Live cattle futures posted gains of $1.85 to $3.62 on Friday, with December up $5.57 on the week. Open interest was up 1,748 contracts on Friday. Cash trade saw some $220 live and $345 dressed action in the North, with very limited trade in the South. The Friday Fed Cattle...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose by +0.07% on Friday. The dollar found support Friday from higher T-note yields, which strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials. Dollar gains were limited, however, after the University of Michigan US Oct consumer sentiment index fell more than expected to a 5-month low. Also,...
Live cattle futures posted gains of $1.85 to $3.62 on Friday, with December up $5.57 on the week. Cash trade saw some $220 live and $345 dressed action in the North, with very limited trade in the South. The Friday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $223-227 sales. Feeder cattle...
The wheat complex is trading with losses across the three exchanges, following a bearish USDA report that saw a stocks hike. Chicago SRW contracts are own 20 to 21 cents so far on Friday. KC HRW futures are trading with losses of 20 to 22 cents at midday. MPLS spring...
In early trading on Monday, shares of Honeywell International topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 7.5%. Year to date, Honeywell International registers a 42.2% gain.
And the worst performing S&P 500 component thus fa
In early trading on Monday, shares of Honeywell International topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 7.5%. Year to date, Honeywell International registers a 42.2% gain.
And the worst performing Dow component thus far on
Investors in 10x Genomics Inc (Symbol: TXG) saw new options begin trading today, for the December 18th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the TXG options chain for the new December 18th contracts and identified one put and one c
Investors in Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA) saw new options begin trading today, for the October 26th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the TSLA options chain for the new October 26th contracts and identified one put and one call con
Investors in iShares Trust - iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: TLT) saw new options begin trading today, for the October 26th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the TLT options chain for the new October 26th contracts
Investors in Nutrien Ltd (Symbol: NTR) saw new options begin trading today, for the September 2027 expiration. One of the key inputs that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 340 days until expiration the newly trading contracts repr
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed up by +0.59% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.83%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.51%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) rose +0.59%, and December E-mini...
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 10/13/26, Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund (Symbol: LDP) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.131, payable on 10/30/26. As a percentage of LDP's recent stock price
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 10/14/26, Invesco Van Kampen Trust for Investment Grade Municipals (Symbol: VGM) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.0646, payable on 10/30/26. As a percentage of VGM's recent stock price of $
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 10/13/26, Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund (Symbol: LGI) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1534, payable on 10/22/26. As a percentage of LGI's recent stock price of $17.13, this di
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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 10/14/26, Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc. (Symbol: LEO) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.03, payable on 10/30/26. As a percentage of LEO's recent stock price of $5.53, this dividend work
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 10/14/26, DoubleLine Yield Opportunities Fund (Symbol: DLY) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1167, payable on 10/30/26. As a percentage of DLY's recent stock price of $13.27, this dividend
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 10/13/26, John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (Symbol: HPI) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1235, payable on 10/30/26. As a percentage of HPI's recent stock price of $13.79, this dividend w
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There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on October 5, Hormel Foods Corp.'s Director, William A. Newlands, invested $201,000.00 into 10,000 shares of HRL, for a cost per share of