Thursday, 3 September 2026
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Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora said Tuesday that AI is forcing companies to overhaul roughly $1 trillion of aging cybersecurity infrastructure built for a pre-AI world.
Lean hog futures are trading with contracts up a dime to down a nickel in the front months on Tuesday’s midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $89.64 on Tuesday morning, up 99 cents from the day prior. T…
President Donald Trump said he was "not trying to force Iran to the bargaining table," as U.S. forces completed a fresh round of strikes against the Middle Eastern country on Tuesday stateside.
Shares of Japanese beverage maker Ito En surged more than 8% Wednesday, following its fiscal first-quarter results, bucking a broader drop in the country's stocks.
Australia's economic growth beat expectations in the second quarter, expanding 2.1% year on year, data released Wednesday showed.
Corn futures posted gains of 6 to 8 ¾ cents across most contracts on Tuesday, extending to new highs. There were another 187 deliveries issued against September corn overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn p…
Next week's highlights include: China Politburo Meeting (TBC), Fed Policy Announcement (Wed), BoC Minutes (Wed), Australian CPI (Wed), BoE Policy Announcement (Thu), EZ GDP (Thu), US PCE (Thu), US GDP Advance (Thu), BoJ…
The company’s backlog has reached $95 billion as demand accelerates for its AI servers
October WTI crude oil (CLV26 ) closed up +4.46 (+5.20%) on Tuesday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26 ) closed up +0.0581 (+1.89%). Crude oil and gasoline prices surged on Tuesday, with crude oil posting a 6-week high. C…
FY26 EBITDA reached NZD $45 million, with strong cash reserves and stable operations. Key growth projects in New Zealand and Canada are advancing, with Buller and Tenas targeting production in 2028 and 2029. FY27 EBITDA…
Dell Technologies (DELL) delivered a fiscal first-quarter report that stunned Wall Street, sending its shares soaring as much as 38% in extended trading. The Round Rock, Texas-based company posted revenue of $43.8 billi…
Dell Technologies shares moved 9% higher in extended trading on Tuesday after the computer maker reported results and a forecast that easily cleared Wall Street expectations.
China was the only Group of 20 member to dissent from a joint statement that "non-market based economies pushing out a never-ending stream of cheap exports is not sustainable," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tues…
Cocoa prices are retreating today, with London cocoa falling from an 11-month high. Cocoa prices came under pressure today on bigger supplies from the Ivory Coast. Cumulative data from the Ivory Coast, the world’s large…
The UK is in the business of “reindustrialising”, says the prime minister. If we are, an increasing portion of the activity will be under foreign ownership. Tuesday brought yet another overseas private equity swoop on a…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent boasted Tuesday that the U.S. bond market has outperformed the rest of the world since President Donald Trump's return to office. But he made his comments as 10-year Treasury yields rose…
Wheat is starting out September with contracts mixed, but holding withing a few cents of unchanged. Futures are at least 10 to 15 cents off the overnight highs. The wheat complex is facing some month end pressure to clo…
The trigger is clear, even if the consequences are not fully priced in yet. Crude oil has surged more than 50% since the war erupted, with Brent now above $109 a barrel as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed to …
The U.S. military launched new strikes against Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post, after a pair of oil tankers came under attack in the critical ship…
As consumers traded down to fast casual and quick service restaurants because of inflation and higher interest rates, casual chains like Chili's and Applebee's capitalized with aggressive marketing and value-oriented ca…
A closely followed measure of artificial intelligence token prices touched fresh lows this week, the latest sign of deflating prices in an increasingly competitive landscape.
The U.S. House on Tuesday voted, 370-48, in favor of a stopgap spending measure that expected to avert a government shutdown this fall ahead of the 2026 midterm election, though GOP hard-liners vowed to complicate thing…
Anthropic on Tuesday announced it will change a controversial data retention policy for its business customers after "a lot of feedback," and it said it plans to implement a new solution called Enterprise Frontier Safeg…
December arabica coffee (KCZ26) is down -4.40 (-1.41%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26) is down -102 (-2.89%).