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Friday, 18 September 2026
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Preparing yourself before a recession occurs will help minimize damage to your portfolio and financial situation.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +0.70%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.60%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) r…
Semiconductor stocks are crashing, and investors are comparing buying opportunities.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +0.70%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.60%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) r…
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) shares are increasing as the company exercises its pricing power.
(RTTNews) - Chinese electric vehicle company NIO Inc. (NIO, NIO.SI, 9866.HK) announced that it delivered 35,934 vehicles in July 2026, representing an increase of 71.0% year-over-year. The deliveries consisted of 20,008…
(RTTNews) - S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of S&P Global (SPGI), announced that Ferguson Enterprises Inc. (FERG) will replace Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) in the S&P 500 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wedn…
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(RTTNews) - XPeng Inc. (XPEV, 9868.HK) announced that it delivered 38,027 vehicles in July, representing an increase of 4% year over year.
SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) reported quarterly financial results that disappointed the stock market and investors.
The disposition involved 7,669 shares with a transaction value of ~$1.3 million based on a weighted average price of $171.20 per share.
Live cattle futures were mixed, with contracts up 52 cents to 20 cents lower. August was up $4.67 this week. USDA picked up cash trade at $232-233, with some up to $235. Feeder cattle futures extended the bounce out of …
The wheat complex fell into the weekend, with losses across the three exchanges as money was coming out at the end of the month. Chicago SRW contracts were down 18 ¼ to 24 ¼ cents at the close. September was down 38 ¾ c…
Soybeans posted 1 to 5 ¼ cent losses across most contracts on Friday. August was down 76 cents on the week, with November dropping 66 cents. November still managed a 43 ¾ cent gain on the month The cmdtyView national av…
Amazon's trailing-12-month free cash flow was an outflow of $7.6 billion, down from an $18.2 billion inflow a year earlier.
Lean hog futures were 22 cents to $1.50 higher across the board on Friday, with August hogs down $4 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.41 on Friday afternoon, down 64 cents from the day prior…
Corn futures posted losses of 1 ½ to 5 cents on the Friday session, as September and December both closed the week with a 23 ½ cent loss. Spillover weakness from wheat, rains, and month end pressure is a factor. Decembe…
September arabica coffee (KCU26) on Friday closed up +9.05 (+2.80%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed up +2 (+0.05%).
Chevron has entered into an accord with Iraq that could lead to the integrated energy giant investing in that country's energy sector.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +0.70%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.60%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) r…
The wheat complex is giving back the Thursday gains plus some, with losses across the three exchanges as money comes out at the end of the month. Chicago SRW contracts are falling 27 to 28 cents across the front months.…
Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts 53 to 112 points. December managed to close the week with a 181 point gains. Crude oil was back up $3.21 per barrel, with the US dollar index back up $0.016.