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Iranian strikes have damaged and destroyed "hundreds of buildings and structures" at U.S. bases in the Middle East, as well as "dozens" of U.S. aircraft as of the end of June, according to a government report.
Corn futures posted gains of 1 ¼ to 3 ½ cents across the board on Monday. September futures expired up 1 ¾ cents at $5.12. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 1/4 cents at $4.87.
Oil prices and Treasury yields are moving in a tight lockstep, compounding the pressure on markets as investors grapple with worries over higher inflation.
China's new border-control regulations are designed to keep two of its most valuable assets from leaving the country: money and talent.
China's investment slump deepened and retail sales growth slowed further in August, while industrial output topped estimates with authorities warning of acute supply-demand imbalance at home.
The Supreme Court on Monday night rejected a request by the Trump administration to lift a judicial block on a controversial U.S. Postal Service rule that critics feared would make it more difficult to vote by mail in t…
Cotton futures posted losses on Monday, with contracts 23 to 174 lower at the close. Crude oil was up $1.84 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index up $0.609.
Soybeans posted Monday gains of 5 to 9 ¾ cents at the close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 7 3/4 cents at $12.44 1/4. Soymeal futures were up 40 cents to $3.40, with Soy Oil 35 to 56 points highe…
Shares in Uber, Mastercard and American Express fall on back of apocalypse scenario posted on Substack
Oil extended gains Tuesday, amid reports of fresh Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and attacks by Iran on ships in the Gulf.
Corn futures posted gains of 1 ¼ to 3 ½ cents across the board on Monday. September futures expired up 1 ¾ cents at $5.12. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 1/4 cents at $4.87.
“I invested on the recommendation of an executive vice president of a major New York investment bank.”
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down by -0.48% on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down by -0.82%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU…
‘He does not have a spouse or children’: My son has a serious genetic disease. What should I do with my $1.3 million estate? “He is also the sole beneficiary of my 403(b) accounts.” Read at source
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and others are warning that AI models may be able to build on themselves, without the help of humans. It’s a concept known as recursive self-improvement.
The attack on Iran by the US and Israel is good news for Russia but bad news for Europe, including Ukraine, and ultimately for the US itself. China could emerge as a long-term winner. Europeans must look after their own…
Oil buyers are paying much more to get a barrel of crude oil immediately as the Iran conflict threatens global supplies.
After using his social media site to blast Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's push for the AI industry to slow down development, President Donald Trump went a step further on Monday.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday repealed limits on carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants imposed by the Biden administration, and proposed a sweeping action that would eliminate all remaining greenhou…
Custom-engineered solutions manufacturer Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) beat Wall Streetâs revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 10.4% year on year to $265.4 million. The company expects the full yearâs r…
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26) is up +58 (+0.97%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26) is up +55 (+1.27%).
Verrica Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRCA) will report fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results and provide a corporate update on March 11, 2026.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.65% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -1.48%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are d…
Bank of America is seeing a far more subdued few months for its Wall Street advisory and trading businesses after a blockbuster second quarter, CEO Brian Moynihan told analysts Monday.
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