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While the U.S. economy grew strongly in 2025, it is currently on shaky ground. Spiking inflation, static interest rates, the ongoing Iran war, and other dynamics have contributed to a difficult econom…
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Friday closed up +75 (+1.41%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed up +49 (+1.23%).
In the case of LeaderShares Dynamic Yield, the RSI reading has hit 29.6 — by comparison, the RSI reading for the S&P 500 is currently 44.8. A bullish investor could look at DYLD's 29.6 reading as a si…
Earning 4% without taking on credit risk would in normal times sound like a great deal. But these are not normal times, and the rate of inflation is over twice that rate. The Fed has stepped back from…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday fell -1.49%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) fell -1.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) fell -2.26%. September E-mini S&P futures (ES…
In trading on Friday, shares of Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc (Symbol: ZBH) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $91.20, changing hands as high as $92.38 per share. Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc sh…
For the past three years, Uber and Alphabet-owned Waymo have partnered to bring driverless rides to passengers in two major U.S. markets. That relationship is now undergoing some changes.
Anthropic on Friday announced its latest artificial intelligence model, Claude Opus 5, which it said is its best-performing and most cost-effective offering across a number of industry benchmarks.
“To my surprise, the proceeds from the sale were credited to my money-market settlement fund.”
The bearish Tesla set-up we flagged ahead of Wednesday's report has delivered most of what it can. Two ways forward: bank the entire gain, or press the same playbook against another priced-for-perfect…
Paramount Skydance has agreed to delay its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to as late as June 2027 — a multi-month delay that will ultimately raise the deal price — as the tie-up faces …
There are good reasons to continue to invest globally this year, but look beyond emerging-market AI stocks.
The Federal Reserve sets national interest rate policy. But the U.S. central bank isn't the only major player in this arena: Bond investors also have a big influence on consumers' borrowing costs.
GENEVA, July 23, 2026 — In a quiet move preempting any debate, Secretary-General António Guterres is asking the UN General Assembly to decide as early as Friday on an unprecedented bid to grant High C…
Oil tankers are increasingly coming under fire on several fronts as economic warfare is deployed as a weapon in the escalating conflicts in the Middle East and Europe.
Back in 2017, when Former Vice President Mike Pence said that he never spends time alone with a woman who’s not his wife, everyone was talking about the “Billy Graham Rule.” This brought up the questi…
Looking at the chart above, GNRC's low point in its 52 week range is $134.80 per share, with $296.44 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $199.90. The GNRC DMA information ab…
It's playing out in real time in the bond market, where the biggest names involved in the blitz — Google, Amazon and Meta — are seeing credit spreads widen as fixed-income investors demand more reward…
The parents say to open a wedding registry. The couple responds that they do not want one. They don’t expect gifts from wedding guests (their “presence is enough”), and they have been cohabiting for y…
Lean hog futures closed with gains of 30 to 70 cents across most front months, with other contracts down 15 to 12 cents higher. Open interest was up 1,747 contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base h…
The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure at a trillion-dollar annual clip is eroding the free cash flow and increasing balance-sheet risk at so-called hyperscalers, warned Moody's Rati…
Wheat is trading with double digit losses on Friday morning. The wheat complex faced some pressure on Thursday after rallying to fresh multi year highs overnight. Chicago SRW contracts were down 8 ½ t…
Cotton price are down 104 to 141 points on Friday morning. Futures posted strength across most months on Thursday, with contracts 10 to 74 points higher, as October slipped 3 points. Crude oil was up …
And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is American Express, trading down 4.8%. American Express is lower by about 12.3% looking at the year to date performance.