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Wheat Rallies on Wednesday following Black Sea Escalation

The wheat complex was in rally mode leading to the grains higher on Wednesday, with export concerns out of the Black Sea. Chicago SRW contracts were mostly 26 to 32 1/2 cents in the green at the close. KC HRW futures we…

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Thursday Sector Leaders: Trucking, Paper & Forest Products

Also showing relative strength are paper & forest products shares, up on the day by about 3.5% as a group, led by Sylvamo, trading higher by about 6.1% and Louisiana-Pacific, trading up by about 4.2% on Thursday.

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Soybeans Close with Strength, as Crush Data Exceeds Estimates

Soybeans were up 7 ½ to 11 cents at the Wednesday close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 8 3/4 cents $11.55 1/2. Soymeal futures were $1.50 to $3.70 higher at the close, with Soy Oil futures 16 to …

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Why Sandisk Stock Skyrocketed 857% In the First Half of 2026

Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) stock has accelerated in 2026 as the company taps into the surging demand for memory processors. Sandisk is a leader in NAND Flash memory, which is used for everything from smartphones to artifici…

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S&P 500, Nasdaq open lower as chip stocks weaken

Major U.S. indices weakened, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 turning negative, while chip, computer hardware, and AI stocks led declines. Gambling and airline stocks bucked the trend. Analysts warn of market tops, citing ov…

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Why McDonald's stock is at nearly 2-year lows

Quick insight: McDonald's share price is now hovering around two-year lows, according to Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data. At a forward P/E multiple of about 20.7 times, the Golden Arches' stock trades on the lowest multip…