Wheat Hold Higher on Friday
The wheat complex is trading with contract rallying on Friday across the three markets. Chicago SRW contracts were up 7 to 9 cents, as September was down 1 3//4 cents this week. KC HRW futures were 13…
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Cocoa Prices Erase Early Losses on Dollar Weakness
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) closed up +6 (+0.10%) on Friday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed up +4 (+0.09%).
Corn Hold Steady on Friday
Corn futures closed with contracts steady to fractionally higher at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was unchanged at $4.09 1/2.
Stocks Settle Higher as a Weak Jobs Report Allays Rate Hike Fears
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up +0.62% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.19%. September E-mini S&…
Cocoa Prices Pressured by Larger Supplies from Ghana
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) is down -10 (-0.17%) today, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) is down -7 (-0.16%).
Notable Friday Option Activity: GRAL, TWLO, SEZL
Twilio Inc (Symbol: TWLO) options are showing a volume of 29,927 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 15…
Stocks Rally on Earnings and Fed-Friendly US Payroll Report
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.89%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26…
Hogs Hold onto Gains on Friday
Lean hog futures saw steady to 50 cent gains on Friday, with August slipped $3.35 on the week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $97.67 on Friday afternoon, down 63 cents from the day pri…
Earnings call transcript: Hut 8 misses Q2 2026 profit view as revenue climbs
Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Russia sanctions bill honoring Lindsey Graham breezes through Senate, heads to House
The Senate on Friday overwhelmingly approved a Russia sanctions bill that was long championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., before his death last month.
Ondo Perps hits $7 billion in volume weeks after launch
Ondo Finance's derivatives platform has raced past $7 billion in cumulative trading volume, according to data from analytics site DefiLlama, a fast climb for a product that only recently opened to the…
Trump is trying to fire Lisa Cook again. He still wants to stack the Fed with his allies.
Two months after he was blocked by the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump has resumed his effort to oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook as part of an effort to stack the central bank’s board wi…
Ground control to private equity: has AI landed on the factory floor?
In a fabrication shop outside Lexington, KY, MiddleGround Capital builds robotic work cells: self-contained stations where robots perform tasks with minimal human involvement.
‘SaaSpocalypse’ debate intensifies as software stocks swing wildly
The pennies-on-the-dollar acquisition of one-time highflyer Airtable, followed by plunges in HubSpot, Datadog and Figma on earnings reports, all served to underscore investor concerns that artificial …
Sugar Prices Surge on Smaller Brazil Sugar Production
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) closed up +0.42 (+2.77%) on Thursday, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) closed up +10.00 (+2.10%).
Here’s when Elon Musk’s Starlink internet is worth the steep monthly price — and $350 startup cost
Starlink versus fiber, cable and 5G: The smart spender’s guide to 2026 internet options.
Trump reopens effort to remove Fed Cook following Supreme Court ruling - ABC
The Justice Department's second attempt to indict former FBI Director James Comey is the latest salvo in what critics call a campaign of retribution on the part of the Trump administration since Donal…
The smart way to invest in gold right now as the dollar slips
Also in Weekend Reads: Kevin O’Leary’s investing strategy, a 9% dividend paired with lower stock-market risk and advice from the Moneyist.
Soybeans Extending Bounce Early on Friday
Soybeans are trading with fractional to 2 cent gains early on Friday. Futures firmed late on Thursday, with contracts closing near the highs and 6 to 9 cents off the lows to post 1 to 5 ¾ cent gains i…
Two reasons why Nvidia’s stock saw its biggest weekly surge in more than a year
The chip maker recorded its largest-ever weekly increase in market capitalization.
Palantir’s stock stages best week since 2024 — showing it’s no longer an ‘AI loser’
Booming demand for Palantir’s AI solutions is restoring confidence in the company.
The unwind of Situational Awareness isn't the only reason the AI trade is back
The hedge fund's forced selling was a clearing event, but earnings are sustaining the AI trade
Dollar Falls and Gold Soars on the Weak US Payroll Report
The dollar index (DXY00) dropped to a 7-week low today and is down by -0.34%. The dollar tumbled today on the US July payroll report that showed an unexpected decline in nonfarm payrolls and a smaller…
Friday's ETF Movers: SGDM, IAK
And underperforming other ETFs today is the iShares U.S. Insurance ETF, down about 1% in Friday afternoon trading. Among components of that ETF with the weakest showing on Friday were shares of Herita…