SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures gained Tuesday, with the market unclear on whether Iran will send a delegation to Pakistan for talks with the U.S.; oil stayed higher after-hours as President Trump said the U.S. will extend its ceasefire with Iran and continue the blockade of the country's ports until its leaders present "a unified proposal." Vice President Vance did not depa...
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures gained Tuesday, with the market unclear on whether Iran will send a delegation to Pakistan for talks with the U.S.; oil stayed higher after-hours as President Trump said the U.S. will extend its ceasefire with Iran and continue the blockade of the country's ports until its leaders present "a unified proposal." Vice President Vance did not depart for Pakistan, where peace talks with Iran were supposed to resume, while Iranian officials have not publicly committed to participating in talks. The U.S. Treasury Department also announced a series of new sanctions targeting Iran's oil-smuggling network, proxy groups, and weapons pipeline. The White House hopes that depriving Iran of economic resources will pressure the country's leaders to return to peace talks and make concessions; the blockade alone could cost Iran well over $400M daily , including $276M in lost exports, mostly of crude oil and petrochemicals, according to one estimate. Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which normally handles ~20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, remained mostly shut Tuesday, with only three ships passing through the waterway in the past 24 hours, shipping data showed. The oil supply disruption will only worsen this month as tanker traffic through the strait remains very low, Rystad Energy's chief oil analyst Paola Rodriguez-Masiu said in a note. The Persian Gulf countries are expected to produce 14.3M bbl/day in April, 3M bbl/day below March levels and ~13M bbl/day below pre-war levels, Rodriguez-Masiu said. Front-month Nymex crude ( CL1:COM ) for May delivery gained 2.8% to $92.13/bbl, and front-month Brent crude ( CO1:COM ) for June delivery jumped 3.1% to $98.48/bbl. U.S. natural gas futures ( NG1:COM ) inched up in rangebound trading, with the market waiting out mild spring weather; the front-month Nymex May contract closed up 0.3% to $2.697/MMBtu. ETF: ( USO ), ( BNO ), ( UCO ), ( SCO ), (...
President Donald Trump has announced he is extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely a day before it was set to expire, even as plans for a fresh round of talks between the two countries fall apart. (Source: Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump has announced he is extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely a day before it was set to expire, even as plans for a fresh round of talks between the two countries fall apart. (Source: Bloomberg)
US President Donald Trump and many of his leading Christian supporters and top Republicans are taking part this week in a marathon reading of the Bible in an America 250-themed event billed as encouraging a “return to the spiritual foundation that has shaped our country”. The America Reads the Bible event – with each participant reading a passage aloud – is being live-streamed from the Museum of t...
US President Donald Trump and many of his leading Christian supporters and top Republicans are taking part this week in a marathon reading of the Bible in an America 250-themed event billed as encouraging a “return to the spiritual foundation that has shaped our country”. The America Reads the Bible event – with each participant reading a passage aloud – is being live-streamed from the Museum of the Bible in Washington and other locations. It featured a video of Trump from the Oval Office on...
Cotton futures posted 66 to 114 point gains across the board on Tuesday. The US dollar index was 0.278 higher at $98.185. Crude oil was up another $2.19 to $91.80 NASS Crop Progress data showed 11% of the US cotton crop planted as of April 19, which was 1 percentage...
Cotton futures posted 66 to 114 point gains across the board on Tuesday. The US dollar index was 0.278 higher at $98.185. Crude oil was up another $2.19 to $91.80 NASS Crop Progress data showed 11% of the US cotton crop planted as of April 19, which was 1 percentage...
Lean hog futures saw a Tuesday recovery after gapping higher, with contracts up 12 cents to $1.47 at the close. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.65 on Tuesday afternoon, up 52 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 14 cents on April...
Lean hog futures saw a Tuesday recovery after gapping higher, with contracts up 12 cents to $1.47 at the close. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.65 on Tuesday afternoon, up 52 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 14 cents on April...
Live cattle futures posted $1.52 to $2.52 losses on Tuesday. Early cash trade this week has been quiet with a few light sales of $246 floating around in KS, but not enough for a trend. Feeder cattle futures were $2.20 to $2.55 lower at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle...
Live cattle futures posted $1.52 to $2.52 losses on Tuesday. Early cash trade this week has been quiet with a few light sales of $246 floating around in KS, but not enough for a trend. Feeder cattle futures were $2.20 to $2.55 lower at the close. The CME Feeder Cattle...
The wheat complex was back in rally mode with gains across the three markets on Tuesday. Chicago SRW futures were 5 to 8 cents higher on the session. KC HRW futures saw 7 ½ to 9 ¾ cent gains on the day. MPLS spring wheat was up 3 to 11...
The wheat complex was back in rally mode with gains across the three markets on Tuesday. Chicago SRW futures were 5 to 8 cents higher on the session. KC HRW futures saw 7 ½ to 9 ¾ cent gains on the day. MPLS spring wheat was up 3 to 11...
Soybeans were in rally mode on Tuesday, with bean oil continuing to pull the market higher, up 6 ¾ to 9 1/4 cents on the beans. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 9 1/4 cents at $11.11 3/4. Soymeal futures were down $2.10 to 20 cents higher...
Soybeans were in rally mode on Tuesday, with bean oil continuing to pull the market higher, up 6 ¾ to 9 1/4 cents on the beans. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 9 1/4 cents at $11.11 3/4. Soymeal futures were down $2.10 to 20 cents higher...
Earnings Call Insights: Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR) Q1 2026 Management View Management said the quarter combined weaker broad markets with continued client growth and engagement: “We continue to see strong interest from both institutional and individual investors globally in opening and funding accounts. Client engagement remained healthy, trading activity increased and clients gradually took...
Earnings Call Insights: Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR) Q1 2026 Management View Management said the quarter combined weaker broad markets with continued client growth and engagement: “We continue to see strong interest from both institutional and individual investors globally in opening and funding accounts. Client engagement remained healthy, trading activity increased and clients gradually took on more risk…” (Director of Investor Relations Nancy Stuebe, reading prepared remarks). Management highlighted record client balances and product activity while noting market declines: “Growth in new accounts has driven higher clients' uninvested cash balances, which increased 35% year-over-year to a record $169 billion. Client equity rose 38% to $789 billion and was up 1% sequentially…” (Director of Investor Relations Stuebe, reading prepared remarks). Management emphasized AI as an active product and efficiency investment across research and service workflows: “We have been incorporating AI across the organization… expanded international company coverage… continued enhancing our Ask IBKR tool… our AI-powered chatbot continues to improve… We are also applying AI to further automate processes across areas like onboarding, compliance and other operational areas.” (Director of Investor Relations Stuebe, reading prepared remarks). Management tied profitability and capital allocation to an increased dividend: “Our pretax profit margin was 77%… the sixth consecutive quarter with margins above 70%… we revisited our allocation of capital and decided to increase the amount of dividend we paid to $0.35 a year.” (Director of Investor Relations Stuebe, reading prepared remarks). The company described several product rollouts aimed at expanding addressable trading activity, including crypto, prediction markets, and overnight trading: “Overnight trading volumes nearly tripled year-over-year in the first quarter, increasing to 8.1 million trades from 2.8 million, and up from 6.2 million...