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Dollar Supported by US-Iran Hostilities

The dollar index (DXY00) today is up by +0.15%. The dollar has found support today on some safe-haven demand from escalating hostilities in the Middle East after the US and Iran traded attacks over the weekend. Also, to…

Monday 7/13 Insider Buying Report: NTSK, GLOO

At Netskope, a filing with the SEC revealed that on Wednesday, William J.G. Griffith purchased 610,291 shares of NTSK, for a cost of $11.82 each, for a total investment of $7.22M. So far Griffith is in the green, up abo…

Cattle Look to Monday After Week of Weakness

Live cattle futures posted losses of $1.05 to 1.30 on Friday, with nearby August down a nickel. August was still down $4.02 last week. Open interest was down 3,470 contracts, suggesting longs were exiting. Cash trade wa…

Soybeans Showing Monday AM Gains

Soybeans are showing 5 to 7 cent gains early on Monday. Futures closed the Friday session with contracts up fractionally in some deferred to as much as 16 ¾ cents. September closed the week with a 55 ½ cent rally, as No…

Wheat Starting Monday Mixed

Wheat is mixed across most contracts this morning, with strength led by Chicago and the spring wheat complex. The wheat complex was mixed on Friday, with the winter wheats slipping back and spring wheat seeing strength.…

Hogs Look to New Week

Lean hog futures saw mixed action on Friday, with contracts down 27 cents to up 40 cents. June was down $1.77 last week. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $94.47 on Friday afternoon, up $…

Cotton Posting Early Monday Rally

Cotton prices are up 115 to 120 early on Monday. Futures closed with gains of 45 to 99 points on Friday, Futures shrugged off the production increase via the WASDE, as they accounted for the larger acreage from NASS las…

A2Z Cust2Mate Appoints Gadi Levin As CFO

(RTTNews) - Technology company A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Corp. (AZ) announced that Gadi Levin has been appointed Chief Financial Officer effective immediately.

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…

Amazon's AI Chip Bet Could Be Bigger Than Investors Realize

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly exploring external sales of its custom AI chips, creating a potential new catalyst beyond AWS. If Trainium and Inferentia gain traction, Amazon could challenge Nvidia's pricing power …

Singapore Shares May See Additional Support On Monday

(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has finished higher in six straight sessions, gathering more than 300 points or 6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just beneath the 5,470-point plateau and i…

China Stock Market May Bounce Higher Again On Monday

(RTTNews) - The China stock market headed south again on Friday, one day after ending the three-day losing streak in which it had dropped almost 75 points or 1.8 percent. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just benea…

Taiwan Shares Expected To Open In The Green

(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, collecting almost 1,250 points or 6.2 percent in that span. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 21,780-point plateau and it's…

Malaysia Bourse May Crack Resistance At 1,700 Points

(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes since the end of the three-day winning streak in which it had climbed more than 25 points or 1.5 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Comp…

Australian Markets Slightly Lower

(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is slightly lower on Monday, reversing some of the gains in the previous session, despite he broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is f…