Treasury yields ease as global borrowing costs tumble
Treasury yields were lower early Monday, tracking a global easing of government borrowing costs amid falling oil prices.
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Oil falls as crude flows remain 'surprisingly strong'
Oil fell Monday, as traders keep watch for a recovery in shipments from Saudi Arabia even after attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones on Saturday.
Stocks Finish Mostly Higher as Crude Prices Fall
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.17% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.67%. December E-…
Neocloud Boom: Comparing Nebius, CoreWeave, & IREN
The current artificial intelligence buildout is the largest industrial buildout since the railroad boom in the 1800s. America’s leading big tech companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars …
3 Bullish Setups for the Week Ahead
On Wall Street, the single, most reliable truth teller is the price and volume action in stocks. Though headlines can be misleading, economic indicators lag, and fundamentals aren’t always priced in r…
Cattle Posting Mixed Action at the End of the Week
Live cattle futures are mixed, with nearbys up a tick to a nickel lower. Cash trade was reported at $350-355 dressed in the North with a few $224 live bids in the South. The Thursday Fed Cattle exchan…
Trump to meet with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday ahead of UN General Assembly
President Donald Trump will meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday ahead of the upcoming U.N. General Assembly, the mayor's office confirmed to CNBC on Sunday.
Hogs Facing Weakness on Friday
Lean hog futures are down 50 cents to $1. USDA’s national base hog price was $81.77 in the Friday AM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 79 cents on September 14 at $85.02.
China is chasing SpaceX and setting its sights on the global space economy
Stocks are mixed midday as the U.S.-Iran peace rally cools. At last check, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was up 345 points, jumping above 52,000 for the first time ever as it heads for its fo…
Bessent meets China Vice Premier He Lifeng ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S. this week.
The 'robot relations' department may become reality in workplace of the future
When the first employee walks into a company's human resources department to complain about a robot co-worker or overzealous AI scheduling assistant, what exactly is HR supposed to do?
U.S. urges Americans to reconsider Middle East travel as Iran tensions rise
The U.S. State Department warned Americans to reconsider traveling to the Middle East, adding that the Iran war could quickly worsen, as Tehran maintained a defiant stance over the Strait of Hormuz.
Williams-Sonoma's stock has soared in a sluggish housing market. Here's how it won over Wall Street
Williams-Sonoma is one of the top-performing retail stocks of the year, despite weakness in the housing market that has dampened sales of home goods.
AI slowdown calls justified but collapse of bubble may be more immediate threat | Heather Stewart
Warnings about powerful and uncontrolled AI have dominated the headlines this past week. But even amid the omens of apocalypse , it is still worth asking if the entire AI-industrial complex is sailing…
Stocks Finish Mostly Higher as Crude Prices Fall
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.17% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.67%. December E-…
Budget airline king Bill Franke warms to first-class seats and premium upgrades
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — For decades, William Augustus Franke, Frontier Airlines' chairman and a serial airline investor, made a killing selling cheap plane tickets and charging fees to check bags, to pick…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emerges as Trump's top ally in AI safety debate
With the debate about regulating artificial intelligence raging in Washington this week, President Donald Trump picked up the phone to call his top ally on the subject: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
‘It's awful’: How tariffs, soaring fuel costs and higher interest rates are squeezing American companies
For American companies large and small, the combination of tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump's trade policies, surging fuel prices from the Iran war and, now, rising interest rates is forci…
Caruso-Cabrera: The investing tailwinds for Latin America are the best in decades
As measured by the iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF), the region is handily beating the S&P 500 year to date, up 15% compared to the S&P's 11% move. It's up more than 70% since late 2024.
France’s wine production nears a 70-year low, leaving winemakers with tough choices
"We felt we were so close," Latour, who's head of Maison Louis Latour, told CNBC. "Just a bit more rain would have produced a fantastic harvest on both counts, but we had to settle for quality, and ab…
Are global stock markets heading for a crash?
At the height of the summer, the mood was optimistic in the world’s financial capitals. Powered by the AI revolution , the US stock market had rallied to a fresh all-time high , as investors bet the m…
TotalEnergies signs deal paving way for return to Venezuela
Abu Dhabi: Venezuela’s vast oil reserves may dominate headlines, but they are unlikely to shift global oil markets any time soon, according to Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies.
Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked
Cotton futures were down 79 to 103 points across the front months on Friday, as December was down 491 points on the week. Crude oil was back down $2.38 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar in…
Cocoa Prices Slump on Abundant Supplies
July ICE NY cocoa (CCN26) today is down -35 (-0.89%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN26) closed down -11 (-0.37%). Today's sell-off added to last Friday's -4.29% sell-off in NY cocoa and -3.63% sell…