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IREN Ltd earnings missed by $0.07, revenue fell short of estimates
IREN (NASDAQ:IREN - Get Free Report) is expected to issue its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, May 7th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of ($0.2159) per share and revenue of $219.763…
Cattle Bounce into Thursday’s Final Bell
Live cattle futures posted gains of $1.82 to $3.52 cents across the board on Thursday. Cash trade picked up to $220 Wednesday, firming $2 from Tuesday, with a few dressed sales of $345 in the north. The Thursday morning…
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…
Judge blocks Pentagon blacklist of Anthropic as supply chain risk
A San Francisco federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Pentagon's blacklisting of artificial intelligence giant Anthropic earlier this year was illegal.
Judge says Trump administration’s blacklist of Anthropic was illegal
On Thursday, a judge ruled that the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic earlier this year was unconstitutional, delivering the AI lab a win in a monthslong rollercoaster of a battle with the Trump administration.
Cotton Rallies on Thursday Despite Weaker Export Sales
Cotton futures rallied into the Thursday close, as December rallied above 90 cents. Contracts closed with gains of 304 to 329 points across the front months. Crude oil was up $1.31 per barrel, with the US dollar index $…
Trump ratchets up rhetoric against Beijing as U.S.-China officials meet for Xi's Washington visit
BEIJING — As the U.S. ramped up pressure this week on China with secondary Iran sanctions, the world's two largest economies have still managed to stay focused on ways to cooperate.
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 $1.60 higher on the day, with Soy Oil …
Corn Bulls Take a Breather on Thursday’s Pullback
Corn futures faded back on Thursday, after rallying in the first half of the week with contracts slipping 3 to 4 ¼ cents in the front months. Deferreds were down as much at 8 ¼ cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash…
Stock Indices Settle Higher as Nvidia Earnings Spur a Tech Stock Rally
The S&P 500 Index ($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) …
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.
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.
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…
Marvell boosts its forecasts, but the stock slides as Wall Street wonders if there’s more to the story
Analysts are crunching the numbers on Marvell’s recently announced Google deal and how much fresh upside it really offers.
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 …
CrowdStrike CEO: AI exposes dangerous cyber gaps that legacy tools can’t handle
CrowdStrike CEO said Thursday that AI is allowing attackers to find and exploit vulnerabilities faster, making the company's protection a must.
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh delivers his key Jackson Hole speech Friday. Here's what to expect
The Federal Reserve's cryptic chairman is set to deliver his much-awaited keynote address Friday in Jackson Hole, with markets trying to anticipate what, if anything, he will have to say on key matters affecting the eco…
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."
'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 …
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…
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.
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…