Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Global markets, trading & world business — for professional traders
As worldwide markets are challenged amid a backdrop of higher interest rates and ongoing conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine, one thing has not changed. U.S. stocks are more expensive than global stocks. And that's …
BellRing Brands provides nutrition products in the United States. The company offers ready-to-drink protein shakes and beverages, protein powders, nutrition bars, and other products primarily under the Premier Protein a…
Eli Lilly on Thursday said the highest dose of its daily obesity pill helped patients lose almost 12% of their body weight, or roughly 27 pounds, at 72 weeks in a late-stage trial, paving the way for its entrance into t…
Jacob Funds, a mutual fund company, released its first-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The recent quarter began against the backdrop of the war in the Middle East and concerns …
PepsiCo on Thursday reported mixed quarterly results as the struggles of its North American food and beverage divisions offset strong international demand.
On July 18, 2025, a 69-year-old man in a wheelchair was rolled into Courtroom 2 of the Oakland federal building and sworn in. Judge Jon Tigar asked Jasbir Thandi whether everything in paragraph 2 of his plea agreement, …
PepsiCo (PEP) has regained some momentum after a difficult stretch for consumer staples stocks. Shares are up about 10% year-to-date, and investors are paying closer attention after the company’s Q1 2026 results beat ex…
NATO had a fractious summit in Turkey this week, with U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to sever trade with one ally and annex the territory of another. But the alliance's boss was full of praise for the man he ca…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -1.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.27%. September E-mini S&P futures (E…
Japanese technology giant Sony (NYSE: $SONY) has received approval to establish a U.S. national trust bank subsidiary to support the issuance of dollar-denominated stablecoins.
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Closely followed investor Michael Burry says he's placing bets against prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, which he expects to be curbed by regulations.
Quick insight: The Magnificent Seven stocks are now trading at their cheapest valuation relative to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) in more than a decade, according to Morgan Stanley.
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Lennar Corp. based in Miami, is one of the two largest builders of homes based on 82,583 new home deliveries in FY25, up from 80,210 deliveries in FY24. Rival D.R. Horton delivered 83,423 in FY25. Lennar's $32.27 billio…
Wednesday looked like a repeat of Tuesday, as another jump in crude oil (WTI) and Treasury yields knocked the stock market lower until noon. Buying primarily in Information Technology stocks, namely the beaten-up semico…
AI executives and companies are betting that spending millions in the 2026 midterm elections will allow them to influence AI bills being developed in Congress.
Shares of AstraZeneca fell as much as 9% after a late-stage clinical trial for a heart disease drug failed to meet its target.
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A prediction markets startup is now pressing into some of the most heavily traded corners of global finance — and the established players are not happy about it. Kalshi, which launched the United States’ first regulated…
Ukraine's drone attacks have been dominating headlines about its war with Russia — and upended NATO's investment thesis.
Oil prices turned lower on Thursday having spiked after the U.S. carried out fresh strikes on Iran, renewing concerns about supply disruptions in the Middle East.
A New York federal appeals court on Wednesday night rejected a request by President Donald Trump to block E. Jean Carroll from collecting $5 million plus interest for damages from a jury verdict that held him civilly li…
Corn futures fell back on Wednesday after rallying nearly 40 cents off the lows last week, with contracts down 3 to 8 ¾ cents at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 9 cents lower at $4.04.