Constellation Energy stock tumbles nearly 10% as PJM power-price curbs enter the frame

Constellation Energy shares tumbled 9.8% to close at $307.71 on Friday, marking their steepest single-day decline in months. The selloff hit U.S. power producers tied to PJM following a late-week policy move targeting electricity price controls. Vistra dropped 7.4%, while NRG Energy slipped 4.1%.

Chevron stock price: Venezuela license shift and Leviathan expansion put CVX in focus after the close

Chevron stock price: Venezuela license shift and Leviathan expansion put CVX in focus after the close

Shares of Chevron Corporation ticked up 0.1% to $166.26 at Friday’s close after U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced that Washington is pushing “as fast as it can” to broaden Chevron’s license to operate in Venezuela. Under the new terms, Chevron would be allowed to pay the Venezuelan government in cash rather than crude, turning it into “another marketer of crude,” Wright said.
Oil stocks this week: Chevron, Exxon rise as U.S. moves to widen Venezuela license

Oil stocks this week: Chevron, Exxon rise as U.S. moves to widen Venezuela license

Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Reuters on Friday that the U.S. is moving “as fast as it can” to expand Chevron’s Venezuela license, enabling the company to pay royalties and taxes in cash. This shift would let Chevron sell all its Venezuelan crude outright, instead of compensating the government with oil, Wright explained. He also revealed that Washington is marketing up to 50 million barrels of stranded Venezuelan crude, with the proceeds held in Qatari bank accounts under U.S. government control.
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Constellation Energy (CEG) stock dives on White House push to cap PJM power-market prices

Constellation Energy (CEG) stock dives on White House push to cap PJM power-market prices

Shares of Constellation Energy Corporation plunged on Friday, slipping as much as 9.8% to $307.71 in after-hours trading after fluctuating between $350.62 and $300.45 earlier. The selloff came after the White House urged PJM Interconnection—the country’s largest electric grid serving 67 million customers across 13 states plus Washington, D.C.—to hold a one-time emergency procurement auction for new power plants and impose limits on earnings for existing plants in PJM’s capacity market, which pays generators to stay on standby. This follows a recent PJM capacity auction that saw prices surge over 800% compared to last year. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro criticized PJM for being “too damn slow” amid rising power bills.
GE Vernova stock jumps 6% as Trump-backed PJM power auction plan targets AI data-center demand

GE Vernova stock jumps 6% as Trump-backed PJM power auction plan targets AI data-center demand

Shares of GE Vernova Inc jumped over 6% on Friday following reports that the Trump administration, along with several governors, is pushing for an emergency power auction in the PJM market. Investors took the move as a potential boost for turbine demand. By 12:58 p.m. ET, the stock had climbed 6.1% to $681.57, hitting an intraday peak of $692.49 earlier.
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