Sunday, 8 November 2026
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American Airlines is finally giving a green light to seatback screens as the carrier works to close a profit gap with rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. But customers will have to wait a little while.
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) closed up +0.27 (+1.63%) on Monday, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) closed up +11.80 (+2.31%).
Coffee prices settled sharply higher on Monday, with arabica soaring to a 6-week high amid the slow pace of Brazil's coffee harvest. Safras & Mercado reported last Friday that the Brazil 2026/27 coffee harvest was 90% c…
US stock futures fell on Tuesday as rising tensions between the US and Iran revived inflation concerns, with elevated oil prices adding pressure.
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury has surged to its highest level in nearly two decades, and some strategists see scope for the selloff in long-dated government bonds to go further.
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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down by -0.52% on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down by -0.17%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday that maintaining peace was "most important" for the country, but it needs to prepare for the "worst case scenario." His comments come after U.S. President Donald Trump o…
A cargo vessel was struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations agency said Tuesday, signaling persisting navigation risks in the waterway as Washington and Tehran har…
Lean hog futures were mostly steady to 32 cents higher, as October was a tick higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.62 on Monday afternoon, down 68 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index w…
September WTI crude oil (CLU26) closed up +2.10 (+2.55%) on Monday, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) closed up +0.0860 (+2.70%).
Anthropic's annualized revenue run rate hit $65 billion at the end of July, CNBC confirmed on Monday, a sevenfold increase from a year ago.
A closer look at “volatility laundering” in private equity, and how investors should account for it.
Defense contracting giant L3Harris Technologies ousted CEO Chris Kubasik on Sunday after learning he engaged in "certain conduct ... that was not consistent with the values of the Company," the company said in a stateme…
Cotton futures are posted higher trade to close out Monday, with contracts up 16 to 68 points across the board. Crude oil was $2.55 higher, with the US dollar index $0.094 lower.
The wheat complex saw mixed action to close out the Monday session. Chicago SRW contracts saw fractionally mixed trade on Monday. KC HRW futures were up a penny to 4 ¼ cents at the close. MPLS spring wheat was down 1 ¼ …
Live cattle futures slipped from the early session highs on Monday, with contracts closing 92 cents higher to 20 cents lower. Cash trade rounded out last week with $225-228 sales in the North and some $228 Southern sale…
Korean retail investors net sold domestic stocks for most of last week, even as the benchmark index entered bull market territory, according to Korea Exchange data. Overseas investors reversed course to become net buyer…
The VIX fear gauge has climbed more than 54% over the past month, sitting in the elevated uncertainty zone at a reading that ranks in the 93rd percentile of the past year. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 is down nearly 2% year-t…
Corn futures closed the Monday session with contracts 3 to 6 ¼ cents higher across most months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 6 1/4 cents at $4.36 1/4.
Nvidia's first-quarter earnings for fiscal 2027 delivered everything investors should want: $81.6 billion in revenue representing an 85% year-over-year surge, adjusted earnings per share of $1.87 beating analyst estimat…
Lean hog futures were mostly steady to 32 cents higher, as October was a tick higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.62 on Monday afternoon, down 68 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index w…
Ferrari’s first all-electric vehicle has made history even before reaching its buyer. A bespoke 2026 Ferrari Luce, identified as “Chassis 0” and described as the first production chassis from the Luce programme, sold fo…
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25) Tuesday closed up +194 (+2.48%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25) closed up +74 (+1.21%).