How your winning stock-index fund can turn on a dime
In the first full budget since Labor's landslide election victory last year, the government is putting some money back in workers' pockets and increasing taxes on investors.
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Look on the bright side: Energy companies are booming
A giant slingshot sounds more like a county fair stunt than a serious space plan. Yet one California company is trying to turn that simple idea into a new way to send satellites skyward, replacing fire and fuel with ele…
Read more →Trump rips Canada as wildfire smoke spreads, says U.S. will add pollution cost to tariffs
President Donald Trump on Friday blasted Canada for wildfires enveloping swaths of the United States in a smoky haze, and said he would add the costs of that pollution to existing tariffs.
Read more →Soybeans Holding onto Midday Gains, Following Slew of Export Business
Soybeans are rebounding from the Thursday weakness with contracts up 6 to 8 cents in most contracts at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 7 ½ cents at $11.62 1/2. Soymeal futures are $2.10 to $…
Read more →Stocks Pressured by Global Slide in Chipmakers
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.87%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.76%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…
Read more →Stocks Tumble as the Rout in Chipmakers Deepens
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -1.06%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -2.23%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…
Read more →Dollar Finds Support from Weak Stocks and Surging Crude Prices
The dollar index (DXY00) is up by +0.03% today. The dollar found support from today's +3% jump in WTI crude oil prices, which raises inflation expectations and could prompt the Fed to pursue tighter monetary policy, a s…
Read more →Soybeans Posting Modest Friday AM Strength
Soybeans are showing 2 to 3 cent action so far on Friday. Futures were weaker on Thursday, with contracts down 6 to 7 ¼ cents on the day. Preliminary open interest was up 14,419 contracts. The cmdtyView national average…
Read more →Cadence Design Systems Enters Oversold Territory (CDNS)
Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis ind…
Read more →Greenwich LifeSciences Becomes Oversold (GLSI)
In trading on Friday, shares of Greenwich LifeSciences Inc (Symbol: GLSI) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.9, after changing hands as low as $15.55 per share. By comparison, the current RSI …
Read more →Oversold Conditions For Cerence (CRNC)
In trading on Friday, shares of Cerence Inc (Symbol: CRNC) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.5, after changing hands as low as $8.37 per share. By comparison, the current RSI reading of the S…
Read more →Analysis: Fed Chairman Warsh faces an inflation credibility test after Congress hearings
Credibility is everything for Kevin Warsh. Congressional hearings this week showed how hard it will be for the new Federal Reserve chairman to keep it.
Read more →T. Rowe Price Launches Multi-Crypto ETF Including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP
T. Rowe Price launched TKNZ, the first actively managed crypto ETF, where five managers pick between 5 and 15 coins rather than tracking a fixed index.
Read more →Dollar holds steady on safe-haven demand, ends down on the week
NEW YORK, July 17 (Reuters) - The dollar was flat on Friday, but ended the week lower as tame U.S. inflation data led traders to cut bets on imminent rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
Read more →Chip stocks enter bear-market territory. A BofA analyst says not to panic.
U.S. stock futures are signaling a strong end to the holiday-shortened week. Wall Street is looking to rebound from last night's sudden selloff after the Federal Reserve signaled it still sees interest rate hikes later …
Read more →‘I am at a loss’: My brother is dying. We are not close. What responsibility do I have to help him?
I was 35 years old when my father died suddenly. No warning. No drawn-out illness. One day he was there, the next day he wasn’t. I remember how disorienting it felt, how the world kept moving while something fundamental…
Read more →FAA lets Boeing sign off on 737 Max, 787 airworthiness certificates again
The U.S. government on Friday said Boeing can once again issue airworthiness certificates for its bestselling 737 Max aircraft and 787 Dreamliners, an authority that was stripped from the manufacturer after fatal crashe…
Read more →Wheat Rallying Through Friday’s Midday
The wheat complex is reverting from Thursday weaker trade to post midday gains across the complex. Chicago SRW contracts are up 6 to 7 cents in most contracts. KC HRW futures are rallying 13 to 14 cents across most cont…
Read more →Hogs Gains Pushing to Friday
Lean hog futures are trading with 50 cent to $1.02 gains across most contracts at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $96.68 Friday morning, down $3.49 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was 5…
Read more →Crude Oil Prices Soar as the US and Iran Escalate Attacks
August WTI crude oil (CLQ26) today is up +2.16 (+2.74%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26) is up +0.1049 (+3.19%).
Read more →Hogs Look at Friday, Pork Continues Climb Above $100
Lean hog futures posted 20 to 60 cent gains in most contracts, with August down a nickel. Open interest was down 2,966 contracts, suggesting some shorts covering. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $100.26 o…
Read more →Soybeans Holding onto Midday Gains, Following Slew of Export Business
Soybeans are rebounding from the Thursday weakness with contracts up 6 to 8 cents in most contracts at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 7 ½ cents at $11.62 1/2. Soymeal futures are $2.10 to $…
Read more →Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday
Cotton futures are heading 87 to 99 points lower so far on Friday, amid some outside market pressure. December cotton futures expire today. The outside markets are pressure factors, with the US dollar index up 374 point…
Read more →Corn Turning Higher at Midday
The corn market is rallying off early session lows on Wednesday, with contracts up 2 to 4 cents so far at midday. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is up 4 1/4 cents at $4.09 per bu.
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