Thursday, 30 July 2026
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The dollar index (DXY00) is down by -0.02% today. The dollar recovered from overnight losses and is little changed after crude oil prices surged more than +6% when President Trump said the US will "hit Iran hard" after …
And that number is increasing. An estimated 33,000 Americans had ALS as of 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control, but the total is expected to rise to over 36,000 by 2030.
Cotton price action is down 50 to 62 points so far on Wednesday. Futures closed with losses of 3 to 45 points across the board on Tuesday, slipping from the midday gains. Crude oil was down another $3.48 per barrel, wit…
The nomination of Todd Blanche for attorney general was at risk on Wednesday as a key Republican senator, for the second time, called off a meeting with Blanche that was meant to address concerns about the controversial…
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Trump Media & Technology Group is violating the law by selling faster access to President Donald Trump's Tr…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed up +0.21%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.03%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.98%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26…
Also lagging the market Wednesday are construction shares, down on the day by about 4.3% as a group, led down by Orion Group Holdings, trading lower by about 24.3% and IES Holdings, trading lower by about 6.6%.
Humana on Wednesday reported second-quarter results that topped estimates, as the health insurer's spending on medical services came in line with expectations.
The second, third and fourth quickest 30% pullbacks all occurred during the Great Depression era in 1934, 1931 and 1929, respectively, according to data from Bank of America Securities.
Lawyers for James Comey allege the U.S. Secret Service "knowingly conducted illegal electronic surveillance" of the former FBI director at the request of a high-level official on the same day President Donald Trump clai…
Procter & Gamble on Wednesday reported mixed quarterly results, as underwhelming demand for its products resulted in weaker-than-expected sales.
And underperforming other ETFs today is the Invesco Semiconductors ETF, off about 5.6% in Wednesday afternoon trading. Among components of that ETF with the weakest showing on Wednesday were shares of Onto Innovation, l…
Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share of the company's common stock for the fourth quarter of 2026.…
SiteOne Landscape (SITE) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.14 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.36 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.86 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted …
Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, has become the market’s most prominent Bitcoin treasury vehicle.
OGE Energy (OGE) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.56 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.57 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.53 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-…
Old Dominion is getting very close to having an operating ratio that begins with a six.
US stocks fell on Wednesday after Iran launched surprise attacks against the US, and as investors counted down to the Federal Reserve's policy decision and earnings from two big spenders on AI.
For years, the financial institutions handling President Donald Trump's sprawling investment portfolio have remained one of the most mysterious parts of his personal finances.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed up +0.21%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.03%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.98%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26…
Investors in chip stocks around the world are growing increasingly nervous about AI spending – and the South Korean SK Hynix , which specialises in manufacturing dynamic random-access memory chips and flash memory chips…
Saudi Arabia and the US have carried out strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, in a potential escalation of the Middle East conflict.
Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.57 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.2 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.08 per share a year ago. These figures are adjust…
I don't actually post about whole life insurance (WL) all that much, but the comments on WL posts number in the thousands and go on for years and years after the post is written. Most of the posts address whether or not…