Total U.S. nonfarm payroll employment fell by 20.5 million in April,

U.S. output from the U.S. coal-fired generating fleet dropped to 966,000 gigawatthours (GWh) in 2019

renewable energy in the United States could exceed coal on an annual basis for the first time this year,

U.S. Rig Count is down 34 rigs from last week to 374, Canada Rig Count is down 1 rig from last week to 26

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) increased by 4.6 million barrels from the previous week. At 532.2 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 12% above the five year average for this time of year.

March coal exports were up 1.2% from 6.19 million mt in February but 25% lower than the 8.36 million mt exported in the year-ago month.

Gas power is the most economic dispatchable source of electricity in America today.

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $44.4 billion in March, up $4.6 billion from $39.8 billion in February, revised.

U.S. Rig Count is down 57 rigs from last week to 408, Canada Rig Count is up 1 rig from last week to 27

U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020