Dell stock jumps on RBC initiation, now up nearly 350% in 2026
Dell Technologies stock rose 12% on Friday after RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage of the computer maker and gave it an outperform rating and a price target of $640.
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Frontier Models, $2 Trillion Valuations and a GPU Market Still Running Hot
Our series about AI model distillation continues with another exciting technique.
Read more →Crude Prices Fall Back After IEA Forecasts Sharp Drop in Oil Demand
October WTI crude oil (CLV26) on Friday closed down -2.43 (-2.37%), and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26) closed down -0.0860 (-2.53%).
Read more →Reddit Now #388 Largest Company, Surpassing CF Industries Holdings
In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Reddit Inc (Symbol: RDDT) has taken over the #388 spot from CF Industries Holdings Inc (Symbol: CF), according to …
Read more →PG&E Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing Steel Dynamics
In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, PG&E Corp (Symbol: PCG) has taken over the #302 spot from Steel Dynamics Inc. (Symbol: STLD), according to The Onl…
Read more →Steel Dynamics Takes Over #297 Spot From GE HealthCare Technologies
In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Steel Dynamics Inc. (Symbol: STLD) has taken over the #297 spot from GE HealthCare Technologies Inc (Symbol: GEHC)…
Read more →PPL Takes Over #336 Spot From Xylem
In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, PPL Corp (Symbol: PPL) has taken over the #336 spot from Xylem Inc (Symbol: XYL), according to The Online Investor.
Read more →Dan Chung rebuilt a decimated Alger Management after 9/11. He's still finding the market's winners
Daniel Chung, the CEO and chief investment officer at investment firm Fred Alger Management, survived the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center by chance.
Read more →In pictures: The U.S. commemorates the 25th anniversary of 9/11
On Sept. 11, 2001, members of al-Qaida hijacked four passenger airliners. They flew two planes into the twin skyscrapers of the World Trade Center in New York at 8:46 a.m. and 9:03 a.m., and both towers collapsed that m…
Read more →Election officials ban certain public workers from trading on prediction markets ahead of midterms
With less than two months until the midterms, election and county officials are prohibiting employees from participating on prediction market contracts.
Read more →I went to Caracas for Venezuela’s new oil deals. Here’s what stood out
It was one of the most eye-opening and fascinating business trips in my 30-year career: the opportunity to travel to Venezuela to witness firsthand the signing of oil deals between the government in Caracas and Venezuel…
Read more →Here’s the inflation breakdown for August 2026 — in one chart
Inflation remained stubbornly high in August — and economists said consumers are likely to continue to feel the financial pain in coming months as tensions flare in the Middle East, driving up gasoline and other energy …
Read more →Analysis: Hot inflation data sets up a Fed rate hike. What happens if Warsh wavers
Hotter-than-expected inflation data has turned next week's Federal Reserve meeting into a defining test for Chairman Kevin Warsh. His choice now is whether to raise interest rates, or look like he isn't in control of th…
Read more →Stocks Shake Off CPI Report and Rally on Lower Oil Prices
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) is up +0.87%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.97%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.77%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +1.01%, and September E-mi…
Read more →Corn Pulling Back as Traders Square Up Ahead of USDA Report
Corn price action is down 4 to 5 cents so far on Friday morning as traders pull back ahead of the USDA reports. Futures close Thursday with gains of 5 to 7 cents across the board. There were 163 deliveries issued agains…
Read more →Record U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak is over, CDC says
The largest-ever outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the U.S. has ended, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Read more →Investors are all wrong about demography
The World Development Report 2025 is on the theme “Standards for Development” (World Bank, December 2025, https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/wdr2025). In the press release for the report, Indermit Gill remarked:
Read more →Forget the Fed. The Bank of Japan could deliver next week’s market shock.
The European Central Bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday, in line with expectations, while lifting its inflation forecast and lowering its growth outlook. The move underscored growing concerns that…
Read more →Iran, Russia condemn Western economic sanctions and urge BRICS bloc to deepen economic ties
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday criticized Western sanctions on their economies and urged countries of the Global South to deepen trade relations as they addressed the …
Read more →Hog Traders Look to Close Out the Week
Lean hog futures saw losses of 7 to 60 cents across most contracts on Thursday, with nearby October up 7 cents. Open interest was down 1,542 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $86.86 on Thursday a…
Read more →Wheat Feeling Modest Pressure Early on Friday
Wheat is starting off Friday trade with contracts lower across the three exchanges. The wheat complex rallied across the board on Thursday. Chicago SRW contracts posted gains of 5 ¾ to 12 ½ cents across the board. There…
Read more →Soybeans Falling Back from 3-Year Highs on Friday Morning
Soybeans are trading with contracts down 11 to 12 cents on Friday morning. Futures were in rally mode on Thursday, with contracts 13 to 22 cents higher across most contracts. Open interest was up 6,206 contracts on Thur…
Read more →Houthis reportedly advance to key Red Sea island, further threatening crucial oil choke point
The Iran-backed Houthis reportedly advanced to Yemen's strategic Perim Island on Friday, delivering a major boost to the militant group's push to take control of one of the world's most important shipping choke points.
Read more →Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness is active in options market, sources say
Leopold Aschenbrenner, the AI researcher whose hedge fund virtually collapsed over the summer, is getting active again in the financial markets via options.
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