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Vertiv CEO makes critical comment as stock crashes

The AI infrastructure company's second-quarter earnings beat expectations, but its revenue fell short of Wall Street's expectations, and that was enough to sink the stock.

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What does the China reset mean for the Nike business?

Sports-related products are the fastest growing consumer category in China and participation in sports and exercise is at its highest level in decades. The overall sportswear market has ballooned 51% …

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Abundant US Nat-Gas Inventories Weigh on Prices

Nat-gas prices posted modest losses on Friday amid signs of adequate US supplies. As of July 24, EIA nat-gas inventories were +6.4% above their 5-year seasonal average, signaling a…

Markets

AI spending boom faces two key policy risks

Twenty years ago, the U.S. economy morphed into a huge bet on the frothy housing market. The bubble’s animating narrative was simple: housing prices had been rising for a long time…

Markets

Soybeans Falling Lower on Friday

Soybeans are trading with Friday midday losses of 6 to 9 1/2 cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 8 1/2 cents at $11.40. Soymeal futures are $4.00…

Markets

Stocks Finish Higher as Amazon Leads Megacaps Higher

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +0.70%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.60%.…

Trading

Soybeans Falling Lower on Friday

Soybeans are trading with Friday midday losses of 6 to 9 1/2 cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 8 1/2 cents at $11.40. Soymeal futures are $4.00…