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Investors in Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. FIS need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the July 17, 2026 $72.50 Call had some of the highest i…
IWMI writes covered calls against the Russell 2000 to deliver a 13% yield, giving income investors a small-cap alternative to mega-cap tech funds.
For victims of fraud, a second financial blow sometimes comes their way — they owe taxes on the stolen money.
President Donald Trump made the World Cup one of the most visible political stages of his second term. But the tournament's U.S. audience remained strikingly bipartisan, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic…
Following an excellent run in June, when the stock rose by more than 19%, Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) stock recently dipped, potentially creating a buying opportunity for an exciting growth stock with huge potent…
As prediction markets grow in popularity, traders are facing a key question: The Internal Revenue Service hasn't shared any details on how their winnings are to be taxed.
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a digital advertising juggernaut. That goes without saying. In the first quarter, it collected $77.3 billion in ad revenue, up 16% year over year and representing 70% of the co…
An employee at Aurora’s immigration detention center shot a woman in the foot Thursday night as she walked away from him after a “verbal confrontation” that followed a weekly protest outside the facility, police said.
Earlier this year, France pulled off a financial maneuver that turned old gold into billions.
There may be no more important question for the West’s competitive position in advanced industries than whether China is becoming a rival innovator. While the evidence suggests it hasn’t yet taken the overall lead, it h…
The U.S. announced the names of four soldiers who were killed by an Iranian drone on Sunday. The leader of the U.S. Central Command said more than 50,000 troops, 200 fighters, two aircraft carriers and bombers were part…
F/m Investments' Washington, D.C., office is just a short drive from the Federal Reserve's headquarters. But under the central bank's new leadership, CEO Alexander Morris has found the distance feeling far greater.
Meatpacking is a concentrated industry, with a few firms accounting for most production. Across the entire U.S. economy as well as in agribusiness, industry concentration has reemerged as a policy issue. In 2020, the Ho…
Follow updates on the war in the Middle East for Wednesday, July 15, here. See earlier developments below.
Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: $HOOD) is trying to turn its 27.6 million funded customers into an onchain distribution advantage as Robinhood Chain moves beyond its opening burst of memecoin trading.
In a July 16 prime-time speech that warned of “shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure,” President Donald Trump cast doubt on the country’s ability to hold “free and fair elections” but offered no eviden…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -1.01%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.49%. September E-mini S&P futures (ES…
Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: $META) is in talks to lease as much as $10 billion of computing capacity to Anthropic, opening a possible path into the AI cloud market as demand for chips and data center access continues t…
Soybeans are rebounding from the Thursday weakness with contracts up 6 to 8 cents in most contracts at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 7 ½ cents at $11.62 1/2. Soymeal futures are $2.10 to $…
Corn futures shrugged off the early weakness on Friday to close near the highs of the day, up 2 ¼ to 3 ½ cents across most contracts. September was 5 ¼ cents higher on the week with December up 6 1/2. The CmdtyView nati…
Cotton futures are heading 87 to 99 points lower so far on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets are pressure factors, with the US dollar index up 374 point…
A high bar is set for Q2 results. Plus: A sector that could surprise, what to watch in big bank earnings, and the World Cup’s effect on the US economy.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is rarely seen without his leather jacket. It's his signature look. He's been wearing them for nearly 20 years.
Cotton futures are heading 87 to 99 points lower so far on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets are pressure factors, with the US dollar index up 374 point…
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