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Sugar Prices Fall on the Prospects of Higher Indian Sugar Production
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) today is down -0.06 (-0.41%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) is down -1.70 (-0.37%).
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Corn Fall Weaker into Thursday’s Close
Corn futures closed with weakness on Thursday, as front months were down 2 to 3 ¼ cents, with deferreds fractionally to 1 ¼ cents higher. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 2 3/4 cents at $4.16 1/4.
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Apple and Amazon report rising revenues as investors turn on some tech stocks
Apple and Amazon both released their second quarter earnings on Thursday, a test of investor confidence in major tech companies amid growing concerns over exorbitant AI spending.
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China’s open-weight model lead exposes America’s AI blind spot
Some of America's biggest technology companies are pushing Washington to make open artificial intelligence a national priority as China continues to build its lead in the space.
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Reddit shares sink 11% on 'choppy' search referrals even as results blow past estimates
Reddit reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat on the top and the bottom lines, and the company issued guidance that sailed past expectations.
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Implosion of Situational Awareness has Wall Street betting the bottom is in for the AI trade
What to watch in Big Tech earnings, why Warsh uncertainty is contributing to higher bond yields, and how much cash Vanguard investors are holding.
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Cash Dividend On The Way From BCE's Preferred Shares, Series AC
As of last close, BCE.PRC was trading at a 13.20% discount to its liquidation preference amount. It should be noted that the preferred shares are convertible, with a conversion ratio of Holders of Series AC Preferred Sh…
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Arabica Coffee Prices Slide on Dry Weather Forecasts for Brazil
September arabica coffee (KCU26) closed down -2.75 (-0.84%) on Thursday, and September ICE robusta coffee (RMU26) closed up +7 (+0.19%).
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Micron, Sandisk and other chip stocks get major boosts in the wake of Microsoft’s earnings
Stock futures are moving higher across the board this morning. The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) leads the charge, after Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang debuted the company's N1X processor chip for personal computers…
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Dollar Sinks as the Yen Soars on Suspected Japanese Intervention
The dollar index (DXY00) tumbled to a 6-week low on Thursday and finished down by -0.99%. The dollar retreated on Thursday’s US economic news that showed Q2 GDP growing less than expected and the Jun core PCE prices ind…
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman to discuss voluntary AI safety tests with Trump officials after agent went rogue
The meeting follows a rogue AI agent incident that has intensified scrutiny of voluntary safety testing and oversight for advanced AI systems
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Cocoa Prices Pressured as Supply Concerns Ease
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) closed down -73 (-1.41%) on Thursday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed down -92 (-2.33%).
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OpenAI cuts prices for two of its GPT-5.6 AI models as companies grow sensitive to costs
OpenAI on Thursday announced it is slashing the price of two of its latest artificial intelligence models, GPT-5.6 Terra and GPT-5.6 Luna, roughly three weeks after their public release.
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A break below this critical stock-market threshold used to signal panic for investors. Not anymore.
Apprehensive market structureThe closing daily structure in the S&P 500 represents apprehension. There is a high degree of uncertainty about what will come out of the US Iran talks this weekend. The bias is for move to …
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Thursday 7/30 Insider Buying Report: NWFL, BFST
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys.
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Stocks Rally on Stellar Microsoft Earnings and Chip Stock Strength
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.86%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +2.65%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.84%, an…
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Fed interest-rate decision rocks Wall Street's inflation fears
The Federal Reserve's July policymaking meeting ended with no interest-rate hikes nor forward guidance but with a boatload of Fed speak and word salad.
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Amazon on deck to report earnings after the bell with cloud, capex in focus
Amazon is set to announce its second-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday.
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Apple and Amazon report after the bell. Here's what the options market is saying
Earnings on deck this afternoon for Apple and Amazon will likely decide if the stock market can end what's so far been a rough week on solid footing.
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Cattle Look to Thursday After Bouncing on Wednesday
Live cattle futures closed the Wednesday session, with contracts continuing to bounce from Monday’s weakness, up 42 cents to $2.07 higher. Open interest was down 2,472 contracts on Wednesday, implying shorts were coveri…
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‘Don’t get suckered like I did’: I paid $185 to the wrong passport website. Can I get my money back?
The Top High-Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold for Passive Income These dividend stocks offer the best of all worlds: high yields, appreciation potential, and dividend stability. Susan Dziubinski
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Trump says sanctions bill should include tariffs on Iran, despite 'trivial' trade with U.S.
President Donald Trump wants Congress to add tariffs on Iran to a sanctions bill against Russia and Tehran that has bipartisan support.
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The warning signal insiders are sending
For more than three years, the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has been the stock market's leading catalyst. The capacity for software and systems to make split-second decisions without human oversight, and th…
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Wheat Rallying Early on Thursday Amid More Black Sea Strikes
Wheat is trading with contracts posting early double digit gains across most contracts. The wheat complex posted mostly lower trade on Wednesday with the spring wheat contracts holding higher. Chicago SRW contracts were…