Saturday, 18 July 2026
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According to Zhitong Finance, Micron Technology (MU.US) experienced a single-day share price plunge of 13% on Tuesday, with its stock trajectory closely watched as the June 26 options chain is pricing in another sharp m…
Oil prices rose Friday as investors weighed escalating tensions between the United States and Iran after Tehran vowed to target regional infrastructure if President Donald Trump followed through on threats to strike the…
The latest Chinese model trails U.S. competitors on benchmarks. But it may not have to win the performance race to reshape the geopolitics of artificial intelligence.
Thursday’s price action saw cotton futures pull back, closing down 40 to 47 points in the nearbys. Crude oil prices were down 77 cents so far on the day, with the US dollar index up $0.400 to $99.835.
Corn rounded out Thursday trade with contracts down 4 to 6 cents across most contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 3/4 at $4.10 3/4.
Japanese tech stocks tumbled on Friday as a fresh rout in U.S. semiconductor shares spread across Asia, underscoring growing worries about AI spending.
Live cattle futures rounded out the Thursday session with contracts down $2.35 to $3.05. Cash trade started to pick up, with a few light northern sales of $378-380 dressed and live action reported at $238-240 by USDA, w…
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Thursday closed down -521 (-8.86%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed down -385 (-8.82%).
Lean hog futures posted 20 to 60 cent gains in most contracts, with August down a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.26 on Thursday afternoon, down 40 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog …
Seven & i Holdings Co. shares gained over 4% Friday after a Nikkei report said the 7-Eleven parent was nearing a deal to buy a stake in Polish convenience giant Zabka Group.
Live cattle futures are trading sharply lower at midday on Thursday, with a number of contract months down $3 per cwt or more. They posted $1.30 to $2.82 losses on Wednesday. Open interest was down 3,922 contracts, sugg…
The dollar index (DXY00) rose by +0.27% on Thursday. The dollar rallied on Thursday as better-than-expected US economic reports signaled economic strength and lifted T-note yields. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fel…
Anyone who has booked a flight lately knows fares are not cheap. The airlines' pricing data pattern over the last few months is unmistakable. Oil goes up, fuel costs surge, and airlines pass the pain to you.
At midday on Thursday, cotton futures prices are back down 260 to 396 points from the Wednesday close. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points. Crude oil is was up a modest 10 to 15 cents …
Lean hog futures posted 20 to 60 cent gains in most contracts, with August down a nickel. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.26 on Thursday afternoon, down 40 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog …
ServiceTitan, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Sherry David reported selling 2,276 shares of Class A Common Stock on July 15, 2026 in open-market transactions at a weighted average price of $79.31 per share. According to fo…
Two years after Elon Musk made Greater Memphis the center of his artificial intelligence ambitions, building data centers and energy infrastructure at breakneck speed, residents are grappling with unwanted effects, incl…
Corn rounded out Thursday trade with contracts down 4 to 6 cents across most contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 3/4 at $4.10 3/4.
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Stocks are firmly lower midday, as investors once more contend with higher oil prices and a semiconductor selloff. Earlier this morning, President Donald Trump reimposed the Strait of Hormuz blockade, demanding a 20% re…
Nat-gas prices fell to a 2-month low on Tuesday and settled sharply lower after weekly nat-gas inventories rose more than expected. The EIA reported that nat-gas inventories increased by +41 bcf in the week ended July 1…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees Wednesday that Anthropic's limits on requests that users submit to the startup's high-end Fable artificial intelligence model don't make sense.
Thursday’s price action saw cotton futures pull back, closing down 40 to 47 points in the nearbys. Crude oil prices were down 77 cents so far on the day, with the US dollar index up $0.400 to $99.835.
Since first taking office, US President Donald Trump has been right on Iran more often than his critics care to admit.