S.O.S for the U.S. Electric Grid: WSJ
PJM Interconnection sounds the latest alarm that fossil-fuel plants are shutting down without adequate replacement power. The political class yawns. Source link
Oil futures get lift on China demand hopes
Oil futures rose Tuesday, finding support as ongoing hopes a revival in crude demand from China run strong. A devastating earthquake that left thousands dead in Turkey and Syria and Turkey’s Ceyhan oil export terminal, with a capacity of 1 million barrels a day, was expected to be closed through Wednesday, Reuters reported. See: How […]
TotalEnergies reveals $3.1 billion exposure to Adani
TotalEnergies, the French-headquartered energy giant, has told investors it has a “limited” $3.1 billion exposure to Indian conglomerate Adani Group, becoming the first western company to outline its exposure to the company which has shed billions of dollars in market capitalization. In a statement posted on its website Friday, the multinational oil giant outlined the […]
This trader nailed two big market calls in 2022. She says investors are ‘being paid to wait’ so should steer clear of stocks for 2023.
Ahead of major tech earnings, Meta results are ready to light up the Nasdaq Composite COMP for Thursday. The S&P 500 SPX is also pointing to gains as investors take a glass-half full view of the Fed meeting. Worried that investors are in the clutches of another Fed misread is the founder of LaDucTrading.com, Samantha LaDuc. “The […]
Adani selloff worsens after cancellation of $2.5 billion share sale
Shares of Adani Group companies continued their multi-day plunge Thursday, hours after the Indian conglomerate cancelled an up-to-$2.5 billion share sale amid a record dive in the stock price of its flagship company. Shares of Adani Enterprises 512599, -7.78% were last down 8.8%, a day after the stock fell more than 28% in its biggest […]
Oil prices gain for the session, but post a January loss
Front-month oil futures ended higher on Tuesday, but U.S. prices posted a third-straight monthly decline, ahead of this week’s Federal Reserve decision on interest rates and amid signs that Russian crude exports remain resilient. Prices for the U.S. and global crude benchmarks marked their biggest monthly declines since November 2022, while natural gas marked its […]
Gautam Adani falls to world’s eighth richest man as short seller report wipes $72 billion off Adani market value
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s wealth is evaporating, as Adani Group companies have lost a combined $72 billion in market value since U.S. short seller Hindenburg Research published a report on the Indian conglomerate last week. Once Forbes’ third richest billionaire, Adani has fallen back from his quick rise up the ranks, now falling to eighth […]
Adani shares mixed after 413-page response to Hindenburg
Shares of Adani Group companies were mixed in early trading Monday after the Indian conglomerate hit back at criticisms by U.S. short seller firm Hindenburg Research in a 413-page rebuttal. Flagship company Adani Enterprises 512599, +3.47% and Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. 532921, -0.74% were up 6.8% and 4.8%, respectively, reversing course from […]
Oil pulls back from recent gains, but traders remain optimistic on China demand
Oil futures edged lower on Tuesday, easing back after recent gains but underpinned by continued optimism over the demand outlook from China after the country dropped COVID restrictions. Natural-gas futures moved lower after posting a gain of more than 6% a day earlier on forecasts for colder U.S. weather. Price action West Texas Intermediate crude […]
Oil demand to hit record level this year as China reopens, says IEA
China’s rapid shift to reopen its economy following years of Covid-19 lockdowns should help oil demand rise to a record level this year, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. The energy watchdog lifted its forecast for oil-demand growth this year by nearly 200,000 barrels a day to 1.9 million barrels a day. The extra demand […]