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Dollar Boosted by Better-Than-Expected US Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00) is up by +0.18% today. The dollar is moving higher today as better-than-expected US economic reports signal economic strength. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a 10-week low, Jun retai…

Cotton Sharply Lower on Thursday, Rejecting 80 Cent Mark

At midday on Thursday, cotton futures prices are back down 260 to 396 points from the Wednesday close. Futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 24 to 96 points. Crude oil is was up a modest 10 to 15 cents …

Stocks Pressured by a Renewed Selloff in Chipmakers

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.46%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -1.28%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0…

Daily Dividend Report: SON,KO,FUL,PPG,CNP,OKE

The Board of Directors of Coca-Cola announced the election of a new company officer and the approval of the company's regular quarterly dividend. The company declared a regular quarterly dividend of 53 cents per common …

Thursday Sector Leaders: Trucking, Paper & Forest Products

Also showing relative strength are paper & forest products shares, up on the day by about 3.5% as a group, led by Sylvamo, trading higher by about 6.1% and Louisiana-Pacific, trading up by about 4.2% on Thursday.