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Hogs Look to Thursday Following Wednesday Weakness

Lean hog futures faced weakness on Wednesday, with contracts $1.37 to $2.57 lower. Open interest was down 1,898 contracts, mainly in nearby August. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $101.79 on Wednesday aft…

Stocks Rebound as Microsoft Earnings Ease AI Spending Concerns

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +1.12%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.64%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +2.69%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +1.09%, an…

Cotton Rallying Back on Thursday Morning

Cotton prices are up 78 to 123 points early on Thursday. Futures were weaker on Wednesday, with contracts 67 to 119 points lower. Crude oil was back up $5.34 per barrel, with the US dollar index was 0.586. The Fed left …

Strategy To YieldBoost MEI From 1.4% To 26.1% Using Options

In general, dividend amounts are not always predictable and tend to follow the ups and downs of profitability at each company. In the case of Methode Electronics Inc, looking at the dividend history chart for MEI below …

Wheat Rallying Early on Thursday Amid More Black Sea Strikes

Wheat is trading with contracts posting early double digit gains across most contracts. The wheat complex posted mostly lower trade on Wednesday with the spring wheat contracts holding higher. Chicago SRW contracts were…

Stocks Plunge on a Rout in Chipmakers and a Hawkish Fed Hold

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -1.52%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -2.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -2.06%. September E-mini S&P futures …

Stocks Plunge on a Rout in Chipmakers and a Hawkish Fed Hold

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -1.52%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -2.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -2.06%. September E-mini S&P futures …

Upcoming Dividend Run For BME?

This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE: BME), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in gr…

Upcoming Dividend Run For CII?

This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for BlackRock Enhanced Capital and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CII), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at th…

Upcoming Dividend Run For BSTZ?

This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Blackrock Science and Technology Term Trust Common (NYSE: BSTZ), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at…

Upcoming Dividend Run For BHV?

This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for BlackRock Virginia Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE: BHV), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situati…