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Coffee Prices Recover as Dollar Weakness Spurs Short Covering
December arabica coffee (KCZ26) closed up +4.00 (+1.45%) on Friday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26) closed up +5 (+0.15%).
Stocks Finish Mostly Higher as Crude Prices Fall
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…
Anthropic selects Accenture as first embedded evaluator to help implement Amodei's slowdown proposal
Anthropic on Friday announced it has selected Accenture as an embedded evaluator, the company's first concrete step toward implementing CEO Dario Amodei's proposal to slow down the pace of artificial intelligence develo…
I’m in my 50s. My mother died from Alzheimer’s. Do I need long-term-care insurance?
Planning for long-term care is a smart way to prepare for the realities of aging. As Americans live longer, more of us will eventually need support later in life — whether through in-home care, assisted living or nursin…
Zillow Stock Near 52-Week Lows: Is It Time to Buy the Dip?
Zillow Group shares have fallen sharply toward 52-week lows, potentially putting the online real estate giant back on investors’ radars.
AI cloud provider Nscale files to go public
Nscale, a cloud provider specializing in infrastructure for artificial intelligence models, has filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "NSCL."
Trump extends push for $100,000 H-1B visas by another year
On July 1, Eric Appelbaum, DO, MBA, senior executive vice president and chief operating officer of SBH Health System, is expecting 28 foreign medical graduate (FMG) physicians to begin their residencies at his 422-bed, …
Cotton Losses Extend to Friday
Cotton futures are down 115 to 120 points in the front months. Crude oil is back down $1.20 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index down $0.0.5.
Crude Prices Supported by Middle East Supply Disruptions
October WTI crude oil (CLV26) is up +0.38 (+0.37%) today, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26) is down -0.0068 (-0.19%).
Auto industry urges Trump to bar Chinese automakers in U.S. ahead of Xi visit
The American automotive industry wants President Donald Trump to maintain policies that make it difficult for Chinese automakers to operate in the U.S. — or even ban them altogether.
Strategy Rally Tests Whether Its Bitcoin Premium Can Rebuild
Bitcoin is doing something on Friday that almost nothing else in the risk complex can manage: it is rallying straight through a tightening cycle. BTC-USD traded at $80,858.25 by late morning in New York, up $4,153.91 or…
Elon Musk talks up AI safety while fighting regulation in wild week of strange alliances
After agreeing with bitter rivals Dario Amodei and Sam Altman in their call for foundation model labs to slow the pace of development, Musk was contradicted by President Donald Trump and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who sai…
Trump's $403 million war chest is finally being spent on the midterms. Now comes the hard part
After sitting on a $403 million dollar war chest for months, President Donald Trump's flagship super PAC has finally opened the spending floodgates. The rapid deployment of Make America Great Again Inc.'s cash is reshap…
Improving Global Supply Pressures Coffee Prices
Coffee prices are mixed today, with robusta falling to a 1-week low and arabica moving higher on some light fund short covering. Coffee prices have been under pressure over the past three weeks, with arabica falling to …
‘I’m burned out’: I’m constantly helping my cousin who is running out of money. Is it too much to expect his sister to help?
This column is part of Advice Week, Slate’s celebration of all things advice. Few topics come up as often in our advice columns as weddings. So we’ve rounded up some of our favorite questions from through the years for …
Three words from Kevin Warsh have Wall Street wondering how far the Fed will go with rate hikes
With a few carefully chosen words, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh both explained this week's decision to hike interest rates and raised vexing questions about what comes next.
Stocks Waver as Bond Yields Climb
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is down by -0.11% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down by -0.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.09%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26) are down…
McDonald's is the new 'Value Meal,' says trader Mike Khouw
"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore," said the late Yankee great, Yogi Berra, referring to persistent inflation. Fast forward 50 years, and the same might be said of fast food value menus.
SpaceX scores another $950 million from NASA for 3 more crewed flights to ISS
SpaceX has expanded its contract with NASA and will conduct an additional three crewed Dragon flights to the International Space Station through 2030, netting Elon Musk's company up to $946 million upon completion.
Why mortgage bonds are set to deteriorate, and possibly hit the whole market, according to this Wall Street expert
A flattening Treasury yield curve is part of the problem for mortgage-backed securities, says Harley Bassman.
Nasdaq Bulls Are Back, but 29,700 Is the Breakout That Matters
Nasdaq Today: Bears Have Control Below 29,840, But Traders Should Be Careful Chasing Weakness
UK Retail Sales Beat Expectations but FTSE 100 Opens Lower
The FTSE 100 finished the day slightly lower than where it started, down 9 points at 10,428. Across the Atlantic, a sharp drop in SpaceX weighed on other tech stocks.
Stocks Settle Sharply Higher as Crude Oil and Bond Yields Fall
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +1.14% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up by +0.61%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.73%. September E-mini S&P futures (…