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Bessent says U.S. could sanction China over AI model 'theft'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the Trump administration will look into whether Chinese artificial intelligence models have been distilled from American models, stating that the government does not…

Stocks Gain as Chipmakers Rebound

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.26%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.35%, an…

Wheat Slips Back on Monday

The wheat complex was mostly lower on Monday, with winter wheat falling and spring wheat holding up. Chicago SRW contracts were 4 1/4 to 8 3/4 cents in the red at the close. KC HRW futures were down 4 1/4 to 8 1/2 cents…

Hogs See Mixed Monday Trade as Pork Pulls Back

Lean hog futures were mixed on Monday, with front months down as much as 37 cents and other contracts up as much as $1.07. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $98.89 on Monday afternoon down 43 cents from the…

Equifax (EFX) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Equifax (EFX) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.25 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.21 per share. This compares to earnings of $2 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurr…

Danaher (DHR) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

Danaher (DHR) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.8 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.64 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.72 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recu…

Cattle Look to Tuesday After Bouncing to Start the Week

Live cattle futures are closed the session with contracts $2.10 to $3.10 higher on Monday. Open interest was down 2,412 contracts, mainly in the front months. Cash trade has yet to get kicked of this week with Monday co…

Hasbro (HAS) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Hasbro (HAS) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.28 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.17 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.3 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recur…