Hogs Look to Monday Trade
Lean hog futures posted mostly higher trad on Friday, with contracts up 25 cents to $1.37 at the close. August was up $2.65 last week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $99.32 Friday afternoon, down 94 cent…
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Corn Turning Higher at Midday
The corn market is rallying off early session lows on Wednesday, with contracts up 2 to 4 cents so far at midday. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is up 4 1/4 cents at $4.09 per bu.
The bar for Tesla earnings is sky-high. Here's why and how options traders can capitalize
As Tesla (TSLA) prepares to report second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, the backdrop for the EV giant looks increasingly challenging.
Detecting cyclospora is ‘notoriously difficult.’ Here’s what the FDA’s apology to Taylor Farms means.
The FDA and CDC are investigating iceberg lettuce sold by Taylor Farms to confirm the source of the cyclospora outbreak
Trump says Netanyahu won't be arrested in New York, pushing back on Mamdani
President Donald Trump said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "will not be arrested" when he visits New York in September, pushing back on a suggestion by Mayor Zohran Mamdani that such an arrest cou…
GFL Environmental (GFL) Slid Following the Deal Reveal
Fred Alger Management, an investment management company, released its "Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund" second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. US equities strongly rebounded in the se…
Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday
Cotton futures are heading 87 to 99 points lower so far on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets are pressure factors, with the US dollar index up 374 point…
Coinbase trading results may fall short of expectations, according to prediction markets
As bitcoin prices fell yet again in the second quarter, traders on prediction market platform Kalshi think Coinbase's trading volumes suffered once again.
Corn Sees a Late Push to Close Near the Highs on Friday
Corn futures shrugged off the early weakness on Friday to close near the highs of the day, up 2 ¼ to 3 ½ cents across most contracts. September was 5 ¼ cents higher on the week with December up 6 1/2. The CmdtyView nati…
I will claim Social Security early. Why do so few people talk about the elephant in the room?
If intros aren’t about introductions, then what’s this here for? Is not including one a countersignal? Either way, you’ll enjoy this conversation — and that says a lot about you.
Two injured after man with airsoft rifles lit fireworks outside NYC immigration court: MS NOW
An individual is in custody after setting off "an incendiary device" outside an immigration court building in lower Manhattan on Monday morning, the FBI told CNBC.
Soybeans Round the Week with Gains, Following Slew of Export Business on Friday
Soybeans rebounded from the Thursday losses to close Friday with a late push higher, up 4 ½ to 9 ½ cents. August was 12 ¾ cents in the green on the week, with November 12 ¼ cents higher. The cmdtyView national average C…
South Korean stocks weren’t a big deal in your emerging-markets fund. Artificial intelligence changed that.
“Even in the best case, there will be no neat and clean return to the status quo ante,” said International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at a curtain-raiser event for the Spring Meetings of …
UK's Andy Burnham becomes PM as Trump slams Britain as 'Poverty Stricken Disaster'
Andy Burnham became the U.K.'s seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday, with investors and market watchers already questioning his policy agenda.
Wheat Rallying Through Friday’s Midday
The wheat complex is reverting from Thursday weaker trade to post midday gains across the complex. Chicago SRW contracts are up 6 to 7 cents in most contracts. KC HRW futures are rallying 13 to 14 cents across most cont…
Alphabet stock pops on report it's developing a more efficient AI chip
Alphabet shares climbed 3% on Monday after The Information reported the company is developing a new server chip, internally dubbed "Frozen v2," designed to run Gemini models more efficiently.
Senator says daylight saving time bill faces tough Senate fight
Efforts in Congress to make daylight saving time permanent sprang forward Tuesday after the House passed legislation that would remove the need for Americans to adjust their clocks twice a year.
If history is a guide, there’s still another week before earnings will start to move the stock market
On this week’s episode of The Morning Filter, Dave Sekera and Susan Dziubinski catch up on tons of economic news, covering everything from tariffs to inflation to jobs—and whether the Federal Reserve will cut interest r…
ECB survey sees moderating wage demands, selling price growth
This box summarises the main findings from recent contacts between ECB staff and representatives of 67 leading non-financial companies operating in the euro area. The exchanges mainly took place between 23 March and 1 A…
Stocks Finish Sharply Lower as Tech Stocks Slump
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -1.01%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.49%. September E-mini S&P futures (ES…
Cotton Futures Fade into the Weekend
Cotton futures saw weakness extend to Friday, with contracts closing down 62 to 89 points on the day, with December down 291 points this week. Crude oil was up another $3.50 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.011.
Here’s Why This Fund Divested CDW Corporation (CDW)
L1 Capital, an investment management firm, released its "L1 Capital International Fund" (unhedged) second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The letter discusses the current inves…
Stocks Finish Sharply Lower as Tech Stocks Slump
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -1.01%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.49%. September E-mini S&P futures (ES…
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures edge up as oil turns lower in wait for Big Tech earnings
US stock futures rose on Monday morning as investors awaited Big Tech earnings, while oil prices eased after touching $90 a barrel as the US and Iran exchanged tit-for-tat attacks over the weekend.