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Cotton Holding onto Gains at Friday’s Midday

Cotton futures are trading with contracts 40 to 60 points higher so far on Friday. Crude oil is back up $1.45 per barrel, with the US dollar index back up $0.189.

Stock Indexes Supported as Amazon Earnings Bolster Tech Stocks

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.…

Corn Weakness Spilling over to Friday Morning

Corn is trading with Friday AM losses of 2 to 3 cents. Futures closed with weakness on Thursday, as front months were down 2 to 3 ¼ cents, with deferreds fractionally to 1 ¼ cents higher. Open interest suggested new sho…

DiaSorin Reports Lower H1 Profit, Confirms FY26 Outlook

(RTTNews) - DiaSorin S.p.A. (DIA.MI) on Friday, reported lower revenue and net profit for the first half of 2026, as higher operating expenses and weaker profitability offset growth recorded during the second quarter. F…

Why Micron Stock Keeps Falling?

Savvy investors should look past the noise and consider buying this memory stock while trades at an attractive valuation.

Corn Weakness Spilling over to Friday Morning

Corn is trading with Friday AM losses of 2 to 3 cents. Futures closed with weakness on Thursday, as front months were down 2 to 3 ¼ cents, with deferreds fractionally to 1 ¼ cents higher. Open interest suggested new sho…

Wheat Collapsing to Close out July

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.…

Frontier Group Holdings Reaches Analyst Target Price

In recent trading, shares of Frontier Group Holdings Inc (Symbol: ULCC) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $7.46, changing hands for $7.50/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst h…

Exxon Mobil Corp. Q2 Income Climbs

(RTTNews) - Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) released a profit for its second quarter that Increases, from the same period last year