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Dollar Supported by Higher Crude Prices

The dollar index (DXY00) is up by +0.06% today. The dollar is slightly higher today as the escalation of hostilities between the US and Iran is boosting crude oil prices, which raises inflation expectations that could p…

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The Changing Mosaic of Risk Factors

The threads of the markets continue to weave a complicated story. The landscape has moved from a backdrop characterized by a hawkish Fed, a bulletproof AI investment cycle, and a willingness to look through Iran/U.S. te…

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Cattle Slip Back on Tuesday

Live cattle futures rounded out the Tuesday Session with mixed trade, a contracts were up 15 cents to 10 cents lower. Cash trade has yet to get kicked of this week with Monday compiling showlists. Last week settled in a…

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Form 4 Aehr Test Systems For: 21 July

AEHR Test Systems director Scott Geoffrey Gates reported a bona fide gift of 2,874 shares of Common Stock on 2026-07-21, donated to the Scott Family Gift Fund. After the gift he directly holds 51,648 shares, including s…

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Form 4 Rhinebeck Bancorp Inc For: 21 July

Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. director Suzanne Loughlin reports direct ownership of 34,328 shares of Common Stock and fully vested stock options covering 22,875 shares at an exercise price of $4.7000 per share, expiring on Au…

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Strength in Chipmakers Boosts Stocks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.64%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.58%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.62%, an…

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Rising Crude Oil Prices Support Sugar

Sugar prices are climbing today, supported by crude oil's strength. WTI crude oil (CLQ26) is up more than +2% today at a 5-week high, boosting ethanol prices and potentially persuading sugar mills worldwide to divert mo…

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Cotton Posting Tuesday Morning Strength

Cotton price action early on Tuesday is 60 to 95 points higher on Tuesday morning. Futures were up 9 to 37 points across most contracts on Monday. Crude oil was up another 65 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index u…

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