Monday, 2 November 2026
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Corn futures were disappointed in a 2 year low in export shipments, as contracts were down 1 ¼ to 7 ¼ cents across the board. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 7 1/4 lower cents at $4.27 1/4. USDA’s Exp…
Nvidia is increasing its investments in Europe's artificial intelligence sector, unveiling plans to back four German startups as the country pushes to strengthen its position in industrial AI.
India's Jio Platforms has seen the anchor investor quota for its initial public offering oversubscribed more than 30 times, according to a source familiar with the matter, drawing bids from top asset managers including …
Ramsey argues bond-heavy retirement portfolios are mathematically flawed: AGG is down 0.51% in 2026 while the S&P 500 is up 12%.
These risks in semiliquid private credit funds are rarely part of the conversation.
The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — s…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.57% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.52%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are…
Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.
Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The financial services provider reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimate…
“Computer science isn’t the ticket to the American dream like people thought it was.”
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed down -0.28 (-1.34%) on Monday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed down -8.10 (-1.46%). Sugar prices settled lower on Monday after the Indian government ordere…
These risks in semiliquid private credit funds are rarely part of the conversation.
Lean hog futures found some strength to close the week, with contracts up 27 cents to $1.25 on Friday. December was still down 90 cents for the week. Open interest dropped 2,664 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base…
Apple announced a product launch event on Oct. 28, sending invitations on Monday to media and analysts for an "Apple Experience in Los Angeles."
Saudi Arabia has postponed its big annual investor conference until 2027 as Iran-backed Houthi militants have escalated missile and drone attacks on the kingdom in recent weeks.
SpaceX has been renting out access to computing power, which is a big source of revenue growth but also one that comes at a high cost.
Oracle bonds are sitting dangerously close to junk territory as markets cool on artificial intelligence. Much of the AI trade fizzled last week, led by CoreWeave — the neocloud company whose equity and debt has been tan…
If there's one thing most Americans can agree on, it's that they don't want a data center in their backyard.
The New York Stock Exchange becomes the second major exchange to announce extended-hours options trading for heavily-traded ETFs and single stocks, following CBOE's announcement that it will introduce extended trading f…
JPMorgan Chase has made $5 billion in startup investments in the first year of its U.S. security and resiliency initiative, the company said Monday, a faster-than-expected pace that indicates the bank is finding plentif…
Bajaj Finance’s Q1 FY27 numbers, released 30 July 2026, beat estimates on almost every count. Consolidated profit after tax rose 28% year-on-year to ₹6,081 crore, while AUM rose to a record ₹5.47 lakh crore, up 24% YoY,…
The $48bn giveaway comes amid concerns about the tech and as the company prepares for a stock market listing
After the benchmark KOSPI index plunged more than 8%, a marketwide circuit breaker automatically halted trading for 20 minutes to prevent the selloff from spiraling.
Over the last few weeks, we have published real-time market commentary as the correction proceeded. The goal was to help investors navigate the more dire outcomes promoted on social media. A largely unexpected outcome w…