BOJ expected to hike rates by 25 basis points to fresh three-decade high: CNBC survey
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise rates to 1.25% at the end of its two-day meeting on Friday amid inflationary pressures, according to a CNBC survey.
City & Markets
Wheat Sees Gains on Tuesday
The wheat complex posted strength across the three exchanges on Tuesday. Chicago SRW contracts closed the Tuesday session with contracts 5 ¼ to 8 ½ cents higher. KC HRW futures were 2 ¾ to 6 ¼ cents h…
Why Oil Bears May Make a Stand as Prices Approach Highs
So far in 2026, global markets have been shaped by a 1970s-esque energy shock that has sent the United States Oil Fund ETF (USO) up a blistering 134.72% year to date. Of course, the main culprit behin…
Medicare is using AI to approve claims. The result has been ‘alarmingly high denial rates.’
Five months into a pilot program that uses AI to review certain Medicare procedure requests, Washington seniors face new hurdles and worsening health outcomes, according to health care providers and l…
Signs of Adequate Supplies Weigh on Cocoa Prices
On Monday, Bloomberg reported that cumulative data from the Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, showed that farmers shipped 2.14 MMT of cocoa to ports in the current international cocoa m…
Soybeans Posting Gains As Meal Rallies
Soybeans are 10 to 11 cents higher in the front months on Tuesday, following meal gains. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 10 3/4 cents at $12.56 1/4. Soymeal futures are up rallyin…
2 charts showing how oil is becoming the market’s biggest wild card
Data centers are creating a split-screen effect in housing markets: They can boost regional demand and land values, while homes near controversial sites may face buyer resistance over noise, water use…
The Outlook for Stronger Demand Lifts Nat-Gas Prices
Nat-gas prices finished higher on Tuesday on the outlook for above-average US temperatures, which should boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers as air conditioning use is expected to increase…
Healthstream CEO sells $4.25m in common stock
HEALTHSTREAM INC (HSTM) reported that CEO, Chairman and ten percent owner Robert A. Frist Jr. sold 144,068 shares of Common Stock on September 14, 2026 at $29.50 per share in a privately negotiated sa…
Nvidia CEO Huang attending Trump's state dinner for China's Xi: Source
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is expected to attend a state dinner for Xi Jinping when the Chinese leader travels to Washington to meet with President Donald Trump next week, a person familiar with the matt…
Senate cloture vote on Clarity Act fails, dealing regulatory blow to crypto industry
The Senate on Tuesday voted to block the Clarity Act from advancing, dealing a major blow to the crypto industry's push for a comprehensive market structure framework.
Inside South Korea’s university programs offering a direct route to Samsung and SK Hynix
AI disruption has led several prominent entrepreneurs to question the value of traditional college graduate programs. But top South Korean tech companies continue to ascribe value to degrees.
Crude Prices Surge on Global Supply Risks
October WTI crude oil (CLV26) closed up +4.44 (+4.38%) on Tuesday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26) closed up +0.1481 (+4.46%).
Trump says Kennedy Center will stay closed without renovation unless his name is added back
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Kennedy Center board's effort to return President Donald Trump's name to the center in some form, months after the same judge ordered his name removed from the f…
Crude Prices Soar as Global Oil Supplies Continue to Tighten
October WTI crude oil (CLV26) is up +3.30 (+3.25%) on Monday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26) is up +0.1164 (+3.51%).
Cocoa Prices Fall on Signs of Adequate Supplies
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26) is down -114 (-1.89%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26) is down -74 (-1.69%).
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar emphasizes 'need to take safety seriously' on AI risks
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar told CNBC's Jim Cramer that she is not worried about the possibility of AI agents using weapons of mass destruction to kill, but said, "We do need to take safety seriously."
Signs of Adequate Supplies Weigh on Cocoa Prices
On Monday, Bloomberg reported that cumulative data from the Ivory Coast, the world’s largest cocoa producer, showed that farmers shipped 2.14 MMT of cocoa to ports in the current international cocoa m…
AI stocks are rebounding. One analyst says there’s no spending slowdown in sight.
Stock futures are moving higher across the board this morning. The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) leads the charge, after Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang debuted the company's N1X processor chip for…
Dollar Strength Spurs Long Liquidation in Sugar Futures
Sugar prices are sharply lower today as a rally in the dollar index ($DXY) to a 2-week high has spurred long liquidation in sugar futures.
Iran war has cost on average $246 million per day in its first five months, CBO finds
The U.S. war with Iran cost the Pentagon an estimated $38.1 billion through Aug. 1 and could cost another $2 billion to $3 billion for each additional month of fighting, according to a report released…
Americans' incomes rose and poverty fell in 2025, Census Bureau says
Americans' inflation-adjusted incomes rose and poverty declined in 2025, according to new Census Bureau data released Tuesday, as the Federal Reserve meets to decide whether inflation still requires h…
Coffee Prices Retreat on Ideal Growing Weather in Brazil and Vietnam
December arabica coffee (KCZ26) closed down -6.85 (-2.36%) on Tuesday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26) closed down -54 (-1.53%).
Two camps have emerged in the debate over AI safety and regulation
The artificial intelligence safety debate triggered by a dire warning about the fate of humanity has united longtime enemies and opposing political foes across Washington and Silicon Valley.