Israel and Hezbollah militants reportedly trade fire at...
Israel and Hezbollah militants reportedly trade fire at disputed border zone despite US- and French-brokered ceasefire that began last week (More) | Israeli American soldier thought to have been taken hostage in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack now presumed dead, per Israel's military (More) | See war updates (More)
Iranian-backed Iraqi militias enter Syria to assist the Assad government's counteroffensive against rebels who have taken control of Syria's largest city of Aleppo (More) | See previous write-up (More)
Jury deliberations to begin today in trial of Daniel Penny, a former Marine charged in the May 2023 death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway train (More)
EIA: Hurricanes hit US oil, gas production in Sept.
Hurricane-related facility shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico caused US...
Hurricane-related facility shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico caused US crude oil production to decline by 157,000 barrels per day to 13.2 million bpd in September, the sharpest drop since January, according to a new report from the Energy Information Administration. Gross natural gas output in the contiguous US also fell to 114.9 Bcf/d during the month, the EIA reported.
The Permian Basin's carbon management expertise will take center stage...
The Permian Basin's carbon management expertise will take center stage at the upcoming 30th annual CO2 Conference, set for Dec. 9-12 in Midland, Texas. Expert discussions will focus on developments and future prospects for carbon capture, utilization and storage, as well as policy and legal issues, seismicity and rising energy demand.
French government poised to collapse over budget fight. French...
French government poised to collapse over budget fight. French Prime Minister Michel Barnier wanted to provide “stability” for the French people and quell “serious turbulence in the financial markets,” so he invoked a controversial section of French law to pass a social security budget bill without a vote. Barnier, a conservative, is facing the wrath of both the left-wing NLP party and Marine Le Pen’s right-wing National Rally party, which are expected to censure the prime minister and call for a no-confidence vote. Now, either the Barnier government will be sent packing, or the social security bill will be passed by the National Assembly and sent to the French Senate for approval.
Holiday catalogs are shrinking this year to save on postage and materials.
Stoli vodka filed for bankruptcy in the United States.
Apple employees filed a lawsuit accusing the tech company of surveilling them.
Jaguar revealed its all-electric concept car, the Type 00, during Miami Art Week.
President Biden is in Angola (a first for a sitting prez) to highlight US investments there.
Nasdaq, S&P 500 close at records as tech leads U.S. stocks higher
(Monday market close) The market "melt-up" stretched...
(Monday market close) The market "melt-up" stretched into the new month, sending two major indexes to fresh record highs led by surging tech stocks.
Mega caps wore their rally caps Monday as Apple (AAPL) recorded a new all-time peak and Tesla (TSLA) gains accelerated. Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Amazon (AMZN) also posted gains of 1% or more while semiconductors rode a wave of buying.
The rally in stocks was accompanied by climbing Treasury yields. But the rise in yields belied growing hopes of another Federal Reserve rate cut later this month. The futures market now sees about three in four chances of a 25-basis-point cut at the December 17–18 meeting, up from two in three late last week. The spike in odds might relate to what Fed speakers said today. Here's where the major benchmarks ended:
The S&P 500® index (SPX) rose 14.77 points (0.24%) to 6,047.15; the Dow Jones Industrial Average®($DJI) fell 128.65 points (–0.29%) to 44,782.00; and the Nasdaq Composite®($COMP) added 185.78 points (0.97%) to 19,403.95.
The 10-year Treasury note yield added two basis points to 4.20%.
