Vistra stock jumps after Meta signs 20-year nuclear power deal — what matters next
Vistra Corp shares jumped 10.5% on Friday and closed at $166.37 after the U.S. power producer said it signed long-term nuclear power contracts with Meta Platforms.
Shell buyback faces fresh questions after Q4 warning as post-oil plan takes shape
Shell on Thursday flagged that weak oil trading would drag its chemicals and products division into a fourth-quarter loss, casting doubt on its $3.5 billion quarterly share buyback. RBC’s Biraj Borkhataria pinpointed the main issue: will management “hold the line” on buybacks? HSBC’s Kim Fustier expressed less confidence in that. UBS’s Josh Stone slashed his Q4 net income forecast by 14% to $3.6 billion, while Citi’s Alastair Syme trimmed his estimate 11% to $3.83 billion. Shell shares dropped 2.6%.
Vistra stock jumps after Meta signs 20-year nuclear power deal to feed AI data centers
Vistra Corp shares rose 10.5% in after-hours trading on Friday after Meta Platforms said it struck 20-year agreements to buy power from three Vistra nuclear plants. Shares were at $166.37 after swinging between $150.83 and $178.40 earlier in the day. Meta also said it will work with Oklo and TerraPower on small modular reactors, or SMRs — smaller nuclear units meant to be built largely in factories.
Meta stock edges higher after nuclear power deals aimed at AI data centers
Meta Platforms, Inc. shares rose 1.1% to $653.06 in after-hours trading on Friday after the Facebook owner unveiled a slate of nuclear power agreements meant to supply its power-hungry AI data centers. Meta said deals with Vistra, Oklo and TerraPower could back as much as 6.6 gigawatts of new and existing nuclear capacity by 2035.
Vistra stock jumps after Meta signs 20-year nuclear power deal — what’s driving VST today
Vistra Corp shares rose 11.4% to $167.81 in late-morning trading on Friday after the power producer said it struck 20-year nuclear power purchase agreements with Meta Platforms. The stock hit an intraday high of $178.40.
Venture Global (VG) stock slips after a 10% jump as January LNG export record bets cool
Venture Global shares fell 3.1% to $7.29 in morning trading on Friday, giving back some of Thursday’s 10.3% rally. The stock closed at $7.52 on Thursday after touching $7.59, with volume jumping to about 15.2 million shares.
Lithium price surge puts Albemarle stock back in play before the open
Albemarle shares edged higher in premarket trading on Friday, riding a broker upgrade and fresh signs of strength in lithium prices. The stock was up about 0.6% at $159.20 as of 6:56 a.m. ET, after ending Thursday at $158.28.
EQT stock slides as U.S. natural gas prices fall after big storage draw
EQT Corp shares slid on Thursday as U.S. natural gas prices fell, pressuring gas-heavy producers after a volatile week in the futures market. The stock was down 4.2% at $52.20 in afternoon trade, while front-month Henry Hub gas futures hovered around $3.388 per million British thermal units, down about 4%.
