Wednesday’s FOMC meeting is very likely to see monetary policy left unchanged after 75bp of interest rate cuts spread over the previous three meetings.
Tesla Inc. out-of-the-money puts have attractive premiums over the next month. I discussed this in a Barchart article three weeks ago, and short-sellers of OTM puts have made money. Tesla will release results on Wednesday, Jan. 28.
The wheat complex is in rally mode across the three exchanges on Friday, led by the winter wheats. Chicago SRW futures are 11 to 13 cents in the green at midday. KC HRW futures are up 13 to 14 cents. MPLS spring wheat is fractionally to a penny highe...
Live cattle futures are up $1.70 to $2.42 so far on Friday. Cash trade has seen a few cattle exchange hands at $233-234 live, with $365 dressed. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed sales on 494 the 1,228 head at $234-236.50 and $3...
Cotton prices are up 6 to 10 points so far at Friday’s midday. Crude oil futures are up$1.79 per barrel at $61.18. The US dollar index is down $0.584 to $97.595. USDA Export Sales data showed 412,457 RB of cotton sold in the week ending on January 1...
Corn futures are trading with 5 to 7 cent gains at Friday’s midday. This morning’s Export Sales report showed international buyers taking advantage of last week’s price break. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 6 3/4 cents at $3.94...
Lean hog futures are trading with 5 to 30 cent midday losses on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $80.86 on Friday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was up another 67 cents on Jan 21 at $83.07. Export Sales data showed 33,249 MT o...
Soybeans are showing 5 to 6 cent nearby gains across most contract on Friday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 5 ½ cents higher at $9.99 ½. Soymeal futures are up $2.50 to $3.30/ton, with Soy Oil futures 30 to 35 points higher. Expo...
Philip Morris asked the FDA to allow reduced-risk claims for ZYN, citing advisory-panel-reviewed evidence that switching from cigarettes lowers several disease risks.
Pony.ai, WeRide, and Kodiak are still loss‑making, yet each is posting double‑digit revenue growth, landing Tier‑1 partnerships, and carrying “Strong Buy” ratings.
19,000% portfolio growths have occurred in public markets, but only under very specific conditions: long time horizons, reinvested dividends, and ownership of exceptional assets that compounded for decades.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla criticizes RFK's vaccine stance, warns US health research is losing ground to China, and urges stronger global competitiveness.
Lemonade shares are up on Friday as the company announced a significant reduction in insurance rates for Tesla drivers using its Full Self-Driving system.
