Thursday 7/30 Insider Buying Report: NWFL, BFST
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.
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Dry Weather Forecast for Brazil Weighs on Arabica Coffee Prices
Coffee prices are mixed today. Arabica coffee is under pressure today on forecasts for mostly dry weather in Brazil’s coffee-growing regions over the next week, which should allow for the pace of the country’s coffee ha…
Stocks Rebound as Microsoft Earnings Ease AI Spending Concerns
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +1.12%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.64%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +2.69%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +1.09%, an…
Jersey Mike's stock falls 7% in public market debut after pricing shares at $23
Shares of Jersey Mike's fell about 7% during trading on Thursday afternoon after the company made its public market debut on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "JMKE."
Hogs Look to Thursday Following Wednesday Weakness
Lean hog futures faced weakness on Wednesday, with contracts $1.37 to $2.57 lower. Open interest was down 1,898 contracts, mainly in nearby August. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $101.79 on Wednesday aft…
UEFA threatens World Cup boycott over FIFA private equity investment plan
European soccer governing body UEFA said Thursday it will boycott FIFA competitions including the World Cup if the global organization goes through with its proposal to sell a stake to private investors.
Amazon on deck to report earnings after the bell with cloud, capex in focus
Amazon is set to announce its second-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday.
Micron, Sandisk and other chip stocks get major boosts in the wake of Microsoft’s earnings
Stock futures are moving higher across the board this morning. The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) leads the charge, after Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang debuted the company's N1X processor chip for personal computers…
Stocks Rally on Stellar Microsoft Earnings and Chip Stock Strength
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.86%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +2.65%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.84%, an…
The cyclospora outbreak is the biggest ever. Why this ‘unusual’ outbreak is so hard to manage.
WASHINGTON — As cases of explosive diarrhea continue to rise across the U.S. this summer, health officials are grappling with a longstanding question about the tiny parasite that's behind all this torment: Just how the …
Retailer Reformation opens flat in market debut after pricing IPO at $15
Women's clothing retailer Reformation began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday at $15 per share after pricing its IPO at $15.
CRWV Stock Alert: What to Know as CoreWeave Teams Up With Leidos
CoreWeave (CRWV) is pushing higher on July 30 after announcing a partnership with government IT giant Leidos to bring secure, specialized AI cloud infrastructure to U.S. federal agencies.
Cotton Rallying Back on Thursday Morning
Cotton prices are up 78 to 123 points early on Thursday. Futures were weaker on Wednesday, with contracts 67 to 119 points lower. Crude oil was back up $5.34 per barrel, with the US dollar index was 0.586. The Fed left …
Ample Global Supplies Undercut Cocoa Prices
Cocoa prices are moving lower today and are just above Tuesday’s 3.5-week lows. Cocoa prices have been under pressure over the past two weeks and posted 3.5-week lows on Tuesday on signs of larger global cocoa supplies …
Sugar Prices Fall on the Prospects of Higher Indian Sugar Production
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) today is down -0.06 (-0.41%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) is down -1.70 (-0.37%).
Stocks Plunge on a Rout in Chipmakers and a Hawkish Fed Hold
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -1.52%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -2.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -2.06%. September E-mini S&P futures …
Fed interest-rate decision rocks Wall Street's inflation fears
The Federal Reserve's July policymaking meeting ended with no interest-rate hikes nor forward guidance but with a boatload of Fed speak and word salad.
Cattle Look to Thursday After Bouncing on Wednesday
Live cattle futures closed the Wednesday session, with contracts continuing to bounce from Monday’s weakness, up 42 cents to $2.07 higher. Open interest was down 2,472 contracts on Wednesday, implying shorts were coveri…
OpenAI cuts prices for two of its GPT-5.6 AI models as companies grow sensitive to costs
OpenAI on Thursday announced it is slashing the price of two of its latest artificial intelligence models, GPT-5.6 Terra and GPT-5.6 Luna, roughly three weeks after their public release.
New details in the OpenAI Hugging Face hack show how far agents will go: 'It's now remarkably easy'
OpenAI said the rogue models that breached Hugging Face's internal systems also used publicly exposed credentials across "four accounts on four services" to help facilitate the attack, further clarifying how the "unprec…
Valero Energy (VLO) Beats Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Valero Energy (VLO) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.71 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.61 per share. This compares to earnings of $5.40 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for n…
Upcoming Dividend Run For BSTZ?
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Blackrock Science and Technology Term Trust Common (NYSE: BSTZ), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at…
Stocks Plunge on a Rout in Chipmakers and a Hawkish Fed Hold
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -1.52%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -2.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -2.06%. September E-mini S&P futures …
Upcoming Dividend Run For CII?
This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CII), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at th…