Cotton Holds Mostly Steady on Thursday
Cotton futures ended the Thursday session with mostly contracts within 5 points of unchanged, as December was down 62 points ahead of Friday’s first notice day. Crude oil futures were…
Stocks Reverse Sharply Lower as Tech Stocks Get Crushed
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed down by -1.56%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.84%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down by -2.38%. …
Corn Pressure Continues at Midday
Corn futures are trading with 3 to 4 cent losses at Thursday’s midday, as the weakness continues this week ahead of next week’s holiday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price…
Soybean Losses Continue on Thursday
Soybeans posted losses of 9 to 13 ¾ cents on Thursday in the front months, with deferred contracts 3 to 7 ½ cents in the red. Futures continue to sell…
Corn Posts Losses on Thursday
Corn futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down 1 to 3 3/4 cents across the board. Strong export sales data from more than a month ago failed to get…
Wheat Losses Extend to Thursday’s Close
Wheat posted weakness across the three markets on Thursday, as the reversion lower is extending. Chicago SRW wheat was 7 to 8 cents lower at the close. KC HRW contracts…
Coffee Prices Settle Higher on Supply Woes
March arabica coffee (KCH26) on Thursday closed up +1.80 (+0.48%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26) closed up +115 (+2.55%).Coffee prices settled higher on Thursday, with robusta up sharply at…
Sugar Prices Consolidate This Week
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) today is down -0.01 (-0.07%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) is unchanged.Sugar prices today are little changed as they consolidate recent…
Nat-Gas Prices Decline as US Weather Forecasts Turn Warmer
December Nymex natural gas (NGZ25) on Thursday closed down by -0.076 (-1.67%).Dec nat-gas prices gave up an early advance on Thursday and settled lower as US weather forecasts turned warmer,…
US and Asian stocks slide as AI jitters persist
Danielle KayeBusiness reporterReutersThe three major stock indexes in the US resumed their slide on Thursday, reversing course after an early morning rally.A burst of solid business news in the US…
Why Poundland is struggling during a cost-of-living-crisis
Emma SimpsonBusiness correspondentBBCThe residents of Peckham in south London have just lost their Poundland store, which closed this week after 11 years of trading."Everyone comes in here, it's very cheap.…
