Cotton Trading with Thursday Gains
Cotton futures are trading with 51 to 78 point gains at midday. Crude oil futures are 28 cents/barrel higher. The US dollar index is higher, up $0.177 to $97.130.
City & Markets
A panicking Fed is just what the bond market needs, says Bank of America’s chief strategist
Last week we started to see the first signs of “panic” in the back end of US rates. The 5.15% I offered readers on Sunday became 5.20% by Wednesday:
Outdoor giant now closing 91 stores in Chapter 11 bankruptcy
True boat lovers reject the popular saying that the two happiest days of a boater's life are the day they buy the boat and the day they sell it. For them, happiness is putting the boat in the water an…
Gold prices today, Friday, July 24, 2026: Gold price remains below $4,100 ahead of next week’s rate decision
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Why fixing the housing crisis for under-40s could trigger 10% Treasury yields
For about the past three months, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has been around 6.25%, give or take a few basis points. In the latest reporting week through November 26, it was at 6.23%, acco…
Stocks Fall Sharply as Crude Oil Prices Soar and Alphabet Sparks AI Spending Concerns
The S&P 500 Index ($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…
CDC says massive cyclospora outbreak is now in nine states
The nation's largest multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to shredded iceberg lettuce has expanded to nine states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Bernstein raises United Rentals stock price target on fleet growth
United Rentals Inc. stocks have been trading up by 22.92 percent amid bullish sentiment on strong equipment rental demand.
Central Pacific Financial (CPF) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
Central Pacific Financial (CPF) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.8 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.78 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.67 per share a year ago. Th…
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against 'premature restrictions' of open-weight models
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Palantir and more than 20 other companies released a letter on Friday urging policymakers to avoid "premature restrictions" on open-weight artificial intelligence models that …
Corn Slipping Back to Start Friday Trade
Corn price action is showing 4 to 5 cent losses so far on Friday morning, reverting from recent strength to start the last trade day of the week. Futures closed the Thursday session with contracts hol…
Stocks Fall Sharply as Crude Oil Prices Soar and Alphabet Sparks AI Spending Concerns
The S&P 500 Index ($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…
Trump considering a ‘massive attack’ on Iran as Tehran labels UK ‘accomplice’ to America
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will soon make a decision on whether to launch a "massive attack" on Iran after the conflict in the Middle East extended to a new battleground in the Red Sea.
American Express rides a boom in Platinum cards to its strongest spending growth in years
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Charter sees further ‘erosion’ of its internet business, sending the stock sharply lower
Charter Communications, Inc. is a U.S.-based telecommunications and mass media company that provides broadband communications and video services to residential and business customers. Operating primar…
Central Pacific Financial earnings beat by $0.02, revenue topped estimates
Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purch…
Strength Seen in Labcorp (LH): Can Its 3.4% Jump Turn into More Strength?
Labcorp Holdings LH shares soared 3.4% in the last trading session to close at $291.02. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares …
Ultrapar Participacoes Reaches Analyst Target Price
In recent trading, shares of Ultrapar Participacoes SA (Symbol: UGP) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $3.83, changing hands for $3.86/share. When a stock reaches the tar…
Can AI replace your financial adviser? Why bots still can’t match human judgment.
Ask AI researchers when machines will match human-level intelligence, and you’ll get answers ranging from five years to never. Some experts predict AGI by 2030; others argue it may be computationally …
Flagstar Bank earnings missed by $0.02, revenue fell short of estimates
Regional banking company Flagstar Financial (NYSE:FLG) fell short of the marketâs revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026 as sales rose 4% year on year to $516 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.05 per sh…
US stocks face tests from Fed decision, tech-led earnings deluge
NEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) - A wobbly U.S. stock market will take its cues in the coming week from a Federal Reserve meeting set to shed light on the path for interest rates, and from a packed slate …
South Korea's president invokes dramatic Japan realty crash to push domestic property agenda
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung invoked Japan's epochal property crash in the early 1990s, stoking concerns about Seoul's real estate market as he prepares to revise taxes aimed at stabilizing th…
Boom in tech wealth is fueling record prices for dinosaur bones, art and watches, auction houses say
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight …
China is winning the war in the Middle East, and gold and the dollar will start to feel it, strategist says
Editor’s Notes: In this episode of The Diary Of A CEO, Steven Bartlett sits down with geopolitical analyst Professor Jiang to discuss the escalating tensions and potential for global conflict in 2026.…