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Tech, financials, and industrials led gains, while energy stocks slumped from prior highs.
Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Global markets, trading & world business — for professional traders
Tech, financials, and industrials led gains, while energy stocks slumped from prior highs.
For two years, Janet Fraser and her partner Jerry — who’s deaf, chronically ill and battling Stage 4 cancer — have lived among their moving boxes. Despite a recent B.C. Supreme Court win, they remain on the brink of evi…
This is one pricey market, and if you're hesitant to put new money to work, I am sympathetic. After all, we're here for the dividends. We want our principal to stay intact, so I understand it doesn't make much sense buy…
Delta Air Lines' profit goal is in reach this year as the carrier passes along higher fuel costs to customers, pricing power CEO Ed Bastian expects to last even as oil prices drop from multiyear highs
Jarrett Dieterle, Neetu Arnold, and Rafael Mangual discuss surprising parallels between the soaring costs of higher education and the price of food delivery. What’s driving these increases—and who’s really paying for th…
Cotton futures were down 4 to 24 points across the board at the Thursday close. Crude oil corrected back lower on Thursday despite back and forth strikes between the US and Iran overnight, down $1.71 at the close. The U…
Delta Air Lines reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.56 and revenue of $17.67 billion, exceeding market expectations despite record fuel costs. Resilience was driven by premium cabin demand, which outperformed economy class f…
Tech, financials, and industrials led gains, while energy stocks slumped from prior highs.
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Cotton futures were down 4 to 24 points across the board at the Thursday close. Crude oil corrected back lower on Thursday despite back and forth strikes between the US and Iran overnight, down $1.71 at the close. The U…
According to a report by Reuters, easyJet had stated on Sunday that it was prepared to accept Castlelake’s revised bid of £6.90 apiece, thereby concluding negotiations that have been going on for the past month, which c…
Opendoor Technologies Inc. OPEN shares soared 10.7% in the last trading session to close at $5.3. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the st…
nLight LASR shares soared 27.3% in the last trading session to close at $74.71. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 6.4% loss ov…
Global oil demand is set to decline for the first time since 2020 as the Iran war wreaked havoc with production and exports in the Middle East, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday.
The test was created by the TIAA Institute and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC). According to the researchers who conducted the test, just 5% of U.S. adults correctly answered all eight questions.…
As global chip giant SK Hynix makes its Nasdaq debut Friday, the listing will test whether the stock will be able shed its long-standing "Korea discount."
Aisin Corporation ASEKY is an automotive products company. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings has been revised 5.1% downward over the last 60 days.
SK Hynix did not need Wall Street to discover high bandwidth memory. Wall Street needed a cleaner way to buy the company powering Nvidia's AI boom.
Cotton futures were down 4 to 24 points across the board at the Thursday close. Crude oil corrected back lower on Thursday despite back and forth strikes between the US and Iran overnight, down $1.71 at the close. The U…
India will supply its BrahMos and Astra missiles to Indonesia, the country's third such agreement in the Indo-Pacific, underscoring New Delhi's rise as a defense supplier in the region amid growing concerns over China's…
Beazer Homes BZH shares rallied 13.1% in the last trading session to close at $31.01. This move can be attributable to notable volume with a higher number of shares being traded than in a typical session. This compares …
Cotton futures are trading with 12 to 25 point losses on the Thursday session. Crude oil is down $1.68 cents/barrel at $66.70, with the US dollar index $0.171 lower to $97.370.
The wheat complex posted gains across the three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were 4 to 4 ½ cents higher on the day. KC HRW contracts were up 4 ¼ to 7 1/4 cents on the session. MPLS spring wheat rallied 4 ¼…