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Stock Indexes Settle Higher as Geopolitical Risks Ease

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed up +0.42%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +0.33%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) r…

Crude Oil Weakness Spurs a Slump in Sugar Prices

Sugar prices fell sharply on Friday, with London sugar posting a 1.5-week low. Friday’s -1% fall in crude oil prices (CLQ26) weighed on sugar prices. Lower crude oil prices undercut ethanol prices and could persuade glo…

Rising Margin Requirements Hammer Coffee Prices

Coffee prices settled sharply lower on Friday, continuing the volatile price swings seen this week. After Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) raised margin requirements for trading coffee futures twice this week, liquidity …

Corn Rallying Out of Bull Friendly USDA Report

Corn futures are trading with 6 to 8 cent gains so far on Friday following friendlier then expected USDA data. There were 12 deliveries issued against July overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is 6 …

Rising Margin Requirements Hammer Coffee Prices

Coffee prices settled sharply lower on Friday, continuing the volatile price swings seen this week. After Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) raised margin requirements for trading coffee futures twice this week, liquidity …

Interesting TSM Put And Call Options For June 2028

The put contract at the $430.00 strike price has a current bid of $105.00. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $430.00, but will also collect the premium, p…

European Markets Close On Mixed Note

(RTTNews) - The major European markets closed on a mixed note on Wednesday with stocks swinging between gains and losses right through the day's session, as investors assessed the regional economic data, and awaited the…

Friday 7/10 Insider Buying Report: WRAP, UUUU

On Wednesday, Wrap Technologies' Director, John D. Shulman, made a $110,000 buy of WRAP, purchasing 100,000 shares at a cost of $1.10 a piece. Shulman was up about 122.3% on the purchase at the high point of today's tra…