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The stock market had a great year in 2023. The benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) soared 24%, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) climbed almost 12%, and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) skyrocketed 43%. Those gains were fue
James and Nicki Malcolm moved to El Salvador from New Zealand to be part of a bitcoin dream sold by President Nayib Bukele in 2021 when he made the Central American nation the first in the world to accept the cryptocurrency as legal tender.
Thursday’s reaction to the semi-annual NASS Cattle Inventory report pushed futures triple digits higher. Fat cattle ended the day with $2.27 to $2.47 gains of as much as 1.4%. Feeder cattle futures settled 1.4% to 2% higher with gains of as much as $4.72. USDA confirmed Thursday cash business from...
The KC wheat market ended the session with fractional to 1 ½ cent losses, but SRW and HRS futures ended the day in the black. The Chicago market closed up by as much as 6 ¼ cents with March 14 ½ cents off the day’s low. MGE futures ended the...
The cotton futures market closed the first trade day of the new month 36 to 132 points in the black. March futures had seen a 6.27 cent range during the month of January, and netted a 417 point gain. Conversely, Dec futures were up by 214 points during the month...
Futures firmed up from early session weakness, but were still fractionally to 1 ½ cents lower for the close. Both the Dec and the March contracts were a penny lower, leaving the spot-New Crop spread at 31 ¾ cents. USDA’s NASS reported 481.7 mbu of corn was used for ethanol...
With lower than expected soybean sales, beans pushed lower through most of the Thursday session. March had gotten below the $12 mark, but closed 2 ¾ cents off the low to hold above the round number. Soymeal futures ended the trading day with 1.7% to 1.9% losses of as much...
Following 7 consecutive gains, lean hog futures pulled back to start the new month of Feb. April hogs had seen a $14.22 range during the month of January, ending a net $9.97 stronger. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was another 79c higher on Thursday to $63.35. The 1/30 CME...
(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market on Thursday ended the two-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 225 points or 1.5 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 17,970-point plateau and it may add to its winnings on Friday.
(RTTNews) - Deckers Brands (DECK) said that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Dave Powers, has decided to retire effective August 1, 2024. Powers is expected to continue serving as a member of the Company's Board of Directors through the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholde
On Tuesday afternoon, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) released its fourth-quarter 2023 report. The chipmaker's quarterly results didn't contain any notable surprises, but its first-quarter 2024 revenue guidance was lighter than Wall Street had been expecting. That led to inv
(RTTNews) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to TYRA-300, an oral FGFR3 selective inhibitor, for the treatment of achondroplasia, Tyra Biosciences Inc. (TYRA) said in a statement on Friday.
South Korea's S-Oil, whose main shareholder is Saudi Aramco, forecast on Friday that 2024 refining margins will maintain at an above-average level helped by steady demand growth and low inventories.
Volkswagen will announce on Friday additional 9 billion reais ($1.83 billion) in investments in Brazil, Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reported on Thursday, citing the carmaker's president for South America.
Activist investor Barington Capital has built an undisclosed stake in Mattel and is seeking big changes to boost the toymaker's stock, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a letter sent to CEO Ynon Kreiz.
In this video, I will be talking about Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) fourth-quarter earnings report, a new AI announcement, and a couple of important points that were mentioned during the earnings call. While Amazon stock might look expensive, it is becoming more profitable by the quar
Struggling apparel conglomerate VF Corp.’s options were unusually active on Wednesday. Its volume of 43,764 was the highest they’ve been since early November. Is it a good sign? Bad sign? Or much ado about nothing?
Midday corn prices are 2 ¼ to 3 ¾ cents weaker so far for Thursday. Preliminary open interest continues to increase, with another 11,466 contracts added yesterday and big new bets made by both sides in the old crop March, May, and July. Basis tightened on Wednesday with a national...