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Bond yields edged higher on Thursday morning after pulling back sharply during the previous session following the Treasury Department's move to dramatically ramp up government debt repurchases in a bid to shore up longe…
Humanoid robots may be a decade away from their "ChatGPT moment," Unitree Robotics founder Wang Xingxing has said, following his company's soaring market debut.
In the markets, oil prices have risen further to three-week highs as there is no sign of an end to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Lean hog futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts 12 to 77 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.10 in the Wednesday PM report, down $2.27 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.21% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up by +0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down by -0.22%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU2…
Live cattle futures are falling $1 to $1.25 so far on Wednesday. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week, with a few $359 dressed sales creeping in following last week’s $225-228 live and $362-368 dressed action. The…
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will launch what he called the "most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country" against Iran, threatening severe financial penalties on any nation that helps Tehran …
Wednesday was already shaping up to be the best for crypto assets in recent memory, with bitcoin trading the highest since June as President Donald Trump scheduled a meeting with industry leaders.
"There's so much to dislike about the economy," Jim Cramer said in the latest episode of "Mad Money," ticking through tech turmoil, oil, inflation, housing affordability, and the bond market.
Previous instances of short-term pressure on semiconductor stocks opened up opportunities for investors who bought the dip, according to one analyst.
Live cattle futures fell back $1.47 to $2.05 across most contracts on Wednesday, ignoring the stronger beef. Cash trade has picked up a few at $355-360. The Wednesday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no…
Semiconductor shipments continued to power Japan's exports in July, helping clock the fastest growth since October 2022, beating expectations.
In the shutdown standoff over expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, Democrats emphasize thousand-dollar premium increases for middle- or “working-class” Americans, while Republicans say people who are well-off unfai…
In trading on Wednesday, shares of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust's 6.375% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (Symbol: PEB.PRG) were yielding above the 8% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.593…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is in the midst of a historic effort to tamp down long-term Treasury yields. He may also be complicating the work of his counterpart at the Federal Reserve, Chairman Kevin Warsh.
The wheat complex is rallying across the three exchanges at midday. Chicago SRW contracts is up 14 to 15 cents across most contracts. KC HRW futures are 16 to 17 cents in the front months on the session. MPLS spring whe…
The Department of Justice cited a novel written by James Comey as it urged a federal judge not to dismiss criminal charges against the former FBI director for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump by post…
I hold my mother-in-law’s power of attorney. I’m also her executor and trustee. Do I have ultimate authority? “There is a lot of legal and financial power in my hands.” Read at source
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up by +0.33% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up by +0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down by -0.33%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.31%, a…
Shares of Moderna MRNA) and Merck MRK) are soaring Wednesday after the companies reported a potentially historic breakthrough for their personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, intismeran autogene (V940/mRNA-4157), in combinat…
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) is down -0.03 (-0.17%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) is down -0.50 (-0.09%).
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