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Hogs Post Modest Gains on Wednesday

Lean hog futures closed the midweek session with contracts 22 to 95 cent gains, as soon to expire August was down 20 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.81 on Wednesday afternoon, down 51 cents fro…

Cotton Fading Lower on Wednesday, as USDA Hikes Acreage

Cotton futures saw strength on Wednesday, with contracts 8 to 48 points higher, as December was the lone holdout, down a tick. Crude oil was down just 62 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index $0.140 higher.

Wednesday's ETF Movers: PTF, KWEB

And underperforming other ETFs today is the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, off about 2.3% in Wednesday afternoon trading. Among components of that ETF with the weakest showing on Wednesday were shares of Kanzhun, l…

Wednesday Sector Laggards: Advertising, Apparel Stores

Also lagging the market Wednesday are apparel stores shares, down on the day by about 1.9% as a group, led down by Savers Value Village, trading lower by about 9.9% and Lulus Fashion Lounge Holdings, trading lower by ab…

Bank of America sends blunt message to Nvidia stock investors

Every few quarters, the debate around Nvidia moves. For a while, it was about whether AI demand was real. Then it was about whether margins could hold. Now, heading into its August 26 earnings report, the question is wh…

SpaceX’s stock is getting a Grok-fueled boost

Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) is consolidating within a bearish flag at $152.28, hovering above $143.90 support. While Grok 4.5 and Nvidia infrastructure investments bolster the AI growth narrative, increased co…

Dollar Slips on Dovish US CPI Report

The dollar index (DXY00) is down -0.08% as expectations for a Fed rate hike eased on today’s favorable CPI report. The dollar was also undercut by today’s -2.1 bp decline in the 10-year T-note yield, which undercut the …

Lean Hog Futures Reach 4-Week Low. Hit the Sell Button Here.

The daily chart for October lean hog futures (HEV26) shows that prices are trending down and have recently hit a four-week low. See, too, that the moving average convergence divergence (MACD) indicator is in a bearish p…