Sunday, 8 November 2026
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Lean hog futures were 32 cents to $1.20 higher across the board on Tuesday. Open interest was down 3,564 contracts on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was $79.90 in the Tuesday PM report, down 45 cents from the d…
AI drone maker Tekever on Wednesday said it had hit a $6.4 billion valuation, as Europe races to rearm amid the Ukraine war and mounting threats from Russia.
TEXAS — Mason McCallister said it was an act of God that sent him down a gravel road near his home in Bells, Texas, one Sunday last December.
Oil prices fall for a sixth day in their longest losing streak in over a year, as Saudi Arabia reportedly restarts its east-west pipeline and amid hopes for progress in US-Iran talks
Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins has warned that there is "an increased likelihood" that inflation will stay "notably" above the Federal Reserve's 2% target.
Iran's military on Wednesday described U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to annihilate Tehran as "a sign of strategic desperation," warning the country stands ready to inflict strikes "more crushing" than earlier in…
Tuesday offered enough relief on that front. But the bigger point is still in plain sight: oil remains roughly 50% higher than a year ago, and nearly half of the US inflation overshoot can be traced to elevated energy a…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to organize a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying the world leaders need to move "as quickly as possible" to…
The S&P 500 finished the day flat, while the Nasdaq gained around 80 bps. It is hard to say that today was much different from what we have seen in recent weeks.
The U.S. Department of Justice late Tuesday evening urged a federal judge not to block President Donald Trump's total ban of three news outlets from the White House, saying, "Access to the White House is a privilege — n…
Abacus Global Management, Inc. (NYSE:ABX - Get Free Report) major shareholder Matthew Ganovsky sold 24,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.7…
U.S. equities traded higher on Friday, led by a 100-point gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The broader market showed mixed signals as technology stocks slipped while communication services rallied.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed unchanged on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.36%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.82%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ…
Talk of SpaceX going public is sending the stocks of its partners and investors soaring. After multiple outlets reported earlier this month that SpaceX could pursue an IPO as soon as next year, The Wall Street Journal r…
Oil fell Wednesday, amid optimism that supply disruptions would ease following U.S.-Iran talks, which raised hopes of a diplomatic solution to the conflict in the Middle East.
Qantas Airways plans to start selling seats on its first nonstop between New York and Sydney next August, with flights set to launch in 2028, as the Australian carrier fills out the details for another marathon route wi…
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) closed up +0.11 (+0.63%) on Tuesday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26) closed up +0.40 (+0.08%).
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed unchanged on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.36%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.82%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ…
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Shares of South Korean solar companies Hanwha Solutions and OCI Holdings jumped more than 8% on Wednesday, as U.S. restrictions on Chinese solar products came into focus ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission advised some of its regulated entities on Tuesday that prediction markets' "mentions" contracts are at greater risk of manipulation.
Royal Caribbean is nearing a $3 billion deal to take a 50% equity stake in Sandals, according to a person familiar with the matter.
State and federal regulators are rushing to fill the void in U.S. cryptocurrency regulation after the Clarity Act, a comprehensive set of proposed rules for digital assets, stalled in the Senate.
The Trump administration is looking at whether a diesel export ban would help ease record high prices for the critical fuel, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.