Saturday, 19 September 2026
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Market capitalization is an important data point for investors to keep an eye on, for various reasons. The most basic reason is that it gives a true comparison of the value attributed by the stock market to a given comp…
Lean hog futures held higher on Friday, with contracts 12 to 70 cents higher at the close, with August $1.20 higher on the week. Open interest rose 442 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was down $2.77 …
September arabica coffee (KCU26) on Monday closed up +10.75 (+3.43%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed up +42 (+1.12%).
Corn price action is falling 12 to 14 cents early on Monday morning, pressured by an improving weather forecast and $6.07 losses in the crude oil. Futures were weak early on, but pulled more than 8 cents off the lows in…
September arabica coffee (KCU26) today is up +9.60 (+3.06%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) is up +33 (+0.88%).
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.54%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.46%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.11%, …
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.65%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +1.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.56%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.65%, an…
Lean hog futures held higher on Friday, with contracts 12 to 70 cents higher at the close, with August $1.20 higher on the week. Open interest rose 442 contracts on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was down $2.77 …
Soybeans are trading with 32 to 35 cent losses on Monday morning, with a wetter forecast and sharply lower crude oil playing a pressure factor. Futures closed the Friday session with contracts steady to 10 ½ cents highe…
Wheat is slipping back 6 to 8 cents on Monday morning. The wheat complex was under pressure for much of the session from money coming off the table into the weekend, though buyers pulled things off the lows. Chicago SRW…
Cotton price action is 12 to 19 points lower so far on Monday morning. Futures closed Friday with front month losses of 7 to 129 points and deferreds up 3 to 4 points. December was up 135 points on the week. Crude oil w…
Cotton futures closed Friday with front month losses of 7 to 129 points and deferreds up 3 to 4 points. December was up 135 points on the week. Crude oil was back down $1.72 per barrel, with the US dollar index slipping…
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Live cattle futures saw gains of 27 cents to $1.67 across most contracts on Friday, with August holding for a $2.65 gain last week. Open interest was down 1,506 contracts. Cash trade was picked up at $230-231 across the…
In recent trading, shares of Packaging Corp of America (Symbol: PKG) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $190.83, changing hands for $190.98/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst …
(RTTNews) - British drug major AstraZeneca PLC reported Monday lower pre-tax pofit in its second quarter mainly on lower tax expenses, while earnings per share grew from last year with higher revenues, excluding weak Ch…
In just one week, the probability of higher interest rates by mid-September has surged from 52.4% to 82.4%.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday fell -0.08%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) rose +0.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) fell -1.27%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.08%, and…
In recent trading, shares of Stanley Black & Decker Inc (Symbol: SWK) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $90.30, changing hands for $91.48/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst h…
SK Hynix is set to continue benefiting from the surge in HBM demand and the tight supply.
In recent trading, shares of Wabtec Corp (Symbol: WAB) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $100.70, changing hands for $101.07/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the a…
(RTTNews) - NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. (NAMS), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company and partner Menarini Group, announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European M…
The Buffett indicator is at a level where Warren Buffett believes investors are "playing with fire."