The dollar index (DXY00 ) is down by -0.31% today. The dollar is weaker today, pressured by a rally in the Chinese yuan to a 4-year high. The dollar added to its losses today after US Sep housing starts unexpectedly fell to a 4-month low and Sep pending home sales...
As of 11:36 AM ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) is up 0.91% to 52,437 as blue-chips outperform, while the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) has climbed 0.31% to 7,715 and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) is up 0.08% to 26,460.
Live cattle futures were mixed on Monday, with front months down a nickel to 32 cents and other contracts up 5 to 30 cents. Open interest was down 1,843 contracts on Monday, suggesting some short covering. USDA reported northern dressed sales at $350-355 and $222-227 live. Southern sales were reported...
Lean hog futures saw losses of 7 to 82 cents across the board on Monday. Open interest was down 12,529 contracts on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $69.60 on Monday afternoon, up $2.51 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 90...
Live cattle futures were mixed on Monday, with front months down a nickel to 32 cents and other contracts up 5 to 30 cents. Open interest was down 1,843 contracts on Monday, suggesting some short covering. USDA reported northern dressed sales at $350-355 and $222-227 live. Southern sales were reported...
Soybeans are trading with contracts 2 to 3 cents higher. Futures closed with contracts steady in some back months to down 7 ¾ cents in the front months on Monday. Open interest was up 6,349 contracts on MondayThe cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 8 cents at $11.94...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.15% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.57%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.82%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.10%, and December E-mini...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) is down by -0.31% today. The dollar is weaker today, pressured by a rally in the Chinese yuan to a 4-year high. The dollar added to its losses today after US Sep housing starts unexpectedly fell to a 4-month low and Sep pending home sales...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose by +0.15% on Monday. Political risk and social unrest in France are weighing on the euro, benefiting the dollar. Also, WTI crude oil jumped more than 2% on Monday to a 5-week high, raising inflation expectations and potentially pushing the Fed to tighten monetary...
Corn prices are steady to 1 ¼ cents higher on Tuesday morning. Futures were disappointed in a 2 year low in export shipments, as contracts were down 1 ¼ to 7 ¼ cents across the board. Open interest was down 10,794 contracts, suggesting the long liquidation was continuing on Monday....
Lean hog futures saw losses of 7 to 82 cents across the board on Monday. Open interest was down 12,529 contracts on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $69.60 on Monday afternoon, up $2.51 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 90...
Wheat is trading with Tuesday AM gains. The wheat complex posted losses across the three exchanges on Monday. Chicago SRW contracts were 2 ¼ to 5 cents in the red at the close. Open interest was down just 231 contracts on Monday. KC HRW futures were fractionally to 4 ½...
Cotton prices are up 20 to 24 points on Tuesday morning. Futures saw slight strength on Monday, with contracts up 1 to 19 points at the close. Crude oil was up $1.74 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.142 higher. Late on Tuesday, the White House...
Western Midstream Partners announced that the board of directors of its general partner declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.93 per unit for the third quarter of 2026, or $3.72 per unit on an annualized basis, which is in-line with the prior quarter's distribution. WES's
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Amgen is the #17 analyst pick. Despite being ranked lower than the median among analyst picks of the Dow, Amgen ranks better than the
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (Symbol: AEM) is the #9 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Gl
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Amgen Inc (Symbol: AMGN) is the #17 broker pick, on average, out of the 30 stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, according to ETF Channel. Despite being ranked lower than the median among analyst
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed up by +0.41% on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.17%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) rose +0.43%, and December E-mini...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed up by +0.41% on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.17%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) rose +0.43%, and December E-mini...