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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up +0.87%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.97%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.77%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +1.01%,…
The largest-ever outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the U.S. has ended, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Inflation remained stubbornly high in August — and economists said consumers are likely to continue to feel the financial pain in coming months as tensions flare in the Middle East, driving up gasolin…
The World Development Report 2025 is on the theme “Standards for Development” (World Bank, December 2025, https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/wdr2025). In the press release for the report, Inderm…
Corn price action is down 4 to 5 cents so far on Friday morning as traders pull back ahead of the USDA reports. Futures close Thursday with gains of 5 to 7 cents across the board. There were 163 deliv…
The Iran-backed Houthis reportedly advanced to Yemen's strategic Perim Island on Friday, delivering a major boost to the militant group's push to take control of one of the world's most important ship…
The United Arab Emirates plans to invest 40 billion euros ($46.4 billion) in Germany as the two countries deepen their economic ties, with data center infrastructure forming a key part of the investme…
Hotter-than-expected inflation data has turned next week's Federal Reserve meeting into a defining test for Chairman Kevin Warsh. His choice now is whether to raise interest rates, or look like he isn…
Soybeans are trading with contracts down 11 to 12 cents on Friday morning. Futures were in rally mode on Thursday, with contracts 13 to 22 cents higher across most contracts. Open interest was up 6,20…
Lean hog futures saw losses of 7 to 60 cents across most contracts on Thursday, with nearby October up 7 cents. Open interest was down 1,542 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $…
Wheat is starting off Friday trade with contracts lower across the three exchanges. The wheat complex rallied across the board on Thursday. Chicago SRW contracts posted gains of 5 ¾ to 12 ½ cents acro…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday criticized Western sanctions on their economies and urged countries of the Global South to deepen trade relations as …
Leopold Aschenbrenner, the AI researcher whose hedge fund virtually collapsed over the summer, is getting active again in the financial markets via options.
A data-driven snapshot of how Euronext-listed companies are advancing their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.
The fallout from "9/11" reverberated across the nation, affecting everything from politics and foreign affairs to the economy.
Digging into today’s GDP report a little, we can see that the UK services sector had a decent July, with growth in 11 of its 14 subsectors.
Now that Trump has been back in office for one year, we’re publishing our first “Trump’s Numbers” article of his second term. That’s the schedule we have followed for these reports, which we launched …
August 15, 2026, 3:50 AM EDT. The FTSE 100 sets new record highs in the face of geopolitical uncertainty, with a P/E ratio of 17.7, more affordable than the S&P 500’s 29.8. Investors are encouraged to…
U.S. Treasurys steadied on Friday, as bond markets remained on edge after yields surged to multiyear highs during Thursday's session.
RH (NYSE:RH - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $2.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $2.…
China-Philippines relations took a fresh hit after Beijing warned Manila to stop "theatrics," following a top government official's sharp rebuke to China at a recent defense summit.
Barnes Group Inc. B is an engineering solutions provider. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised 6.4% downward over the last 60 days.
October WTI crude oil (CLV26) closed up +6.43 (+6.69%) on Thursday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26) closed up +0.1826 (+5.69%).
Russian President Vladimir Putin used his August 22 speech at the United Russia Party Congress to further establish United Russia as the war party, thus setting conditions to use the party’s inevitabl…