● USDA assessed Illinois truck sales at US$2.10 a gallon, up five cents on the week.
● EIA reported a 67 Bcf injection, below the 74 to 76 Bcf expected.
● US gasoline stocks rose 3.5 million barrels in the week to 9 October.
● The consensus 12-month price target is $236.97, implying about 16.2% upside.
● The consensus 12-month price target is $71.17, implying about 27.8% upside.
● The transaction covers four VLCCs, the biggest class of oil tankers in common use.
● No company-specific news was reported; the move was tied to a sector-wide energy rally.
● Iran's tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and Russian refining threats drove crude.
SM Energy Company (NYSE:SM) rose on Friday, October 16, 2026, closing at $39.50, a gain of 5.28% on the day. The advance came during a broadly negative US session, one shaped by a renewed selloff in artificial-intelligence, semiconductor and data-center stocks. The S&P 500 …
Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE:TALO) closed at $17.77 on Friday, October 16, 2026, up 4.65% on the day. The offshore-focused oil and gas producer rose alongside a broad energy rally, and the reason is the session’s clearest confirmed driver: a sharp jump in crude prices …