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Natural gas price today rebounds as weather swings keep traders on edge

Natural gas price today rebounds as weather swings keep traders on edge

New York, February 3, 2026, 13:52 EST — Regular session underway. U.S. natural gas prices climbed Tuesday, with shares of the United States Natural Gas Fund edging higher after a sharp drop the day before linked to warmer forecast updates. March Henry Hub futures gained about 2.6%, settling near $3.32 per million British thermal units. UNG shares rose 1.1% to $12.84 in afternoon trading. EQT Corporation and Cheniere Energy each added roughly 0.7%.
3 February 2026
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Energy stocks brace for Monday after OPEC+ holds March output, Exxon and Chevron headlines

Energy stocks brace for Monday after OPEC+ holds March output, Exxon and Chevron headlines

New York, Feb 1, 2026, 13:28 — Market closed. U.S. energy stocks are set to open Monday with crude prices still elevated after OPEC+ announced on Sunday it would hold March output steady. Prices have climbed to their highest since late summer amid worries over potential U.S. moves against Iran. Jorge Leon, head of geopolitical analysis at Rystad Energy, noted, “With rising uncertainty around Iran and U.S. tensions, the group is keeping all options firmly on the table.”
1 February 2026
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Natural gas price jumps as Freeport LNG returns and storm fallout keeps market edgy

Natural gas price jumps as Freeport LNG returns and storm fallout keeps market edgy

New York, Jan 30, 2026, 10:20 EST — Regular session U.S. natural gas futures pushed higher on Friday, capping a week marked by swings as traders weighed LNG export demand against how quickly supply bounced back after the winter storm. The front-month contract for March delivery gained 16.3 cents, or 4.2%, reaching $4.081 per million British thermal units in early New York trading.
30 January 2026
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Santos stock jumps after Queensland gas acreage call — the next date investors circle

Santos stock jumps after Queensland gas acreage call — the next date investors circle

Sydney, Jan 30, 2026, 17:05 AEDT — Trading after hours. Santos Ltd shares ended Friday at A$7.01, up 2.5%, after fluctuating between A$6.92 and A$7.08. Queensland named Santos QNT and Drillsearch Energy as preferred tenderers for three gas exploration blocks near the Queensland–South Australia border. Dale Last from Queensland described the move as a sign the state remains “open for business.” Santos executive Brett Darley said the new acreage would “unlock new supply for Australian homes and businesses.”
30 January 2026
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National Grid’s North Sea “GriffinLink” plan puts its share price back in focus

National Grid’s North Sea “GriffinLink” plan puts its share price back in focus

National Grid and Germany’s TenneT have unveiled plans for a new power link connecting offshore wind farms in the North Sea, capable of transferring up to 2 gigawatts between the two nations. The announcement pushed National Grid’s shares slightly higher during early trading in London on Monday. Timing is crucial. European governments aim to lock in offshore wind goals, but the bottleneck has shifted away from turbines. Now, the challenge lies with onshore connections, substations, and cross-border cables—projects that drag on for years, spark protests, and soak up capital.
27 January 2026
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Natural gas price jumps above $6 on Winter Storm Fern — what traders watch next

Natural gas price jumps above $6 on Winter Storm Fern — what traders watch next

New York, January 26, 2026, 06:17 EST — Premarket U.S. Henry Hub natural gas futures for February delivery surged 91.3 cents, up 17.3%, to $6.188 per million British thermal units early Monday, close to a 52-week peak of $6.293. Meanwhile, the March contract lagged, starting the session at $3.799 as traders shifted focus to February’s Jan. 28 expiration.
26 January 2026
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Winter storm jolts U.S. power prices as lawmakers push Big Tech to pay for AI data center electricity

Winter storm jolts U.S. power prices as lawmakers push Big Tech to pay for AI data center electricity

U.S. grid operators on Saturday stepped up precautions to avoid rotating outages as frigid weather strained power systems, pushing spot wholesale prices on the PJM Interconnection above $3,000 per megawatt hour, a standard unit for electricity. PJM, which serves 67 million people in 13 states and Washington, D.C., raised its forecast for Tuesday to 147.2 gigawatts, an all-time winter high. Dominion Energy, whose Virginia territory hosts a major concentration of data centers, said ice could become one of the largest winter events to hit its operations. The cold snap lands as utilities and regulators try to adjust to around-the-clock demand from AI data centers, a type of load that does not fall much at night or in winter. Philip Krein, a power-grid expert at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said the narrowing gap between winter and summer peaks is squeezing maintenance windows for power plants. “The maintenance season is being squeezed like never before,” Krein said.
25 January 2026
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Why electricity prices are still high in 2026 — and the fight over who pays next

Why electricity prices are still high in 2026 — and the fight over who pays next

Electric bills are climbing across much of the U.S., with a Fast Company report on Thursday pointing to the AI data center boom as a major stress on the grid. In the Bay Area, PG&E’s average bill has jumped nearly 70% over five years, the report noted. A Bloomberg analysis it cited found electricity prices near some data centers have soared as much as 267% during the same stretch. Ryan Hledik of Brattle Group said, “We are seeing utilities run out of that spare capacity.” Fast Company added that Microsoft has pledged to cover grid upgrade costs tied to its new data centers. Oregon has taken a different approach, passing laws requiring data centers to pay their own bills. Some proposals would even classify these facilities as “interruptible,” meaning “they’re going to be the ones that get shut off first, not Grandma’s house,” said NRDC’s Jackson Morris. TIME reported average monthly residential electricity bills soared to about $156 in 2025, up from around $121 in 2021—a jump nearing 30%. From January to October alone, bills rose 12.7%. The magazine cited the National Energy Assistance Directors Association, which warned households may spend close to $1,000 this winter just heating their homes.
24 January 2026
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Stock Market Today

  • Tech Market Jitters Grow as Nasdaq-S&P Volatility Gap Widens to 2008 Peak
    July 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT. The gap between Nasdaq-100 implied volatility and the S&P 500 just hit levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. Traders are buying more put options on Nasdaq names, betting on declines, a sharp shift from the call-heavy bets seen earlier this year. The change points to tech market nerves, with risk fears building as the AI rally cools and the semiconductor sector ETF (SMH) dropped 4.5% lately. Volatility in the S&P 500 is usually quieter during the summer, but analysts say swings in the Nasdaq-100 could stick around as tech names stay turbulent.
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