Corn Turning Higher at Midday
The corn market is rallying off early session lows on Wednesday, with contracts up 2 to 4 cents so far at midday. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is up 4 1/4 cents at $4.09 per bu.
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AMD’s stock climbs, and a new Microsoft deal is only part of the reason
Yale SOM leadership expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-author Stephen Henriques write that the tangle of AI deals among tech giants could be signs of dangerous overinvestment in the developing technology. They outline thr…
Archer stock rips 20% higher as company unveils military craft with Anduril
Archer Aviation CEO Adam Goldstein said the company is laser-focused on getting its air taxis certified and flying by the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Dollar Firms With T-Note Yields and Crude Prices
The dollar index (DXY00) is up by +0.17% today. The dollar is moving higher today as escalation of hostilities between the US and Iran is boosting crude oil prices, which raises inflation expectations that could prompt …
Mexican drug kingpin Ismael ’El Mayo’ Zambada sentenced in US to life in prison
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, founding leader of the legendary Sinaloa cartel, was to be sentenced yesterday in New York, a ruling expected to send Mexico’s last old-school druglord to prison for life.
Detecting cyclospora is ‘notoriously difficult.’ Here’s what the FDA’s apology to Taylor Farms means.
The FDA and CDC are investigating iceberg lettuce sold by Taylor Farms to confirm the source of the cyclospora outbreak
Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday
Cotton futures are heading 87 to 99 points lower so far on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets are pressure factors, with the US dollar index up 374 point…
MAGS, XBOX: Large Inflows Detected at ETF
Looking at the chart above, MAGS's low point in its 52 week range is $55.085 per share, with $71.16 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $67.00. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200…
Soybeans Holding onto Midday Gains, Following Slew of Export Business
Soybeans are rebounding from the Thursday weakness with contracts up 6 to 8 cents in most contracts at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 7 ½ cents at $11.62 1/2. Soymeal futures are $2.10 to $…
Two injured after man with airsoft rifles lit fireworks outside NYC immigration court: MS NOW
An individual is in custody after setting off "an incendiary device" outside an immigration court building in lower Manhattan on Monday morning, the FBI told CNBC.
Cotton Futures Fade into the Weekend
Cotton futures saw weakness extend to Friday, with contracts closing down 62 to 89 points on the day, with December down 291 points this week. Crude oil was up another $3.50 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.011.
We have $8 million in traditional IRAs. Should we tap them to buy a house — and take the tax hit?
In this episode, we tackle more of your questions, starting with a look into Roth strategy, how TSP Roth in-plan conversions work, and what to consider when converting a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA and paying the resu…
South Korean stocks weren’t a big deal in your emerging-markets fund. Artificial intelligence changed that.
“Even in the best case, there will be no neat and clean return to the status quo ante,” said International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at a curtain-raiser event for the Spring Meetings of …
GFL Environmental (GFL) Slid Following the Deal Reveal
Fred Alger Management, an investment management company, released its "Alger Mid Cap Focus Fund" second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. US equities strongly rebounded in the se…
See Which Recent 13F Filers Hold ABBV
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 51 most recent 13F filings for the 06/30/2026 reporting period, and noticed that AbbVie Inc (Symbol: ABBV) was held by 30 of these funds. When hedge fund man…
Stocks Finish Sharply Lower as Tech Stocks Slump
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -1.01%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.49%. September E-mini S&P futures (ES…
Chip giant ASML to offer €20,000 bonus to retain staff through 2030
Semiconductor equipment leader ASML Holding NV announced it will grant a one-time stock award of €20,000 (approximately NT$740,000) to each of its roughly 45,000 global employees on January 1, 2027, totaling nearly €900…
Crude Prices Erase Early Gains on Possible US-Iran Truce Proposal
August WTI crude oil (CLQ26) today is down -0.33 (-0.40%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26) is down -0.0158 (-0.47%).
AMD launches Helios, its first rack AI system to rival Nvidia, adding Microsoft as newest buyer
After a decade-long comeback, chip giant Advanced Micro Devices is preparing to ship its first rack-scale system for artificial intelligence, called Helios, to a growing list of customers that now includes Microsoft.
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures edge up as oil turns lower in wait for Big Tech earnings
US stock futures rose on Monday morning as investors awaited Big Tech earnings, while oil prices eased after touching $90 a barrel as the US and Iran exchanged tit-for-tat attacks over the weekend.
Coinbase trading results may fall short of expectations, according to prediction markets
As bitcoin prices fell yet again in the second quarter, traders on prediction market platform Kalshi think Coinbase's trading volumes suffered once again.
Here’s Why This Fund Divested CDW Corporation (CDW)
L1 Capital, an investment management firm, released its "L1 Capital International Fund" (unhedged) second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The letter discusses the current inves…
Alphabet stock pops on report it's developing a more efficient AI chip
Alphabet shares climbed 3% on Monday after The Information reported the company is developing a new server chip, internally dubbed "Frozen v2," designed to run Gemini models more efficiently.
Stocks Finish Sharply Lower as Tech Stocks Slump
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -1.01%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.49%. September E-mini S&P futures (ES…