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Potential Disruption to Global Cocoa Supplies Lifts Prices
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) today is up +271 (+5.30%) on Thursday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) is up +199 (+5.22%).
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Soybeans Starting Friday with Losses
Soybeans are trading with Friday morning losses of 1 to 2 ½ cents Futures posted weaker trade late on Thursday, with contracts down fractionally to 4 cents across most contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean…
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Stock Indexes Supported as Amazon Earnings Bolster Tech Stocks
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is closed up +0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.75%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.…
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Trump appeals order that slammed his IRS lawsuit and referred his lawyer to bar
President Donald Trump on Friday appealed a federal judge's blistering order finding he filed a bad-faith $10 billion lawsuit in order to reach an advantageous settlement.
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Want to trade SpaceX for Apple? 1inch says skip the dollars
1inch, a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, just announced the launch of it's new shared liquidity protocol, Aqua. It promises to improve efficiency and unlock liquidity for users across networks. Sergej Kun…
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FIFA tests the limits of private equity in sports with World Cup subsidiary sale
Global soccer may be finding the limits to private equity's stampede into sports.
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Arabica Coffee Prices Jump as ICE Inventories Tighten
September arabica coffee (KCU26) today is up +7.75 (+2.40%) on Thursday, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) is up +4 (+0.11%).
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Dollar Finds Support on Higher T-Note Yields
The dollar index (DXY00) rose by +0.04% on Friday. The dollar recovered from a 6-week low on Friday and posted modest gains as higher T-note yields strengthened the dollar's interest rate differentials. The dollar also …
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Democrats demand information on Trump and Lutnick families' ties to critical mineral deals
Democratic senators on Friday demanded information on more than a dozen critical mineral deals with the federal government that potentially benefit the families of President Donald Trump or Commerce Secretary Howard Lut…
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Noteworthy ETF Outflows: SHV
Looking at the chart above, SHV's low point in its 52 week range is $109.85 per share, with $110.60 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $110.39. Comparing the most recent share price to the 20…
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Microsoft shares are surging. Here’s how to still make money, says Mike Khouw
Following Microsoft's (MSFT) Q4 earnings and record-setting appreciation ($450 billion in market capitalization gained in a single trading day!), the immediate binary event risk is officially behind us.
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Texas Precious Metals says gold, silver pullback offers buying opportunity
Silver has had quite the run-up over the last year, climbing from a mere $29 per ounce at the start of 2025 to almost $80 per ounce by the end of it. As of January 6, 2026, the price of silver sits at $80.62, according …
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Analysis: Markets heard a dovish Kevin Warsh. The Fed chairman's own words suggest a rate hike
The overwhelming response to Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's comments on Wednesday was that he would go easy on inflation. Investors who drove up bond yields in response should be careful.
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Noteworthy ETF Inflows: SCHG, COST, DIS, PGR
Looking at the chart above, SCHG's low point in its 52 week range is $27.96 per share, with $35.42 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $33.72. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 …
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Investors may want to focus on front end of yield curve — as Street anticipates next Fed meetings
Bond market investors may want to shift their focus toward the front of the yield curve, according to Allspring Global Investments' Noah Wise.
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Corn Weakness Spilling over to Friday Morning
Corn is trading with Friday AM losses of 2 to 3 cents. Futures closed with weakness on Thursday, as front months were down 2 to 3 ¼ cents, with deferreds fractionally to 1 ¼ cents higher. Open interest suggested new sho…
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GM to launch its own in-vehicle AI system later this year
DETROIT — General Motors plans to launch its own in-vehicle artificial intelligence system that's better tailored for its customers later this year.
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ sets domestic box office preview record with $72 million
Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" secured $72 million in preview ticket sales, the highest collection for any domestic film in Hollywood history. The previous record holder was 2019's "Avengers: Endgame," wh…
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As Warsh’s Fed faces pressure to act on inflation, these indicators show it’s at its lowest in years
Pricing data from June indicated that outside of some select items where costs continue to grow, inflation is trending back towards the Federal Reserve's inflation goal.
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450,000 defrauded student loan borrowers are eligible for debt forgiveness — here's who qualifies
Hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers have gotten their debts forgiven, or soon will, due to a $23 billion class-action settlement with the U.S. Department of Education.
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Analysis-Tariff provisions could doom long-awaited Russia sanctions bill
By Andrea Shalal and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) – A Russia sanctions bill championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham faces a tough road in Congress as Democrats and some Republicans raise concern…
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See Which Recent 13F Filers Hold KRE
At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 55 most recent 13F filings for the 06/30/2026 reporting period, and noticed that SPDR Series Trust - State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (Symbol: KRE)…
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Soybeans Starting Friday with Losses
Soybeans are trading with Friday morning losses of 1 to 2 ½ cents Futures posted weaker trade late on Thursday, with contracts down fractionally to 4 cents across most contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean…
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The S&P 500 is stuck at a key battleground level. This obscure index could determine the market’s next move
After a whipsaw two days of price action, bulls and bears are facing off again at a key technical level in the S&P 500. At the same time, an increasingly popular volatility-based measure of market breadth leans bearish.