The White House Is Renewing Its Push for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Here's What That Could Mean for Bitcoin.
The Trump administration is renewing its push to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
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Cotton Futures Fade into the Weekend
Cotton futures saw weakness extend to Friday, with contracts closing down 62 to 89 points on the day, with December down 291 points this week. Crude oil was up another $3.50 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.011.
2 Reasons to Buy Netflix Stock on the Dip
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) can't catch a break. The streaming leader was already having a tough year, but its second-quarter update, which it released on July 16, sent its share price even lower. The stock is now down 24% t…
Chubb Trades at Just 12 Times Earnings, Well Below the Broader Market. Is One of the World's Biggest Insurers a Bargain?
Chubb (NYSE: CB), the world's largest publicly traded provider of property, supplemental health, and casualty insurance, is a reliable blue chip stock. It's based in Switzerland, and it does business across 54 countries…
Soybeans Round the Week with Gains, Following Slew of Export Business on Friday
Soybeans rebounded from the Thursday losses to close Friday with a late push higher, up 4 ½ to 9 ½ cents. August was 12 ¾ cents in the green on the week, with November 12 ¼ cents higher. The cmdtyView national average C…
Soybeans Holding onto Midday Gains, Following Slew of Export Business
Soybeans are rebounding from the Thursday weakness with contracts up 6 to 8 cents in most contracts at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 7 ½ cents at $11.62 1/2. Soymeal futures are $2.10 to $…
Hogs Gains Pushing to Friday
Lean hog futures are trading with 50 cent to $1.02 gains across most contracts at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $96.68 Friday morning, down $3.49 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was 5…
The 1 AI Chip Stock I'd Buy Hand Over Fist in This Sell-Off -- and It Isn't Nvidia.
AI chip stocks have sold off this month amid fears that custom silicon could erode the leaders' pricing power.
CrowdStrike vs. Snowflake: Which Technology Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
CrowdStrike continues to dominate the cloud-native cybersecurity market through its rapidly expanding Falcon platform and strategic partnerships.
Prediction: Lemonade Stock Will Reach $100 in 2027. Here's Why.
Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) stock isn't having a great year. The insurance technology company's stock is down 7% year-to-date after skyrocketing 341% between 2024 and 2025.
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta and Other Hyperscalers Face a Major Bottleneck. Here Are 2 Industrial Stocks That Will Benefit
Meta and other large technology companies are working overtime to build out their AI data centers.
SpaceX Stock Just Quietly Fell to $124 a Share -- and It's Still Not a Buy
SpaceX stock closed at $123.99 on Friday, capping six straight days of declines.
IHE vs IXJ: Which Popular Healthcare ETF Is the Better Buy for Investors?
iShares Global Healthcare ETF provides exposure to 110 international stocks, whereas iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF concentrates on 56 domestic companies
3 AI Stocks That Can Outperform Nvidia Next Year
Power management systems are an underrated part of AI infrastructure that have helped Monolithic Power Systems outperform Nvidia this year.
Cotton Futures Fade into the Weekend
Cotton futures saw weakness extend to Friday, with contracts closing down 62 to 89 points on the day, with December down 291 points this week. Crude oil was up another $3.50 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.011.
Stocks Finish Sharply Lower as Tech Stocks Slump
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -1.01%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.49%. September E-mini S&P futures (ES…
Cattle Extending Weakness to Friday
Live cattle futures are trading with $1.77 to $2.17 losses across most contracts on Friday. Cash trade started to pick up, with a few light northern sales of $378-380 dressed and live action reported at $238-240 by USDA…
HogsHogs Close with Gains on Friday
Lean hog futures posted mostly higher trad on Friday, with contracts up 25 cents to $1.37 at the close. August was up $2.65 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $99.32 Friday afternoon, down 94 cent…
Hogs Gains Pushing to Friday
Lean hog futures are trading with 50 cent to $1.02 gains across most contracts at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $96.68 Friday morning, down $3.49 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was 5…
3 Reasons a Phased Retirement Is Smarter Than Going All-In
A lot of people go from working full-time to suddenly not working at all. That doesn't mean they rush into retirement rather than plan for it. Rather, it means they set a retirement date, give notice, work full-time up …
Energizer Insider Aqua Capital Purchases 100,000 Shares for $2 Million -- Should Investors Buy Too?
The entity purchased ~100,000 shares for an estimated total value of ~$2.0 million.
Billionaire Investor Jeremy Grantham Calls Bitcoin a Useless, Speculative Asset. Here's Why He's Wrong.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is 48% below its October 2025 all-time high of $126,080, and the drawdown has, quite predictably, been rocket fuel for crypto skeptics. One critic, Jeremy Grantham, the billionaire co-founder of GM…
Prediction: SOXX Is About to Outperform SMH. Here's Why.
The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) are the two biggest funds in this space.
Stocks Finish Sharply Lower as Tech Stocks Slump
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -1.01%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.49%. September E-mini S&P futures (ES…