(The Center Square) – U.S. LNG exports hit record-high 11.7 million metric tons in March as new plants in Texas ramped up production while supply disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East drove global gas prices sharply higher, according to preliminary LSEG data. Asian benchmark LNG prices spiked above $22 per million Btu Read More…
While Wall Street has been gripped by a broad selloff in 2026, one corner of the market has been quietly — and in some cases loudly — thriving. Energy stocks have emerged as the standout performers of the year, riding a wave of elevated oil prices, geopolitical tension, and a flight to safety that has Read More…
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson issued a stark warning this week about the economic risks posed by surging energy prices, telling audiences that a sustained rise in oil and gas costs could simultaneously stoke inflation and drag on economic growth — a combination that would put the central bank in an increasingly difficult position. Read More…
It has been a week of mixed signals for Constellation Energy (Nasdaq: CEG), the nation’s largest nuclear power operator. A string of setbacks — regulatory delays, a major asset sale, a director departure, and a price target cut — weighed on shares even as analysts maintained an overwhelmingly bullish long-term outlook on the Baltimore-based company. Read More…
Kevin McHugh built a career as a physical therapist in Missoula, working in the intensive care unit at St. Patrick’s Hospital during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and then opening his own private practice. All the while McHugh – who earned a degree in exercise science from the University of Montana in 2015 and Read More…
Business owners’ outlook on the environment for starting and running a company has soured even as ownership continues to correlate with stronger financial and personal wellbeing, according to the third installment of Gallup’s Pathways to Wealth study, released with support from JPMorganChase and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In fall 2025, just 17% of business Read More…
Small businesses and nonprofit organizations in parts of Wyoming are now eligible for low-interest federal disaster loans following a drought declaration issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The assistance is available to businesses in Goshen County, Laramie County, and Niobrara County, which were included in a multi-state disaster declaration covering drought conditions that began Read More…
President Donald Trump has signed legislation reauthorizing two of the federal government’s flagship small-business research programs, clearing the way for a major Pentagon push to speed new technologies from startups and universities to the battlefield. The Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act renews the Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Read More…
Kevin McHugh built a career as a physical therapist in Missoula, working in the intensive care unit at St. Patrick’s Hospital during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and then opening his own private practice. All the while McHugh – who earned a degree in exercise science from the University of Montana in 2015 and Read More…
Stockman Bank has been named the top bank in Montana on Forbes’ 2026 list of America’s Best-In-State Banks, marking another year at the top of the statewide ranking for Montana’s largest family-owned community bank. The recognition, released June 17 in partnership with Statista, is based on surveys of thousands of U.S. banking customers as well Read More…
Montana ranked ninth in the nation for year-over-year job growth, Gov. Greg Gianforte announced, citing a new report placing the state among the country’s strongest job markets. According to a report by Stat Ranker, which compared all 50 states on year-over-year growth in total nonfarm payroll employment between February 2025 and February 2026, Montana added Read More…
First Interstate BancSystem has been named to TIME magazine’s inaugural America’s Best Companies 2026 list, a recognition the Billings-based regional bank’s leadership credited to its people and its approach to community banking across the West. The list, produced in partnership with Statista and announced July 9, ranks 1,000 U.S. companies based on three equally weighted Read More…
Kellogg said it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year, moving up a timeline the company set just last August by more than a year. Kellogg had said in August 2025 that it would eliminate synthetic dyes from its cereals by the end of 2027. The company said Read More…
About one in five Americans who sought financial advice in the past year turned to artificial intelligence, even though few trust its expertise on money matters, according to a Gallup survey conducted in partnership with financial services firm Edward Jones. Among U.S. adults overall, only about three in 10 said they have “a great deal” Read More…
Applied Materials is set to report fiscal third-quarter earnings Thursday after the market closes, with investors looking for signs that booming investment in artificial intelligence continues to drive demand for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The company reports Thursday, Aug. 13, and Wall Street is expecting another strong quarter. Analysts expect Applied Materials to report revenue of Read More…
Elon Musk said this week that Starlink’s long-term revenue potential could be far larger than a bullish estimate offered by former Alphabet executive and venture capitalist David Friedberg, as the satellite internet business continues rapid subscriber and revenue growth. Speaking on the All-In podcast, Friedberg cited Starlink’s performance in making a bullish case for the Read More…