Tuesday, 10 November 2026
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Crude oil prices fell sharply while stocks and government bonds rallied on Monday after Donald Trump cancelled planned strikes on Iran and claimed peace talks were about to resume.
Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock Ciena Corporation (CIEN) is a leading provider of optical networking equipment, software, and services. Ciena is best known for its optical networking solutions, which use light signals …
TOKYO - Tokyo stocks fell on August 3, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 63,445.53, down 1.4%, as electronics and auto shares were sold after coordinated U.S.-Japan yen-buying intervention drove the currency sharply higher…
It sounds paradoxical, but Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh may have tightened the economy by not lifting interest rates than he would have by actually increasing them.
British manufacturing activity grew for a ninth straight month in July, but at the slowest pace in four months, according to the S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index.
Ukrainian officials, drone executives and national security experts are bracing for another extremely difficult winter, fearing that a Russian assault on energy infrastructure could pose the toughest challenge of the wa…
Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) Boston Beer Co. Inc (SAM) is one of the largest alcohol companies in the United States. The Boston, MA-based company produces beer, malt beverages, and cider products at company-owned breweri…
Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) shares rose 12.51% to $548.39 on Tuesday, July 22, driven by a sector-wide rebound, reports of resumed merger talks with Kioxia, and sustained U.S. restrictions on Chinese memory chips. The…
Washington's decision to join Japan in supporting the battered yen has prompted questions over what motivated the rare coordinated intervention, with analysts pointing to concerns over U.S. Treasury markets and Japan's …
U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he held off on new strikes against the Middle Eastern country, once again raising hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict that ha…
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Nat-gas prices posted modest losses on Friday amid signs of adequate US supplies. As of July 24, EIA nat-gas inventories were +6.4% above their 5-year seasonal average, signaling abundant supplies.
September WTI crude oil (CLU26) on Friday closed up +1.08 (+1.29%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) closed down -0.0171 (-0.55%).
Official confirmation from both US Treasury Secretary Bessent and Japan's Ministry of Finance removes any ambiguity that had surrounded Friday's suspected intervention, and the explicit pledge from both sides not to hes…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +0.70%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.60%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) r…
Ukraine says Russian strikes kill 8 as both sides trade accusations over overnight strikes
A smart acquisition strategy has made Bristol-Meyers, which has bought seven companies since October 2007, a big player in the cancer-treatment industry. Its purchase of Medarex in July added a key drug for metastic mel…
Japan's finance ministry said Monday it had conducted a coordinated yen-buying operation with the U.S. Treasury on Friday, marking a rare joint move by the two allies to stem sharp swings in the Japanese currency.
TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Japan is expected to announce on Monday that it took joint action with the U.S. to halt the yen's slide to 40-year lows and express its commitment to rare bilateral coordination that it hopes …
Oil prices fell Monday in Asia trading as investors pared geopolitical risk premiums after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had called off a planned strike on Iran.
Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio said his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller, should not serve in the House of Representatives and "needs serious psychological help" after the senator's daughter accused the congres…
Keith Mansfield, executive vice president and chief operating Officer of b1Bank, reported a sale of 4,200 shares of Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) on July 30, 2026, according to an SEC Form 4 filing.
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Gabelli Utility Trust (NYSE: GUT), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater deta…
Follow updates on the war in the Middle East for Monday, May 25, here. See earlier developments below.