Iran links Hormuz reopening to ending regional wars as Trump reportedly rejects return to June deal
Iran has set out its conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying that ending the wars in the Middle East was among them.
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China’s super-rich fled Singapore. Now they want to come back
Family-office advisers and wealth managers say they are seeing renewed interest in Singapore from affluent Chinese clients who had shifted their lives to other financial centers, as tightening scrutiny from Beijing and …
Soybeans Hold onto Thursday Gains
Soybeans closed Thursday with contracts up 1 to 2 ¼ cents on the day. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 2 3/4 cents at $12.32 1/2. Soymeal futures were steady to $1.60 higher on the day, with Soy Oil …
Wheat Extends to 3-year Highs on Thursday
The wheat complex pushed the recent strength to 3-year highs in the winter wheat exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW contracts ended the session with contracts 8 to 12 ½ cents higher. KC HRW futures posted gains of 10 to…
SpaceX’s $100 billion spaceport plan has investors asking where all the money is coming from
SpaceX has envisioned a sprawling spaceport in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, that it said could be capable of launching thousands of Starship rockets each year.
FDA approves daily HIV pill from Gilead designed to simplify treatment for some patients
The Food and Drug Administration approved a once-daily HIV pill from Gilead that could help simplify care for some patients, the company announced Thursday.
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Corn Bulls Take a Breather on Thursday’s Pullback
Corn futures faded back on Thursday, after rallying in the first half of the week with contracts slipping 3 to 4 ¼ cents in the front months. Deferreds were down as much at 8 ¼ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash…
Gap earnings beat by $0.03, revenue was in line with estimates
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (ISIN US45687V1061) stock is trading in the high $70s per share as of August 26, 2026, with investors weighing solid recent earnings guidance against questions over whether the valuation has run ahea…
Stock Indices Settle Higher as Nvidia Earnings Spur a Tech Stock Rally
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed up by +0.72% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up by +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +1.43%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) …
Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' amid Canada trade war
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that he said will "immediately" change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America."
SpaceX shares are doing something very unusual. Options traders are taking note
After an explosive debut and equally impressive crash, SpaceX shares are now, well, hovering in midair.
Rio Tinto invests $15 million in Mogotes Metals for 5% stake
Porphyry copper systems are among the most structurally complex mineral environments on Earth. They form over millions of years through magmatic-hydrothermal processes, and their surface expressions often bear little re…
Is Nvidia heading for $1 trillion in annual revenue? One analyst now thinks that’s possible.
$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ , the world's leading AI chip maker, is set to release its FY27Q2 earnings after market close on August 26. Being the last among the "Mag7" to report this season, the release has drawn global attentio…
Nvidia’s 2028 Growth Outlook Gives Investors More Reason for Optimism
KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) has been one of the biggest winners in the semiconductor equipment space, climbing more than 80% in the past year as AI-driven chip demand lifted the entire sector. The stock trades near $…
SK Hynix CEO says Indiana will be key memory production base by 2030, first U.S. facility now underway
SK Hynix, the South Korean memory maker that's emerged as one of the biggest winners in the AI boom, is bolstering its U.S. presence, with a new factory in Indiana that CEO Kwak Noh-Jung says will make the state a "key …
'We have a limited window': 116 companies, entities sign on to major AI cyber defense push
OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices and more than 100 other companies and entities signed a letter on Thursday calling on businesses and policymakers to prioritize cybersecurity and "act decisively" to …
Stocks Rally as Nvidia Earnings Boost AI Optimism
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up by +0.39% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up by +0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up by +0.84%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.30%, and…
Crude Oil Prices Pressured as Middle East Crude Supplies Increase
October WTI crude oil (CLV26) is down -0.09 (-0.11%) today, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26) is up +0.0079 (+0.27%).
Cocoa Prices Jump on Concern Over West African Crop Quality
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26) is up +324 (+5.56%) today, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) is up +226 (+5.45%).
August apartment rents turn positive for the first time in four years
The national median apartment rent in August grew 0.1% from July, moving higher for the seventh straight month, according to Apartment List. While that might seem tiny, it is the first positive rent growth for the month…
Nebius Power Expansion Signals a Bigger Bet on AI Compute Scarcity
(HedgeCo.Net) A new kind of hedge fund signal is beginning to move markets. Nebius Group, the AI infrastructure company trading under the ticker NBIS, surged roughly 10% after a disclosure showed that Situational Awaren…
Bank of America doubles down on Nvidia stock
Cisco Systems gave investors plenty to like in its fiscal fourth-quarter report, but the market’s reaction showed how high expectations have become for one of 2026’s strongest AI infrastructure trades.