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Cotton Falls on Wednesday
Cotton futures were falling on Wednesday with contracts down 70 to 106 points at the final bell. Crude oil prices were down 66 cents/barrel, with the US dollar index back down $0.404 to $98.755.
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Form 4 Alphabet Inc Class A For: 29 July
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (CRWD) moved up by 6.40%. The Software & IT Services sector is up by 0.98%. The company outperformed the industry. Top 3 stocks by turnover in the sector: Microsoft Corp (MSFT) down 1.11%; Alpha…
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Cactus, Inc. (WHD) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
Cactus, Inc. (WHD) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.81 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.70 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.84 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for no…
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Soybeans Collapse on Wednesday, as Forecasts Remain Wet
Soybeans posted losses of 13 ½ to 34 cents on Wednesday, with front months leading the charge. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 31 3/4 cents lower at $11.46 ¼. Soymeal futures were $2.50 to $5.00 lower…
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Cotton Falls on Wednesday
Cotton futures were falling on Wednesday with contracts down 70 to 106 points at the final bell. Crude oil prices were down 66 cents/barrel, with the US dollar index back down $0.404 to $98.755.
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Markets react to Fed's July interest rate decision
On July 29, the Federal Reserve announced its decision on interest rates following its two-day policy meeting.
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Notable Wednesday Option Activity: FICO, AVTR, CPS
Avantor Inc (Symbol: AVTR) saw options trading volume of 59,145 contracts, representing approximately 5.9 million underlying shares or approximately 56.5% of AVTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1…
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Zuckerberg lays out Meta's AI capacity dilemma: What to sell vs. what to keep
As Meta gobbles up land to construct massive AI data centers, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says there's a balancing act when it comes to deciding whether to sell excess capacity or to preserve it.
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Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) Q2 FFO and Revenues Beat Estimates
Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $0.83 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.8 per share. This compares to FFO of $0.77 per share a year ago. These …
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Cocoa Prices Consolidate Above This Week’s Lows
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) today is down -48 (-0.92%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) is down -14 (-0.36%).
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Corn Facing Wednesday Weakness
Corn futures are down 8 to 9 cents so far across most contracts on Wednesday, giving back the bounce from Tuesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 8 1/2 cents at $4.28 1/4.
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Notable Wednesday Option Activity: FCF, GKOS, SNOW
Glaukos Corp (Symbol: GKOS) saw options trading volume of 5,959 contracts, representing approximately 595,900 underlying shares or approximately 86.5% of GKOS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 688,5…
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Starbucks stock jumps as coffee giant raises full-year outlook
Starbucks on Wednesday raised its full-year outlook after reporting its fourth straight quarter of same-store sales growth.
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Americans are living longer than our retirement system can handle — and many of us are unprepared
And that number is increasing. An estimated 33,000 Americans had ALS as of 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control, but the total is expected to rise to over 36,000 by 2030.
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Stocks Plunge on a Rout in Chipmakers and a Hawkish Fed Hold
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -1.52%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -2.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -2.06%. September E-mini S&P futures …
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Carvana stock falls 15% as auto retailer's 2026 earnings guidance misses Wall Street's expectations
Shares of Carvana fell drastically during after-hours trading Wednesday after the company reported full-year guidance that failed to meet some of Wall Street's expectations for the auto retailer.
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Robinhood puts up record revenue as volatility drives a trading bonanza
Tesla stock got crushed, while Lockheed Martin and SK Telecom were among the week’s winners.
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Soybeans Extending Collapse to Wednesday, as Forecasts Stays Wet
Soybeans are trading with sharp midday losses of 28 to 31 cents across most contracts as a wetter forecast is pressuring things lower. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 31 cents lower at $11.47. Soymeal …
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Apple shares just hit a record. Here's how trader Mike Khouw is playing the move
Even as broader tech names and momentum plays have faltered, Apple has hit new all-time highs. Investors view the Cupertino titan as uniquely "above the fray," remaining largely insulated from the eye-watering AI capita…
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Stocks Tumble as Chipmakers Plunge, Oil Spikes
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.71%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -1.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.98%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…
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Stocks Pressured by Renewed US-Iran Hostilities
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.18%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.23%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…
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Stocks Tumble as Chipmakers Plunge, Oil Spikes
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.71%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -1.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.98%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…
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Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: SOFI, HIMS, ECHO
Hims & Hers Health Inc (Symbol: HIMS) saw options trading volume of 114,547 contracts, representing approximately 11.5 million underlying shares or approximately 78.7% of HIMS's average daily trading volume over the pas…
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Do-nothing Fed? Maybe not. Now Wall Street zeros in on rate hike in September.
Hi, I’m Paul Krugman. I’m winding down some travel, and I’ve been meeting all sorts of people face to face, so virtual interactions are down. So just to give you some kind of Saturday video, I thought I would talk a lit…