Sunday, 8 November 2026
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Cotton prices are trading with Friday morning losses of 10 to 33 points. Futures rallied into the Thursday close, as December rallied above 90 cents. Contracts closed with gains of 304 to 329 points across the front mon…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.72% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up by +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +1.43%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) …
Icelanders on Saturday will vote in a knife-edge referendum on whether to resume negotiations to join the European Union, reopening a debate that has taken on deeper significance in the wake of U.S. President Donald Tru…
Iranian crude oil exports have plunged in August as the U.S. relies on economic pressure through its naval blockade, rather than military strikes, to coerce Tehran into a deal to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The Treasury Department on Friday moved to sanction the United Arab Emirates branch of an Egyptian bank over its financial ties to Iran.
Streaming platforms struggled to handle huge demand for the first official preview of the upcoming "Grand Theft Auto 6" on Thursday, sending shares of Take-Two, the game maker's parent company, higher in premarket.
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF, which added 31,200,000 units, or a 5.8% increase w…
Soybeans are trading with Friday morning gains of 8 to 11 cents. Futures closed Thursday with contracts up 1 to 2 ¼ cents on the day. Open interest was up just 774 contracts on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average C…
Marvell Technology shares fell 6% on Friday despite a second-quarter revenue beat, as its raised fiscal 2028 outlook failed to meet investors' elevated expectations.
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DALLAS, Jan. 26, 2026 — Expanded eligibility for advanced stroke therapies and new recommendations for diagnosing and treating stroke in children and adults are among the major updates in the new 2026 Guideline for the …
Economic calendar, trading strategy, the AI buy list, quantum updates, and what $40 trillion of US debt actually changes
Most people focus on the visible front end of AI the chatbots, the video tools, the model announcements. But none of it works without massive compute underneath. That is where Nebius Group N.V. NBIS comes in. It is not …
In December, Imax CEO Rich Gelfond opened the door to a sale. Almost nine months later, the company's stock has hit an all-time high, its box office is breaking records and the stage is set to carry its momentum through…
Rubrik delivered second-quarter financial results that exceeded analyst projections on all major metrics, yet shares experienced a significant decline in Friday’s premarket session. The stock plunged over 8% even as man…
Ulta Beauty reported fiscal Q2 2026 net sales of $3.04 billion, up 8.9% year over year, driven by comparable sales growth, new stores, and the Space NK acquisition. Diluted EPS rose 13.3% to $6.55, aided by a lower shar…
Strategists at a number of banks noted that investors’ eyes were firmly on news about the company’s recent partnership with Alphabet’s Google, with expectations ultimately left unmet.
On Thursday, a judge ruled that the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic earlier this year was unconstitutional, delivering the AI lab a win in a monthslong rollercoaster of a battle with the Trump administration.
BioTechne Corp TECH is a global life sciences company which develops, manufactures, and sells biotechnology products and clinical diagnostic controls. The Zacks Consesnsus Estimate for its current year earnings has been…
Live cattle futures posted gains of $1.82 to $3.52 cents across the board on Thursday. Cash trade picked up to $220 Wednesday, firming $2 from Tuesday, with a few dressed sales of $345 in the north. The Thursday morning…
A San Francisco federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Pentagon's blacklisting of artificial intelligence giant Anthropic earlier this year was illegal.
BEIJING — As the U.S. ramped up pressure this week on China with secondary Iran sanctions, the world's two largest economies have still managed to stay focused on ways to cooperate.
The wheat complex pushed the recent strength to 3-year highs in the winter wheat exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW contracts ended the session with contracts 8 to 12 ½ cents higher. KC HRW futures posted gains of 10 to…
Corn futures faded back on Thursday, after rallying in the first half of the week with contracts slipping 3 to 4 ¼ cents in the front months. Deferreds were down as much at 8 ¼ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash…