Hawaii has some built in disadvantages in just about any state competitiveness ranking. Its location makes almost everything expensive. Its size limits development. And many of the usual measures of infrastructure don't…
South Korea's $576 billion AI initiative sent VRT surging 9.1%, adding $11 billion in market value without a single company-specific announcement.
Cotton futures are trading with 65 to 96 point losses so far on Thursday’s midday. Crude oil prices are back up $1.88/barrels. The US dollar index is up $0.975 to $100.410.
Debt financing for AI-related needs — be it for data center construction or general liquidity amid aggressive spending — is accelerating in 2026, testing the limits of investor demand. July already has featured a $25 bi…
Live cattle futures rounded out the Wednesday session with contracts 35 to 85 cents lower. Open interest slipped back 2,317 contracts. Cash has been slow early this week with very little action early. The Wednesday Fed …
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TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL senior corporate vice president and COO (Testing) Lim Hwee Poh received a grant of stock options covering 5,000 shares of common stock. The options have an exercise price of $9.74 per share and e…
Following a massive publicity push in the lead-up to the official launch of Trump Accounts on July 4, more than 6 million American children have been signed up, according to the latest tally from the U.S. Department of …
High mortgage rates coupled with record-high prices are causing homebuyers to pull back.
Lean hog futures closed Wednesday with gains of $1.05 to $3.87. Open interest fell 3,035 contracts, mainly in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $97.79 on Wednesday afternoon, up $1.37 from…
July 9 (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Thursday after earlier gains as markets assessed the escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran and its implications for efforts to end the war and fully reopen the Strait of H…
It was 2007. George W. Bush was president. The U.S. economy was expanding, but there were growing signs that the explosive growth in the housing market — and maybe the entire boom of the past five or six years — was a g…
The Iran War, tariffs and the demand-driven AI-investment boon could add up to create inflationary conditions where Federal Reserve policymakers would need to consider interest-rate hikes later this year.
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales unexpectedly fell in June as house prices hit a record high and mortgage rates remained elevated, pushing potential buyers to the sidelines.
Kevin and Janeen Seguin decided it was time for a change of scene. And as fully remote workers for Utah-based Intermountain Health, they had every option in the world.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that he does not know whether Washington and Iran are returning to a full-fledged war, but told reporters that Iran "badly" wants to make a deal to cease escalating hos…
Jacob Funds, a mutual fund company, released its first-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The recent quarter began against the backdrop of the war in the Middle East and concerns …
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What happened: Micron Technology (MU) stock jumped 8% on Thursday, joining a broader rally across memory and AI-related stocks. Sandisk (SNDK), Western Digital (WDC), Marvell (MRVL), Broadcom (AVGO), Intel (INTC), and A…
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Closely followed investor Michael Burry says he's placing bets against prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, which he expects to be curbed by regulations.
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Methanex (MEOH) shares rallied 6.4% in the last trading session to close at $48.87. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This compares to…
To rank America's Top States for Business in 2026, CNBC scored all 50 states on 138 metrics in 10 broad categories of competitiveness. The fundamentals of the study, now in its 20th year, remain the same: identifying th…
