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nLight (LASR) Moves 27.3% Higher: Will This Strength Last?

nLight LASR shares soared 27.3% in the last trading session to close at $74.71. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 6.4% loss ov…

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Wheat Posts Strength on Thursday

The wheat complex posted gains across the three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were 4 to 4 ½ cents higher on the day. KC HRW contracts were up 4 ¼ to 7 1/4 cents on the session. MPLS spring wheat rallied 4 ¼…

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Soybeans Correct Lower on Thursday Ahead of Friday USDA Reports

Soybeans were down 10 to 15 ¼ cents in the front months, with other contracts fractionallt to 8 cents lower. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 14 1/2 cents at $11.31. Soymeal futures were $3.70 to …

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Dollar Falls as Stocks Rally and Crude Oil Retreats

The dollar index (DXY00) fell by -0.08% on Thursday. The dollar moved lower on Thursday as strength in stocks reduced liquidity demand for the currency. Also, Thursday’s -2% fall in crude oil prices lowered inflation ex…

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Corn Fades Lower on Thursday

Corn futures closed the Thursday session with contracts 2 to 4 ¼ cents lower, as nearby July was down 7 cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 3 1/4 cents lower at $4.01 3/4.

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Cattle Post Weakness on Thursday

Live cattle futures were falling on Thursday, with contracts down $1.80 to $2.47 at the close. Cash trade kicked off on Thursday at $247-248 across the country, a $7-8 drop from last week. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchan…

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Hogs Close with Mixed Trade on Thursday

Lean hog futures were mixed at the final bell on Thursday, with contracts down $1.50 in August to as much as 30 cents higher in the deferreds. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $97.05 on Thursday afternoon,…

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Where Jim Cramer stands on SK Hynix's massive offering

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Thursday that SK Hynix's upcoming Nasdaq debut will give U.S. investors a new way to bet on the artificial intelligence boom, but warned the South Korean memory-chip giant comes with significant r…

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Florida's Palm Beach airport renamed for Trump

The airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, has officially been renamed after President Donald Trump, the first time an airport has been named after a sitting U.S. president.