Daily digest

Stock market news — Thursday, 17 September 2026

278 headlines. Of the 224 with a specific market target, 119 were positive, 63 negative and 42 neutral — overall mood leaning optimistic. Most mentioned: QQQ, SPY, AMZN.

Mood Index63Leaning optimistic · about the index
Sentiment
119 positive42 neutral63 negative

Top stories

NasdaqPositive

Dollar Soars as Fed Hikes Rates and Signals More to Come

The dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a 1.5-month high on Wednesday and finished up by +0.64%. The dollar found support Wednesday on signs of US economic growth after Aug retail sales rose more than expected. The dollar raced to its high…

OilPrice.comPositive

Saudi Pipeline Outage Could Deepen the Global Fuel Crunch

The temporary closure of the key onshore pipeline Saudi Arabia uses to bypass the Strait of Hormuz has added another shock to an oil market already struggling with six months of Middle East supply disruptions. And the damage now appears…

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NasdaqPositive

Stocks Push Higher on Lower Crude Prices and Bond Yields

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.86% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.36%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.47%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.85%, and September…

NasdaqPositive

Stocks Rally as Crude Prices and Bond Yields Fall

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up by +0.91% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.45%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.31%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.91%, and September…

NasdaqNegative

Cotton Faces Thursday Weakness, Following Slow Export Business

Cotton futures are trading with losses of 66 to 188 points across the front months at midday on Thursday. Crude oil is back down 25 cents per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index up $0.011. Export Sales from this week showed…

OilPrice.comPositive

Saudi Pipeline Outage Could Deepen the Global Fuel Crunch

The temporary closure of the key onshore pipeline Saudi Arabia uses to bypass the Strait of Hormuz has added another shock to an oil market already struggling with six months of Middle East supply disruptions. And the damage now appears…

NasdaqNegative

Signs of Weak Demand Undercut Sugar Prices

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) closed down -0.55 (-3.06%) on Thursday, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) closed down -15.40 (-2.94%). Sugar prices extended their week-long slide on Thursday and tumbled to 3-week lows…

NasdaqNegative

Coffee Prices Settle Lower as Supply Situation Improves

December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed down -5.05 (-1.79%) on Thursday, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) closed down -39 (-1.14%). Coffee prices added to this week’s losses on Thursday, with arabica dropping to a 2.5-month low.…

NasdaqNegative

Wheat Popping Off Early Losses on Thursday

The wheat complex is holding lower on Thursday across the three exchanges but pulling off early lows. Chicago SRW contracts are trading with contracts 2 to 3 cents lower at midday. KC HRW futures are posting 2 to 3 cent losses on the…

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Turkey Bets $108 Billion on Wind and Solar While Expanding Oil and Gas

Turkey plans to spend $108 billion over the next ten years to develop its alternative energy infrastructure, eyeing 120 GW in installed wind and solar capacity. At the same time, Turkey is also spending heavily on securing long-term oil…

NasdaqNegative

Cocoa Prices Sink on Abundant Supplies

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed down -207 (-3.46%) on Thursday, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed down -125 (-2.86%). Cocoa prices fell to 1-week lows on Thursday and settled sharply lower as near-term supplies are…

NasdaqNeutral

Dollar Slightly Lower as T-Note Yields Fall

The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell from a new 1.5-month high on Thursday and finished down by -0.03%. The dollar posted modest losses on Thursday as a sharp rally in stocks curbed demand for dollar liquidity. Lower T-note yields on Thursday…

NasdaqNegative

Demand Concerns Knock Sugar Prices Lower

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is down -0.59 (-3.28%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is down -15.90 (-3.03%). Sugar prices extended their week-long slide today and tumbled to 3-week lows on demand concerns.…

NasdaqNegative

Adequate Supplies Pressure Cocoa Prices

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -210 (-3.51%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is down -126 (-2.88%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today and dropped to 1-week lows, as near-term supplies are seen as adequate.…

NasdaqNegative

Crude Prices Slip as Supply Fears Ease

October WTI crude oil (CLV26 ) closed down -0.52 (-0.51%) on Thursday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26 ) closed up +0.0223 (+0.64%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Thursday, with gasoline climbing to a 1.75-month…

NasdaqPositive

Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build

October Nymex natural gas (NGV26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.010 (+0.35%). Nat-gas prices settled higher on Thursday on a smaller-than-expected build in weekly nat-gas storage. The EIA reported on Thursday that nat-gas inventories rose…

NasdaqNegative

Coffee Prices Retreat as Global Supplies Improve

December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is down -6.30 (-2.24%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is down -52 (-1.52%). Coffee prices added to this week’s losses today, with arabica dropping to a 2.5-month low. Coffee prices have…

OilPrice.comMacro context

Inside the DOE's $16 Million Bet on Critical Minerals Talent

The United States is desperate to claw back some of the global critical minerals share from China. Beijing has established near-total dominance in international supply chains over the last several decades through its far-reaching Belt…

NasdaqPositive

CTO Realty Growth is Now Oversold

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…

NasdaqNegative

Axos Financial is Now Oversold (AX)

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…

NasdaqNegative

Boeing is Now Oversold (BA)

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…