More than half of Japan's largest companies have announced plans to raise their dividends in the current fiscal year. The announcement of share buybacks is also at an all-time high, as firms announced $7.7 billion worth of share buybacks in April - a record for the first month of a fiscal year. This is all part of the normalization of both Japan's economy and corporate behavior, and it's a moneymaking trend for investors.
Investors are highly anticipating Q1 earnings from Nvidia NVDA next week with the broader indexes printing fresh highs fueled by reassuring inflationary data in April.
The wheat complex posted weakness across the board on Friday. Chicago contracts were down 2 to 12 cents, led by the front months. Kansas City futures closed with contracts 4 ¼ to 11 ½ cents. MPLS spring wheat futures were down 7 ½ to 9 ¾ cents across the board....
Lean hogs slipped lower into the weekend, with contracts down anywhere from a tick to $1.87, led by the nearbys. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was back down 76 cents on Friday afternoon at 88.57. The CME Lean Hog Index was up another 37 cents on May 15...
The cotton market fall back lower on Friday, as contracts were down 5 to 38 points. On the week, July was down 142 points, with December losing just 16. The outside market factors were a mixed bag, with crude oil up another 76 cents and the US dollar index just...
Soybeans held on for steady to 11 ¾ cent higher trade across the front months at the close, with back month 2025 contracts lower. July soybeans were up 9 cents this week, with November down 2 ¼. Soymeal futures were up 30 cent to $1.10/ton in the front months but...
Live cattle closed the Friday session with contracts up 67 cents to $2.02. June was up $4.90 on the week. USDA reported cash sales of $186-190 across the country on Friday, helped by the beef strength this week. Feeder cattle closed with gains of $1.12 to $2.50 on Friday, as...
Corn futures closed out the Friday session with losses across the board, as contracts were down 2 to 5 ¼ cents. On the week, July was down 17 ¼ cents, with December losing 15 ½ cents. Weekend weather looks drier, though planting conditions may still be less than ideal in...
Workday (WDAY) closed at $257.93 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.53% move from the prior day. The stock outperformed the S&P 500, which registered a daily gain of 0.12%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.34%, and t
The latest trading session saw Samsara Inc. (IOT) ending at $40.90, denoting a +0.69% adjustment from its last day's close. The stock's change was more than the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.12%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.34%, a
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.34%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.06%. US stock indexes settled mixed on Friday as they consolidated just below this week’s...
In the latest trading session, PowerFleet (PWFL) closed at $5.46, marking a +0.18% move from the previous day. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.12%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gai
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