Corn Losses Extend to Wednesday’s Midday
Corn futures are continuing to slide, with contracts down 5 to 6 cents so far on Wednesday’s midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 5 cents at $4.07 1/2.
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Iran, Oman say Strait of Hormuz talks in final stages, as Trump again teases a deal being close
Iran and Oman are in the final stages of drafting an agreement on how to handle commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said Wednesday.
The Rally Has Reached the Part Where the Roadmap Matters
A voluntary plan to curb fossil fuels, a goal to triple adaptation finance and new efforts to “strengthen” climate targets have been launched at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil.
Amazon’s $496 Billion Backlog Turns Capex Risk Into a Delivery Test
Amazon closed Tuesday at $277.42, down $6.60 or 2.32% from Monday's $284.02, with an intraday range of $275.82 to $281.07. Wednesday's premarket has it bid at $279.12, up $1.70 or 0.61%. At 10.79 billion shares outstand…
Cattle Rallying on Wednesday
Live cattle futures are showing $2 to $2.10 gains in the nearbys at midday. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction saw sales on 463 of the 926 head , with sales of $124 live and $126 using their BidThe…
Sugar Prices Underpinned by Global Supply Concerns
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is up +0.20 (+1.33%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is up +6.30 (+1.33%). Sugar prices are moving higher today, with London sugar posting a 4-week high. Since p…
Soybean Weakness Extends to Wednesday
Soybeans are trading with contracts down 3 to 5 ¼ cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 5 3/4 cents at $11.28 3/4. Soymeal futures are down $2.20 to $3.00, with Soy Oil 30 to 40 points …
Adverse Global Weather Boosts Coffee Prices
September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) today is up +0.30 (+0.08%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is up +48 (+1.25%). Coffee prices are moving higher today, with robusta climbing to a 1-week high. Robusta coffee i…
Wheat Gains Holding at Wednesday’s Midday
The wheat complex is trading with gains across most contracts on Wednesday. Chicago SRW contracts are 8 cents higher so far on the midweek session. KC HRW futures are 12 cents higher in the front months so far on the da…
Disney weighs free, ad-supported streaming, says it has sold out Super Bowl ad spots
During an earnings call with investors on Wednesday, CEO Josh D'Amaro said the company is exploring a free, ad-supported streaming product for consumers.
Trump admin refunds $100 billion in 'liberation day' tariffs
The Trump administration said it has refunded about $100 billion of the tariff revenue that was collected before President Donald Trump's "liberation day" duties were struck down by the Supreme Court.
SpaceX dives 9% after AI spending surge rattles investors
CEO Elon Musk said SpaceX would hit $1 trillion in annual revenue in 2030 versus a previous forecast of 2031 as he looked to strike an bullish tone.
Stocks Finish Sharply Higher on Strong Earnings and Push to Reopen Hormuz
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed up +1.79%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.71%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +3.32%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) …
The S&P 500 just hit a new high. ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry thinks it could bring a 1987-style fall.
Michael Burry, the investor best known for The Big Short, said he continues to believe the market could be nearing a major top and potentially face a 1987-style crash despite the S&P 500 climbing to fresh record highs.
This SpaceX number is spooking already skittish investors
SpaceX (SPCX) stock continues to lose altitude. But for this brief moment in time, the decline has nothing to do with a post IPO hangover.
From Classrooms to Wall Street: Why Back-to-School Matters More This Year
That’s how educators in Idaho, Maryland, and New Jersey describe technology use in their schools—and that’s just regarding the digital tools educators are expected to wield, let alone how kids are (mis)using learning te…
AMD sinks 5% despite earnings beat, strong data center revenue
The chip giant has been a big beneficiary of the AI boom, with stock trading 132% up so far in 2026.
Cost of filling up a tank of diesel reaches £100, as oil prices rise back above $80 a barrel again – business live
In other (bad) news for SpaceX , a four-tonne piece of a discarded SpaceX rocket that has been floating in space since last year is believed to have unintentionally crashed into the moon at high speed, in a collision th…
3 reasons AMD’s stock is falling in the face of its latest earnings report
August 5, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT.IPOs such as SpaceX and ChangXin Memory Technologies have generated worldwide interest, particularly across the tech and AI sectors. Still, with founders trying to maximize returns and invest…
Situational Awareness hedge fund meltdown was a warning shot for leveraged markets, BofA CEO says
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan on Wednesday called the recent near-collapse of high-flying AI hedge fund Situational Awareness a warning shot for financial markets that are being fueled by elevated valuations and bo…
Materion Q2 2026 slides: record margins, 25% stock surge
July 25, 2026, 3:45 AM EDT. Shares of Hardide (LSE:HDD) have climbed 1,150% over the past year and 455% in 2026, significantly outpacing both the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250. However, at a £80m market-cap and a share price of…
Uber issues weaker-than-expected bookings, earnings forecasts for third quarter
Uber's earnings were in line with estimates, but the company's guidance for the third quarter trailed expectations.
Semiconductor Rally Powers S&P 500 to Fresh Record High
Semiconductor stocks surged on Tuesday, with the PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOXX) jumping more than 6% and helping lift the S&P 500 to a fresh record high of 7736.52. Investors closely watched stocks like Marvell Technol…
Anthropic's Mythos created fake identities to fool humans in new cyber incident
It's the latest cybersecurity incident involving frontier models developed by Anthropic and OpenAI.