Sunday, 13 September 2026
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Now that Trump has been back in office for one year, we’re publishing our first “Trump’s Numbers” article of his second term. That’s the schedule we have followed for these reports, which we launched in 2012. We wait a …
China-Philippines relations took a fresh hit after Beijing warned Manila to stop "theatrics," following a top government official's sharp rebuke to China at a recent defense summit.
Cotton futures got spillover strength on Thursday from the outside markets, as contracts were up 40 to 101 points at the close. Crude oil rallied $7.88 per barrel higher on the session, with the US dollar index up 255 p…
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett held between $1 million and $5 million worth of shares in crypto giant Coinbase at the end of 2025, as President Donald Trump's administration rapidly rewrote…
The wheat complex rallied across the three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW contracts posted gains of 5 ¾ to 12 ½ cents across the board. KC HRW futures saw higher trade of 10 ¼ to 12 ¾ cents at the close. MPLS spring…
Oracle’s AI bet pays off as cloud momentum helps drive a rosier forecast The company saw its backlog grow even more in the latest quarter. Read at source
Fintel reports that on September 9, 2026, Loop Capital initiated coverage of Affirm Holdings (NASDAQGS:AFRM) with a Buy recommendation. The company's stock closed at $68.00 on September 10, 2026. This follows a pre-acti…
Popular women’s fashion company Francesca’s will be closing up shop across the country, which includes several locations in Alabama, multiple sources are reporting.
Apple's first folding phone is getting a tepid response Chinese consumers that are focused more on how much it costs versus existing foldables from domestic rivals.
October WTI crude oil (CLV26) is up +5.67 (+5.90%) on Wednesday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26) is up +0.1572 (+4.90%).
Chinese chipmaker Enflame, which is developing domestic alternatives to U.S. rivals like Nvidia, has seen its stock soar 206% after debuting in Shanghai.
October WTI crude oil (CLV26) closed up +6.43 (+6.69%) on Thursday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26) closed up +0.1826 (+5.69%).
U.S. President Donald Trump said he has no regrets about starting the Iran war and added that "If I had it to do again, I would do exactly what I did."
Oracle shares moved 4% higher in extended trading on Thursday after the software vendor issued stronger-than-expected quarterly results.
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26) closed up +11 (+0.18%) on Thursday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26) closed up +29 (+0.67%).
Anthropic said it detected and disrupted unauthorized large-scale efforts by China-based AI labs including Alibaba, Moonshot and DeepSeek to train their models using Claude.
Pure-play EV stocks are surging past their legacy rivals Wednesday, but no earnings beat or product launch explains the move. The real catalyst traces back to a quiet Treasury Department announcement that rattled the bo…
DETROIT — Ford Motor on Thursday announced a $1 billion investment to build a new paint shop at its crucial Kentucky Truck Plant.
Cotton futures are getting spillover strength on Thursday, as WTI crude tops $100, with cotton contracts up 66 to 95 points at midday. Crude oil is rallying $5.29 per barrel higher on the session, with the US dollar ind…
CNBC's Jim Cramer said Thursday investors trying to understand the latest pressure on stocks should pay close attention to the 30-year Treasury yield.
Adobe, Inc. is a global technology company, which engages in the provision of digital marketing and media solutions. It operates through the following segments: Digital Media, Digital Experience, and Publishing and Adve…
In this episode of The Morning Filter podcast, co-hosts Dave Sekera and Susan Dziubinski cover the latest in the war and the market, the gross domestic product print, and the Fed meeting. They update the stock barbell s…
OpenAI is taking aim at some of Wall Street's most labor-intensive tasks with a new version of ChatGPT designed to research companies, analyze financial data and generate the presentations that investment bankers rely o…
There's no debating that 2026 has been a stellar year thus far for IPO activity, with 331 new filings YTD (as of September 8). Following two years in the deep freeze and a tepid, watching-and-waiting recovery, Wall Stre…