Corn prices are down 5 to 8 cents at midday on Thursday amid a sharp slide in overall ag commodity prices and poor weekly export sales numbers. Futures had posted gains of 5 to 9 cents yesterday, getting spillover suppo…
At midday on Thursday, cotton futures prices are back down 260 to 396 points from the Wednesday close. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points. Crude oil is was up a modest 10 to 15 cents …
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) today is down -532 (-9.04%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) is down -405 (-9.28%).
September arabica coffee (KCU26) today is down -13.60 (-4.16%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) is down -116 (-2.97%).
Lean hog futures are mostly higher at midday on Thursday, with nearby August down a nickel as this is writer. Other contracts are up 47 to 87 cents. Lean hog futures posted gains of $1.05 to $2.35 across most contracts …
Soybean futures are trading 5 to 6 cents lower at midday on profit taking after the rally on Wednesday had boosted prices above the $12 round number resistance. Futures settled 7 ½ to 11 cents higher on Wednesday. Open …
Live cattle futures are trading sharply lower at midday on Thursday, with a number of contract months down $3 per cwt or more. They posted $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Open interest was down 3,922 contracts, sugg…
Wheat futures are fading at midday, down 4 to 5 cents but holding on to most of the Wednesday rally. The wheat complex was in rally mode on Wednesday, with potential restrictions on Russian exports out of the Black Sea.…
Two different reads on the housing market released Thursday point to the same problem, one that appears to be getting worse. Housing is just too expensive — to own and to build.
President Donald Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is under investigation by federal regulators in connection with bets they allegedly made on the prediction market platform Kalshi related to statements made by Tru…
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The megarocket’s success is SpaceX’s “single most important watch item,” one analyst says.
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC, a 10% owner and investment adviser to RENN Fund, Inc., made an open-market purchase of 756 shares of Common Stock at $3.00 per share on July 13, 2026, bringing its direct holdings …
Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, admitted “mistakes” in his handling of the release of millions of files stemming from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, which revealed survivors’ names.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has been the lead regulator on event contract exchanges for over 30 years after it issued a 1992 ruling on the Iowa Electronic Markets, widely recognized as the first prediction …
Tower Semiconductor (TSEM) is making one of the biggest investments in its history, and it could significantly strengthen the company's long-term growth outlook. The specialty chip foundry plans to invest $3 billion to …
Short sellers are rapidly increasing their bets against SpaceX, driving bearish positioning to nearly one-third of the company's public float as the struggling stock hovers below its IPO price.
RYLD sells covered calls to fund its double-digit yield, but payouts have dropped nearly 50% from the 2021 volatility peak as premiums compressed.
President Donald Trump has signaled he plans to raise alleged issues with U.S. elections during a primetime address to the nation set for Thursday at 9 p.m. ET.
A large portion of U.S. adults are making ends meet with help from their parents.
Here's how Netflix is expected to perform for the period ended June 30, according to estimates from analysts polled by LSEG:
The dollar index (DXY00) is up by +0.18% today. The dollar is moving higher today as better-than-expected US economic reports signal economic strength. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a 10-week low, Jun retai…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.46%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.28%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…
The wheat complex was in rally mode leading to the grains higher on Wednesday, with export concerns out of the Black Sea. Chicago SRW contracts were mostly 26 to 32 1/2 cents in the green at the close. KC HRW futures we…