March cotton futures printed a 167 point range on Friday, and closed just 10 points off the daily low. That left the board 47 to 91 points in the red for the day, and March with a net weekly loss of 151 points. Weekly Commitment of Traders data showed managed...
The nearby hog futures market followed the limit gain on Thursday with another triple digits to the upside to finish out the week. On net the Feb contract closed $2.92 above last Friday, but saw another wide range of $5.75 during the week. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was...
The soybean futures firmed off their lows and rallied back for a mixed close on the last trade day of the week. Jan was 11 ¾ cents off the low by the close for a net 1 ¾ cent gain on the day. Jan futures finished out the week with...
The corn market firmed up in the afternoon on Friday and ended the last trade day of the week near the session highs on 3 ¼ to 3 ¾ cent gains. For March corn that completed the week on a net 2 ½ cent loss. The new crop soy/corn ratio...
A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s order against Illumina's purchase of cancer diagnostic test maker Grail, a former subsidiary, saying the agency had applied the wrong legal standard in the antitrust case.
When choosing a place to retire, we often keep our sights set on closer locales. However, while the United States offers a lot of variety, your retirement years are an opportunity to expand your...
A new top-down economic stimulus program from the Chinese government was stimulating interest in the country's stocks on Friday. One of the nation's big corporate champions, e-commerce giant Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), benefited handsomely from this. The shares closed the day almost 3%
Large parts of Australia on Saturday sweltered under heat wave conditions that prompted the nation's weather forecaster to issue bush fire warnings in several states.
What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed down -0.01%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.15%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.52%. Stocks on Friday finished steady to slightly higher, with...
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis offered a stinging rebuke of rival Donald Trump on Friday, arguing that Trump would attempt to "de-legitimize the results" if he loses in an early nominating state such as Iowa or New Hampshire next month.
2023 may be drawing to an end, but ETF action continues apace. In a year that looks set to break the record number of ETF launches, one new strategy that launched just this month is seeing strong flows out the gate. The core plus bond ETF, SMTH, launched on December 6th, but has already added [...]
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A binder holding top-secret intelligence that contributed to a U.S. assessment that Russia tried to help throw the 2016 U.S. election to Donald Trump has been missing since the last days of his presidency, a source familiar with the issue said.
The electric vehicle (EV) market is expected to grow at an exponential rate in the coming years. Analysts estimate that by 2030, two out of every three cars sold globally will be an EV. With such drastic growth, a slew of manufacturers have entered the EV race in an attempt to st
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Friday closed -23 (-0.54%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed +2 (+0.06%). NY cocoa prices on Friday closed lower as a stronger dollar induced some long liquidation pressure after the 3-month rally. Cocoa prices remain underpinned by the outlook for...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) on Friday closed down -0.19 (-0.86%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH24 ) closed down -3.80 (-0.60%). Sugar prices Friday posted moderate losses but remained above Thursday's 8-1/2 month lows. Sugar prices have been under pressure for the last five weeks...
March arabica coffee (KCH24 ) on Friday closed down -1.30 (-0.68%), and Jan ICE robusta coffee (RMF24 ) closed up +32 (+1.13%). Coffee prices on Friday settled mixed, with robusta climbing to a 5-1/2 month high. The cash coffee market for robusta beans is tight as robusta coffee farmers in...
All three major indexes closed out a Fed-fueled week with their seventh-consecutive weekly wins, the Dow's longest streak of such nature since 2019 and the S&P 500's best streak since 2017. The Dow also added to its streak of record closes today, finishing the day
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