Sunday, 8 November 2026
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Live cattle futures came back to close Wednesday mixed, with contracts mostly 37 to 82 cents higher and October down 17 cents. Open interest was up 669 contracts. Cash trade picked up to $220 Wednesday, firming $2 from …
Corn prices are showing losses of 2 to 3 cents early on Thursday morning. Futures rallied to 3-year highs on Wednesday with contracts closing 10 to 13 ½ cents higher. Open interest was down 5,593 contracts on Wednesday,…
Wheat is extending strength to Thursday morning, with contracts up 4 to 7 cents across the three markets. The wheat complex rallied on Wednesday with escalating tensions out of the Black Sea. Chicago SRW contracts were …
(RTTNews) - ViiV Healthcare, a specialist HIV company majority-owned by GSK plc., (GSK), announced that the U.S. FDA has approved Tivicay PD for use in combination with other antiretroviral agents in pediatric patients …
The company raised prices in June for its Macs and other devices, and it could increase iPhone prices when the latest devices launch in September.
President Trump's independent third-party money managers have been busy over the past year and a half, executing around 21,000 trades last year and more than 1,000 in June 2026.
(RTTNews) - Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (JAZZ), a biopharma company, on Thursday announced the pricing of an upsized private offering of $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.875% exchangeable senior notes due 2032.
(RTTNews) - IGO (IGO.AX) reported fiscal 2026 net profit after tax of A$145.3 million compared to a loss of A$954.6 million, last year. The company said the improvement reflected IGO's A$207 million share of net profit …
Boeing sold its Kansas and Oklahoma commercial operations to Onex for about $900 million in 2005, creating Spirit AeroSystems.
(RTTNews) - Australian airline Qantas Airways Ltd. (QAN.AX, QUBSF.PK) reported Thursday lower profit in fiscal 2026, despite revenue growth.
Soybeans posted gains of 20 to 28 ½ cents across most contracts at the Wednesday close, with meal gaining some steam. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 28 1/2 cents at $12.30 3/4. Soymeal futures wer…
For investors seeking stocks with high yields and rising dividends, the energy midstream space is a great place to look. Two of the top stocks in the space are Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) and Enterprise Products Partners…
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) is up +0.27 (+1.56%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) is down -8.90 (-1.72%).
Investors should avoid trying to time the market because it can be counterproductive.
Cocoa prices are slightly lower today. Prices have been under pressure this week on signs of abundant global cocoa supplies. Last Friday, Bloomberg reported that Nigeria’s July cocoa bean exports rose +18% y/y to 16,052…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is down by -0.02% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down by -0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down by -0.10%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0.…
(RTTNews) - Despite languishing in negative territory till about an hour before the closing bell, the Switzerland market ended slightly up on Monday with a few top stocks finding some support in the final minutes ot the…
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management increased its stakes in Microsoft and Meta Platforms while disposing of all its Alphabet shares.
iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SOXX) and VanEck Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ: SMH) have a lot in common. Both track the semiconductor industry and are passively managed. Despite these similarities, SOXX is up roughly 6…
Main Street Capital has paid a $0.30 per share supplemental dividend for 20 straight quarters.
(RTTNews) - Kohl's Corporation (KSS), a department store retail chain, on Wednesday posted a drop in net earnings and revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2026. In addition, the company has revised up its annual out…
(RTTNews) - Uni-Bio Science Group Limited (0690.HK), reported unaudited interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2026, highlighting lower revenue and profit, continued investment in research and development and…
(RTTNews) - While reporting financial results for the second quarter on Wednesday, specialty retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) initiated adjusted earnings and net sales growth guidance for the third quarter and boo…
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) climbed on Tuesday, following the release of a highly bullish research report. The semiconductor leader is set to deliver even more gains to its shareholders, according to …