Friday, 6 November 2026
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Soaring Treasury yields aren't just bad for the government and its $40 trillion debt. They also threaten to raise borrowing costs, hitting everyone from homeowners to credit card users, while providing limited relief to…
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., on Wednesday introduced a new bill that would lower Social Security's full retirement age for workers in physically demanding jobs.
Soybeans are trading with losses as traders square up ahead of the US/China meeting this week. Contracts are down 10 to 12 ¼ cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 11 3/4 cents at $12.54. Soymeal …
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is down by -0.48% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down by -0.33%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.73%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26) are do…
The oil industry has warned a diesel export ban will backfire and exacerbate the global fuel crisis as President Donald Trump weighs restrictions.
The wheat complex is trading with losses across the three exchanges at midday. Chicago SRW is slipping 9 to 10 cents on Wednesday. KC HRW futures are leading the drive to the downside, with contracts 11 to 12 cents lowe…
A win is a win, but we should probably contain our excitement about the biggest flotation in London for five years . Airtel Money, a payments processor that operates in 13 African countries and should be worth between £…
Rising diesel prices have been a “silent killer” for Americans’ wallets — but they could get louder soon, as prices for the fuel continue to shatter records.
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., heard arguments on Wednesday on President Donald Trump's controversial ban of three media outlets from the White House.
DETROIT — As President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, U.S. politicians as well as the global automotive industry are warning that allowing Chinese automakers to enter the market could be…
As Trump prepares to meet Xi, strains with U.S. allies are complicating Washington’s efforts to marshal pressure against an increasingly resilient China.
The US 10-year Treasury yield jumped above 5% on Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected September business activity report pushed markets to reassess the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rates. With US growth acce…
Cotton futures are showing steadier trade on Wednesday, with contracts steady to 5 points higher and thinly traded October up 63 points. Crude oil is up $1.05 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.516 h…
Pezeshkian began his address to the UN General Assembly in New York City by holding up photos of children he said were killed by U.S. and Israeli bombs.
An October interest rate hike is very much on the table after a top Federal Reserve official Wednesday expressed support for one, and as fresh economic readings showed intensifying inflation pressures.
Toms, which manages just over $4 billion in assets, says in the letter it is now one of Devon's top five shareholders.
The plans are part of the fast-food giant's new growth strategy, called McDonald's > NEXT.
A payments business that operates across Africa and is ultimately controlled by an Indian billionaire has announced its intention to float on the struggling London Stock Exchange.
McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski said that he expects that high inflation and flat traffic will continue to weigh on the restaurant industry.
Cotton is showing 40 to 50 point gains on Wednesday morning. Futures closed out the Tuesday session with contracts down 16 to 55 points across the board. Crude oil was down 57 cents per barrel on the session, with the U…
Shares of quantum computing company IonQ surged in premarket trading following its successful test of the industry's first real time end-to-end error decoder.
Treasury yields raced higher on Wednesday as new services and manufacturing sector data increased worry of further Federal Reserve rate hikes.
A ban on U.S. diesel exports could reduce supplies and simultaneously lead to prices rising further, according to analysts.
In 2007, Jeff Bezos, then a multibillionaire and now the world’s richest man, did not pay a penny in federal income taxes. He achieved the feat again in 2011. In 2018, Tesla founder Elon Musk, the second-richest person …