Robust Ivory Coast Cocoa Supplies Weigh on Prices
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Friday closed down -390 (-6.04%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed down -306 (-6.37%).
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September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Friday closed down -390 (-6.04%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed down -306 (-6.37%).
Wheat is mixed across most contracts this morning, with strength led by Chicago and the spring wheat complex. The wheat complex was mixed on Friday, with the winter wheats slipping back and spring wheat seeing strength.…
Corn futures are trading with 5 to 7 cent gains so far on Monday. Bulls found their footing on Friday following friendlier than expected USDA data. Contracts were up 2 ½ to 10 ¼ cents across the board, led by the front …
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.33%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.12%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…
The demand for electricity has become one of the defining pressures of the AI era. The explosive growth in data centers has altered how power gets built, financed, and delivered—and increasingly, that conversation runs …
Cotton prices are up 115 to 120 early on Monday. Futures closed with gains of 45 to 99 points on Friday, Futures shrugged off the production increase via the WASDE, as they accounted for the larger acreage from NASS las…
Live cattle futures posted losses of $1.05 to 1.30 on Friday, with nearby August down a nickel. August was still down $4.02 last week. Open interest was down 3,470 contracts, suggesting longs were exiting. Cash trade wa…
(RTTNews) - Q32 Bio Inc. (QTTB), a clinical-stage biotechnology company announced positive 36-week topline results from Part B of the SIGNAL-AA Phase 2a trial evaluating Bempikibart in patients with severe or very sever…
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly exploring external sales of its custom AI chips, creating a potential new catalyst beyond AWS. If Trainium and Inferentia gain traction, Amazon could challenge Nvidia's pricing power …
AI capital expenditures in 2026 will be 61% higher than Goldman Sachs' initial estimates.
(RTTNews) - On Monday, global semiconductor company SEALSQ Corp. (LAES) announced that they have entered into a $5 million commercial agreement with Grenoble, France-based silicon quantum computing firm Quobly. Under th…
Soybeans are showing 5 to 7 cent gains early on Monday. Futures closed the Friday session with contracts up fractionally in some deferred to as much as 16 ¾ cents. September closed the week with a 55 ½ cent rally, as No…
Grail's stock crashed after mixed trial results, but has partially recovered amid optimism over management's game plan to extract value from its Galleri test.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +0.42%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.33%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) r…
Cotton futures closed with gains of 45 to 99 points on Friday, Futures shrugged off the production increase via the WASDE, as they accounted for the larger acreage from NASS last week. December closed the week with a 44…
(RTTNews) - Technology company A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp. (AZ) announced that Gadi Levin has been appointed Chief Financial Officer effective immediately.
Money is rotating out of 2026's tech winners and into cheaper, defensive stocks.
(RTTNews) - The China stock market headed south again on Friday, one day after ending the three-day losing streak in which it had dropped almost 75 points or 1.8 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just benea…
(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes since the end of the three-day winning streak in which it had climbed more than 25 points or 1.5 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Comp…
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is slightly lower on Monday, reversing some of the gains in the previous session, despite he broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is f…
According to a Form 4 filing, a BillionToOne executive sold 801 shares of Class A Common Stock at $124.91 per share for a total transaction value of $100,053 on July 1, 2026.
While a key rival's shares have surged 47% over the past year, automaker Stellantis has fallen nearly 47% lower.
Strategy has finally been forced to sell some Bitcoin to fund its interest payments.
COO Cheryl Gault sold 10,000 shares on June 30, 2026, for a transaction value of ~$416,000, based on a weighted average price of $41.58 per share.