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Magnetic nanocomposites could help shrink the components that power computer chips

6 days 11 hours ago
When you think about making computer chips better, you probably think about transistors. My colleagues and I focused on a less visible part of the problem: the components that deliver power to those transistors. A chip needs more than electricity. It needs electricity supplied at the right voltage, with fluctuations kept under control. Making the hardware that does this smaller is an important challenge—and one that led my colleagues and me to build tiny magnetic devices called stripline microinductors.

Slumping Crude Oil Prices Weigh on Sugar

6 days 11 hours ago
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is down -0.23 (-1.19%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is down -6.10 (-1.18%). Sugar prices are falling today, with London sugar sliding to a 5-week low after WTI crude oil (CLZ26 ) plunged -7% to a 1.5-week low....

Tighter ICE Inventories Lift Coffee Prices

6 days 11 hours ago
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +4.90 (+1.71) on Monday, and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF27 ) closed up +37 (+1.15%). Coffee prices rose sharply on Monday, with robusta climbing to a 1-week high. Tight coffee inventories are underpinning prices. ICE arabica inventories fell to a 1.5-month low of...

Ample Supplies Pressure Cocoa Prices

6 days 11 hours ago
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed down -18 (-0.33%) on Monday, and ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed down -3 (-0.07%). Cocoa prices were under pressure on Monday, with London cocoa falling to a 3-week low. Rising ICE cocoa inventories are weighing on prices. ICE cocoa inventories have...

Dollar Falls with Crude Oil Prices and Bond Yields

6 days 11 hours ago
The dollar index (DXY00 ) tumbled to a 1-month low on Monday and finished down by -0.13%. The dollar fell as Monday’s -7% plunge in crude oil prices eased inflation expectations, which could persuade the Fed to ease monetary policy, a bearish factor for the dollar. The dollar was also...

Slumping Crude Oil Prices Weigh on Sugar

6 days 11 hours ago
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is down -0.23 (-1.19%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is down -6.10 (-1.18%). Sugar prices are falling today, with London sugar sliding to a 5-week low after WTI crude oil (CLZ26 ) plunged -7% to a 1.5-week low....

Tighter ICE Inventories Lift Coffee Prices

6 days 11 hours ago
December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) closed up +4.90 (+1.71) on Monday, and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF27 ) closed up +37 (+1.15%). Coffee prices rose sharply on Monday, with robusta climbing to a 1-week high. Tight coffee inventories are underpinning prices. ICE arabica inventories fell to a 1.5-month low of...

Ample Supplies Pressure Cocoa Prices

6 days 11 hours ago
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) closed down -18 (-0.33%) on Monday, and ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) closed down -3 (-0.07%). Cocoa prices were under pressure on Monday, with London cocoa falling to a 3-week low. Rising ICE cocoa inventories are weighing on prices. ICE cocoa inventories have...

Dollar Falls with Crude Oil Prices and Bond Yields

6 days 11 hours ago
The dollar index (DXY00 ) tumbled to a 1-month low on Monday and finished down by -0.13%. The dollar fell as Monday’s -7% plunge in crude oil prices eased inflation expectations, which could persuade the Fed to ease monetary policy, a bearish factor for the dollar. The dollar was also...