Tuesday, 15 September 2026
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South Korea's Kospi has staged a reversal from its latest rout, returning to bull-market territory as investors pile back into the country's semiconductor giants that dominate the index.
Producer prices in Japan eased slightly in July to 7.2% year on year in July, missing analysts' expectations, official data released Thursday showed.
Iranian authorities have pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claims that Washington has "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz.
August 13, 2026, 3:58 AM EDT. The UAE has reportedly unlocked billions of dollars in previously frozen Iranian assets, including 1.5 tonnes of gold flown out on UAE Royal Jet aircraft. This move saw Bitcoin rebound by 1…
Cerebras Systems raised its full-year guidance in the second earnings report following the chipmaker's initial public offering in May. But the stock tumbled about 14% in extended trading.
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 91 most recent 13F filings for the 06/30/2026 reporting period, and noticed that Air Products & Chemicals Inc (Symbol: APD) was held by 31 of these funds. Wh…
Soybeans posted 6 to 17 ¼ cent gains on Wednesday despite a neutral to slightly bearish USDA report. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 14 3/4 cents at $11.41. Soymeal futures were $1.30 to 3.50 highe…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave that post by the end of August, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday.
The company, also known as YMTC, landed in third place by shipments globally in the second quarter, behind South Korea's Samsung and SK hynix but beating out U.S. rival Micron and Japan's Kioxia, Counterpoint data relea…
Lean hog futures closed the midweek session with contracts 22 to 95 cent gains, as soon to expire August was down 20 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.81 on Wednesday afternoon, down 51 cents fro…
Cotton futures saw strength on Wednesday, with contracts 8 to 48 points higher, as December was the lone holdout, down a tick. Crude oil was down just 62 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.140 higher.
Ford Motor said Wednesday that it's increasing production of its Lincoln vehicles in the U.S. beginning in 2030.
Corn futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts down 18 to 20 ½ cents in through next July, with deferreds up 4 to 11 ½ cents. Spillover gains from wheat and increasing Black Sea strikes was supportive. The Cmd…
American seniors pay dramatically more for brand-name prescription drugs than patients in 19 comparable countries, and the gap keeps widening each year.
The wheat complex is trading with sharp midday gains across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW contracts were 13 ¾ to 22 ½ cents higher across the board on the day. KC HRW futures posted 14 ½ to 21 ¾ cent gains at the clo…
The U.S. budget deficit soared to its highest monthly level in more than five years amid a surge in Medicare costs and as interest on the federal debt continued to weigh on the nation's fiscal picture, the Treasury Depa…
U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing a push to reduce capital gains taxes, a move that could allow investors — including cryptocurrency holders — to keep more of their profits when selling appreciated assets.
Also lagging the market Wednesday are apparel stores shares, down on the day by about 1.9% as a group, led down by Savers Value Village, trading lower by about 9.9% and Lulus Fashion Lounge Holdings, trading lower by ab…
Lettuce prices cratered in July as the multistate cyclospora outbreak pushed diners to shun the leafy green.
September WTI crude oil (CLU26) is down -0.19 (-0.23%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) is down -0.0276 (-0.88%).
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up +0.45%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.00%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.99%, and Sept…
Alphabet on Wednesday unveiled its new Pixel 11 smartphone lineup, putting its most agentic version of Gemini yet at the center of the devices just weeks before Apple is expected to roll out a rebuilt Siri powered by Go…
The dollar index (DXY00) is down -0.08% as expectations for a Fed rate hike eased on today’s favorable CPI report. The dollar was also undercut by today’s -2.1 bp decline in the 10-year T-note yield, which undercut the …
A tax break for Americans selling their primary residence could become part of the Trump administration's midterm pitch. But experts say such an effort is unlikely to happen quickly — and the benefits would skew to weal…