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Stocks Climb as Fed Rate Hike Fears Ease on a Weak Jobs Report
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.67%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.40%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26…
Hogs Rounding Out the Week with Gains
Lean hog futures are in rally mode ahead of the long weekend, as front months are up 35 cents to $1.65. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.79 on Thursday morning, down 66 $1.37 from th…
Cotton Falling Back into the Long Weekend
Cotton price action is down 70 to 81 points so far on Thursday Crude oil is down 40 cents/bbl to $68.18. The US dollar index is down $0.586 at $100.570. The market will observe the July 4th Independen…
Wheat Showing Early Thursday Gains
Wheat is trading with Thursday morning gains across most contracts of 2 to 4 cents. The wheat complex was higher across the three exchanges on Wednesday. Chicago SRW contracts were 4 to 11 ¼ cents hig…
Global Net Lease's Series A Preferred Stock Crosses Above 8% Yield Territory
Below is a dividend history chart for GNL.PRD, showing historical dividend payments on Global Net Lease Inc's 7.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock:
Thursday 7/2 Insider Buying Report: FIVE, VIRC
On Monday, Five Below's Director, Robert Lynch, made a $93,309 buy of FIVE, purchasing 530 shares at a cost of $176.06 a piece. Lynch was up about 5.5% on the buy at the high point of today's trading …
Stock Indexes Turn Mixed as Chipmakers Sink
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up +0.10% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.92%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU…
Corn Pulling Back to Mixed Midday Trade
Corn futures are mixed on Thursday, with front months steady to 2 1/4 cents higher and deferreds down as much as 1 ½ cents. There were 262 delivery notices against July corn overnight. The CmdtyView n…
Sugar Prices Pressured by Weakness in Crude Oil
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) today is down -0.15 (-1.00%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26) is down -0.10 (-0.02%).
Arabica Coffee Prices Decline on Profit-Taking and Long Liquidation
September arabica coffee (KCU26) today is down -4.00 (-1.29%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) is up +48 (+1.27%).
Soybeans Heading into the Long Weekend with Mixed Trade
Soybeans are up 1 to 3 cents in the front months on Thursday, with near crop down 1 to 2 cents. There were 30 deliveries against July soybeans overnight. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price…
Wheat Posting Mixed Midday Trade
The wheat complex is showing mixed trade as we head into a 3-day weekend. Chicago SRW contracts are fractionally to 2 cents in the red on the day. KC HRW futures are trading with midday gains of 1 to …
Notable Thursday Option Activity: GLW, PYPL, GEV
PayPal Holdings Inc (Symbol: PYPL) options are showing a volume of 73,520 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 7.4 million underlying shares, working out to a si…
Cattle Falling on Thursday, with Wholesale Beef Weakness
Live cattle futures closed are falling $1.45 to $2 so far on Thursday. There were a few cash sales of $403 dressed in the north this week, with live trade at $255-256. Southern trade has started at $2…
Daily Spotlight: Payrolls Rise 57,000
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Employment Situation for June, showing that the U.S. added 57,000 nonfarm jobs. There was strength in professional and business services; social assis…
Daily – Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers for 07/02/2026
Financial Services, Energy, Basic Materials, Technology, Healthcare, Industrials, Consumer Cyclical
Retail giant exits U.S. fashion after multi-million-dollar scandal
It's been a while since consumers across America started cutting back on discretionary spending to cope with rising inflation.
Giant satellite TV company files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The proliferation of consumer "cord-cutters" has caused economic distress for the satellite television services, such as Dish Wireless, forcing restructurings and bankruptcies as the percentage of hou…
Gold prices today, Wednesday, July 1: Prices remain below $4,100, but could have plenty of room to rise
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JERA Launches Singapore LNG Unit to Expand Global Fuel Portfolio
JERA has launched JERA Global Energy Solutions (JERA GES), a new wholly owned subsidiary that will oversee the company's long-term LNG, upstream gas, shipping, and lower-carbon fuels businesses as it …
Silver prices today, Wednesday, July 1, 2026: Silver remains below $60
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Citizens Financial Group, Alkami (ALKT) Partner to Modernize Deposit Account Opening Process
Alkami Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:ALKT) is one of the best tech stocks to buy for the next 5 years. On May 27, Alkami announced that Citizens Bank, an East Tennessee community bank and existing Alkami cu…
ASE (ASX) Announces Industry-First Automated Panel-Level Packaging Production Line for 2027
ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE:ASX) is one of the best tech stocks to buy for the next 5 years. On May 26, ASE announced the development of an industry-first automated 310mm x 310mm panel-level…