With the fourth quarter earnings season underway, two financial investment conglomerates that are garnishing much attention are BlackRock (BLK) and Goldman Sachs (GS).
The U.S. government finally released hundreds of pages of documents Friday related to its ongoing review of the status of cannabis under federal law, confirming for the first time that the Department of Health and Human Services has recommended the ...
Live cattle closed with 17 to 42 cent losses on Friday, though the feeders held onto 27 to 35 cent front month gains. Feb live cattle finished the week with a net 80c gain, while March feeders were a net $3.55 higher. Cash trade remained light this week, with some...
The corn market settled 5 to 6 cents off the lows after a bearish response to USDA data. Prices were still 1.5% to 2.4% in the red for the close. March futures ended the week on a net 13 ¾ cent loss. As a reminder the market is closed on...
Lean hog futures ended 30 to 70 cents lower on Friday after gapping 30c lower to start the day. That reduced Feb’s weekly gain to $1.90. USDA’s National Average Base Hog price was 53 cents weaker for Friday afternoon, to $44.96. The CME Lean Hog Index was 31 cents higher...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.11%. The dollar on Friday recovered from early losses and posted modest gains on increased safe-haven demand after Reuters reported that a senior U.S. official said it expects some sort of retaliation from the Houthis for Thursday’s air attacks on Houthi...
February Nymex natural gas (NGG24 ) on Friday closed +0.216 (+6.97%). Nat-gas prices on Friday rallied sharply and are just below Tuesday's 2-month high. NatGasWeather predicts that an arctic air mass will "advance aggressively across the U.S. this weekend and next week," bringing cold weather across the northern part of...
Tens of millions of Americans were in the pathway of dangerous and damaging weather conditions as snowstorms moved across the Northwest and Midwest, flooding threatened the East Coast and potential tornadoes were on tap in the South.
February WTI crude oil (CLG24 ) on Friday closed up +0.66 (+0.92%), and Feb RBOB gasoline (RBG24 ) closed up +0.60 (+0.28%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Friday climbed to 2-week highs and settled moderately higher. Crude prices rose on an escalation of geopolitical risks in the Middle East after...
The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) on Friday said it would issue a decision on a variance request from the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project "in due course," following a one-day oral hearing in Calgary.
Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala scored twice to give the champions a 3-0 victory over Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga restart on Friday as the club remembered Germany great Franz Beckenbauer who died last week.
It was more than a decade in the making, but spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETFs are here.The SEC approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETF applications on Jan. 10 after the market closed, kicking off fierce competition for investor funds. Many of the issuers providing the ETFs are waiving their
U.S. power and natural gas companies were preparing on Friday for extreme cold over this Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend that is expected to cause record gas demand while also cutting supplies by freezing wells.
Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH) has one big claim to fame, it is a Dividend King with over 50 years of annual dividend increases behind it. That said, every business, even ones as reliable as Black Hills, go through good periods and bad ones. In 2023, the electric and natural
When it comes to saving for retirement, money expert Dave Ramsey knows exactly how much you should be setting aside. Ramsey's recommendation, which he shared on his website Ramsey Solutions, is to...
Having too much money in your savings account is a good problem to have -- unfortunately, it's not particularly common. The last year gave savers an opportunity to cash in on the highest interest...
Severe winter weather caused havoc for Republican presidential candidates in Iowa on Friday, three days before the party's nominating race kicks off in the state.
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH24 ) on Friday closed +49 (+1.15%), and Mar ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH24 ) closed +39 (+1.09%). Cocoa prices on Friday rallied to contract highs and settled moderately higher. Declining ICE cocoa inventories and concerns about global cocoa production are pushing cocoa prices higher. The...