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Colin Cowherd lists his best bets entering Week 6, including the Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, and Atlanta Falcons.

The Federal Reserve chairman stuck to his pledge to avoid providing guidance about the path forward for interest rates, but did nothing to convey an urgency to raise them later this month.

She said failing the bar exam was “somewhat inconsequential” since she would not need to be a barred attorney while in China.

Lufthansa’s quirky plane, with its extra-long fuselage, four engines and restrooms down a flight of stairs, has a devoted following. Now, the carrier, one of few still flying the model, is taking it out of service.

December arabica coffee (KCZ26 ) is up +6.60 (+2.24%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26 ) is up +12 (+0.36%). Coffee prices are moving higher today, with arabica posting a 5-week high. Concerns that an El Niño weather pattern could hurt Brazil's and Vietnam’s coffee crops next year are...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26 ) is down -162 (-2.78%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26 ) is down -122 (-2.80%). Cocoa prices are retreating today on weaker-than-expected Q3 North American cocoa demand. The National Confectioners Association reported late Thursday that Q3 North American cocoa grindings unexpectedly fell...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH27 ) is down -0.41 (-1.94%) today, and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ26 ) is down -7.20 (-1.28%). Sugar prices are falling today as forecasts for hot, dry weather next week in Brazil’s Center-South region, the country’s largest sugar-producing area, sparked long liquidation...

Soybeans are showing extended weakness on Friday morning, with losses of 4 to 6 cents. Futures fell further into the close on Thursday, down 10 to 14 ¼ cents as futures faded Chinese purchases and sell a bearish NOPA report. Open interest was up 3,241 contracts on Thursday, with November...

Live cattle futures were up $1.57 to $2.12 higher across the board on Thursday. There still have been no deliveries against October live cattle. Open interest was down 630 contracts on Thursday. USDA reported a few dressed northern sales at $345-355 in the north. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online...

Corn prices are down 1 to 2 cents as futures round out the week of trade. Futures faced late pressure on Thursday, with contracts closing down 1 to 4 cents at the closing bell. Open interest was down 5,434 contracts on Thursday, heavily in the December contract. The CmdtyView national...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.06% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.44%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.96%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) are down -0.10%, and December E-mini...

Live cattle futures were up $1.57 to $2.12 higher across the board on Thursday. There still have been no deliveries against October live cattle. USDA reported a few dressed northern sales at $345-355 in the north. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $224-226 bids on 898 of the...

Lean hog futures found some strength, despite continued pork weakness, with contracts up 35 to 60 cents at the close. Open interest was up 2,643 contracts on Thursday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $71.70 on Thursday afternoon, up $2.56 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog...

Cotton price action is up 22 to 36 points so far on Friday morning. Futures were under pressure late, despite supportive outside markets, as contracts were down 24 to 60 points. Crude oil was up $2.46 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index $0.562 lower. The Seam...

Wheat is falling across the three exchanges on Friday morning. The wheat complex faded some early Thursday gains, to close the session with losses. Chicago SRW contracts were 1 ¾ to 4 ¾ cents lower across most contracts on Thursday. Open interest was down 8,327 contracts. KC HRW futures slipped...

Morocco appointed the head of its football federation as finance minister, as the 2030 FIFA World Cup co-host faces the challenge of narrowing fiscal leeway and pressing demand for social spending.

Trump pledged to slash energy costs by half during his first year back; a ridiculous objective made more so by his own actions. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Liam Denning explains how soaring fuel prices pose a big hurdle for the GOP in the upcoming midterms. (Source: Bloomberg)

Romania is offering to pay part of the costs that the US incurs to keep troops in the country, according to people familiar with the matter.

Seven billion light-years from Earth, there is an unexpected cluster of galaxies. It has two regions in the process of colliding with each other with a combined mass of more than two quadrillion solar masses. Given its mass, the distant cluster has been nicknamed El Gordo, the Fat One. What makes it unusual is that it's extraordinarily large for that period of the universe. How did such a large supercluster form so early?