Does ‘token shock’ hurt AI adoption?
The "tokenmaxxing" trend has drawn scrutiny from auditors and risk officers, who are now conducting deeper reviews of how artificial intelligence tokens are consumed, not just how many are used. As en…
City & Markets
Dollar holds steady on safe-haven demand, ends down on the week
NEW YORK, July 17 (Reuters) - The dollar was flat on Friday, but ended the week lower as tame U.S. inflation data led traders to cut bets on imminent rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
Brazil justice suspends visits to ex-President Bolsonaro for 30 days
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes suspends use of law to reduce prison sentences, pending further review.
Look on the bright side: Energy companies are booming
A giant slingshot sounds more like a county fair stunt than a serious space plan. Yet one California company is trying to turn that simple idea into a new way to send satellites skyward, replacing fir…
Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday
Cotton futures are heading 87 to 99 points lower so far on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets are pressure factors, with the US dollar…
Trump rips Canada as wildfire smoke spreads, says U.S. will add pollution cost to tariffs
President Donald Trump on Friday blasted Canada for wildfires enveloping swaths of the United States in a smoky haze, and said he would add the costs of that pollution to existing tariffs.
Hogs Gains Pushing to Friday
Lean hog futures are trading with 50 cent to $1.02 gains across most contracts at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $96.68 Friday morning, down $3.49 from the day prior. The CME L…
19 (mostly) tech stocks that have fallen at least 25% in July
Specifically, Chair Warsh said that “financial markets perform best when they react to incoming data. I think the financial markets work less efficiently when they ask a question. How will the Federal…
Surging Crude Oil Lifts Sugar Prices
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) today is up +0.47 (+3.25%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) is up +16.70 (+3.67%).
Cattle Continues Slide into the Weekend on Weaker Cash and Beef
Live cattle futures posted losses of 97 cents to $2.67 across most contracts on Friday. August was down $10.77 this week. Cash trade settled in at $238-240 in the north this week, with Southern trade …
Leather jacket worn by Nvidia CEO goes for just under $1 million at Sotheby's auction
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is rarely seen without his leather jacket. It's his signature look. He's been wearing them for nearly 20 years.
Soybeans Holding onto Midday Gains, Following Slew of Export Business
Soybeans are rebounding from the Thursday weakness with contracts up 6 to 8 cents in most contracts at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 7 ½ cents at $11.62 1/2. Soymeal fut…
Oil tankers face 'worst case scenario' in Hormuz as Iran steps up attacks on ships, maritime risk CEO says
The security situation in the Strait of Hormuz has returned to a "worse-case scenario" for oil tankers as Iran has repeatedly attacked ships over the past week, the CEO of a maritime risk services fir…
Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday
Cotton futures are heading 87 to 99 points lower so far on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets are pressure factors, with the US dollar…
Crude Oil Prices Soar as the US and Iran Escalate Attacks
August WTI crude oil (CLQ26) today is up +2.16 (+2.74%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26) is up +0.1049 (+3.19%).
The White House is dictating access to frontier AI models, shifting power from tech giants, sources say
The Trump administration has taken new steps to assert more control over the rollout of future artificial intelligence model releases by dictating which companies and entities are allowed access to th…
Soybeans Posting Modest Friday AM Strength
Soybeans are showing 2 to 3 cent action so far on Friday. Futures were weaker on Thursday, with contracts down 6 to 7 ¼ cents on the day. Preliminary open interest was up 14,419 contracts. The cmdtyVi…
Amazon or Meta: Wedbush Chooses the Superior AI Hyperscaler Stock to Buy
AI is no longer just an emerging technology. In just a few years, it has become one of the biggest forces shaping how people search for information, shop online, create content, and get work done. Sin…
Hogs Look at Friday, Pork Continues Climb Above $100
Lean hog futures posted 20 to 60 cent gains in most contracts, with August down a nickel. Open interest was down 2,966 contracts, suggesting some shorts covering. USDA’s national base hog price was re…
Analysis: Fed Chairman Warsh faces an inflation credibility test after Congress hearings
Credibility is everything for Kevin Warsh. Congressional hearings this week showed how hard it will be for the new Federal Reserve chairman to keep it.
Taco Bell says it has removed lettuce linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak from its restaurants
Taco Bell has removed lettuce linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak from restaurants, it said Friday.
Corn Sees a Late Push to Close Near the Highs on Friday
Corn futures shrugged off the early weakness on Friday to close near the highs of the day, up 2 ¼ to 3 ½ cents across most contracts. September was 5 ¼ cents higher on the week with December up 6 1/2.…
Greenwich LifeSciences Becomes Oversold (GLSI)
In trading on Friday, shares of Greenwich LifeSciences Inc (Symbol: GLSI) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.9, after changing hands as low as $15.55 per share. By compariso…
‘I am at a loss’: My brother is dying. We are not close. What responsibility do I have to help him?
I was 35 years old when my father died suddenly. No warning. No drawn-out illness. One day he was there, the next day he wasn’t. I remember how disorienting it felt, how the world kept moving while so…