400 headlines. Of the 345 with a specific market target, 161 were positive, 85 negative and 99 neutral — overall mood leaning optimistic. Most mentioned: NVDA, SPCX, MU.
Since early March, a previously obscure waterway between Iran and Oman that very few people could name has become the subject of daily reporting around the world after Iran closed it in response to the attack on Iran by the United…
The share of Americans who are working or looking for a job hasn’t been this low since the pandemic, according to a July jobs report full of gut punches.
Chris Kubasik was ousted as Lockheed Martin's incoming CEO in 2012 after what that company called "close personal relationship with a subordinate employee."
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.17% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.13%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.05%, and September…
September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) closed up +7.00 (+2.07%) on Monday, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) closed up +49 (+1.35%). Coffee prices settled sharply higher on Monday, with arabica soaring to a 6-week high amid the slow…
The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell to a 2.25-month low on Monday and finished down -0.04%. The dollar extended last week’s losses on Monday after a raft of weaker-than-expected US economic news dialed back expectations of tighter Fed…
September Nymex natural gas (NGU26 ) on Monday closed down -0.043 (-1.57%). Nat-gas prices fell to a 1-week low on Monday and settled lower as US weather forecasts shifted cooler, potentially reducing demand from electricity providers…
Here’s another factoid that should get the AI bears excited: Stocks in the S&P 500 are increasingly trading in opposite directions on a given day. That means higher volatility than the performance of the index would lead one to believe.
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is up +0.26 (+1.57%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is up +11.00 (+2.15%). Sugar prices are sharply higher today, with London sugar posting a 16-month high. The outlook for a…
Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the…
The proposed Libya–Egypt crude oil pipeline has, surprisingly quickly, entered a phase in which Cairo and Tripoli are actively discussing it. The pipeline, expected to be 800 kilometers long, will connect Tobruk in eastern Libya to…
September WTI crude oil (CLU26) closed up +2.10 (+2.55%) on Monday, and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) closed up +0.0860 (+2.70%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied to 3-week highs on Monday and settled sharply higher. Concerns…
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) closed up +0.27 (+1.63%) on Monday, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) closed up +11.80 (+2.31%). Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Monday, with London sugar posting a 16-month high.…
AI companies are seeing improved financial performance, according to reports, and memory-chip companies may be able to better fend off Chinese competition with the help of U.S. officials.
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) closed up +310 (+5.41%) on Monday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) closed up +178 (+4.32%). Cocoa prices rallied sharply on Monday, with NY cocoa posting a 1.5-week high. Monday’s slump in the…
Cotton prices are up 34 to 47 points on Monday morning. Futures were back to rally mode on Friday, with front month up 116 to 130 points at the close. December was 40 points higher on the week. Crude oil was $1.15 per barrel higher,…
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26 ) is up +305 (+5.32%) today, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26 ) is up +167 (+4.05%). Cocoa prices are sharply higher today, with NY cocoa posting a 1.5-week high. Today’s slump in the dollar index…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.15% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.44%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.28%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are down -0.17%, and…
September arabica coffee (KCU26 ) is up +11.80 (+3.49 %) today, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26 ) is up +95 (+2.62%). Coffee prices are sharply higher today, with arabica soaring to a 6-week high amid the slow pace of Brazil's…
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, announced a new proposal on Monday to protect federal student loan borrowers from having their Social Security checks garnished.
Strategic shortfalls? Maybe in getting cobalt out of the Congo or rare earth powders from China or natural gas from Russia or oil from the Persian Gulf? Or maybe something closer to home. Thanks to climate change (yes, just say it and…
The investment bank compared companies' labor intensity and artificial intelligence sensitivity to see where AI implementation gains will make an impact.