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What should we make of this pressure in the space. Is this a value trade or value trap guy. What do you think.>> Yeah, Steve's been talking about the underlying commodity for a while and it's going his way. But in terms of the stocks, until the last week or so, they've been a value trade. Now, I think people feel they're on the wrong side of it because they're sort of looking at the underlying commodity and they're sort of equating the weakness there with the weakness in the stocks.Peter Burkvar had a note ...

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U.S. stocks traded mostly lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 250 points on Tuesday.The Dow traded down 0.52% to 48,164.83 while the NASDAQ fell 0.37% to 22,971.25. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.56% to 6,778.08.Check This Out: Jim Cramer: Sell This Major Energy Stock, Go With This Canadian Mining CompanyLeading and Lagging SectorsCommunication services shares rose by 0.2% on Tuesday.In trading on Tuesday, energy stocks fell by 2.3%.Top HeadlineThe S&P Global flash composite P ...

In April 2025, the US Department of the Interior announced emergency permitting procedures , reducing timelines (which usually take several years) to a maximum of 28 days.Policies materialised quickly. On inauguration day (20 January 2025), Trump declared a national energy emergency, accompanied by an executive order entitled 'Unleashing American Energy'. It directed that agencies would “suspend, revise, or rescind all agency actions identified as unduly burdensome” on domestic oil and gas operations.In bri ...

Let's get to Kevin Green who joins me now. As I mentioned, we've got so much data to chew on this morning. A smorggas board to digest KG.Uh we've obviously had the jobs data, we've had the retail data, we've had the PMIs as well. Just talk us through what you're seeing out there and any sort of new uh numbers that are hitting the tape right now. >> Yeah.So, let's actually start with the the labor data that we had this morning here. I would say it would be a little bit more of a mixed picture when you're loo ...

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American consumers are closing out 2025 with a double dose of economic relief as a significant drop in fuel costs converges with the Federal Reserve's third consecutive interest rate cut.A Historic Drop At The PumpWhile the central bank works to engineer a soft landing for the labor market, the energy sector is delivering immediate disinflationary help, offering households significant breathing room just in time for the holidays.The most tangible relief is visible at the gas station. The national average pr ...

Houston, Texas-based APA Corporation (APA) operates as an independent energy company. It explores, develops, and produces natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. With a market cap of $9.2 billion, APA’s oil and gas operations span the United States, Egypt, the North Sea, and Suriname. Companies worth between $2 billion and $10 billion are generally described as "mid-cap stocks." APA fits right into that category, with its market cap exceeding this threshold, reflecting its substantial size and in ...

Let's drill down on these trades starting with copper and see what 2026 might hold. Phil Streel is the chief market strategist at Blue Line. Phil, I need to eat a little crow here.I can't remember who I was discussing this with at the beginning of the year and I said even if the the commodities perform well, the stocks often don't. They can be very cyclical. They go up and then they go down and they're not necessarily always the best stewards of capital.Well, what a year it's been. Does it continue. >> It r ...