December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed up +289 (+5.37%) on Friday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +207 (+5.13%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Friday and posted 2-week highs on positive carryover from Thursday, when Ghana raised the price paid to cocoa farmers for the...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.99 (+5.23%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +24.20 (+4.77%). Sugar prices soared on Friday, with NY sugar posting a 1.5-year nearest-futures high and London sugar posting a 2.5-week high. Weather risks prompted fund...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell by -0.05% on Friday. A weaker-than-expected US Sep payroll report on Friday weighed on the dollar. Both non-farm payrolls and average hourly earnings rose less than expected, reducing the chance of a Fed rate hike later this month. Friday’s -1% decline in WTI crude...
Live cattle futures posted losses of 45 cents to $2.67 across the board on Friday, giving back the gains from the week, as October was just a tick lower wk/wk. October options expired on Friday. Cash trade saw some light $348-350 dressed action in the North so far this week...
In trading on Monday, the iShares Latin America 40 ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 8.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Banco Bradesco, up about 19.9% and shares of Itau Unibanco Banco Holding, up about 15.8% on the day
Lean hog futures found some buyers to close out the week, with contracts $1.10 to $1.57 higher on the week. October was 37 cents in the green on Friday, with a weekly loss of 35 cents. Open interest was down just 634 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price...
Lean hog futures found some buyers to close out the week, with contracts $1.10 to $1.57 higher on the week. October was 37 cents in the green on Friday, with a weekly loss of 35 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $77.23 on Friday afternoon, up 30...
In trading on Monday, trucking shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.1%. Helping drag down the group were shares of TFI International, off about 4.5% and shares of Werner Enterprises, off about 3.7% on the day.
Also lagging the market Monday are auto dealer
In trading on Monday, oil & gas equipment & services shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.2%. Leading the group were shares of ProFrac Holding, up about 8.1% and shares of Transocean up about 7.6% on the day.
Also showing relative strength are oil &am
Pershing Square announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.103 per share of its common stock for the fourth quarter of 2026, payable on October 20, 2026 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 12, 2026.
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Live cattle futures posted losses of 45 cents to $2.67 across the board on Friday, giving back the gains from the week, as October was just a tick lower wk/wk. October options expired on Friday. Cash trade saw some light $348-350 dressed action in the North so far this week...
Live cattle futures posted losses of 45 cents to $2.67 across the board on Friday, giving back the gains from the week, as October was just a tick lower wk/wk. October options expired on Friday. Open interest was down 4,727 contracts on Friday. Cash trade saw some light $348-350 dressed...
Lean hog futures found some buyers to close out the week, with contracts $1.10 to $1.57 higher on the week. October was 37 cents in the green on Friday, with a weekly loss of 35 cents. Open interest was down just 634 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.16% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.37%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.14%, and December E-mini...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed up +289 (+5.37%) on Friday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +207 (+5.13%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Friday and posted 2-week highs on positive carryover from Thursday, when Ghana raised the price paid to cocoa farmers for the...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.99 (+5.23%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +24.20 (+4.77%). Sugar prices soared on Friday, with NY sugar posting a 1.5-year nearest-futures high and London sugar posting a 2.5-week high. Weather risks prompted fund...
Lean hog futures found some buyers to close out the week, with contracts $1.10 to $1.57 higher on the week. October was 37 cents in the green on Friday, with a weekly loss of 35 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $77.23 on Friday afternoon, up 30...
The wheat complex was mixed on Friday, KC leading the way to the downside. Chicago SRW contracts settled the session with contracts steady to as much as 3 cents higher with the deferreds the leaders, as December was 20 ¼ cents lower on the week. KC HRW futures were steady...
Wheat is starting Monday with double digit strength. The wheat complex was mixed on Friday, KC leading the way to the downside. Chicago SRW contracts settled the session with contracts steady to as much as 3 cents higher with the deferreds the leaders, as December was 20 ¼ cents lower...
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed down -1.76 (-1.90%) on Friday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed down -0.0902 (-2.65%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled sharply lower on Friday after the G7 announced it will release up to 100 million bbl of crude oil and diesel supplies...