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Stock Indexes Push Higher as Chipmakers Roar Back

1 week ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +1.07% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +2.09%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.90%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Stock Indexes Push Higher as Chipmakers Roar Back

1 week ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +1.07% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +2.09%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.90%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Stock Indexes Push Higher as Chipmakers Roar Back

1 week ago
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +1.07% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +2.09%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.90%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Thomas Markle, Meghan’s father, charged in Florida in connection to child sexual abuse material

1 week ago

Father of the Duchess of Sussex was taken into custody near Tampa, US prosecutors said

Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was arrested by US federal agents in Florida on Friday and charged in connection with possession of child sexual abuse material, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Markle, 82, was taken into custody at a senior care facility in Polk county early on Friday, and made a brief initial appearance in federal court in Tampa on Friday afternoon, the Associated Press reported. He was later released with the condition that he be electronically monitored.

In the US, call or text the Childhelp abuse hotline on 800-422-4453 or visit their website for more resources and to report child abuse or DM for help. For adult survivors of child abuse, help is available at ascasupport.org. In the UK, the NSPCC offers support to children on 0800 1111, and adults concerned about a child on 0808 800 5000. The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (Napac) offers support for adult survivors on 0808 801 0331. In Australia, children, young adults, parents and teachers can contact the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800, or Bravehearts on 1800 272 831, and adult survivors can contact Blue Knot Foundation on 1300 657 380. Other sources of help can be found at Child Helplines International

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Raith Rovers go top with Dunfermline draw

1 week ago
Watch highlights as Raith Rovers take over at the top of the Scottish Championship from Partick Thistle on goal difference, with visitors Dunfermline Athletic third on the same points as the Fife derby ends goalless.

Cocoa Prices Pressured by Soaring ICE Inventories

1 week ago
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed down -26 (-0.50%) on Friday, and ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +19 (+0.49%). Cocoa prices fell to fresh 5-week lows on Friday but recovered from their worst levels and settled mixed. ICE cocoa inventories are easing supply concerns and weighing...

Cocoa Prices Pressured by Soaring ICE Inventories

1 week ago
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed down -26 (-0.50%) on Friday, and ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +19 (+0.49%). Cocoa prices fell to fresh 5-week lows on Friday but recovered from their worst levels and settled mixed. ICE cocoa inventories are easing supply concerns and weighing...

Friday Squid Blogging: New Jurassic Squid Predecessors

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News story: “Scientists discover a bizarre Jurassic ‘squid’ unlike anything ever seen.”

Scientists have identified the “fattest” belemnite ever discovered, a bizarre, barrel-shaped squid relative that lived in Wyoming’s ancient seas 160 million years ago. The exceptionally rare fossils reveal a creature unlike anything previously known, potentially a predator of smaller squid-like animals and a surprising survivor of a supposedly vanished family.

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered...

Rising ICE Inventories Pressure Cocoa Prices

1 week ago
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -55 (-1.06%) today, and ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is up +12 (+0.31%). Cocoa prices fell to fresh 5-week lows today but recovered from their lows and are trading mixed. ICE cocoa inventories are easing supply concerns and weighing on prices....