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Corn Firm Late to Close Tuesday with Gains

Corn futures found strength late in the session, with contracts up 2 to 3 ¼ cents across the front months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 ¼ cents at $4.21.

Cotton Firming Higher on Wednesday Morning

Cotton prices are trading with 25 to 30 point gains to start the Wednesday session. Futures rallied on Tuesday, with contracts 145 to 159 points higher at the close. Crude oil was up another $1.76 per barrel, with the U…

Wheat Starting Wednesday with Double Digit Gains

Wheat is back to finding more strength, as contracts are up anywhere from 11 to 19 cents The wheat complex shrugged off early weakness on Tuesday, with contracts higher across the three markets. Chicago SRW contracts we…

Soybeans Kicking Off Midweek Trade with Early Strength

Soybeans are 7 to 9 ¼ cents higher so far on Wednesday morning. Futures posted Turnaround Tuesday losses of 3 to 6 1/2 cents on the session pulling off early lows. Open interest was up just 1,907 contracts on Tuesday. T…

Stock Indexes Settle Higher as Chipmakers Soar

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed up +0.89%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.74%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.93%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) …

Conagra (CAG) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Conagra Brands (NYSE:CAG) will release its fiscal 2026 fourth quarter and full year earnings on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. A press release, supplemental materials, and pre-recorded remarks will be available that morning,…

D.R. Horton (DHI) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

D.R. Horton (DHI +0.38%) reported consolidated revenues of $7.6 billion and pretax income of $867 million, achieving a pretax margin above internal targets. Active selling communities increased 11%, with net sales order…

PNC (PNC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

PNC Financial Services Group (PNC +0.10%) reported that the FirstBank acquisition significantly expanded its loan and deposit bases, comprising a major part of the sequential growth. Management outlined that ongoing inv…

Stock Indexes Retreat as Crude Oil and Bond Yields Climb

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.13%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.15%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.48%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0.1…

Corn Rallying to Start Wednesday Trade

Corn is trading with early gains of 6 to 7 cents on Wednesday morning. Spillover from double-digit gains in wheat is supportive. Futures found strength late in the session, with contracts up 2 to 3 ¼ cents across the fr…

Stock Indexes Settle Higher as Chipmakers Soar

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed up +0.89%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.74%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.93%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) …

Gold Holds Near Two-week High

(RTTNews) - Gold prices traded higher on Wednesday, extending gains for a fourth consecutive session and hitting a two-week high as investors reacted to escalating Middle East tensions and looked ahead to next week's Fe…

Otis Worldwide Corp Q2 Profit Advances

(RTTNews) - Otis Worldwide Corp (OTIS) released earnings for its second quarter that Increases, from the same period last year

Wheat Rallies Late on Tuesday

The wheat complex shrugged off early weakness on Tuesday, with contracts higher across the three markets. Chicago SRW contracts were 4 to 5 cents in the green. KC HRW futures were up 9 to 10 ½ cents in the front months.…