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In 2024, mass protests brought an abrupt end to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s long tenure in power, opening the door to Bangladesh’s most consequential election in more than a decade. To talk about this new …
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Amazon is requiring that third-party sellers label any product images or videos that contain "AI-generated people" after New York recently passed a law mandating greater transparency around "synthetic performers" in ads.
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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday fell -1.49%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) fell -1.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) fell -2.26%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -1.50%, a…
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Japan's core inflation came in at 1.6% in June, government data released Friday showed, as the impact of higher oil prices spills over into the wider economy.
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October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) today is down -0.04 (-0.27%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) is down -5.00 (-1.08%).
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The inflation-adjusted pace of wages, a key measure of household purchasing power, ease from a revised 2% gain in February
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Lean hog futures saw gains of 20 to 75 cents across most contracts, with August the exception, down a nickel. Open interest was up 199 contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $101.08 Wedne…
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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday fell -1.49%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) fell -1.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) fell -2.26%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -1.50%, a…
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September arabica coffee (KCU26) on Thursday closed down -57.25 (-2.29%), and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed down -88 (-2.32%).
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Demand for their product is decidedly robust, particularly for copper coil or copper plate or the ultra-pure copper broken up literally into atoms to make tiny, high-speed computer chips. Or all the wiring and related e…
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Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund Provides Unaudited Balance Sheet Information and Announces Its Net Asset Value and Asset Coverage Ratios as of June 30, 2026
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The dollar index (DXY00) is up +0.37%. The dollar is finding support from strong US interest rate differentials, as the 10-year T-note yield rose by +5 bp and posted a new 1.5-year high amid today's surge in oil prices …
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In order to understand the brutality of American capitalism, you have to start on the plantation.
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The dollar index (DXY00) on Thursday rose by +0.35%. The dollar found support from strong US interest rate differentials, as the 10-year T-note yield rose by +4 bp and posted a new 1.5-year high amid Thursday's surge in…
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Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, on Thursday introduced a bill called the "AI Kill Switch Act," which would require artificial intelligence companies to maintain the ability to shut down, thro…
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Southwest Airlines hired a ship this spring to send jet fuel from Texas to California, where prices are much higher and concerns had grown about supply, CFO Tom Doxey told CNBC. It was a first for the Dallas airline.
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There are more than 400,000 insurance agents in this country, and almost all of them would love to sell you a whole life insurance policy. If you buy a policy with premiums of $40,000 per year, the commission would typi…
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Nat-gas prices fell back as US natural gas inventories rose by more than the 5-year average. Also on the bearish side was concern that Tropical Storm Bertha could disrupt liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities on…
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Corn futures are continuing the push higher with contracts up 3 to 4 ¼ cents so far on the Thursday session. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 3 3/4 cents at $4.35 1/4.
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Fidelity Equity Income’s Persaud on buffering volatility, pursuing yield, and keeping up with tech.
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Lean hog futures saw gains of 20 to 75 cents across most contracts, with August the exception, down a nickel. Open interest was up 199 contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $101.08 Wedne…
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The Trump administration will impose new tariffs just after midnight ET Friday on dozens of countries over alleged forced-labor violations, according to a notice in the Federal Register.
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Tesla’s stock fell about 13.5% on Thursday in one of the biggest single-day market losses in the company’s history.
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Major U.S. stock indexes tumbled on Thursday as investors began to price in the consequences of a renewed and prolonged conflict in the Middle East.