US military says it completed latest strikes on Iran, marking 7th consecutive night of attacks
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Finance & markets
Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday
Cotton futures are heading 87 to 99 points lower so far on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets are pressure factors, with the US dollar index up 374 point…
Brazil justice suspends visits to ex-President Bolsonaro for 30 days
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes suspends use of law to reduce prison sentences, pending further review.
Does ‘token shock’ hurt AI adoption?
The "tokenmaxxing" trend has drawn scrutiny from auditors and risk officers, who are now conducting deeper reviews of how artificial intelligence tokens are consumed, not just how many are used. As enterprises grapple w…
Databricks' 40% valuation bump looks 'almost quaint' next to Anthropic
When Databricks closes its new funding round, its valuation will get a 40% bump since it last raised capital in February.
Wheat Strengthens into the Friday Close
The wheat complex was in rally mode to close out the week, finishing higher in all three exchanges. Chicago SRW contracts were 4 ¾ to 9 ½ cents higher across most contracts, with September up 42 ½ cents on the week. KC …
Corn Sees a Late Push to Close Near the Highs on Friday
Corn futures shrugged off the early weakness on Friday to close near the highs of the day, up 2 ¼ to 3 ½ cents across most contracts. September was 5 ¼ cents higher on the week with December up 6 1/2. The CmdtyView nati…
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 $…
Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday
Cotton futures are heading 87 to 99 points lower so far on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets are pressure factors, with the US dollar index up 374 point…
Corn Sees a Late Push to Close Near the Highs on Friday
Corn futures shrugged off the early weakness on Friday to close near the highs of the day, up 2 ¼ to 3 ½ cents across most contracts. September was 5 ¼ cents higher on the week with December up 6 1/2. The CmdtyView nati…
Dollar Finds Support from Weak Stocks and Surging Crude Prices
The dollar index (DXY00) is up by +0.03% today. The dollar found support from today's +3% jump in WTI crude oil prices, which raises inflation expectations and could prompt the Fed to pursue tighter monetary policy, a s…
Stocks Finish Sharply Lower as Tech Stocks Slump
The S&P 500 Index ($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…
Dollar holds steady on safe-haven demand, ends down on the week
NEW YORK, July 17 (Reuters) - The dollar was flat on Friday, but ended the week lower as tame U.S. inflation data led traders to cut bets on imminent rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
Taco Bell says it has removed lettuce linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak from its restaurants
Taco Bell has removed lettuce linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak from restaurants, it said Friday.
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 $…
Leather jacket worn by Nvidia CEO goes for just under $1 million at Sotheby's auction
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is rarely seen without his leather jacket. It's his signature look. He's been wearing them for nearly 20 years.
Stocks Pressured by Global Slide in Chipmakers
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.87%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.76%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…
Cadence Design Systems Enters Oversold Territory (CDNS)
Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis ind…
Unexpected Strength in North American Cocoa Demand Boosts Prices
Cocoa prices settled sharply higher on Friday as short covering emerged after North American Q2 cocoa grindings unexpectedly increased. The National Confectioners Association reported late Thursday that Q2 North America…
Chip stocks enter bear-market territory. A BofA analyst says not to panic.
U.S. stock futures are signaling a strong end to the holiday-shortened week. Wall Street is looking to rebound from last night's sudden selloff after the Federal Reserve signaled it still sees interest rate hikes later …
The average stock is having a moment as semiconductors struggle. It’s a sign of a healthy market.
After spending much of the past year trading comfortably above six figures and reaching a peak above $126,000 in October (1), the world's largest cryptocurrency appeared to have settled into a period of relative stabili…
Greenwich LifeSciences Becomes Oversold (GLSI)
In trading on Friday, shares of Greenwich LifeSciences Inc (Symbol: GLSI) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.9, after changing hands as low as $15.55 per share. By comparison, the current RSI …
Cattle Continues Slide into the Weekend on Weaker Cash and Beef
Live cattle futures posted losses of 97 cents to $2.67 across most contracts on Friday. August was down $10.77 this week. Cash trade settled in at $238-240 in the north this week, with Southern trade at $237-238. Feeder…
The White House is dictating access to frontier AI models, shifting power from tech giants, sources say
The Trump administration has taken new steps to assert more control over the rollout of future artificial intelligence model releases by dictating which companies and entities are allowed access to the latest frontier m…