Exxon Mobil stock (XOM) rises as filing flags Q4 upstream hit from weaker crude; Jan 30 next
Exxon Mobil shares rose 3.3% to $122.42 by 1:46 p.m. EST on Thursday after the oil major said weaker crude prices could shave $0.8 billion to $1.2 billion off fourth-quarter upstream earnings versus the prior quarter. In the same filing, Exxon said stronger industry margins in its Energy Products segment could add $0.3 billion to $0.7 billion. Exxon Mobil Corporation
Shell stock in focus after Q4 update flags chemicals loss and weaker trading
Shell Plc said its Chemicals and Products segment is expected to post adjusted earnings below break-even in the fourth quarter, as weaker chemicals margins and lower trading weigh, keeping the stock in focus ahead of the next session. Reuters
BP slips again after Norway wealth fund trims stake, with oil headlines back in play
BP shares fell about 1% in early trading on Thursday, extending the prior session’s drop after Norway’s sovereign wealth fund disclosed it had pared back its holding. The stock was at 414.05 pence, versus a previous close of 418.20. Investing.com
Oil price forecast: Brent, WTI slide on Trump Venezuela move as 2026 surplus looms
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said Venezuela would turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of sanctioned crude to the United States, feeding fears of more supply in an already well-stocked market. Brent crude futures were down 40 cents, or 0.7%, at $60.31 a barrel by 11:05 a.m. ET, after touching $59.88, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate was down 74 cents, or 1.3%, at $56.39 after hitting $55.76; both benchmarks slid more than $1 in the previous session. SEB analyst Ole Hvalbye called the volumes small next to the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the emergency stockpile, while Morgan Stanley estimated the market could tip into a surplus of up to 3 million barrels per day in the first half of 2026. Reuters
Natural gas price stock UNG jumps as Henry Hub futures rebound; storage report looms
Shares of the United States Natural Gas Fund LP rose 4.2% on Wednesday, tracking a rebound in U.S. natural gas futures. Front-month Henry Hub futures were up about 3.4% at $3.464 per million British thermal units. CME Group
Trump’s Venezuela oil plan starts now: 30–50 million barrels headed for U.S.
The Trump administration will start moving Venezuelan crude to the United States immediately, shipping an initial 30 million to 50 million barrels and keeping sales running indefinitely, a senior Trump administration official said on Wednesday. The official said Washington would selectively ease sanctions to help keep Venezuelan crude and refined products flowing to global markets. Reuters
UNG stock jumps as Henry Hub natural gas price rebounds; storage report is next test
Shares of United States Natural Gas Fund LP, a widely traded natural gas price proxy, rose 2.9% to $11.61 in morning trade as benchmark U.S. natural gas climbed 4.7% to $3.51 per million British thermal units, an energy unit used in gas pricing. markets.businessinsider.com
Natural gas price stock UNG: Henry Hub futures rebound before EIA storage data
Shares of the United States Natural Gas Fund fell 3% on Tuesday, ending at $11.28. Benchmark February Henry Hub futures were up about 4% at around $3.48 per million British thermal units early on Wednesday. MarketWatch
Venezuela oil deal puts Chevron, Valero and PBF in focus before the U.S. open
Chevron fell 4.4% in premarket trading after President Donald Trump said the United States had reached a deal to import up to $2 billion of Venezuelan crude — roughly 30 million to 50 million barrels — to be sold at market prices. Valero, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66 and PBF Energy were down between 1.2% and 7.7%, while Canadian Natural Resources and Cenovus slipped about 2% and Baker Hughes rose 0.6%. Chevron controls Venezuelan oil flows to the United States under a U.S. authorization and has been exporting 100,000 to 150,000 barrels per day, while traders said the prospect of added supply pushed some U.S. Gulf heavy-crude differentials — the price gap to benchmark grades — about 50 cents lower on Tuesday. Reuters
Phillips 66 buys UK Lindsey oil refinery assets — but says it won’t reopen the plant
Phillips 66 Limited said it had agreed to acquire assets and associated infrastructure from Britain’s Lindsey Oil Refinery and integrate key facilities into its Humber Refinery in North Lincolnshire. The company said it will not restart Lindsey as a standalone refinery, and UK lead executive Paul Fursey called the deal “an important step” in investing in Britain’s energy security. Phillips 66 Investor Relations
Shell stock slips on oil slump; Vietnam LNG win and Angola deal set up next catalysts
Shell Plc’s U.S.-listed shares fell 2.8% on Tuesday to $72.90. After U.S. markets shut, Vietnam’s Petrovietnam Gas said it awarded Shell its first term tender for liquefied natural gas, the super-chilled fuel shipped by tanker, with supplies running from 2027 to 2031. The stock’s $72.85 low left the $73 area in focus ahead of the next session. Reuters
Octopus Energy’s Kraken lands $1bn funding round as spinout plans sharpen
Octopus Energy’s software arm Kraken has raised about $1 billion in its first standalone equity round, valuing the utility technology business at $8.65 billion, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan said on Monday. Octopus will keep a 13.7% stake in Kraken after the split, it said. OTPP
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