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Stocks Settle Lower as Middle East Tensions Rise

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down -0.18% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.39%. September E-mini S&P futures (…

Sunoco To Acquire Offen Petroleum

(RTTNews) - Sunoco LP (SUN) on Thursday announced that it has agreed to acquire fuel distributor Offen Petroleum in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $600 million, expanding its fuel distribution network a…

Thursday's ETF Movers: XSD, EMEQ

And underperforming other ETFs today is the Nomura Focused Emerging Markets Equity ETF, off about 2.2% in Thursday afternoon trading. Among components of that ETF with the weakest showing on Thursday were shares of SK H…

Stocks Pressured by Weakness in Software and Tech Stocks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.17%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.03%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.30%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.11%…

Dollar Gains on Favorable US Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00) is up by +0.17% today. The dollar is moving higher today on some favorable US economic news. Weekly jobless claims rose less than expected, Q2 nonfarm productivity rose more than expected, and Q…

UGI Corp. Q3 Loss Drops

The company's bottom line came in at -$133 million, or -$0.62 per share. This compares with -$163 million, or -$0.76 per share, last year.

Nat-Gas Prices Edge Higher on Warmer US Weather Forecasts

Nat-gas prices settled slightly higher on Wednesday amid forecasts for warmer US weather, potentially boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power an expected increase in air conditioning use. The Commodi…

Adverse Global Weather Boosts Coffee Prices

Coffee prices today are sharply higher on adverse global weather events. Dry conditions in Brazil, the world's largest producer of arabica coffee, are bullish for prices after Somar Meteorologia reported today that Braz…