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Dollar Falls and Gold Soars on the Weak US Payroll Report

The dollar index (DXY00) dropped to a 7-week low today and is down by -0.34%. The dollar tumbled today on the US July payroll report that showed an unexpected decline in nonfarm payrolls and a smaller-than-expected incr…

Trump revives effort to fire Fed's Lisa Cook

President Donald Trump is "considering" firing Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, the White House said this week, reviving an effort that had been stymied by the Supreme Court in June.

Hog Traders Look to Friday, as Pork Gives into Pressure

Lean hog futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down 95 cents to $1.42. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $98.30 on Thursday afternoon, down 71 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index w…

Stocks Rally on Earnings and Fed-Friendly US Payroll Report

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.37%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.89%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.44%, an…

Soybeans Extending Bounce Early on Friday

Soybeans are trading with fractional to 2 cent gains early on Friday. Futures firmed late on Thursday, with contracts closing near the highs and 6 to 9 cents off the lows to post 1 to 5 ¾ cent gains in the front months.…

Friday's ETF Movers: SGDM, IAK

And underperforming other ETFs today is the iShares U.S. Insurance ETF, down about 1% in Friday afternoon trading. Among components of that ETF with the weakest showing on Friday were shares of Heritage Insurance Holdin…

AMD and SanDisk Set a High Bar for Nvidia

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is set to report second-quarter earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, with Wall Street expecting adjusted earnings of $1.61 per share on revenue of $11.31 billion. The report comes am…

Why is Replimune stock volatile today?

Replimune Group Inc. stocks have been trading down by -18.66 percent following negative sentiment around its latest clinical trial outlook.

New Strong Sell Stocks for August 7th

IPG Photonics IPGP develops and manufactures high-performance fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers and diode lasers that are used for diverse applications, including materials processing, medical and advanced applications. Th…

Why is PENN Entertainment stock climbing today?

Looking back on consumer discretionary - casino operator stocks’ Q1 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) and its peers.