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Crude Oil Prices Pressured as Middle East Crude Supplies Increase
October WTI crude oil (CLV26) is down -0.09 (-0.11%) today, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26) is up +0.0079 (+0.27%).
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'We have a limited window': 116 companies, entities sign on to major AI cyber defense push
OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices and more than 100 other companies and entities signed a letter on Thursday calling on businesses and policymakers to prioritize cybersecurity and "act decisively" to …
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Brian Sullivan: Gulf nations are unlikely to agree to a toll plan for Strait of Hormuz safe passage
Exactly how many ships - and how much oil - are getting through the Strait of Hormuz? With apologies to Shakespeare's Hamlet, that is the question.
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Sugar Prices Rally on the Outlook for Tighter Global Supplies
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) is up +0.49 (+2.79%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) is up +8.70 (+1.69%).
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Nasdaq 100 Rally Shows How Nvidia Is Driving a Narrow Market Bid
Webull is spiking while its more profitable, record-setting rival slides lower, and the reason why reveals exactly what kind of market this actually is.
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SpaceX shares are doing something very unusual. Options traders are taking note
After an explosive debut and equally impressive crash, SpaceX shares are now, well, hovering in midair.
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Nebius Power Expansion Signals a Bigger Bet on AI Compute Scarcity
(HedgeCo.Net) A new kind of hedge fund signal is beginning to move markets. Nebius Group, the AI infrastructure company trading under the ticker NBIS, surged roughly 10% after a disclosure showed that Situational Awaren…
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Cocoa Prices Jump on Concern Over West African Crop Quality
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26) is up +324 (+5.56%) today, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) is up +226 (+5.45%).
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Nvidia’s 2028 Growth Outlook Gives Investors More Reason for Optimism
KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) has been one of the biggest winners in the semiconductor equipment space, climbing more than 80% in the past year as AI-driven chip demand lifted the entire sector. The stock trades near $…
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Texas Senate hopeful Talarico teams with Mark Cuban on plan to break up healthcare 'monopolies'
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is out with a new plan, first shared with CNBC, to break up what he says are healthcare monopolies and bring down the cost of prescription drugs. And he's teaming up with…
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SK Hynix CEO says Indiana will be key memory production base by 2030, first U.S. facility now underway
SK Hynix, the South Korean memory maker that's emerged as one of the biggest winners in the AI boom, is bolstering its U.S. presence, with a new factory in Indiana that CEO Kwak Noh-Jung says will make the state a "key …
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Bank of America doubles down on Nvidia stock
Cisco Systems gave investors plenty to like in its fiscal fourth-quarter report, but the market’s reaction showed how high expectations have become for one of 2026’s strongest AI infrastructure trades.
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Kansas City Fed's Schmid says inflation 'stubborn' and 'sticky,' policy rate not restrictive
Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid said Thursday that inflation is still too high, though he stopped short of calling for an interest rate hike.
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Trump administration reportedly considering ‘new round of sweeping tariffs on semiconductors’ – business live
The Trump administration is reportedly considering a new round of sweeping tariffs on semiconductors – despite warnings from technology companies that the move could harm US hopes of dominating artificial intelligence.
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Nvidia jumps 7% after blockbuster earnings boost AI confidence
Nvidia shares rose Thursday after the chip giant's revenue guidance reassured investors that artificial intelligence demand will remain strong.
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Stocks Finish Little Changed Ahead of Nvidia Earnings
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down by -0.02% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +0.05%. E-mini S&P futures (ES…
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American Airlines adds batch of new international routes on its XLR planes
American Airlines announced Thursday it will add seven international routes to its 2027 schedule, with many of those on its Airbus A321XLR planes.
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Bear of the Day: Louisiana-Pacific (LPX)
Trading near a 52-week low of $68 a share, Louisiana-Pacific’s LPX) stock has fallen sharply in the last three months as analysts have started to cut price targets and warned of declining earnings in correlation with on…
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Bull of the Day: Wayfair (W)
Wayfair, a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has quietly become one of the most compelling turnaround stories in retail.
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Why these analysts say bitcoin will double by next year — and could reach $500,000 by the end of the decade
Bitcoin (BTC) price climbed to its highest level since early March, trading above $88,800 as the cryptocurrency market capitalization expanded amid growing concerns over Federal Reserve (Fed) independence following Pres…
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After Meta's landmark settlement with state AGs, legal headaches remain
Meta's $16.7 billion settlement in a federal social media addiction case represents a dramatic concession for the social media company after years of fending off attacks from state litigators. There could be much more t…
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Nvidia’s Quarter Dwarfed TSMC’s Year and AI Demand Could Still Surprise
In the basement of a fabrication facility in Hsinchu, Taiwan, machines worth more than $200 million each fire extreme ultraviolet light through molten tin droplets at 50,000 pulses per second, etching circuit patterns s…
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10 Software Stocks to Watch as Salesforce Soars Following Earnings Report
In this new episode of The Morning Filter podcast, co-hosts Dave Sekera and Susan Dziubinski discuss last week’s market activity and what to make of the surging yield on the 30-year Treasury bond. They cover what to wat…