Why Intel, Micron and other major chip stocks are falling — even as the rest of tech holds up
Micron and Broadcom are both semiconductor stocks, but they each operate in different areas.
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Moody's says 'unprecedented' AI spending threatens credit quality of Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and others
The race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure at a trillion-dollar annual clip is eroding the free cash flow and increasing balance-sheet risk at so-called hyperscalers, warned Moody's Ratings.
Read more →Cocoa Prices Recover Ahead of the Weekend
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) today is up +29 (+0.55%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed up +49 (+1.23%).
Read more →Coffee Prices Rebound Higher After This Week’s Sell-off
September arabica coffee (KCU26) today is up +4.00 (+1.29%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) is up +57 (+1.54%).
Read more →Cattle Look to Friday After Thursday Bounce
$2.20 higher. Open interest was up 1,868 contracts. Cash trade has picked up mostly to $230 across the country. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,530 head, with bids at $230. Feede…
Read more →Hogs Continue to Climb as Traders Look to Round Out the Week
Lean hog futures closed with gains of 30 to 70 cents across most front months, with other contracts down 15 to 12 cents higher. Open interest was up 1,747 contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was report…
Read more →Wheat Reverts Lower on Thursday
The wheat complex faced some pressure on Thursday after rallying to fresh multi year highs overnight. Chicago SRW contracts were down 8 ½ to 13 cents at the close. KC HRW futures slipped late, with contracts down 3 to 1…
Read more →Stocks Fall Sharply as Crude Oil Prices Soar and Alphabet Sparks AI Spending Concerns
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday fell -1.49%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) fell -1.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) fell -2.26%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -1.50%, a…
Read more →S&P 500 Movers: CHRW, DLR
And the worst performing S&P 500 component thus far on the day is C.H. Robinson Worldwide, trading down 7.7%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, is showing a gain of 18.1% looking at the year to date performance.
Read more →Dow Movers: AXP, HONIV
And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is American Express, trading down 4.8%. American Express is lower by about 12.3% looking at the year to date performance.
Read more →Trader who successfully shorted Tesla into earnings now sets sights on this high flyer
The bearish Tesla set-up we flagged ahead of Wednesday's report has delivered most of what it can. Two ways forward: bank the entire gain, or press the same playbook against another priced-for-perfection name reporting …
Read more →Anthropic's new AI model rivals Fable 5 and is cheaper as businesses fret about costs
Anthropic on Friday announced its latest artificial intelligence model, Claude Opus 5, which it said is its best-performing and most cost-effective offering across a number of industry benchmarks.
Read more →Earnings call transcript: Ovintiv tops revenue in Q2 2026, shares rise
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Read more →JPMorgan warns ’super’ El Niño and oil shock could prop up global inflation
Astrologers at Cafe Astrology note that Jupiter in a fire sign encourages people to become bolder, more optimistic and more willing to pursue meaningful goals. Instead of playing small, this transit rewards those who em…
Read more →College kids are moving into retirement communities for reasons beyond ‘cheap rent’
The parents say to open a wedding registry. The couple responds that they do not want one. They don’t expect gifts from wedding guests (their “presence is enough”), and they have been cohabiting for years and already ha…
Read more →Outdoor giant now closing 91 stores in Chapter 11 bankruptcy
True boat lovers reject the popular saying that the two happiest days of a boater's life are the day they buy the boat and the day they sell it. For them, happiness is putting the boat in the water and sailing off, neve…
Read more →CDC says massive cyclospora outbreak is now in nine states
The nation's largest multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to shredded iceberg lettuce has expanded to nine states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Read more →Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta warn against 'premature restrictions' of open-weight models
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Palantir and more than 20 other companies released a letter on Friday urging policymakers to avoid "premature restrictions" on open-weight artificial intelligence models that would "stifle compe…
Read more →Gold prices today, Friday, July 24, 2026: Gold price remains below $4,100 ahead of next week’s rate decision
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Read more →European banks pour into risk, compliance and AI to compete: Moody’s
Fraud and financial crime have become the sharpest edge of the pressure for ramp up risk management and compliance investment, according to Moodys. Some 66% of European banks cite rising fraud and sanction enforcement a…
Read more →Soybeans Starting Friday with a Slight Correction
Soybeans are showing fractional to penny losses on Friday morning. Futures saw some late pressure to pull off the intraday highs, as contracts were up 1 ¼ to 5 vents across most nearby contracts, with some deferreds dow…
Read more →Corn Slipping Back to Start Friday Trade
Corn price action is showing 4 to 5 cent losses so far on Friday morning, reverting from recent strength to start the last trade day of the week. Futures closed the Thursday session with contracts holding onto 2 to 3 ce…
Read more →Wheat Falling Back in Early Friday Trade
Wheat is trading with double digit losses on Friday morning. The wheat complex faced some pressure on Thursday after rallying to fresh multi year highs overnight. Chicago SRW contracts were down 8 ½ to 13 cents at the c…
Read more →Cotton Trading with Thursday Gains
Cotton futures are trading with 51 to 78 point gains at midday. Crude oil futures are 28 cents/barrel higher. The US dollar index is higher, up $0.177 to $97.130.
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