Sugar prices are under pressure today, with London sugar falling to a 2.5-week low. An improvement in India’s monsoon rains is weighing on sugar prices. India’s Meteorological Department reported today that India’s cumu…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.31%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.27%, an…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.10%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) …
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.15%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.35%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.64%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.16%, …
The dollar index (DXY00) is down by -0.12% today. The dollar is under pressure today after US June producer prices rose less than expected, a dovish factor for Fed policy. Also, the benign CPI report has reduced the cha…
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) today is up +77 (+1.33%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) is up +25 (+0.58%).
Coffee prices are sharply higher today, with arabica coffee posting a 2-week high. Strength in the Brazilian real is lifting coffee prices today. The real (^USDBRL) rallied to a 20-month high today, discouraging export …
SpaceX's shares fell to just above $135 on Wednesday, the price that CEO Elon Musk and his company chose ahead of its blockbuster June 12 IPO that raked in nearly $86 billion.
While federal courts have blocked the Trump administration's efforts to curb eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, other recent changes still impact borrowers' ability to benefit from the program.
Anthropic is lining up meetings with investors ahead of a potential initial public offering later this year, a person with knowledge of the plans told CNBC.
On July 14, 1789, the people of Paris stormed the Bastille, signaling a violent end to the absolute authority of the ancien régime. Today, on that very same date, (albeit 237 years later) the stock market staged its own…
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh on Wednesday declined to say if he has spoken to President Donald Trump since becoming chair, but confirmed he is in regular communication with the Trump administration.
SpaceX shares fell for a fourth-straight session on Wednesday, dropping below their $135 initial public offering price for the first time as hype around the reusable rocket maker fizzled.
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Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, refused to say Joe Biden won the 2020 election, claimed not to know his predecessor Tulsi Gabbard took part in a raid of a Georgia electi…
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse ripped FBI Director Kash Patel in a question dripping with contempt to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Blanche's nomination to become …
Gold is no longer facing a lack of demand. It is facing supply from the very institutions that once anchored its multi-year advance. The central banks that accumulated close to 1,000 tonnes per year since 2022 are now l…
The United States-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes across the Gulf region have upended global financial and energy markets, raising concerns of a global economic crisis – and even of a recession.
Wheat is trading with 15 to 22 cent gains across the three markets early on Wednesday. The wheat complex posted gains across the three exchanges at the Tuesday close. Chicago SRW contracts were up 4 1/4 to 9 3/4 cents o…
Corn prices are up 3 to 4 cents so far on Wednesday morning with spillover support from double digit gains in the wheat complex. Futures closed out the Tuesday session with contracts ¾ to 2 ¾ cents lower, as July expire…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.10%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) …
Live cattle futures faced continued weakness on Tuesday, with contracts down $1.60 to $3.30 at the close. Open interest was up 3,860 contracts, with August down 8,909 contracts. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this…
Lean hog futures were mixed on Tuesday, with contracts up 35 cent to 40 cents lower. Open interest was up 6,944 contracts on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $98.56 on Tuesday afternoon, down 22 c…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.31%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.27%, an…