The auto sector tends to have promising companies with strong growth narratives due to their essentiality. Following their favorable fourth quarter reports this week Allison Transmission ALSN and Goodyear Tire GT are starting to f
The cotton market continued to rally, with the midweek gains led by the front months 196 to 232 point jump. Other contracts were 53 to 98 points higher. The trade is looking for USDA’s Ag Outlook Forum to show 10.7 million cotton acres this spring. That would be just a...
Hogs were up 17 cents to $3.35 in the front months on the Wednesday Trade, with other contracts for 2024 down 2 to 55 cents. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was 2 cents firmer in the PM update, now listed at $68.21. The WCB quote was $68.49 compared to...
The cattle market had a correction on Wednesday, as fat cattle futures were down anywhere from $1.10 to $1.97. Feeder cattle also fell to weakness, with futures down $1.77 to $2.62. Cash trade has yet to be established this week, with last week hovering around the $180-183 range, with most...
The wheat complex continued the pressure on Wednesday. Chicago contracts closed with 9 to 14 cent losses. Kansas City futures were 6 ¾ to 10 cents lower across the board. MPL spring wheat futures saw 6 ¾ to 9 ¼ cent weakness at the close. Traders are looking for the...
Corn futures closed with losses of 4 to 6 ½ cents across the board on Wednesday. Nearby March closed at the lowest price for a front month continuation chart since December 2020. EIA’s weekly report showed ethanol output increased by 50k barrels per day to 1.083 million for the week...
The Soybean complex closed lower on Wednesday. Soybeans couldn’t hold the slight gains from the day session open, with contracts collapsing 9 to 15 ¾ cents across most nearby months. Soymeal futures were down $1.50 to $3.10 at the close. Soy oil was 54 to 95 points lower on the...
Hecla Mining (HL) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.04 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.02. This compares to earnings of $0.02 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring item
Sonoco (SON) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.02 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.07 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.27 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items
Franklin BSP (FBRT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.39 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.42 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.37 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurrin
Kinross Gold (KGC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.11 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.09 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.09 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring
Essential Properties (EPRT) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.42 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to FFO of $0.39 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-
Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.37 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.29 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.89 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-re
The most recent trading session ended with Paramount Global-B (PARA) standing at $13.19, reflecting a +1.46% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.96% for
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