Cotton futures were 53 to 79 points higher on the Friday session, as December was 166 points higher. Crude oil was up 17 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.090 higher. The NASS Cotton Ginnings report from Friday showed a 487,900 RB of cotton ginned...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.09% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.35%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.07%, and December E-mini...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.52 (+2.57%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +15.00 (+2.76%). Sugar prices are sharply higher today, amid speculation that a super El Niño weather pattern will disrupt global sugar production. Sugar gains accelerated today after...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is up +0.06 (+0.11%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +31 (+0.73%). Cocoa prices are moving higher today on reports that heavy rains in the Ivory Coast are hindering farmer access to cocoa farms just as the harvest begins....
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.07% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.69%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.05%, and December E-mini...
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.
On Friday, Nuveen Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund's , Michael S. Hamilton, made
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) is up +1.62 (+1.77%) today, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) is up +0.133 (+0.40%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are moving higher today amid threats to global supplies. Saudi Arabia has seen an increase in attacks from Houthi rebels in Yemen, while Iran...
The S&P 500 Index ($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...
Soybeans were pressured at midday by a few more bushels on the balance sheet, but managed to pull 4 to 5 ½ cents higher into the close. November soybeans were up 13 ¾ cents on the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 4 cents at $12.34....
Corn futures were caught off-guard by a surprise hike to corn yield on Friday, as contracts closed with losses of 19 to 21 cents in the front months. December pulled nearly a dime off the limit losses, but still saw a weekly loss of 18 cents. Deferred contracts were down...
Soybeans are trading with Monday morning losses of 2 to 4 cents, but well off overnight lows. Futures were pressured at midday by a few more bushels on the balance sheet, but managed to pull 4 to 5 ½ cents higher into the close. November soybeans were up 13 ¾...
(RTTNews) - Gold prices have moved to the downside over the course of the trading day on Monday, giving back ground after moving higher over the two previous sessions.
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Oracle Corp (Symbol: ORCL), where a total of 153,111 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 15.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 49.5%