Thursday, 23 July 2026
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SYDNEY - Australia and the Solomon Islands said on July 7 they were stepping up bilateral ties, a day after China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific in a move analysts say could intensify …
More than 40 state attorneys general are pursuing what could become Big Tech's tobacco moment, with a trial set for August 2026
Samsung Q2 profit seen surging to record high on AI-fueled windfall; shares fall
US President Donald Trump is expected to tell Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in Ankara ahead of a NATO summit that he is prepared to restore Türkiye's access to the F-35 fighter jet program,…
Nextage Therapeutics, an Israeli biotech company developing technologies to deliver drugs directly to the brain, announced Sunday it cannot publish its second-quarter 2025 earnings report on time because it does not hav…
President Donald Trump says he's attending the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, for one reason: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
A man has been arrested after an hours-long stand-off with police on top of a 140-metre tower on a Melbourne bridge, which delayed thousands of drivers on CityLink and West Gate Freeway.
US president rings bell from White House and showcases initiative that gives children a $1,000 investment account
Wheat is trading with Thursday morning gains across most contracts of 2 to 4 cents. The wheat complex was higher across the three exchanges on Wednesday. Chicago SRW contracts were 4 to 11 ¼ cents higher on the Wednesda…
Corn futures are mixed on Thursday, with front months steady to 2 1/4 cents higher and deferreds down as much as 1 ½ cents. There were 262 delivery notices against July corn overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cas…
Cotton price action is down 70 to 81 points so far on Thursday Crude oil is down 40 cents/bbl to $68.18. The US dollar index is down $0.586 at $100.570. The market will observe the July 4th Independence Day Holiday on F…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up +0.10% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.92%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.08%, …
PayPal Holdings Inc (Symbol: PYPL) options are showing a volume of 73,520 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 7.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41% of PYPL'…
Soybeans are up 1 to 3 cents in the front months on Thursday, with near crop down 1 to 2 cents. There were 30 deliveries against July soybeans overnight. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 2 cents at $…
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) today is down -0.15 (-1.00%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26) is down -0.10 (-0.02%).
Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Thursday were Infosys, trading up about 4.7% with over 11.4 million shares changing hands so far this session, and Ambev, down about 0.6% on volume of over 11.1 million …
On Monday, Five Below's Director, Robert Lynch, made a $93,309 buy of FIVE, purchasing 530 shares at a cost of $176.06 a piece. Lynch was up about 5.5% on the buy at the high point of today's trading session, with FIVE …
Lean hog futures are in rally mode ahead of the long weekend, as front months are up 35 cents to $1.65. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $95.79 on Thursday morning, down 66 $1.37 from the day prior. The CM…
Live cattle futures closed are falling $1.45 to $2 so far on Thursday. There were a few cash sales of $403 dressed in the north this week, with live trade at $255-256. Southern trade has started at $255. Feeder cattle f…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Employment Situation for June, showing that the U.S. added 57,000 nonfarm jobs. There was strength in professional and business services; social assistance; and the stal…
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It's been a while since consumers across America started cutting back on discretionary spending to cope with rising inflation.
The proliferation of consumer "cord-cutters" has caused economic distress for the satellite television services, such as Dish Wireless, forcing restructurings and bankruptcies as the percentage of households subscribing…
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