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Michigan gas prices, a campaign issue, are up as early voting starts

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHAMichigan gas prices, a campaignissue, are up as early votingstartsGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about natural gas and oil.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund-7.2% 30d

    United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+7.4% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+8.2% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “gas prices” (oil) in this story.

  • LNG Cheniere Energy+8.9% 30d

    Cheniere Energy (natural gas distribution): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story.

  • EQT Eqt+4.5% 19d

    Eqt (crude petroleum and natural gas): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story.

  • KMI Kinder Morgan+4.2% 7d

    Kinder Morgan (natural gas transmission): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story.

  • WMB The Williams Companies

    The Williams Companies (natural gas transmission): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+11.0% 11d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “gas prices” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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WMBNo price data for this ticker———————
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Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Michigan gas prices, a campaign issue, are up as early voting starts Detroit Free Press

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Who gains and who loses around United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)

Companies tied to this story

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund

    In “Michigan gas prices, a campaign issue, are up as early voting starts,” United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Michigan gas prices, a campaign issue, are up as early voting starts.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “Michigan gas prices, a campaign issue, are up as early voting starts,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “gas prices” (oil) in this story

  • LNG Cheniere Energy

    For “Michigan gas prices, a campaign issue, are up as early voting starts,” Cheniere Energy (LNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Cheniere Energy (natural gas distribution): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story

  • EQT Eqt

    Eqt (EQT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Michigan gas prices, a campaign issue, are up as early voting starts.” Reason on file: Eqt (crude petroleum and natural gas): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story

  • KMI Kinder Morgan

    In “Michigan gas prices, a campaign issue, are up as early voting starts,” Kinder Morgan (KMI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Kinder Morgan (natural gas transmission): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story

  • WMB Williams Companies

    In “Michigan gas prices, a campaign issue, are up as early voting starts,” Williams Companies (WMB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: The Williams Companies (natural gas transmission): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    For “Michigan gas prices, a campaign issue, are up as early voting starts,” ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “gas prices” (oil) in this story

United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)

“Michigan gas prices, a campaign issue, are up as early voting starts” (26 Oct 2026) reaches United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) through this story.

The link for United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is this: United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story

Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE): Energy Select Sector SPDR: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “gas prices” (natural gas) in this story

Price levels for United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)

UNG traded between 9.52 and 11.43 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 9.59. USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 169.55. XLE traded between 60.95 and 69.72 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 69.32.

A simple score for United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)

46 out of 100

“Michigan gas prices, a campaign issue, are up as early voting starts” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.