Wednesday, 4 November 2026
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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed up by +0.73% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.49%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.00%. December E-mini S&P future…
Western Digital is pitching AI storage at a major conference this week, but the market is voting with sell orders instead. Whether today's slide is a buying opportunity or a warning about stretched valuations depends on…
Soybeans are trading with contracts down 5 to 7 cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 6 cents at $12.23 3/4. Soymeal futures are trading with contracts $5 to $7 lower, with Soy Oil 125 …
Cerebras stock plummeted nearly 20% this week to its lowest price since the company's monster IPO in May, after a report that chip giant Nvidia will power a crucial piece of OpenAI's latest model.
The Department of Justice will not reopen its criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the central bank's overbudget multibillion-dollar headquarters renovation a department spokespers…
The Vatican has laid a moral blueprint for the technology, with Pope Leo maintaining that “algorithms lack the spark of humanity.”
EV giant Tesla had the best three-month period for vehicle sales this year, but it was less than a year ago.
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Anthropic will invest $100 million into an academy for training AI talent, working with companies to integrate artificial intelligence into their operations.
Women outnumbered men in the workforce for eight straight months as of September, according to an analysis of government data by Indeed. That's the longest stretch since 2010, the job search platform found.
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is up +0.85 (+4.49%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is up +21.20 (+4.18%). Sugar prices are surging today, with NY sugar posting a 1.5-year nearest-futures high …
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) closed up +0.99 (+5.23%) on Friday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed up +24.20 (+4.77%). Sugar prices soared on Friday, with NY sugar posting a 1.5-year nearest-fu…
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it has determined a new software glitch on some Boeing 737 Max aircraft isn't a flight-safety issue.
November WTI crude oil (CLX26 ) closed up +2.45 (+2.71%) on Thursday, and November RBOB gasoline (RBX26 ) closed up +0.1421 (+4.36%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled sharply higher on Thursday as talks between the…
The Group of Seven nations agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of reserves to address surging diesel fuel prices, after the Trump administration pushed Europe to deploy their stocks.
Europe leaders agreed Friday to release some of diesel stockpiles, pulling prices of oil down by more than 4%.
Instead, drugmakers are developing treatments that can complement existing drugs and push weight loss further, or offer new options for potentially millions of people who may not get enough benefit from GLP-1s.
American Airlines is joining carriers that allow customers to book with a combination of cash and miles, the latest change at the carrier as it tries to grow its lucrative loyalty program.
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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.90% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.54%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.23%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are u…
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Rivian reported a year-over-year increase in vehicle deliveries of 46% during the third quarter.
Oil prices were lower on Friday, extending losses from earlier in the session, following reports of a potential move to release additional diesel and crude stocks to ease a global supply shortage.