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The Changing Mosaic of Risk Factors

The threads of the markets continue to weave a complicated story. The landscape has moved from a backdrop characterized by a hawkish Fed, a bulletproof AI investment cycle, and a willingness to look through Iran/U.S. te…

Strength in Chipmakers Boosts Stocks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.64%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.58%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.62%, an…

ITA, GD, TDG, NOC: Large Outflows Detected at ETF

Looking at the chart above, ITA's low point in its 52 week range is $190.16 per share, with $251.49 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $231.32. Comparing the most recent share price to the 20…

Cotton Posting Tuesday Morning Strength

Cotton price action early on Tuesday is 60 to 95 points higher on Tuesday morning. Futures were up 9 to 37 points across most contracts on Monday. Crude oil was up another 65 cents per barrel, with the US dollar index u…

iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF Experiences Big Outflow

Looking at the chart above, IYH's low point in its 52 week range is $53.935 per share, with $69.93 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $67.39. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 …

Bessent says U.S. could sanction China over AI model 'theft'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the Trump administration will look into whether Chinese artificial intelligence models have been distilled from American models, stating that the government does not…

Stocks Gain as Chipmakers Rebound

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.26%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.35%, an…

Wheat Slips Back on Monday

The wheat complex was mostly lower on Monday, with winter wheat falling and spring wheat holding up. Chicago SRW contracts were 4 1/4 to 8 3/4 cents in the red at the close. KC HRW futures were down 4 1/4 to 8 1/2 cents…

Hogs See Mixed Monday Trade as Pork Pulls Back

Lean hog futures were mixed on Monday, with front months down as much as 37 cents and other contracts up as much as $1.07. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $98.89 on Monday afternoon down 43 cents from the…

Equifax (EFX) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Equifax (EFX) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.25 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.21 per share. This compares to earnings of $2 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurr…