Cocoa Prices Slump Amid Abundant Supplies
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Thursday closed down -27 (-0.51%), while September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed unchanged.
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Cotton Bulls Push Higher Heading into the Thursday Close
Cotton futures posted strength across most months on Thursday, with contracts 10 to 74 points higher, as October slipped 3 points. Crude oil was up another $5.88 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.311.
2 Missions, 3 Launches, and Up to $300 Million for Rocket Lab
NASA awarded Rocket Lab two science mission launch contracts: PolSIR and TSIS-2.
Prediction: $1,000 Invested in SpaceX Stock Will Be Worth This Amount in 3 Years
Although Starship and artificial intelligence could drive upside, it is still not guaranteed.
A Planet Labs Director Sold Over 6,000 Shares Amid a 323% Stock Rally. What Does That Mean for Investors?
The director sold 6,494 shares for a total transaction value of ~$169,883 on July 13, 2026.
Dollar Rises on Houthi Tanker Attack and Higher Oil Prices
The dollar index (DXY00) on Thursday rose by +0.35%. The dollar found support from strong US interest rate differentials, as the 10-year T-note yield rose by +4 bp and posted a new 1.5-year high amid Thursday's surge in…
Sugar Prices Fall on Improved Monsoon Rains in India
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) on Thursday closed down -0.05 (-0.34%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) closed down -4.90 (-1.05%).
Hogs Close Mixed on Thursday, with Front Month Strength
Lean hog futures closed with gains of 30 to 70 cents across most front months, with other contracts down 15 to 12 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $102.14 Thursday afternoon, up $1.06 from th…
Cocoa Prices Slump Amid Abundant Supplies
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Thursday closed down -27 (-0.51%), while September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed unchanged.
Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: KHC, PCG, VST
PG&E Corp (Symbol: PCG) saw options trading volume of 83,473 contracts, representing approximately 8.3 million underlying shares or approximately 53.3% of PCG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 15.7 …
Broker Darlings of the Dow: Procter & Gamble Ranks As a Top 15 Analyst Pick
PG operates in the Consumer Goods sector, among companies like Sony Group Corp (SONY) which is down about 1.4% today, and Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) trading lower by about 1.6%. Below is a three month price history char…
Notable Thursday Option Activity: MSFT, RTX, TEL
RTX Corp (Symbol: RTX) options are showing a volume of 34,292 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 78.6% of RTX's average d…
Nat-Gas Prices Fade Mildly But See Support from Hotter US Weather Forecasts
Nat-gas prices fell back as US natural gas inventories rose by more than the 5-year average. Also on the bearish side was concern that Tropical Storm Bertha could disrupt liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities on…
Sugar Prices Continue Lower on Improved Monsoon Rains in India
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) today is down -0.04 (-0.27%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) is down -5.00 (-1.08%).
Dollar Rises on Houthi Tanker Attack and Higher Oil Prices
The dollar index (DXY00) is up +0.37%. The dollar is finding support from strong US interest rate differentials, as the 10-year T-note yield rose by +5 bp and posted a new 1.5-year high amid today's surge in oil prices …
SkyWest Q2 Profit Falls On Higher Fuel Costs; Expands Share Buyback By $250 Mln
(RTTNews) - SkyWest, Inc. (SKYW) on Thursday said its profit for the second quarter dropped, largely hurt by higher fuel costs in its prorate business, which offset an increase in revenues. The company also expanded its…
See How B2Gold Ranks Among Analysts' Top Metals Picks
In forming this rank, the analyst opinions from the major brokerage houses were tallied, and averaged; then, the underlying components of the Metals Channel Global Mining Titans Index were ranked according to those aver…
Notable Thursday Option Activity: AAPL, COIN, CSX
Coinbase Global Inc (Symbol: COIN) options are showing a volume of 56,454 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 74.1% of COI…
Eli Lilly Achieves #19 Analyst Rank, Surpassing Live Nation Entertainment
In a study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages, for the underlying components of the S&P 500, Eli Lilly (Symbol: LLY) has taken over the #19 spot from Live Nation Entertainment Inc (Symbol: LYV), accordin…
S&P 500 Analyst Moves: LLY
This rank is formed by averaging the analyst opinions for each component from each broker, and then ranking the 500 components by those average opinion values.
Stocks Settle Lower as Crude Oil Prices Jump
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -0.14%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.54%. September E-mini S&P futures …
Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: DECK, TMO, EXE
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (Symbol: TMO) saw options trading volume of 10,583 contracts, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares or approximately 49.5% of TMO's average daily trading volume over the p…
Wheat Showing Mixed Action on Thursday Morning
Wheat is trading with mixed action early on Thursday, with modest gains in the winter wheats and slipping back in the spring wheat. The wheat complex led the grain rally again on Wednesday as the KC complex led the way …
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Reveals Advance In Q2 Profit
(RTTNews) - Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) reported a profit for its second quarter that Increases, from the same period last year