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Stock market’s short-term focus threatens energy transition goals- oil and gas 360

Stock market’s short-term focus threatens energy transition goals

Oil Price The energy transition would need a major change in the mentality of stock market investors to succeed. Investors’ focus on relatively fast returns and immediate financial performance right now makes them reluctant to invest in transition companies. And this could become the death knell of that transition. “Public markets are probably the cheapest cost of capital,” KKR partner

Investors believe the stock market could see headwinds under a Biden presidency- oil and gas 360

Investors believe the stock market could see headwinds under a Biden presidency

CNBC Wall Street investors largely believe a Joe Biden presidency could mean lower stock-market returns, according to a new CNBC survey. As a part of CNBC’s Quarterly Report, we polled more than 100 chief investment officers, portfolio managers and CNBC contributors who manage money about where they stood on the upcoming year for stocks under a new administration. The survey

A $7 trillion climate change warning to the stock market from its biggest shareholder- oil and gas 360

A $7 trillion climate change warning to the stock market from its biggest shareholder

CNBC The evidence of climate change — from global temperature records to Arctic ice melt, wildfires, hurricanes and flooding — is accelerating. So is investment pressure on corporations. In the past week, Exxon Mobil was targeted by activist investors, as well as CalSTRS, one of the nation’s largest pension funds. New York State’s $226 billion pension fund announced a plan to

Stock market seeing coronavirus relief, vaccine, divided government: Former NYSE CEO- oil and gas 360

Stock market seeing coronavirus relief, vaccine, divided government: Former NYSE CEO

Fox Business Former New York Stock Exchange Chairman Dick Grasso weighed in on the market’s recent records on Thursday telling “Cavuto: Coast to Coast,” he thinks Wall Street is factoring in a coronavirus vaccine, more fiscal relief and a divided government. “What the market is saying is, ‘We’re looking to a COVID relief package before the Congress goes out, we’re looking to very effective vaccination program, looking to a divided government,’ hopefully as a result of

Earnings season kicks off soon and results could be better than feared- oil and gas 360

Earnings season kicks off soon and results could be better than feared

CNBC Earnings season kicks off in a couple weeks, and here’s why it may be better than expected. The S&P 500 is down 4% for the month, the first down month since March, but investors are expecting big things from corporate earnings reports, which begin Oct. 13 when JPMorgan releases results. “September has been a rough month for global equities,” Earnings Scout’s Nick

Stocks battle higher as coronavirus treatment shows promise- oil and gas 360

Stocks battle higher as coronavirus treatment shows promise

FOX Business U.S. equity markets rallied Friday after a study found an experimental treatment reduced death in COVID-19 patients.   The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose as many as 201 points, or 0.78 percent, while the S&P 500 added 0.38 percent. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite seesawed between losses and gains after booking its 26th record-high close of the year on Thursday. Ticker Security Last Change Change %

Dow jumps 350 points to start week, S&P 500 inches closer to all-time high- oil and gas 360

Stocks drop in volatile trading as Wall Street wraps up worst week since late March

CNBC Stocks fell in volatile trading Friday as Wall Street wrapped up its worst weekly performance since late March. Investors grappled with a slew of economic reports as well as increasing tensions between China and the U.S. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 100 points lower, or 0.4%. Earlier in the day, the 30-stock average dropped more than 260 points.

Analysts have been publicly claiming that a drop in the value of the U.S. dollar is coming. Of course, this has implications for oil - Oil & Gas 360

The DJIA is About Financial Push-Ups

Up, down. Up, down. The Dow Jones Industrial Averages closed at 18,004.16 today.  Up 106.70 points.  For the year, the Dow is up 3.32%, or 579.03 points.  The Dow is up 14% since it “crashed” to 15,451 back in January. Who are the Top five Dow stocks in 2016? Ticker Name Change CAT Caterpillar 16.61% WMT Wal-Mart 13.96% MMM 3M

China Opens Six Blocks for Private Exploration Amid Market Turmoil

Remote location and complex geology remain obstacles The Chinese government announced yesterday that it will open six oil and gas blocks for private companies to explore in the Xinjiang region in northwest China. China’s Ministry of Land and Resources said that it hoped the move would “stir up market vigor.” However, obstacles still remain, according to Neil Beveridge, an analyst