FIFA tests the limits of private equity in sports with World Cup subsidiary sale
Global soccer may be finding the limits to private equity's stampede into sports.
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Amkor Technology CEO Kevin Engel sells $151,387 in company stock
Kevin K. Engel, the President and CEO of $AMKR, sold 3,221 shares of the company on 07-30-2026 for an estimated $151,387. We received data on the trade from a recent SEC filing. This was a sale of approximately 25.0% of…
Stocks Turn Mixed as Bond Yields Jump
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.24%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.17%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0.02%…
Pirro moves to drop case against Olympian, says Reflecting Pool damage caused by 'flawed installation'
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Friday moved to dismiss an indictment charging U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with vandalizing the Reflecting Pool of the Lincoln Memorial, writing in a cou…
Stock Indexes Supported as Amazon Earnings Bolster Tech Stocks
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is closed up +0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.75%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.…
Fintech broker Clear Street offers investors pre-IPO access to $188 billion AI giant Databricks
Clear Street, the prime brokerage startup that recently shelved plans for its own IPO, is now aiming to give investors access to some of Silicon Valley's hottest private companies before they go public.
Arabica Coffee Prices Jump as ICE Inventories Tighten
September arabica coffee (KCU26) today is up +7.75 (+2.40%) on Thursday, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) is up +4 (+0.11%).
Analysis: Markets heard a dovish Kevin Warsh. The Fed chairman's own words suggest a rate hike
The overwhelming response to Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's comments on Wednesday was that he would go easy on inflation. Investors who drove up bond yields in response should be careful.
Dollar Finds Support on Higher T-Note Yields
The dollar index (DXY00) rose by +0.04% on Friday. The dollar recovered from a 6-week low on Friday and posted modest gains as higher T-note yields strengthened the dollar's interest rate differentials. The dollar also …
Corn Weakness Spilling over to Friday Morning
Corn is trading with Friday AM losses of 2 to 3 cents. Futures closed with weakness on Thursday, as front months were down 2 to 3 ¼ cents, with deferreds fractionally to 1 ¼ cents higher. Open interest suggested new sho…
Want to trade SpaceX for Apple? 1inch says skip the dollars
1inch, a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, just announced the launch of it's new shared liquidity protocol, Aqua. It promises to improve efficiency and unlock liquidity for users across networks. Sergej Kun…
Friday 7/31 Insider Buying Report: PKBK, UROY
At Parke Bancorp, a filing with the SEC revealed that on Thursday, CEO Vito S. Pantilione bought 1,300 shares of PKBK, at a cost of $33.68 each, for a total investment of $43,784. Parke Bancorp is trading up about 0.9% …
The S&P 500 is stuck at a key battleground level. This obscure index could determine the market’s next move
After a whipsaw two days of price action, bulls and bears are facing off again at a key technical level in the S&P 500. At the same time, an increasingly popular volatility-based measure of market breadth leans bearish.
Democrats demand information on Trump and Lutnick families' ties to critical mineral deals
Democratic senators on Friday demanded information on more than a dozen critical mineral deals with the federal government that potentially benefit the families of President Donald Trump or Commerce Secretary Howard Lut…
FDG Makes Bullish Cross Above Critical Moving Average
Looking at the chart above, FDG's low point in its 52 week range is $108.74 per share, with $141.4599 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $126.47.
Trump says U.S. has 'not agreed to' grant Ukraine Patriot missile licenses
President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. "has not agreed" to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot missile systems, apparently backtracking on one of Kyiv's top priorities in its war against Russia.
Shares of FLMB Now Oversold
In the case of Franklin Municipal Green Bond, the RSI reading has hit 29.4 — by comparison, the RSI reading for the S&P 500 is currently 51.1. A bullish investor could look at FLMB's 29.4 reading as a sign that the rece…
Microsoft shares are surging. Here’s how to still make money, says Mike Khouw
Following Microsoft's (MSFT) Q4 earnings and record-setting appreciation ($450 billion in market capitalization gained in a single trading day!), the immediate binary event risk is officially behind us.
As Warsh’s Fed faces pressure to act on inflation, these indicators show it’s at its lowest in years
Pricing data from June indicated that outside of some select items where costs continue to grow, inflation is trending back towards the Federal Reserve's inflation goal.
450,000 defrauded student loan borrowers are eligible for debt forgiveness — here's who qualifies
Hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers have gotten their debts forgiven, or soon will, due to a $23 billion class-action settlement with the U.S. Department of Education.
Soybeans Starting Friday with Losses
Soybeans are trading with Friday morning losses of 1 to 2 ½ cents Futures posted weaker trade late on Thursday, with contracts down fractionally to 4 cents across most contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean…
Investors may want to focus on front end of yield curve — as Street anticipates next Fed meetings
Bond market investors may want to shift their focus toward the front of the yield curve, according to Allspring Global Investments' Noah Wise.
Trump says Iran not to blame for Minnesota cyber attack
The Justice Department's second attempt to indict former FBI Director James Comey is the latest salvo in what critics call a campaign of retribution on the part of the Trump administration since Donald Trump returned to…
Forget SpaceX's Upcoming Q2 Results. History Says You Should Wait at Least This Long Before Buying SpaceX Stock.
Many investors are keeping a close eye on SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) as the company is about to release its second-quarter results on Tuesday, Aug. 4.