President Donald Trump's proposed 20% levy on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz could backfire and further reduce dwindling traffic on the vital waterway, shipping executives have warned.
Consumer prices posted their biggest decline in more than six years during June as a sharp swoon in energy prices provided at least temporary relief from this year's inflation surge, the Bureau of Labor Statistics repor…
There's a question journalists, economists and President Joe Biden's campaign have been puzzling over for months: Why, when every traditional indicator is positive, are Americans so displeased with the economy?
Geopolitical crises often create winners and losers in the stock market, but for a certain set of investors, investing remains more about surviving the uncertainties. The conflict in Iran is one such crisis that has sig…
Live cattle futures closed with contracts down 47 cents to 12 cents higher. Open interest was up 1,794 contracts on Monday. Cash trade was at $247-248 across the country, a $7-8 drop from last week. Feeder cattle future…
Buy now, pay later services have been on the rise as more consumers look to short-term installment financing options to help them manage the rising costs of daily necessities, not just pay for discretionary purchases.
Wall Street still expects Micron (MU), Nvidia (NVDA), and the rest of the industry to generate about $700 billion in profit in 2027.
Cotton prices are down 50 to 64 points so far on Tuesday morning. Futures were mixed to start the week, with contracts down 9 to 10 points higher. Crude oil was up $6.54 on the day following increased tensions with the …
In recent trading, shares of Terreno Realty Corp (Symbol: TRNO) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $67.53, changing hands for $68.64/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set…
In recent trading, shares of CONMED Corp (Symbol: CNMD) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $100.50, changing hands for $107.27/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the …
SK Hynix options will debut Tuesday and likely be a smashing success, thanks to record-high retail trading activity and everyday folks trying to find the next big AI success story. The South Korean semiconductor sensati…
Oil and gas prices have jumped and expectations of interest rate rises in Europe have increased after the US carried out a third night of military strikes against Iran.
Frontier Airlines and four other budget carriers with more than 1,000 planes between them will debut in-flight Wi-Fi early next year from SpaceX's Starlink, another win for the satellite internet provider.
Business is declaring war on a provision tucked into a must-pass defense bill that would restrict Pentagon contractors from executing stock buybacks and paying dividends unless they have the Defense Department's approva…
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh pledged Tuesday to "get monetary policy right" and defeat the inflation that has bedeviled the central bank for the past five years.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.40 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.19 per share. This compares to earnings of $4.37 per share a year ago. These figures are adjuste…
Kronos Worldwide (KRO) shares soared 9.7% in the last trading session to close at $6.46. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 16.…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Monday closed down -0.79%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.88%. September E-mini S&P futures (ES…
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In one form or another, most investors already own Alphabet (GOOG). As one of the world's largest publicly traded companies, it ranks as a dominant holding in nearly every major index and ETF. Yet despite its size and w…
A new analysis of the Myanmar issue by IISS researcher Morgan Michaels looks specifically at the fractured regional diplomatic response to the crisis, and suggests Thailand is the key to a lasting solution – or at least…
Nat-gas prices tumbled to a 2-month low on Monday and settled sharply lower. Signs of stronger US nat-gas output and smaller exports are weighing on prices. Nat-gas production in the Permian Basin rose to more than 23 b…
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Higher-for-longer interest rates were once heralded as an attractive yield driver for private credit investors, but industry professionals say tighter monetary policy is becoming the sector's next major stress point.
