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Should You Buy MP Materials Stock at $58?

Valuation metrics improve meaningfully only after several years, but are likely to improve dramatically after that, all things being equal.

Thai Stock Market May Open In The Red

(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market had alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last six trading days since the end of the three-day slide in which it had fallen more than a dozen points or 0.7 perce…

Cattle Falling on Friday

Live cattle futures are trading with $2.10 to $3.50 losses so far on Friday, as pressure from a weaker equity market is adding to a risk off approach. Cash trade has been reported at $235 in TX and $233-238 KS so far th…

Soft Start Expected For Hong Kong Shares

(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market has tracked lower in four straight sessions, shedding almost 830 points or 3.2 percent in that span. The Hang Seng Index now sits just beneath the 25,120-point plateau and it's got…

Cattle Face Losses on Friday

Live cattle futures faced Friday pressure, but bounced off the lows to close with contracts 85 cents to $2.60 lower. August was $8.07 lower on the week. There were no new deliveries issued against August futures on Frid…

Japanese Market Modestly Lower

(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is modestly lower on Wednesday after opening in the green, recouping some of the losses in the previous four sessions, with the benchmark Nikkei index below the 29,700 level, despit…

3 Things You Give Up When You Claim Social Security at 62

When seniors decide to apply for Social Security as soon as they turn 62, they're usually focused on what they're getting by doing so -- a monthly benefit, help with their bills, maybe enough extra income that they can …

Copper Is Rebounding. What's the Best Way to Invest?

The massive investment into AI data centers cannot continue without copper. It provides miles and miles of wiring connecting these massive facilities, along with many other electrical components. A traditional data cent…