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Gold enters 2026 at record highs after an exceptional rally driven by strong central bank demand, macro uncertainty, and a shift in strategic asset allocation. We remain positive on our gold outlook, with macro tailwind…
Soybeans posted gains of 11 ½ to 14 cents across the board on Tuesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 13 1/4 cents at $12.01. Soymeal futures were steady to $1.10 higher on the day, with Soy Oil b…
BEIJING — U.S.-based personal computing and printing firm HP has signed a multi-year global agreement for licensing certain WiFi patents from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, the companies announced Wednesday.
Iran and Oman are approaching a deal to secure safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz and future administration of the vital economic artery.
AL Sydbank’s half-year report shows that the positive trend from Q1 has been sustained and strengthened in several areas. Profit has improved, lending has increased and the amalgamation of the organisation is proceeding…
Soybeans posted gains of 11 ½ to 14 cents across the board on Tuesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 13 1/4 cents at $12.01. Soymeal futures were steady to $1.10 higher on the day, with Soy Oil b…
Live cattle futures were down 72 cents to $2.65 lower across most contracts on Tuesday. Cash trade picked up a few sales at $218 on Tuesday, down $7-8 from last week, with a few dressed sales of $345 in the north. Feede…
I thought I was writing an interesting column about demographic changes and structural forces in the economy, but “the pig and the python” struck a nerve. America’s Boomers told me so.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stocks have been trading up by 3.76 percent amid upbeat sentiment on its robust e-commerce rebound.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.32% on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up by +0.30%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +0.64%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) r…
President Donald Trump submitted a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy to Congress on Monday, starting a mandatory review period for a pact that would open the kingdom to U.S. nuclear technology.
Woolworths Group (ASX:WOW), one half of Australia’s supermarket duopoly, just released its full-year results for the 2025 financial year. The numbers painted a picture of significant headwinds and a planned recovery. Th…
President Donald Trump's move last week to scale back annual military drills with South Korea came as Seoul finalizes hundreds of billions of dollars in investment commitments to Washington.
South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham staved off a challenge from Rep. Ralph Norman in the state's Senate primary runoff election, and with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement will advance to November's genera…
Aerospace and defense company HEICO (NYSE: HEI) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 23.1% year on year to $1.41 billion. Its GAAP profit of $1.67 per share was 11.4% above an…
Corn futures rounded out the Tuesday session with contracts up 7 ¾ to 10 ¼ cents on the session. All contracts closed the session over the $5 mark. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up another 9 cents a…
AI developers are constantly demanding more power, fueling the AI boom, which bodes well for Nvidia.
Treasury yields continued their retreat while the chip sector surged, easing pressure on Wall Street. All three major indexes finished higher this afternoon, with the Dow notching its third consecutive triple-digit gain…
OpenAI's head of data centers, Chris Malone, has left the company, CNBC confirmed, adding to the wave of recent executive departures at the artificial intelligence lab.
Corn futures are trading with 6 to 8 cent gains across most contracts on Tuesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up another 7 3/4 cents at $4.70 1/4.
Soybeans are trading with contracts up 8 to 10 cents across the front months. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 9 1/4 cents at $11.97. Soymeal futures are trading with 30 to 80 cent losses on the day,…
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) is down -0.37 (-2.10%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) is down -18.70 (-3.49%).
Lean hog futures were weaker at the Monday close, with contracts steady to 37 cents lower, as October was up 25 cents. Open interest was up 3,075 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $89.40 on Monda…
There's an old Wall Street adage: Stocks float on a sea of bonds. Options traders are betting the tide is going out. Options traders in the iShares 20+Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT), the ETF that tracks long duration bond…
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