The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.60%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.44%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.75%. June E-mini S&P futures…
Lean hogs posted strength of $1.30 to $1.80 on the Monday session. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was down $1.11 on Monday to $81.99. The CME Lean Hog Index…
Soybeans are showing 5 to 8 cent losses early on Tuesday morning. Beans closed the Monday session with contracts mixed, as nearbys were 1 to 3 cents weaker. New crop…
Wheat futures are extending the losses on Tuesday morning. The complex gave back most of Friday’s gains, as losses extended across the three exchanges on Monday. Chicago SRW futures were back…
May NY world sugar #11 (SBK25) today is down -0.31 (-1.73%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK25) is down -16.30 (-3.09%).Sugar prices today are falling, with NY sugar…
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK25) today is down -232 (-2.81%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK25) is down -161 (-2.70%).Cocoa prices today are moderately lower and added to Monday's…
May WTI crude oil (CLK25) today is down -0.23 (-0.37%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK25) is up +0.0033 (+0.16%).Crude oil and gasoline prices today are mixed. Today’s stronger dollar is…
Although some tariff hikes have been paused, a recession is still very much in play. Just a few days ago, I wrote that “this is the time to recession-proof our…
In 2012, when Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, cut a $1 billion check to buy the photo-sharing app Instagram, most people thought he had lost his marbles.“A billion dollars of…
April Hershberger is not the only collector of Le Creuset cookware who owns so many pieces that she can’t count them. But she may be the only one who built…
In a career spanning more than 30 years, John Pettigrew has seen big changes in the electricity industry. He started out in 1991, working to introduce natural-gas-fired power plants to…
Follow live updates on the Trump administration.The British government ramped up actions to help protect businesses and households from some of the economic tumult created by President Trump’s decision to…