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Cotton Closes Friday with Slight Weakness

Cotton futures rounded out the Friday session with contracts steady to 5 points lower, as March was 40 points higher this week. Crude oil futures were back up $1.02 per barrel at $58.78. The US dollar index was up $0.212 at $98.900. USDA’s Export Sales now has upland cotton export...

Wheat Squares Up Ahead of USDA data to Close Friday

Wheat Squares Up Ahead of USDA data to Close Friday

The wheat complex spent the Friday session squaring up ahead of the Monday USDA reports. Chicago SRW futures were fractionally lower, with March up 10 ¾ cents this week. KC HRW futures closed with steady action, as March was 15 ¼ cents higher on the week. MPLS spring wheat was...

Corn Sees Slight Losses on Friday

Corn Sees Slight Losses on Friday

Corn futures rounded out the Friday session with contracts fractionally lower, as March managed to close the week with an 8 ¼ cent gain. Futures spent the session squaring up ahead of Monday’s USDA report. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down ¼ cent at $4.07 1/4. After...

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S&P 500 Rallies to a New Record High on US Economic Optimism

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed up +0.65%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.02%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) rose +0.61%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Dollar Climbs as Fed Rate Cut Expectations Recede

The dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a 1-month high on Friday and finished up by +0.20%. The dollar found support from Friday’s mixed US payroll report, which showed payrolls rose less than expected but the unemployment rate ticked down and average hourly earnings rose more than expected, hawkish factors...

Crude Oil Settles Sharply Higher as Iranian Protests Escalate

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) on Friday closed up +1.36 (+2.35%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) closed up +0.0203 (+1.15%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied on Friday, posting 1-month highs. Rising tensions in Iran, the fourth-largest producer in OPEC, are supporting crude prices as protests against the...

Nat-Gas Prices Sink on Warm US Weather Forecasts

February Nymex natural gas (NGG26 ) on Friday closed down -0.238 (-6.99%), Feb nat-gas prices added to this week's sell-off on Friday, dropping to a 2.5-month nearest-futures low. Forecasts of warmer US weather that will reduce nat-gas heating demand and allow storage levels to rebuild are undercutting prices. Forecaster NatGasWeather...

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Warns Investors That the AI Market Is Bigger Than They Realize With Over ‘One and a Half Million AI Models in the World’

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Warns Investors That the AI Market Is Bigger Than They Realize With Over ‘One and a Half Million AI Models in the World’

Jensen Huang explains artificial intelligence as a multi-layered platform, arguing its true impact extends far beyond consumer-facing language models.

Novo Nordisk Is Getting a Major Boost from Amazon for Its New Wegovy Pill. Does That Make NVO Stock a Buy Here?

Novo Nordisk Is Getting a Major Boost from Amazon for Its New Wegovy Pill. Does That Make NVO Stock a Buy Here?

Novo Nordisk shares inch higher as the pharma giant announces an oral Wegovy partnership with Amazon Pharmacy. Here’s why NVO stock is worth owning at current levels.

A $200 Billion Reason to Buy Opendoor Stock Today

A $200 Billion Reason to Buy Opendoor Stock Today

Opendoor stock soars as President Donald Trump signals his commitment to housing affordability. Here’s why it isn’t worth chasing the rally in OPEN shares today.

Oklo Declares a ‘Major Step in Moving Advanced Nuclear Forward’ Following Meta Deal. Should You Buy OKLO Stock Today?

Oklo Declares a ‘Major Step in Moving Advanced Nuclear Forward’ Following Meta Deal. Should You Buy OKLO Stock Today?

OKLO stock rallies as META announces a 1.2 GW nuclear power deal with the small modular reactors company. But can OKLO shares push any higher in 2026?

Sugar Prices Pressured by a Stronger Dollar

Sugar Prices Pressured by a Stronger Dollar

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Friday closed down -0.08 (-0.53%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -2.00 (-0.47%). Sugar prices settled lower on Friday amid pressure from a stronger dollar. The dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 4-week high on Friday, weighing...

Hedging by Cocoa Exporters Sends Cocoa Prices Plummeting

Hedging by Cocoa Exporters Sends Cocoa Prices Plummeting

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Friday closed down -732 (-12.05%). March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -452 (-10.35%). Cocoa prices plummeted on Friday, with NY cocoa sinking to a 6-week low and London cocoa sliding to a 1-month low. Cocoa prices fell sharply on Friday...

A $1.5 Trillion Reason to Buy Lockheed Martin Stock in 2026

A $1.5 Trillion Reason to Buy Lockheed Martin Stock in 2026

Trump has floated the idea of lifting U.S. military spending to $1.5 trillion, sending defense stocks higher.

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Coffee Prices Sink as Brazil Rain Forecasts Ease Dryness Concerns

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Friday closed down -14.70 (-3.95%). March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) closed down -25 (-0.64%). Coffee prices sold off sharply on Friday amid forecasts of rain over central Brazil during the next week, easing dryness concerns. Also, Friday's rally in the dollar index (DXY00...

Is Google Stock a Buy at New All-Time Highs in January 2026?

Alphabet’s AI-driven rally looks justified by earnings strength, though the stock now prices in much of Wall Street’s optimism.

CDW Earnings Preview: What to Expect

CDW is scheduled to announce its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings soon, and analysts project a single-digit profit drop.

These Were Among the Best-Performing ETFs in 2025. Are They Still Buys for 2026?

GLD, PPLT, and SMH did very well over the past 52 weeks.

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The 3 Best Gold Stocks to Buy for 2026

Gold’s explosive surge in 2025 has left Caledonia Mining, Alamos Gold, and Gold Royalty as three high‑conviction ways to ride a potential move higher in 2026.

Unusual Options Activity in Pfizer: 2 Strategies Traders Are Jumping On

There were 1,399 unusually active options in Thursday’s trading. Pfizer’s March 20 $29 put had the highest Vol/OI ratio at 210.16. In the money by 12.8%, it sets up for a couple of different trading strategies.

Cotton Slipping Lower on Friday

Cotton futures are trading with 5 to 10 point losses at midday. Crude oil futures are back up $1.42 per barrel at $59.18. The US dollar index is up $0.232 at $98.920. USDA’s Export Sales now has upland cotton export commitments at 6.598 million RB, which is down 15% from...

Hogs Slipping Lower on Friday

Lean hog futures are showing 10 to 60 cent losses so far on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $68.56 on Friday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 27 cents on Jan 7 at $80.98. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Fri AM report...

Soybeans Trading with Gains at Midday

Soybeans are trading with 2 to 5 ¾ cent gains at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 3 cents higher at $9.91. Soymeal futures are up 30 cents to $1.20 on Friday, with Soy Oil futures 30 to 40 points higher on the day. There were another...

Corn Holding Steady on Friday

Corn futures are showing steady trade on Friday, with some contracts fractionally lower at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is steady at $4.07 1/2. After Thursday’s Export Sales report, US corn export commitments are now 50.895 MMT as of January 1, a 30% increase from last year....

Cattle Falling to Close Out the Week

Live cattle futures are slipping lower at midday, down $1.50 to $1.70 so far. Cash trade has started to pick up, with $233 reported in the North on Friday, and $232 South bids. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales, with bids of just $230-231. Feeder...

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