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Corn Firm Late to Close Tuesday with Gains

Corn futures found strength late in the session, with contracts up 2 to 3 ¼ cents across the front months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 ¼ cents at $4.21.

Hogs Look to Wednesday, Following Tuesday Gains

Lean hog futures were up 17 to 42 cents at the Tuesday close. Modest new buying interest was noted, with OI rising 1,629 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.22 on Tuesday afternoon, up $1.33 f…

Stock Indexes Settle Higher as Chipmakers Soar

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed up +0.89%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.74%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.93%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) …

Soybeans Kicking Off Midweek Trade with Early Strength

Soybeans are 7 to 9 ¼ cents higher so far on Wednesday morning. Futures posted Turnaround Tuesday losses of 3 to 6 1/2 cents on the session pulling off early lows. Open interest was up just 1,907 contracts on Tuesday. T…

Wheat Starting Wednesday with Double Digit Gains

Wheat is back to finding more strength, as contracts are up anywhere from 11 to 19 cents The wheat complex shrugged off early weakness on Tuesday, with contracts higher across the three markets. Chicago SRW contracts we…

This could be the right time to buy a momentum fund

“Its success “is a well-established empirical fact,” and can be demonstrated across multiple assets and over 212 years of stock market data argues money manager Cliff Asness and his colleagues. It is “the premier market…

Pentair About To Put More Money In Your Pocket (PNR)

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from PNR is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.74% on…

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