Live cattle futures were up $1.57 to $2.12 higher across the board on Thursday. There still have been no deliveries against October live cattle. USDA reported a few dressed northern sales at $345-355 in the north. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $224-226 bids on 898 of the...
Live cattle futures were up $1.57 to $2.12 higher across the board on Thursday. There still have been no deliveries against October live cattle. Open interest was down 630 contracts on Thursday. USDA reported a few dressed northern sales at $345-355 in the north. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online...
Soybeans are showing extended weakness on Friday morning, with losses of 4 to 6 cents. Futures fell further into the close on Thursday, down 10 to 14 ¼ cents as futures faded Chinese purchases and sell a bearish NOPA report. Open interest was up 3,241 contracts on Thursday, with November...
Lean hog futures found some strength, despite continued pork weakness, with contracts up 35 to 60 cents at the close. Open interest was up 2,643 contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $71.70 on Thursday afternoon, up $2.56 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog...
Cotton price action is up 22 to 36 points so far on Friday morning. Futures were under pressure late, despite supportive outside markets, as contracts were down 24 to 60 points. Crude oil was up $2.46 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.562 lower. The Seam...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed up by +0.33% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +1.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.05%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) rose +0.28%, and December E-mini...
Key PointsHome Depot is expanding with professional customers through its SRS and GMS acquisitions, and it expects fiscal 2026 comparable sales growth of approximately flat to 2.0%.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.03% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.65%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.82%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.05%, and December E-mini...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) tumbled to a 2-week low today and is down by -0.34%. The dollar came under pressure today after Fed Chair Powell refrained from providing guidance on monetary policy or the economy during a speech at the annual IMF meeting in Bangkok. Mr. Powell’s lack of...
Live cattle futures were up $1.57 to $2.12 higher across the board on Thursday. There still have been no deliveries against October live cattle. USDA reported a few dressed northern sales at $345-355 in the north. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $224-226 bids on 898 of the...
Live cattle futures were up $1.57 to $2.12 higher across the board on Thursday. There still have been no deliveries against October live cattle. Open interest was down 630 contracts on Thursday. USDA reported a few dressed northern sales at $345-355 in the north. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online...
Key PointsShares of Dick's Sporting Goods have tumbled recently due to excess footwear inventory and integration struggles with the Foot Locker buyout.