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Crude oil and gasoline prices gave up early gains on Thursday and settled lower, as a stronger dollar sparked profit-taking and long liquidation. Crude prices are supported by heightened US-Iran tensions, which have red…
By the time Hsiao took on the project in December 2022, she had spent more than 16 years at the company. She led thousands of employees. Hsiao had seen her share of corporate crises—but nothing like the code red that ha…
Middle East oil producers plan to build new pipelines to reduce their dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran disrupts the Gulf states' seaborne crude exports with near daily attacks on tankers.
At midday on Thursday, cotton futures prices are back down 260 to 396 points from the Wednesday close. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points. Crude oil is was up a modest 10 to 15 cents …
Corn rounded out Thursday trade with contracts down 4 to 6 cents across most contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 3/4 at $4.10 3/4.
Two Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday said they remained undecided about voting to confirm Todd Blanche for U.S. attorney general, endangering President Donald Trump's nominee to be the nation's …
The wheat complex slipped back on Thursday, with contracts marginally lower. Chicago SRW contracts saw nearby losses of 1 to 3 cents on the day. KC HRW futures posted front month losses of 2 to 3 ½ cents on the day. MPL…
Thursday’s price action saw cotton futures pull back, closing down 40 to 47 points in the nearbys. Crude oil prices were down 77 cents so far on the day, with the US dollar index up $0.400 to $99.835.
At midday on Thursday, cotton futures prices are back down 260 to 396 points from the Wednesday close. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points. Crude oil is was up a modest 10 to 15 cents …
Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the current wildfire smoke conditions in the U.S. The original story was published Jan. 8, 2025.
Alphabet shares sank 4% on Thursday following a report that the company has delayed releasing its flagship artificial intelligence model.
NATURAL GAS below its 1D MA50 after almost 2 months.Natural Gas (NG1!) just broke today below its 1D MA50 (blue trend-line) after almost 2 months (since May 14 2026). This is taking place after yesterday's Lower Highs r…
Corn prices are down 5 to 8 cents at midday on Thursday amid a sharp slide in overall ag commodity prices and poor weekly export sales numbers. Futures had posted gains of 5 to 9 cents yesterday, getting spillover suppo…
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Thursday closed down -521 (-8.86%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed down -385 (-8.82%).
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) today is down -532 (-9.04%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) is down -405 (-9.28%).
The dollar index (DXY00) rose by +0.27% on Thursday. The dollar rallied on Thursday as better-than-expected US economic reports signaled economic strength and lifted T-note yields. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fel…
Also lagging the market Thursday are semiconductors shares, down on the day by about 4.7% as a group, led down by AXTI, trading lower by about 12.7% and Kopin, trading lower by about 10.3%.
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC, a 10% owner and investment adviser to RENN Fund, Inc., made an open-market purchase of 756 shares of Common Stock at $3.00 per share on July 13, 2026, bringing its direct holdings …
The Board of Directors of Coca-Cola announced the election of a new company officer and the approval of the company's regular quarterly dividend. The company declared a regular quarterly dividend of 53 cents per common …
At midday on Thursday, cotton futures prices are back down 260 to 396 points from the Wednesday close. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points. Crude oil is was up a modest 10 to 15 cents …
Also showing relative strength are paper & forest products shares, up on the day by about 3.5% as a group, led by Sylvamo, trading higher by about 6.1% and Louisiana-Pacific, trading up by about 4.2% on Thursday.
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) is making one of the biggest investments in its history, and it could significantly strengthen the company's long-term growth outlook. The specialty chip foundry plans to invest $3 billion to …
Two different reads on the housing market released Thursday point to the same problem, one that appears to be getting worse. Housing is just too expensive — to own and to build.
And underperforming other ETFs today is the Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology Momentum ETF, off about 5.5% in Thursday afternoon trading. Among components of that ETF with the weakest showing on Thursday were shares of A…