Wednesday, 11 November 2026
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Christopher Forbes , head of Asia and Middle East at CMC Markets , told Reuters that he thought that recent tech earnings had been robust, despite the market reaction.
Since early 2026, Walt Disney World has modified two Magic Kingdom shows, eliminating or adjusting showtimes during the Cinderella Castle repainting. With that project almost 100% completed, we’ve been watching the ente…
Libya's National Oil Corporation, NOC, and Austrian energy firm OMV have declared the Essar oil discovery commercially viable as OPEC's second-largest African producer pushes to revive its industry in partnerships with …
Insteel Industries IIIN is one of the nation's largest manufacturers of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised…
1- If real estate prices troughed in 2024, why are investor allocations to real estate still shrinking? Because of the magnitude of CRE underperformance since 2021.
Analyst says mining billionaire unlikely to be worried by lost paper profits after Elon Musk’s company dipped below its debut share price
Geoff Meyerson has been to China seven times in the last year and a half. Still, Meyerson admits he may not be the best person to ask for local travel or dining tips. As soon as the bioinvestment fund CEO lands, he adop…
Iran on Friday claimed it had targeted U.S. military forces in Syria and Bahrain, widening its attacks in the region as the U.S. completed its sixth consecutive night of strikes on the Islamic Republic.
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.
On Thursday, Eli Lilly announced an agreement to buy the psychedelic drugmaker AtaiBeckley for $2.8 billion upfront and pay up to $1 billion more if certain conditions are met. The deal gives the world's largest pharmac…
Pizza giant, Papa John’s International, Inc. PZZA, has seen its earnings estimates steadily fall off a cliff over the last several years, driven by declining comparable sales, cost pressures, and heavy competition from …
Live cattle futures are trading sharply lower at midday on Thursday, with a number of contract months down $3 per cwt or more. They posted $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Open interest was down 3,922 contracts, sugg…
The latest Chinese model trails U.S. competitors on benchmarks. But it may not have to win the performance race to reshape the geopolitics of artificial intelligence.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday positioned China as a partner in artificial intelligence to the Global South, saying that countries should come together to build AI and help developing countries as well.
Anyone who has booked a flight lately knows fares are not cheap. The airlines' pricing data pattern over the last few months is unmistakable. Oil goes up, fuel costs surge, and airlines pass the pain to you.
Oil prices rose Friday as investors weighed escalating tensions between the United States and Iran after Tehran vowed to target regional infrastructure if President Donald Trump followed through on threats to strike the…
Spain's Deoleo, the world's largest olive oil company, says a period of unprecedented volatility has unequivocally given way to more stable market conditions, citing an unlikely catalyst in helping to lift U.S. sales.
Live cattle futures rounded out the Thursday session with contracts down $2.35 to $3.05. Cash trade started to pick up, with a few light northern sales of $378-380 dressed and live action reported at $238-240 by USDA, w…
According to Zhitong Finance, Micron Technology (MU.US) experienced a single-day share price plunge of 13% on Tuesday, with its stock trajectory closely watched as the June 26 options chain is pricing in another sharp m…
Lean hog futures posted 20 to 60 cent gains in most contracts, with August down a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.26 on Thursday afternoon, down 40 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog …
Lean hog futures posted 20 to 60 cent gains in most contracts, with August down a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.26 on Thursday afternoon, down 40 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog …
Since first taking office, US President Donald Trump has been right on Iran more often than his critics care to admit.
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…
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.