Investors gird for inflation data, and earnings. Remember...
Investors gird for inflation data, and earnings. Remember when the Fed said higher inflation readings in January and February were a hiccup? Then March came in hot, delaying rate cuts even further? Well, April’s numbers drop on Wednesday, and the consumer price index is expected to climb 3.4% over last year—just about in line with last month’s reading and well above the 2% target. On the earnings front, Home Depot, Cisco, and Walmart will report Q1 financials this week.
Swiss singer Nemo won the Eurovision Song Contest, becoming the first nonbinary artist to do so.
Dozens of students walked out of Duke University’s commencement ceremony when Jerry Seinfeld, a public supporter of Israel, was introduced to give a speech.
Employees at the Apple store in Towson, MD, voted to authorize a strike. Date: TBD.
A 62-year-old man who received the first-ever pig kidney transplant two months ago at Massachusetts General Hospital has died. The hospital said there was no indication that his death was due to the transplant.
Donald Trump may owe the IRS more than $100 million for claiming improper tax breaks, according to the New York Times and ProPublica.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apestopped the box office with a strong $56.5 million haul at North American theaters. It had zilch for competition.
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell $1 to $78.26 per barrel Friday. Brent crude for July delivery fell $1.09 to $82.79 per barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for June delivery fell 4 cents to $2.50 a gallon. June heating oilfell 5 centsto $2.43 a gallon. June natural gasfell 5 cents to $2.25 per 1,000 cubic feet.
U.S. stocks end mostly higher as Dow scores best week since December
U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Friday, with all three major indexes...
U.S. stocks closed mostly higher on Friday, with all three major indexes booking weekly gains.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished 0.3% higher, while the S&P 500 gained 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite ended about flat, according to preliminary data from FactSet.
For the week, the Dow rose 2.2%, the S&P 500 climbed 1.9% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.1%, the preliminary data show. The Dow logged its biggest weekly gain since December as the blue-chip gauge increased for a fourth straight week.
US refining margins suffer amid seasonal demand drop
Recent Energy Information Administration data pegs four-week average demand for US gasoline and distillate...
Recent Energy Information Administration data pegs four-week average demand for US gasoline and distillate fuels at 8.63 million barrels per day and 3.6 million bpd, respectively, representing seasonal lows not seen since the pandemic's onset. US refining margins are falling as a result, with the 3-2-1 crack spread dipping below $26.50 per barrel on Wednesday for the first time since February
Permian gas glut weighs on gas, power prices in 3 states
Excess natural gas supplies in the Permian Basin due to seasonal maintenance...
Excess natural gas supplies in the Permian Basin due to seasonal maintenance on key takeaway pipelines have sent spot power and gas prices in Texas, California and Arizona into negative territory intermittently since March. Kinder Morgan's Permian Highway Pipeline and Gulf Coast Express pipeline will operate at reduced capacity between May 7-12 and May 14-21, respectively.