Thursday, 30 July 2026
News, business, world affairs and market coverage
Home / Business
Lean hog futures closed Wednesday with gains of $1.05 to $3.87. Open interest fell 3,035 contracts, mainly in the front months. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $97.79 on Wednesday afternoon, up $1.37 from…
Tesla posts 381x trailing earnings and a 47% net income drop while Ford trades at 8x forward earnings with a 4.5% dividend yield.
Jacob Funds, a mutual fund company, released its first-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The recent quarter began against the backdrop of the war in the Middle East and concerns …
Closely followed investor Michael Burry says he's placing bets against prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, which he expects to be curbed by regulations.
It was 2007. George W. Bush was president. The U.S. economy was expanding, but there were growing signs that the explosive growth in the housing market — and maybe the entire boom of the past five or six years — was a g…
The Iran War, tariffs and the demand-driven AI-investment boon could add up to create inflationary conditions where Federal Reserve policymakers would need to consider interest-rate hikes later this year.
U.S. Technology giant Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: $META) is planning to build its first artificial intelligence (A.I.) data centre in Canada.
For most of 2026, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) was the comeback story of the chip sector. The stock had more than tripled on the belief that its new 18A manufacturing process would finally put the company back on the leading ed…
SK Hynix, the second most valuable company in South Korea, behind only Samsung, is slated to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Friday. The market debut, coinciding with the company's hefty expansion plans for the U.S., com…
PepsiCo (PEP) quarterly results showed that North American consumers remain under pressure as they focus on essentials and budget for higher gas prices.
Communication Services, Utilities, Financial Services, Energy, Basic Materials, Technology, Real Estate, Healthcare, Industrials, Consumer Defensive, Consumer Cyclical
July 9 (Reuters) - A group of newspapers including the New York Times and New York Daily News asked a federal court in Manhattan on Thursday to sanction OpenAI in their high-stakes copyright dispute for allegedly lyin…
Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors, and Zacks Premium offers many different ways to do both.
As worldwide markets are challenged amid a backdrop of higher interest rates and ongoing conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine, one thing has not changed. U.S. stocks are more expensive than global stocks. And that's …
Wednesday looked like a repeat of Tuesday, as another jump in crude oil (WTI) and Treasury yields knocked the stock market lower until noon. Buying primarily in Information Technology stocks, namely the beaten-up semico…
South Korea's $576 billion AI initiative sent VRT surging 9.1%, adding $11 billion in market value without a single company-specific announcement.
Households in the top 10% income bracket drop nearly as much money on discretionary items — the stuff that doesn't include necessities like housing and healthcare — as the bottom 70% combined, according to experts at th…
A pair of major mandates totaling $70 billion in retirement assets — one from Verizon Communications and one from Lockheed Martin — will be handled by Goldman Sachs, the firm disclosed Thursday, marking one of the more …
Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors, and Zacks Premium offers many different ways to do both.
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales unexpectedly fell in June as house prices hit a record high and mortgage rates remained elevated, pushing potential buyers to the sidelines.
ClearBridge Investments, a global equity manager, recently published second-quarter 2026 commentary for its "Large Cap Growth Strategy". A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Equity markets experienced a signific…
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…
Kevin and Janeen Seguin decided it was time for a change of scene. And as fully remote workers for Utah-based Intermountain Health, they had every option in the world.
We use cookies to improve your experience and analyse site traffic. By continuing to browse, you agree to our use of cookies.