S&P Global Market Intelligence presents the most read stories for the week ended Oct. 4.
1. Trump nominates FERC lawyer James Danly to fill 1 of 2 open seats
President Donald Trump nominated Federal Energy Regulatory Commission General Counsel James Danly to fill one of the two vacant seats at the agency.
2. Private equity firms face setbacks in monetizing midstream investments
Some investment firms are struggling to unload their midstream assets as their portfolio companies run into roadblocks in both the public and private markets, industry experts said.
3. Murray Energy, Foresight face potential defaults in weakening coal market
Weakening export markets and accumulated debt could bring more pain to the U.S. coal market, especially for a pair of top producers now under tight lender-imposed deadlines to sort their financial situations.
4. Venture capitalist sees supermajors playing key role in renewable development
National oil companies and supermajors will have to be actively involved in creating new technologies for wind and solar power generation if unconventional energy is to become a major power source, the general partner of RockPort Capital Partners said.
5. Solar stocks battered by China headwinds
Solar stocks took a beating at the end of September as concerns mounted over the outlook in China, underscoring the outsized influence that the world's biggest solar market continues to wield even as the industry diversifies geographically.
