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Stocks Settle Higher on Tame Inflation News
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.10%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) …
Corn Closes Tuesday with Modest Losses
Corn futures closed out the Tuesday session with contracts ¾ ti 2 ¾ cents lower, as July expired 4 cents lower at $4.33 3/4. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 2 1/4 cents lower at $4.08 3/4.
Soybeans Slip Lower on Tuesday
Soybeans closed Tuesday with contracts 1 to 4 cents lower, as July expired with a 5 ¼ cent gains at $12.07 ¼. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 3 3/4 cents $11.46. Soymeal futures saw late strength…
Sugar Prices Gain as Brazil Boosts Its Gasoline Ethanol Blend
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) today is up +0.13 (+0.88%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26) closed up +5.30 (+1.14%).
Nat-Gas Prices Consolidate Above Monday’s 2-Month Low
Nat-gas prices settled slightly higher on Tuesday as they consolidated above Monday’s 2-month low. The outlook for cooler US temperatures is weighing on prices, as the cooler weather could reduce nat-gas demand from ele…
Why is China National Building Material stock plunging today?
Shares of semiconductor machinery manufacturer Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) fell 3.4% in the afternoon session following a rally the previous week as geopolitical tensions between the US and China increased over arti…
Corn Facing Midday Losses, Still Off Early Lows
Corn futures are trading with contracts down 2 to 2 ½ cents so far at midday. July futures expire today. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is 2 cents lower at $4.08.
China posts slowest quarterly growth since 2022 as investment slumps, fanning stimulus calls
China's economy in the second quarter expanded at its weakest pace since the fourth quarter of 2022, reinforcing calls for policy stimulus as an accelerating slide in investments deepened the strain on growth, while con…
Oil rises as U.S. continues to strike Tehran, reinstates blockade of Iranian ports
Oil prices rose in choppy trading Wednesday as U.S. forces carried out another round of strikes against Tehran and Washington reinstated its naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz.
Soybeans Slip Lower on Tuesday
Soybeans closed Tuesday with contracts 1 to 4 cents lower, as July expired with a 5 ¼ cent gains at $12.07 ¼. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 3 3/4 cents $11.46. Soymeal futures saw late strength…
This overlooked index is a better investment than the S&P 500
The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) gives roughly the same weighting to all S&P 500 companies.
Stocks Settle Higher on Tame Inflation News
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.10%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) …
Brace for $4 gas again: How U.S.-Iran tensions are threatening to end the price break at the pump
What to know about positioning for the second half of 2026, and where we see opportunity by sector.
Dollar Declines on a Benign US CPI Report
The dollar index (DXY00) fell by -0.32% on Tuesday. The dollar retreated on Tuesday after US June consumer prices rose less than expected, a dovish factor for Fed policy. Also, the benign CPI report has reduced the chan…
Dollar Falls and Gold Rallies as US CPI Trails Estimates
The dollar index (DXY00) is down by -0.55% today. The dollar is retreating today after US June consumer prices rose less than expected, a dovish factor for Fed policy. Also, the benign CPI report has reduced the chances…
Corn Facing Midday Losses, Still Off Early Lows
Corn futures are trading with contracts down 2 to 2 ½ cents so far at midday. July futures expire today. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is 2 cents lower at $4.08.
Sugar Prices Settle Higher on Higher Brazil Ethanol Blend
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) on Tuesday closed up +0.13 (+0.88%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26) closed up +0.30 (+0.06%).
BND Is About to Erase the 2022 Bond Crash. TLT Isn’t Close.
The largest bond ETF in the world is closing in on a milestone that looked out of reach three years ago. The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) now sits roughly 2.4% below its total-return peak, the high it set in Aug…
SK Hynix South Korean shares jump 11% as Asia tech stocks rally
SK Hynix led a broad rally in Asian technology shares on Wednesday, tracking a rebound in U.S. semiconductor names after a sharp sell-off earlier this week.
GraniteShares YieldBoost RIOT (RTYY) Enters Oversold Territory
In the case of GraniteShares YieldBoost RIOT, the RSI reading has hit 29.4 — by comparison, the RSI reading for the S&P 500 is currently 54.3. A bullish investor could look at RTYY's 29.4 reading as a sign that the rece…
Wall Street has set a sky-high bar for companies to clear this earnings season. They just might pull it off.
Wall Street split hard down the middle on Tuesday, July 7, as a familiar rotation reasserted itself: money flowed out of semiconductors and back into the industrial, financial, and healthcare names that anchor the Dow, …
SRVR Crowded With Sellers
In the case of Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate, the RSI reading has hit 29.6 — by comparison, the RSI reading for the S&P 500 is currently 54.3. A bullish investor could look at SRVR's 29.6 reading as a sign tha…
Ample Ivory Coast Supplies Weigh on Cocoa Prices
Cocoa prices moved lower on Tuesday for a third session, amid negative carryover from last Friday, when Ivory Coast delivery news eased supply concerns. The cocoa market is looking to Q2 quarterly cocoa grindings data f…