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Corn Falls on Monday as Crude Oil Retreats, Ratings Fall After the Close
Corn futures were in retreat mode on Monday with contracts down 2 ½ to 13 ½ cents, across the board, led be the front months. Contracts were pressured by an improving weather forecast and $7.40 losses in crude oil. The …
Apple ends day as world's most valuable company, passing Nvidia
Apple passed Nvidia on Monday for the title of world's most valuable company, with the iPhone maker topping the artificial intelligence chip firm at market close for the first time since April 2025.
CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: A U.S.-China debate that's becoming bigger than tariffs
Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.
Trump says U.S. has sold more than $13 billion of Venezuela oil
President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. has sold more than $13 billion of Venezuelan oil this year.
Cattle Falling Back on Border Reopening News
Live cattle futures are down $2.10 to $5.05 at midday. Cash trade was picked up at $230-231 across the country last week. Feeder cattle futures are collapsing on Monday with losses of $7.75 to the $10.75 limit. The CME …
Stocks Settle Mixed as AI Angst Offsets Easing Geopolitical Tensions
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Monday closed up +0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.32%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26)…
Crude Oil Prices Sink on Hopes for US-Iran Diplomacy
September WTI crude oil (CLU26) on Monday closed down -6.70 (-7.50%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) closed down -0.0820 (-2.52%).
SpaceX has now lost the equivalent of a full Tesla in market capitalization
SpaceX has now erased more than $1.2 trillion in market cap since its high price of $225.64 in June – almost exactly the value of Elon Musk's other company, Tesla, whose shares just fell to near one-year lows. On Monday…
Stocks Fall from Early Highs as Chipmakers Retreat
The S&P 500 Index ($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%, …
Stop snacking. Restricting eating for only 8 or 9 hours a day may keep your mind sharp.
I used to think burning 3000 calories meant living on the treadmill for hours. Spoiler alert: I was completely wrong, and it nearly burned me out completely. I’d drag myself to the gym, spend what felt like forever on c…
Baker Hughes flags lower spending by oil and gas producers in 2026
Houston, TX – April 16, 2026 – The latest U.S. rotary rig count data shows a modest pullback in drilling activity. According to Baker Hughes, the total U.S. rig count for the week of April 10, 2026, stands at 545 rigs, …
SpaceX’s stock falls to a new low despite a near-flawless Starship flight
SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) broke below its $135 initial public offering price for the first time Wednesday, touching an intraday low of $132.15 — a threshold that puts every investor who bought the world's largest IPO at iss…
Sam Altman to meet with Trump administration, senators this week. Here's what he plans to say
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will meet with senior Trump administration officials, lawmakers and economists in Washington, D.C., this week to preview the capabilities of the company's upcoming family of artificial intelligence…
From 'oil' to 'shock', here's what Kalshi traders expect Fed Chair Kevin Warsh will say this week
June's Federal Open Market Committee meeting ended with a much shorter statement from the Federal Reserve, and with Chairman Kevin Warsh not giving a forecast on the outlook for rates. It's likely he will continue a tig…
This small-cap fund is built to win the earnings-report games companies play
Artificial intelligence penny stocks sit at the intersection of two things traders love: volatility and a big story. These stocks trade at low prices, often under $5, and they belong to small companies trying to carve o…
Ford's guidance is all that matters in light of GM's results: Q2 preview
Big Three automaker Ford (F) is on deck to report second quarter results on Tuesday, with investors focused on whether management follows rival General Motors (GM) in lifting its full-year outlook and how deep the softn…
Crypto stocks rally thanks to rotation from AI infrastructure; bitcoin miners lag
Crypto stocks were some of the top gainers Monday as the broader market sold off and capital rotated away from chip and AI infrastructure names.
Soybeans Falling Back on Monday Morning Trade with Weather and Outside Pressures
Soybeans are trading with 32 to 35 cent losses on Monday morning, with a wetter forecast and sharply lower crude oil playing a pressure factor. Futures closed the Friday session with contracts steady to 10 ½ cents highe…
Consolidated food supply may be worsening cyclospora outbreaks, experts say
The cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands in the U.S. is drawing renewed attention to a decades long shift in how fresh food moves through the country.
Stocks Rally as Middle East Tensions Ease
The S&P 500 Index ($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…
Trump backs 'fantastic' Warsh while calling for lower rates and citing 'bad intentions' of other Fed officials
President Donald Trump on Monday voiced support for Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh while insisting that the U.S. should have the lowest interest rates in the world.
Trump may need to allow Chinese minerals as US industry struggles to meet 2027 deadline
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Stocks Fall from Early Highs as Chipmakers Retreat
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%, …