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utilities · sector mood
2019
year mood +0.18 · -0.53 to +0.30 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-0.75 -0.38 0 +0.38 +0.75 Jan -0.53 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug +0.30 Sep Oct Nov Dec
month values ▾
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
-0.53+0.15+0.20+0.20+0.20+0.25+0.25+0.30+0.30+0.30+0.30+0.30

Utilities sentiment is neutral this month despite PG&E's bankruptcy filing over $30 billion in wildfire liabilities, which weighed heavily on investor confidence. The sector's stability was supported by broad regulatory predictability and consistent demand, tempering fears of wider credit contagion. While wildfire-related risks remain concentrated in certain regions, the overall utilities landscape showed resilience, anchoring sector performance.

How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 06, 2026
Top utilities stories of 2019
Jan
PG&E Files Bankruptcy Over $30 Billion Wildfire Liabilities fortune.com →

PG&E Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to over $30 billion in liabilities from wildfires linked to its equipment, threatening its role in California’s clean energy goals. The bankruptcy follows a collapse in market value, executive departures, and failed rescue attempts by major investors. Customers may face higher bills as the utility navigates a complex, multi-year restructuring.