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Wheat Showing Midday Strength on Thursday

The wheat complex is posting Thursday gains at midday, to lead the grain complex. Chicago SRW contracts are showing are up 8 to 11 ½ cents higher. There were 25 delivery notices for July futures overnight. KC HRW future…

Strength in Chipmakers Boosts Stock Indexes

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.48%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.27%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.49%, an…

Corn Trading with Thursday Losses

Corn futures are showing 2 to 4 ¼ cent losses so far on Thursday. There were 88 deliveries issued against July futures overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is 3 3/4 cents lower at $4.00 1/4.

Strength in Chipmakers Boosts Stock Indexes

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.48%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.27%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.49%, an…

Wheat Showing Midday Strength on Thursday

The wheat complex is posting Thursday gains at midday, to lead the grain complex. Chicago SRW contracts are showing are up 8 to 11 ½ cents higher. There were 25 delivery notices for July futures overnight. KC HRW future…

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF Explodes

It's up a respectable 1.2% -- but the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares ETF (NYSEMKT: SOXL) is up much, much more, surging past 14.1% on some billion-dollar-plus news items in semiconductors today.

Cattle Weakness Resumes on Thursday

Live cattle futures are falling $1.70 to $2 at midday Cash has been slow early this week with very little action early. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,356 head, with bids at $24…

Stocks Climb on Strength in Chipmakers

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.47%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.55%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.47%, an…

Cotton Easing Lower on Thursday

Cotton futures are trading with 12 to 25 point losses on the Thursday session. Crude oil is down $1.68 cents/barrel at $66.70, with the US dollar index $0.171 lower to $97.370.

Stocks Climb on Strength in Chipmakers

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.47%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.55%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.47%, an…

Hogs Posting Mixed Trade at Midday

Lean hog futures continue to bounce on Thursday, with contracts anywhere from $1.20 lower to 30 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $96.95 on Wednesday afternoon, up 6 cents from the day prior. …

CVR Energy Reaches Analyst Target Price

In recent trading, shares of CVR Energy Inc (Symbol: CVI) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $16.00, changing hands for $16.36/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the …