Vistra Energy Corp. Stock News

After President Donald Trump signed an executive order on nuclear energy, investment strategist Shay Boloor outlined a roadmap for capitalizing on what he called the “energy rails of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”

Shares in companies tied to nuclear power jumped Friday, helped by President Donald Trump's rollout of four executive orders that aim to provide a boost to the sector, but there were concerns about whether there could be much of a near-term impact.

The nuclear industry is expected to benefit from a budget bill approved in the House on Thursday. The legislation, referred to by Trump as his “one big beautiful bill” and heavily opposed by Democrats, includes provisions that would reduce spending on Medicaid by nearly $700 billion and reduce spending for a national food assistance program, among others.

U.S. equities edged higher at midday as investor optimism about trade deals and inflation outweighed falling consumer sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all rose less than 0.2%.

S&P 500 component Vistra rose before the open Friday after announcing a $1.9 billion deal to expand natural gas capacity.

Highlights Transaction includes approximately 2,600 megawatts of modern natural gas generation assets at an attractive price of approximately $743/kW of capacity. Acquisition is expected to deliver Ongoing Operations AFCFbG1 accretion in year one following closing.

April's market volatility, driven by tariffs and led by tech sector declines, created opportunities to deploy cash. However, it was an opportunity to reposition my portfolio as well, with 2 swap trades to de-risk my portfolio. There were 2 corporate actions in the last month that also saw two more positions removed from my CEF portfolio, but overall, I was a net buyer for the month.

A new proposal in Congress was helping spark gains for solar stocks on Tuesday, but the plan from the House Ways and Means Committee was viewed as negative for the nuclear-power industry and makers of electric vehicles.