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Supply
Oil slid 1% Monday as strong U.S. economic data had investors bracing for more interest-rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
U.S. natural-gas futures hit a one-month high Monday on forecasts for colder weather next week and a rise in LNG exports.
In mid-morning trading today, WTI futures were up 1.9% at $77.10/bbl, Brent was up 1.6% at $83.73/bbl, and U.S. natural gas was down 1.5% at $2.69/MMBtu.
U.S. gasoline prices are down roughly 26 cents since a year ago at an average of $3.37 a gallon.
Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) suffered a 94% decline in net income in the fourth quarter from the prior-year period, citing lower average sales prices.
Chevron boosted its share buyback program from $15 billion to $17.5 billion.
Pemex reported a $9.4 billion loss last quarter, more than triple that of the previous three months.
A shortage of boats capable of installing wind turbine foundations on the ocean floor could delay new projects next year.
Power plants will be paid 15% less next year to provide backup electricity on the largest U.S. grid, a blow to aging coal units that have already struggled against cheap renewable energy.
Publication of the annual Statistical Review of World Energy is transitioning from BP to the Energy Institute, a professional association. BP, which has published the key source of global industry information for 71 years, will continue contributing to the report.
The FAA is awarding nearly $1 billion to 99 U.S. airport projects under 2021’s sweeping infrastructure package.
The CEO of railroad Union Pacific, ranked by employees as the worst place to work among S&P 500 companies, is stepping down under pressure from an activist investor.
Walmart’s store delivery sales have tripled over the past two years to more than $1 billion a month.
Stellantis and unions signed an agreement to cut up to 2,000 workers from the carmaker’s Italian operations this year.
Tesla’s German plant in Brandenburg has quadrupled production since May to about 4,000 vehicles per week.
The U.S. Energy Department will lend Li-Cycle Holdings $375 million as it builds a battery recycling facility in New York set to become one of the country’s largest sources of lithium next year.
Stellantis invested $155 million for a minority stake in a copper mine in Argentina as part of its global push to secure raw materials for electric-vehicle batteries.
Electric-vehicle startup Fisker reported increased orders for its SUV and maintained its production forecast for the year, sending its shares higher.
Domestic Markets
New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods rose by the most in five months in January, suggesting business spending on equipment picked up to start the first quarter. Orders for durable goods, meanwhile, sank 4.5% month over month.
Stock buybacks by S&P 500 companies are projected to top $1 trillion in 2023 for the first time in a calendar year.
Retailer Target cited “a very challenging environment” in reporting better-than-expected sales and profits in the fourth quarter but offering a cautious outlook for the full year.
A gauge of economic sentiment in the euro area fell in February and was well short of expectations:
While geopolitical concerns are making many global firms think twice about investments in China, consumer-facing companies such as McDonald’s and Starbucks are expanding in a bet on a resurging consumer sector.
The chief economist for the European Central Bank proclaimed that it is winning the inflation fight in the euro zone but that further rate hikes are ahead, including a 50-basis-point increase in March.
U.K. grocery prices were up a record 17.1% in the four weeks ended Feb. 19.
Five of Britain’s major grocers have had to ration salad ingredients in recent weeks due to poor harvests in countries that are trading partners.
A 24-hour strike halted operations at several German airports Monday.
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