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Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts down 10 to 15 points across most front months, as March was down 10 points on the week. Crude oil futures were down 9 cents per barrel at $57.51, with the US dollar index $0.061 to $98.405. A de...

Lean hog futures Posted 25 to 35 cent gains across the front months on Friday, with December down 7 cents upon expiration. February was up $2.25 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was down 41 cents in the Friday afternoon report at $71.28. The...

Corn futures closed the Friday session with contracts down 4 to 6 cents across most nearbys, as December expired. March settled the week with a 4 cent loss. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 5 1/2 cents at $3.96 3/4. USDA repor...

The wheat complex closed Friday with losses. Chicago SRW futures were down 4 to 5 cents in most contracts, as March was down 6 ½ cents on the week. KC HRW futures were 4 to 5 cents on Friday, with March losing 13 ¼ cents since last Friday. MPLS sprin...

Soybeans fell lower into the weekend, with contracts 15 to 17 cents lower on Friday. Weekly losses were 28 cents in the January contract. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 17 cents lower at $10.06 1/2. Soymeal futures were 40 cents t...

Live cattle futures closed Friday with losses of 57 cents to $1.40, as February was $2.40 higher over the week. Cash trade was stronger this week, as most of the country was $230. Feeder cattle futures closed the week with $3.35 to $4.30 losses on Fr...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down by -1.07%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down by -1.91%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) fel...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.02%. The dollar moved slightly higher on Friday, as hawkish Fed comments boosted T-note yields. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said that, given higher inflation, the more prudent course would ha...

From a Musk-like compensation for its CEO to an Autonomy & AI Day, Rivian has borrowed several leaves from Tesla's playbook. But is RIVN stock a better buy than TSLA for 2026?

January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) on Friday closed down -0.16 (-0.28%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) closed down -0.0077 (-0.44%). Crude oil and gasoline prices moved lower on Friday, with gasoline posting a 4.75-year nearest-futures low. Friday'...

January Nymex natural gas (NGF26 ) on Friday closed down by -0.118 (-2.79%). Jan nat-gas prices extended this week's sharp sell-off on Friday, sinking to a 6-week low. US weather forecasts calling for warmer-than-normal temperatures across a large...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Friday closed up +0.25 (+1.68%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed up +5.20 (+1.23%). Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Friday, with NY sugar posting a 2-week high and London sugar posting a...

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Friday closed down -9 (-0.14%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed up +58 (+1.29%). Cocoa prices settled mixed on Friday, consolidating this week's gains. NY cocoa was under pressure Friday due to a stronger...

This Buffett stock has been one of his few misfires, and that situation doesn't look poised to change.

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Friday closed down -6.90 (-1.83%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) closed down -84 (-2.00%). Coffee prices fell sharply on Friday, with robusta posting a 2.5-month low. The outlook for ample coffee supplies i...

Action on Visa stock was busy in Thursday's trading. Share volume was nearly double its 30-day average, and options volume was almost three times the monthly average. More importantly, its unusual options activity offers three ways for investors to p...

Cotton futures are back to slightly weaker trade on Friday, with contracts down 2 to 5 points in the nearbys. Crude oil futures are up 5 cents per barrel at $57.64, with the US dollar index $0.21 lower to $98.365. Thursday’s online auction from The...

The wheat complex is trading with mixed action on Friday. Chicago SRW futures are down 1 to 2 cents in most contracts so far on Friday. KC HRW futures are down fractionally in most contracts, as December expires. MPLS spring wheat is up 1 to 2 cents...

Lean hog futures are trading with slight 7 cent losses in expiring December, with other contracts 30 to 50 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was down $1.11 in the Friday morning report at $70.93. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 41 cents on...

Soybeans are falling 12 to 13 cents in the nearbys on Friday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 11 3/4 cents lower at $10.10 3/4. Soymeal futures are $1.70 higher, with Soy Oil futures 85 points lower. There were 26 deliveries for Dec...

Live cattle futures are down 47 cent to $1.15 at midday. Cash trade picked up on Thursday with $230 trade across the country reported. Feeder cattle futures are down $1.80 to $2.55 so far at midday, in give back mode ahead of the weekend. The CME Fee...

Corn futures are down 4 to 5 cents in the front months on Friday. December futures expire today, with 6 deliveries issued overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 4 3/4 cents at $3.97 3/4. USDA reported private export sales...

Gemini Space Station stock spiked 20% on Thursday following its approval of a DCM license from the CFTC.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.22 (+1.48%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is up +4.30 (+1.01%). Sugar prices are moving sharply higher today, with NY sugar posting a 2-week high and London sugar posting a 1-week high....

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is up +7 (+0.11%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is up +68 (+0.51%). Cocoa prices are moving higher today, consolidating this week's gains. Cocoa prices rallied sharply over the past two weeks to 5-week hi...

Tesla’s robotaxis and new FSD could boost revenue, but regulatory hurdles and EV demand risks linger.

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March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is down -7.50 (-1.99%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) is down -78 (-1.85%). Coffee prices are sharply lower today, with robusta falling to a 2.5-month low. The outlook for ample coffee supplies is weighi...

Dreading that classic January financial hangover? Personal finance guru Dave Ramsey has a simple strategy to help you avoid overspending and stay within your means over the holidays.

