WTI: up slightly, still above $81. Last check: $81.31.
Markets: all green, but barely; actually flat and could easily go red.
Headline stories:
- hugely bullish: China kicks off the year on strong note as retail, industrial data tops expectations
- Goldman Sachs expects BofJ to hike rates Tuesday;
- talk of recession is dying down in corporate America;
- inflation isn't going away anytime soon -- but it's not impacting everyone equally;
- Cramer: crude oil showing signs of a breakout as it tops $80;
- Saudi Aramco CEO: energy transition is failing; world should abandon fantasy of phasing out oil;
- move over gold; copper is now breaking out, according to the charts -- Cramer;
- tickers
- SCCO: I might have missed this Friday, I forget -- SCCO was up 6% in one day; up $5.82; trading at $103;
- UNP: up 15% in past six months; pays 2%;
- CHRD: incredibly volatile; up 5% in past six months, but just as easily could have been down 5%;
- ORCL: among the seven tech stocks in my "tech" bucket, this is the most fascinating -- not necessarily the best -- simply the most fascinating
- AAPL: speaking of tech, holding above its floor of support ($170); now trading at $172 - $173:
The Bakken, most exciting / interesting:
- CHRD + Enerplus
- NOG
Campaign funding:
- what will be an interesting "wedge issue" to raise campaign funds for DNC? Funds coming in for / against Kamala Harris.
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