 29 billion cubic feet forecast by analysts surveyed by S&P Global Commodity Insights. Total working gas in storage for the week was at 3.083 trillion cubic feet, up 513 billion cubic feet from a year ago and 268 billion cubic feet above the five-year average, the government said. September natural gasrose 2 centsfor the day to $2.52 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 16 centsto $79.05 a barrel Thursday. Brent crudefor October delivery rose 15 cents to $83.36 a barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for September delivery rose 1 cent to $2.78 a gallon. September heating oilrose 3 cents to $3.16 a gallon. September natural gasrose 2 cents to $2.52 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Dow sheds 300 points as stocks see biggest drop in 3 weeks
U.S. stocks logged their biggest drop in three weeks on Thursday...
U.S. stocks logged their biggest drop in three weeks on Thursday with losses accelerating into the close as rising Treasury yields and a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on markets.All three major U.S. equity indexes logged their biggest declines since Aug. 2, with the Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA falling 373.07 points, or 1.1%, to 34,099.94, according to preliminary closing data from FactSet. The S&P 500SPX shed 59.75 points, or 1.4%, to 4,376.28. The Nasdaq Composite COMP finished lower by 257.06 points, or 1.9%, to 13,463.97. Stocks opened higher following the latest blockbuster earnings report from chipmaker and artificial intelligence darling Nvidia Corp. NVDA Wednesday night. But early gains faded as major technology names headed lower throughout the session.
An onboard explosion likely brought down a jet believed to be carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin
The U.S. and other Western officials said that...
The U.S. and other Western officials said that preliminary intelligence reports led them to believe that an explosion on board a plane linked to the Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny V. Prigozhin likely brought down the aircraft on Wednesday,killing all the passengers aboard.
Although there has been no official confirmation that Mr. Prigozhin was killed, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday, in his first comments on the crash, spoke obliquely of his death, referring to him in the past tense. “He made some serious mistakes in life, but he also achieved necessary results,” Mr. Putin said in a televised meeting.