Cisco stock is trading near all-time highs as the networking giant continues to benefit from a widening AI moat in 2025.

January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) today is down -0.32 (-0.56%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) closed down -0.0118 (-0.67%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are falling today, with gasoline posting a 4.75-year nearest-futures low. Today's dollar stre...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down by -0.86%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -1.85%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are down -0.85%, an...

Although Southwest Airlines has notably outperformed its sector peers recently, analysts remain cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Down about 45% from all-time highs, Disney stock offers upside potential in December 2025, as it expands its AI ecosystem.

After reaching a record high of $12,931 per ton in December 2024, nearby ICE cocoa futures prices have more than halved, trading around the $5,500 level in late 2025. Cocoa remains in a bearish trend in December 2025, but the price remains elevated c...

Seaport cut its price target on Netflix, and several other analysts have downgraded NFLX stock.

Disney just dropped $1 billion on OpenAI and handed over the keys to its most valuable characters — Mickey Mouse, Elsa, the entire Marvel universe — to Sora, OpenAI’s AI video generator.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.05%. The dollar is slightly higher today, boosted by hawkish comments from the Fed. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said that, given higher inflation, the more prudent course would have been for the...

February live cattle futures present a buying opportunity on more price strength.

Fox Corporation has considerably outperformed the Dow recently, and analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

GigaCloud Technology (GCT) recently set a new 52-week high and has strong technical momentum. GCT maintains a 100% “Buy” opinion from Barchart. Shares are up 78% over the past year. Analyst sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with multiple “Strong...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down by -0.20%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -0.75%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are down -0.22%, and...

Essex Property Trust has underperformed the Residential REIT industry over the past year, and analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Our senior market strategist explains how to look beyond price and keep a pulse on market breadth.

Textron has underperformed the Industrial sector over the past year, but analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

NRG Energy has outperformed the Dow over the past year, and analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Carnival Corporation has underperformed the Nasdaq over the past year, but analysts are highly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Hormel Foods has underperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, and analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.

While Workday has lagged behind the Nasdaq recently, analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Although Apollo Global Management stock has underperformed other financial services stocks over the past year, analysts remain bullish about its prospects.

Despite Labcorp Holdings’ underperformance relative to its industry peers, Wall Street analysts remain strongly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Adobe Inc.'s fiscal Q4 revenue was up 10% YoY and +11% YoY for the FY. Moreover, its free cash flow (FCF) margins were over 41.45%. That implies ADBE stock could be worth over 21% more over the next year.

As Clorox has considerably underperformed the S&P 500 recently, analysts remain cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Despite Packaging Corporation of America's underperformance relative to the consumer cyclical sector over the past year, analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Corn price action is down 1 to 2 cents in the front months on Friday morning. Futures posted higher Thursday trade, with contracts up fractionally to 2 ½ cents in the nearby contracts. December futures expire today, with 6 deliveries issued overnight...

Wheat price action is lower to start Friday. Futures saw mixed action on Thursday, with the hard red contracts the weakest. December futures expire on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were up 3 to 4 cents Thursday. Open interest was up 4,003 contracts. KC...

Live cattle futures closed the Thursday session with contracts $2.30 to $3.57 higher, following the rallying cash market. There were no new deliveries on Thursday. Cash trade picked up on Thursday with $230 trade across the country reported. Feeder c...

Cotton prices are up 5 to 22 points so far on Friday morning. Futures faced some light Thursday pressure, with contracts down 8 to 12 points at the close. Crude oil futures are down 54 cents per barrel at $57.92, with the US dollar index $0.373 lower...

Soybeans are trading with 8 to 9 cent losses in the nearbys. Futures saw slight gains of 1 to 2 1/4 cents in the nearbys on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 1 3/4 cents higher at $10.22 1/2. Soymeal futures were up 30 to 9...

Lean hog futures saw strength on Thursday with contracts up 85 cents to $1.85. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $71.69 on Thursday afternoon, up $1.64 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 27 cents on December 8 at $82.16....

After the latest rate cut by the US FOMC and ahead of the turn of the calendar page to 2026, has the long-term investment outlook for the commodity complex changed?

Even though J.B. Hunt Transport Services has outpaced the Dow on a YTD basis, analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Darden Restaurants has underperformed the S&P 500 index over the past year. However, Wall Street analysts remain moderately optimistic about its prospects.

These two biotech disruptors are poised for triple-digit breakout gains.

Although Coinbase Global has underperformed the broader Nasdaq Composite over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Atmos Energy is outperforming the utility sector, yet analysts remain cautious about its near-term prospects.

While Erie Indemnity has lagged behind the S&P 500 Index over the past year, analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are trending down -0.58% this morning as Broadcom’s earnings report prompted further concerns about the AI trade.

SYF shows steady momentum relative to the financial sector. Analysts are maintaining a constructive outlook, citing firm sentiment trends overall.

Loews has continued to observe growth in topline and earnings. Further, the stock has notably outperformed the broader financial services sector in recent months as well as over the past year.

Northern Trust has significantly outperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, but analysts remain cautious about the stock’s prospects.

While Hologic has underperformed the Nasdaq over the past year, it has notably outperformed in recent months, but analysts still remain cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Expeditors International of Washington has significantly outperformed the Dow in recent months and over the past year, yet analysts remain cautious about the stock’s prospects.