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Hogs Close Thursday with Strength
Lean hog futures posted 20 to 60 cent gains in most contracts, with August down a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.26 on Thursday afternoon, down 40 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog …
Cotton Sharply Lower on Thursday, Rejecting 80 Cent Mark
At midday on Thursday, cotton futures prices are back down 260 to 396 points from the Wednesday close. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points. Crude oil is was up a modest 10 to 15 cents …
Hogs Close Thursday with Strength
Lean hog futures posted 20 to 60 cent gains in most contracts, with August down a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.26 on Thursday afternoon, down 40 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog …
Specialty candy company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The casual restaurant tradition of giving diners a complimentary wrapped candy after a meal, as Olive Garden has been known for, is pleasing to many customers and can sometimes ensure that a nice tip with be left at the…
Strength in Brazil’s Coffee Exports Slams Coffee Prices
September arabica coffee (KCU26) on Thursday closed down -14.15 (-4.33%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed down -114 (-2.91%).
Dollar Boosted by US Economic Strength and Hawkish Fed Comments
The dollar index (DXY00) rose by +0.27% on Thursday. The dollar rallied on Thursday as better-than-expected US economic reports signaled economic strength and lifted T-note yields. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fel…
Wheat Futures Hanging On to Most of Wednesday’s Rally
Wheat futures are fading at midday, down 4 to 5 cents but holding on to most of the Wednesday rally. The wheat complex was in rally mode on Wednesday, with potential restrictions on Russian exports out of the Black Sea.…
Semiconductor stocks are on the verge of a bear market. Is the thrill in the chips trade gone?
Investors seem to be second-guessing the stunning rally in chip stocks as another earnings season picks up steam.
Alphabet’s stock falls as Gemini delays suggest Google is struggling to keep up in the AI race
By the time Hsiao took on the project in December 2022, she had spent more than 16 years at the company. She led thousands of employees. Hsiao had seen her share of corporate crises—but nothing like the code red that ha…
Microsoft's Nadella criticizes Anthropic's Fable for being 'editorially controlled'
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees Wednesday that Anthropic's limits on requests that users submit to the startup's high-end Fable artificial intelligence model don't make sense.
Semiconductor stocks are on the verge of a bear market. Is the thrill in the chips trade gone?
Stocks are firmly lower midday, as investors once more contend with higher oil prices and a semiconductor selloff. Earlier this morning, President Donald Trump reimposed the Strait of Hormuz blockade, demanding a 20% re…
Silver tests key support in downtrend: Hourly levels
NATURAL GAS below its 1D MA50 after almost 2 months.Natural Gas (NG1!) just broke today below its 1D MA50 (blue trend-line) after almost 2 months (since May 14 2026). This is taking place after yesterday's Lower Highs r…
Wheat Corrects Lower with Modest Tuesday Losses
The wheat complex slipped back on Thursday, with contracts marginally lower. Chicago SRW contracts saw nearby losses of 1 to 3 cents on the day. KC HRW futures posted front month losses of 2 to 3 ½ cents on the day. MPL…
Corn Market Fading Wednesday Gains at Midday
Corn prices are down 5 to 8 cents at midday on Thursday amid a sharp slide in overall ag commodity prices and poor weekly export sales numbers. Futures had posted gains of 5 to 9 cents yesterday, getting spillover suppo…
Cotton Sharply Lower on Thursday, Rejecting 80 Cent Mark
At midday on Thursday, cotton futures prices are back down 260 to 396 points from the Wednesday close. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points. Crude oil is was up a modest 10 to 15 cents …
China Could Be About to Remove Oil's Biggest Safety Net
The oil market may soon run out of the supply and demand cushions that have kept prices from soaring to record highs during the huge loss of flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
Form 144 ServiceTitan For: 16 July
ServiceTitan, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Sherry David reported selling 2,276 shares of Class A Common Stock on July 15, 2026 in open-market transactions at a weighted average price of $79.31 per share. According to fo…
Alphabet shares fall on report its most powerful AI model Gemini 3.5 Pro is delayed
Alphabet shares sank 4% on Thursday following a report that the company has delayed releasing its flagship artificial intelligence model.
Form 4 Cheniere Energy Inc For: 16 July
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Netflix is getting stingier about its viewing data, and Wall Street isn’t happy
Trading at a Big Discount, This Dividend Stock Deserves a Closer Look Despite a 33% dividend increase, this stock still trades 21% below fair value. Joshua Aguilar
Cattle Hit Hard by Bears on Thursday
Live cattle futures are trading sharply lower at midday on Thursday, with a number of contract months down $3 per cwt or more. They posted $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Open interest was down 3,922 contracts, sugg…
Stocks Pressured by a Renewed Selloff in Chipmakers
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.46%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.28%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…
SpaceX’s Starship is set for takeoff — and its floundering stock could use the lift
The megarocket’s success is SpaceX’s “single most important watch item,” one analyst says.