Lean hog futures are extending their slide, with contracts down another 65 to 82 cents at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was at $74.46 in the Friday morning report, back up $1.92 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 50 cents on October 7...
Cotton prices are up 133 to 159 points on Friday morning. Futures were mixed across the board on Thursday, with front months down 7 to 9 points and deferreds up 6 to 12 points. October expired on Thursday. Crude oil was up $2.90 per barrel on the session, with the...
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -1.65 (-0.57%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is up +48 (+1.40%). Coffee prices are mixed today. Arabica is under pressure today amid signs of larger coffee supplies from Brazil. On Tuesday, Brazil’s Trade Ministry reported that Brazil’s Sep coffee exports...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -1 (-0.02%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +7 (+0.17%). Cocoa prices are mixed today. Weather risks in the Ivory Coast are supporting cocoa, but a stronger dollar today is weighing on prices. On Monday, cocoa prices...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.06 (+0.30%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +3.20 (+0.59%). Sugar prices are moving higher today, supported by concern that the super El Niño weather pattern will disrupt global sugar production. Japan’s Meteorological Agency said...
Corn prices are holding steady early on Friday, morning, as traders square up ahead of the monthly USDA report. Futures saw a pullback on Thursday, with contracts down ¼ to 2 cents across the board at the close. Open interest was up 8,017 contracts on Thursday, mainly in the March...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.26% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.31%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.20%, and December E-mini...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) is up by +0.19% today. The dollar is climbing today amid higher T-note yields, which strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials. Dollar gains are limited after the University of Michigan US Oct consumer sentiment index fell more than expected to a 5-month low. Also, a...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.42% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.43%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.40%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.41%, and December E-mini...
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) is up +0.36 (+0.39%) today, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) is down -0.257 (-0.78%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are mixed. Crude prices shook off early losses and moved higher on concerns about disruption to Middle East energy supplies after Iran said it...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.26% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.31%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.20%, and December E-mini...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.42% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.43%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.40%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.41%, and December E-mini...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -1 (-0.02%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +7 (+0.17%). Cocoa prices are mixed today. Weather risks in the Ivory Coast are supporting cocoa, but a stronger dollar today is weighing on prices. On Monday, cocoa prices...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down by -0.47% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.10%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.39%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) fell -0.41%, and December E-mini...
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) is up +0.36 (+0.39%) today, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) is down -0.257 (-0.78%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are mixed. Crude prices shook off early losses and moved higher on concerns about disruption to Middle East energy supplies after Iran said it...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.06 (+0.30%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +3.20 (+0.59%). Sugar prices are moving higher today, supported by concern that the super El Niño weather pattern will disrupt global sugar production. Japan’s Meteorological Agency said...
Cotton prices are up 133 to 159 points on Friday morning. Futures were mixed across the board on Thursday, with front months down 7 to 9 points and deferreds up 6 to 12 points. October expired on Thursday. Crude oil was up $2.90 per barrel on the session, with the...
Fintel reports that on October 9, 2026, Barclays initiated coverage of BETA Technologies (NYSE:BETA) (DB:9N8) with a Overweight recommendation.Prior to this rating action, the stock closed at $20.50 on October 8, 2026. The latest close was also recorded at $20.50 on October 8, 20
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.
At 5E Advanced Materials, a filing with the SEC revealed that on Thursday, Chief Ex
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Verizon Communications Inc (Symbol: VZ), where a total of 175,859 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 17.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to