Stock market stalls! -- pundits. Yes, after all three indices hit new records yesterday, Dow futures are down .... drum roll .... 16 points. Okay. [Later: all three major indices hit new records today, September 13, 2017.]
Red pill backlash. Link here.
Debt limit. Timed for midterm elections, DACA legislation.
Halt. US Supreme Court blocks lower-court rulings on Texas district.
EU agrees with Trump. EU looks to champion free trade in wake of Trump's "America First" policies.
OPEC in deep doo-doo. Saudi Arabia pushes OPEC on new tack to curb oil supplies. While the cartel has cut crude production, exports have barely budged, a factor behind the prolonged price slump.
EV revolution? Not so fast! Electric cars won't save European auto makers as diesel sales drop. Manufacturers are focused instead on making more gasoline-powered vehicles to offset the shortfall.
Pepper spray. UC-Berkeley to allow limited use of pepper spray at violent protests.
Boom! Target (the retail store) to hire 100,000 seasonal workers.
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Back To The Bakken
| $48.68↑ | 9/13/2017 | 09/13/2016 | 09/13/2015 | 09/13/2014 | 09/13/2013 |
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| Active Rigs | 55 | 35 | 69 | 199 | 180 |
Oil prices rose (albeit slightly) yesterday: OPEC output falls, hurricane impact seen as "negligible."
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Later
I've corrected a minor typo in a CNN headline today:
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