Lean hog futures were mixed on Thursday, with contracts up 47 cents to 87 cents lower. Open interest was up 9,934 contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $39.64 on Thursday afternoon, up $2.12 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 21...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down -0.22% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.77%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.24%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down -0.93% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -2.06%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.92%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down -0.35% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.36%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.30%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) fell -0.33%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down -0.93% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -2.06%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.92%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed down -0.35% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.36%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.30%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) fell -0.33%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down -0.22% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.77%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.24%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Cotton prices are up 50 to 63 points so far on Friday morning. Futures closed with Thursday gains of 12 to 17 points across most contracts. Crude oil was up $2.17 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.280 higher. Export Sales data will be pushed back...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose to a new 1.5-year high today and is up +0.03%. The dollar is supported by weakness in stocks today, which boosts demand for dollar liquidity. The dollar is also climbing amid higher T-note yields, after the 10-year T-note yield rose to a 4-week high...
Soybeans are showing 10 to 14 cent gains in early Friday trade. Futures closed Thursday trade with contracts 11 to 14 ½ cents lower, as November was the exception, down 2 cents. Open interest was up 14,141 contracts on Thursday, suggesting new selling interest. There were 6 deliveries against November...
Live cattle futures were down 7 cents in the nearby December, with other contracts up 25 cents to $1.45. Open interest was up 6,781 contracts on Thursday. Cash trade saw some light dressed trade at $330 in the North. Some light bids of $215 have been reported in the South....
Lean hog futures were mixed on Thursday, with contracts up 47 cents to 87 cents lower. Open interest was up 9,934 contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $39.64 on Thursday afternoon, up $2.12 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 21...
In trading on Friday, the iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Pilgrims Pride, up about 3.8% and shares of Freshpet, up about 3.2% on the day.
And underperf
LCI Industries, a leading supplier of engineered components to the recreation and transportation markets, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $1.15 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on December 11, 2026, to
In trading on Friday, semiconductors shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 5.7%. Helping drag down the group were shares of MaxLinear, down about 11.2% and shares of Magnachip Semiconductor off about 10.8% on the day.
Also lagging the market Friday are comput
In trading on Friday, television & radio shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.2%. Leading the group were shares of Newsmax, up about 29% and shares of Charter Communications up about 4.2% on the day.
Also showing relative strength are beverages & wine
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that OceanaGold Corp (Symbol: OGC) is the #42 broker analyst pick, on average, out of the 50 stocks making up the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index, according to Metals Channel. The Metals Channel Global M
Investors eyeing a purchase of Olema Oncology Inc (Symbol: OLMA) shares, but tentative about paying the going market price of $7.54/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular,
In a study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages, for the underlying components of the S&P 500, Republic Services Inc (Symbol: RSG) has taken over the #116 spot from Verisign Inc (Symbol: VRSN), according to ETF Channel. Below is a chart of Republic Services In
The latest tally of analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses shows that among the components of the S&P 500 index, Republic Services is now the #116 analyst pick, moving up by 16 spots.
This rank is formed by averaging the analyst opinions for each component