Sunday, 8 November 2026
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Cotton futures were down 79 to 103 points across the front months on Friday, as December was down 491 points on the week. Crude oil was back down $2.38 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index down $0.040.
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The shutdown of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline stands to squeeze already-scarce crude supply for Asia's four biggest crude importers, with South Korea appearing the most directly exposed.
Shares of U.S.-listed companies exposed to Greenland surged on Monday after the U.S. and Denmark reached a deal regarding security arrangements on the Arctic territory.
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Chinese biopharma stocks jumped in Hong Kong on Monday after a report that the U.S. is considering rules that would allow American pharmaceutical companies to continue licensing most drugs from Chinese firms.
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European stock markets have also bounced higher, while government borrowing costs retreated, as oil prices slid on reports that more supplies are passing through the Gulf than though.
Oil fell Monday, as traders keep watch for a recovery in shipments from Saudi Arabia even after attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones on Saturday.
President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran's economy or eliminate its leadership if Tehran doesn't strike a deal, raising the stakes as Iranian officials head to New York for this week's gathering of world leader…
The current artificial intelligence buildout is the largest industrial buildout since the railroad boom in the 1800s. America’s leading big tech companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to capture their pi…
On Wall Street, the single, most reliable truth teller is the price and volume action in stocks. Though headlines can be misleading, economic indicators lag, and fundamentals aren’t always priced in right away, price an…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.17% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.67%. December E-mini S&P futures (E…
President Donald Trump will meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday ahead of the upcoming U.N. General Assembly, the mayor's office confirmed to CNBC on Sunday.
Lean hog futures are down 50 cents to $1. USDA’s national base hog price was $81.77 in the Friday AM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 79 cents on September 14 at $85.02.
Live cattle futures are mixed, with nearbys up a tick to a nickel lower. Cash trade was reported at $350-355 dressed in the North with a few $224 live bids in the South. The Thursday Fed Cattle exchange online auction s…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S. this week.
For American companies large and small, the combination of tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump's trade policies, surging fuel prices from the Iran war and, now, rising interest rates is forcing executives to ma…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.17% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.67%. December E-mini S&P futures (E…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — For decades, William Augustus Franke, Frontier Airlines' chairman and a serial airline investor, made a killing selling cheap plane tickets and charging fees to check bags, to pick seats and for ever…
The U.S. State Department warned Americans to reconsider traveling to the Middle East, adding that the Iran war could quickly worsen, as Tehran maintained a defiant stance over the Strait of Hormuz.
Williams-Sonoma is one of the top-performing retail stocks of the year, despite weakness in the housing market that has dampened sales of home goods.
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