Nasdaq Chair and CEO Adena Friedman, honored as #4 on the 2026 Most Powerful Women in Finance list, delivered the keynote address at the American Banker Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance Gala. Her keynote urged the importance of a collaborative framework amongst private-public institutions that includes an intelligence-driven approach to fighting financial crime.
The US Navy will no longer buy a highly prized — but ultimately troubled — drone speedboat manufactured by Aevex Corp.’s BlackSea after already spending more than $130 million on the technology, according to people briefed on the matter.
The dollar index (DXY00 ) tumbled to a 2.5-week low on Tuesday and finished down by -0.25%. The dollar retreated on Tuesday, pressured by a rally in the Chinese yuan to a 4-year high. Weak US housing news on Tuesday was also bearish for the dollar after US Sep housing...
Lean hog futures are trading with contracts up a nickel to 67 cents at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was down $5.85 from the day prior in the Tuesday AM report at $66.14. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 79 cents on October 16 at $73.40. USDA’s...
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed up +114 (+2.00%) on Tuesday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed up +47 (+1.11%). Cocoa prices moved higher for a second day on Tuesday amid signs of smaller cocoa supplies from the Ivory Coast. On Monday, data from the Ivory...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed down -0.05 (-0.24%) on Tuesday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +0.30 (+0.05%). Sugar prices recovered from 1-week lows on Tuesday and settled mixed. Short covering emerged in sugar futures on Tuesday after Green Pool Commodity Specialists...
November Nymex natural gas (NGX26 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.095 (-3.11%). Nat-gas prices tumbled to a 3-week nearest-futures low on Tuesday and settled sharply lower. Forecasts for above-average US autumn temperatures that could curb nat-gas heating demand are weighing on prices. The Commodity Weather Group said Tuesday that it...
The S&P 500 Index ($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 S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.60% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +1.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.12%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are up +0.60%, and December E-mini...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.02 (+0.10%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +1.40 (+0.26%). Sugar prices recovered from 1-week lows today and moved higher as short covering emerged after Green Pool Commodity Specialists raised their 2026/27 global sugar deficit...
A Commodity Futures Trading Commission task force is scheduled for October 28 to talk about how the latest "super intelligence" technology may impact markets.