Wednesday, 16 September 2026
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The dollar index (DXY00) rose by +0.04% on Friday. The dollar recovered from a 6-week low on Friday and posted modest gains as higher T-note yields strengthened the dollar's interest rate differentials. The dollar also …
Clear Street, the prime brokerage startup that recently shelved plans for its own IPO, is now aiming to give investors access to some of Silicon Valley's hottest private companies before they go public.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed up +1.66%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +3.36%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26)…
Global soccer may be finding the limits to private equity's stampede into sports.
The overwhelming response to Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's comments on Wednesday was that he would go easy on inflation. Investors who drove up bond yields in response should be careful.
Wheat is showing losses on Friday AM trade. The wheat complex posted gains across all three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were 13 to 15 1/4 higher at the close. Open interest was down 5,730 contracts on Thu…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.24%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.17%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0.02%…
Looking at the chart above, JGRO's low point in its 52 week range is $81.16 per share, with $99.73 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $90.87. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 …
Looking at the chart above, SCHG's low point in its 52 week range is $27.96 per share, with $35.42 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $33.72. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 …
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is closed up +0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.75%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.…
Soybeans are trading with Friday morning losses of 1 to 2 ½ cents Futures posted weaker trade late on Thursday, with contracts down fractionally to 4 cents across most contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean…
Democratic senators on Friday demanded information on more than a dozen critical mineral deals with the federal government that potentially benefit the families of President Donald Trump or Commerce Secretary Howard Lut…
Almost four years into the artificial intelligence boom, the world's biggest tech companies are still making grand promises about the future. The problem is, they're burning through their cash in the process.
U.S. lawmakers have requested information from food delivery company DoorDash on its use of Chinese artificial intelligence models, CNBC has learned, as scrutiny around American businesses' use of systems developed by C…
Federal Reserve officials who voted this week against the decision to hold interest rates steady said Friday they favor hiking now as a way to stave off inflation.
Breast cancer treatment in the United States can be extremely expensive, even for those who have health insurance. In 2019, people paid higher out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer care than they did for any other type …
We’ve recommended Apple’s iPad as the best tablet for years, and there’s still no real competition. The Apple iPad (11th generation) has enough processing power to run any app or play the latest iPad games, and its high…
Five years after the initial public offering boom of 2021, public markets look a lot different as more companies are choosing to stay private for longer.
Combined profits of ExxonMobil and Chevron for the second quarter soared more than 300% in three months to more than $26 billion.
ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday reported second-quarter profits that surged on rising oil prices due to the Iran war.
US stocks were volatile on Friday morning, after the 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) jumped to its highest level since January 2025 and Big Tech giants reported continued investments in artificial intelligence.
Shares of Novo Nordisk fell as much as 10% on Friday after the drugmaker said a late-stage heart drug trial failed to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events, or MACE, compared to a placebo.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed up +1.66%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +3.36%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26)…
New York state sued prediction market platform Kalshi on Friday, alleging that the company is running an "illegal gambling operation."