Live cattle futures were 7 to 65 cents higher on Tuesday, with June down a nickel on Tuesday. Open interest was up 1,302 contracts on Tuesday. Cash trade from last week settled in at $235-236 sales in the North and $235 in the South. It has yet to get kicked...
Live cattle futures were 7 to 65 cents higher on Tuesday, with June down a nickel on Tuesday. Open interest was up 1,302 contracts on Tuesday. Cash trade from last week settled in at $235-236 sales in the North and $235 in the South. It has yet to get kicked...
Wheat is showing losses in the three exchanges on Wednesday morning. The wheat complex was higher across the three markets on Tuesday. Chicago SRW futures were up 2 to 3 cents to close out the day. Open interest was up 3,943 contracts on Tuesday, mainly in July. KC HRW futures...
Wheat is showing losses in the three exchanges on Wednesday morning. The wheat complex was higher across the three markets on Tuesday. Chicago SRW futures were up 2 to 3 cents to close out the day. Open interest was up 3,943 contracts on Tuesday, mainly in July. KC HRW futures...
Lean hog futures were 52 cents lower to 25 cents higher on Tuesday. Open interest was down 2,764 contracts on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.62 on Tuesday afternoon, up 66 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 17 cents...
Lean hog futures were 52 cents lower to 25 cents higher on Tuesday. Open interest was down 2,764 contracts on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.62 on Tuesday afternoon, up 66 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 17 cents...
Corn price action is down 2 to 2 ½ cents so far on Wednesday morning. Futures saw gains of 2 to 3 cents in most contracts on Tuesday, with some deferred contracts steady to fractionally higher. Open interest was down 5,449 contracts on Tuesday, mostly in the May contract (-9,034),...
Corn price action is down 2 to 2 ½ cents so far on Wednesday morning. Futures saw gains of 2 to 3 cents in most contracts on Tuesday, with some deferred contracts steady to fractionally higher. Open interest was down 5,449 contracts on Tuesday, mostly in the May contract (-9,034),...
Cotton price action is holding steady on Wednesday AM trade. Futures were 15 to 46 points higher on Tuesday. The US dollar index was $0.310 higher at $99.035. Crude oil finished the day with late pressure, as reports surfaced of a potential 1-month ceasefire on the Middle East conflict. Iran...
Cotton price action is holding steady on Wednesday AM trade. Futures were 15 to 46 points higher on Tuesday. The US dollar index was $0.310 higher at $99.035. Crude oil finished the day with late pressure, as reports surfaced of a potential 1-month ceasefire on the Middle East conflict. Iran...
Soybeans are showing 3 to 5 cent gains so far on Wednesday AM trade. Futures were pressured into the Tuesday close, with contracts down 2 3/4 to 8 ½ cents across the board. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 1 3/4 cents at $10.78 1/2. Soymeal futures...
Soybeans are showing 3 to 5 cent gains so far on Wednesday AM trade. Futures were pressured into the Tuesday close, with contracts down 2 3/4 to 8 ½ cents across the board. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 1 3/4 cents at $10.78 1/2. Soymeal futures...
Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images Gold’s Monday morning low this week looks increasingly durable. That may sound like a bold call, considering that it was barely more than 48 hours ago as of this writing. But the move to official technical bear-market territory came on a sharp decline and just as violent snapback. Now back above $4,500 per ounce, shares of gold mining companies have cau...
Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images Gold’s Monday morning low this week looks increasingly durable. That may sound like a bold call, considering that it was barely more than 48 hours ago as of this writing. But the move to official technical bear-market territory came on a sharp decline and just as violent snapback. Now back above $4,500 per ounce, shares of gold mining companies have caught a bid. And no country is more gold-exposed than South Africa. The iShares MSCI South Africa ETF ( EZA ) remains up 43% year-on-year, outperforming the S&P 500 and ex-U.S. index. I had a "B uy" rating on the country fund back in June of 2025 . Today, with the product +27% since then, I reiterate a "B uy" rating. The pullback appears to be an opportunity, in my view, while the valuation looks compelling. Gold Up From Its Early-Week Low Trading Economics EZA Tracks Gold Closely, Outperforming SPY & VEU YoY StockCharts.com According to the issuer , EZA seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of South African equities. It offers investors exposure to large and mid-sized companies in South Africa and is used to express a single-country view. E Z A is a small but growing ETF, with assets under management of $1.11 billion, up from just $403 million at the time of my previous analysis. Its annual expense ratio is relatively high at 59 basis points, while the trailing 12-month dividend yield is very high at 6.6%--more than five percentage points above that of the S&P 500. Share price momentum is now rated very poorly by Seeking Alpha’s quantitative scoring system. I’ll detail the full technical situation later, but the steep retreat brings the fund close to key support levels. As for risk , the very cyclical and gold-linked product has a high historical annualized volatility percentage, along with a concentrated portfolio. So, I do expect large swings in the coming months, particularly given gold’s high implied volatility. Finally, on liquidity , EZA has mixed ...
RiverPark Advisors, an investment advisory firm and sponsor of the RiverPark family of mutual funds, released its “RiverPark Large Growth Fund” Q4 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The US stock market delivered modest gains in the quarter with the S&P 500 index (“S&P”) and the Russell 1000 Growth […]
RiverPark Advisors, an investment advisory firm and sponsor of the RiverPark family of mutual funds, released its “RiverPark Large Growth Fund” Q4 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The US stock market delivered modest gains in the quarter with the S&P 500 index (“S&P”) and the Russell 1000 Growth […]
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has started using AI to better track the behaviour of its giant panda twins and golden monkeys, allowing for more personalised care and improved habitat design, with plans to extend the technology to dolphin research. The theme park’s chairman, Paulo Pong Kin-yee, also reported a surge in overseas visitors over the winter period, fuelled by a 60 per cent jump in long-haul ar...
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has started using AI to better track the behaviour of its giant panda twins and golden monkeys, allowing for more personalised care and improved habitat design, with plans to extend the technology to dolphin research. The theme park’s chairman, Paulo Pong Kin-yee, also reported a surge in overseas visitors over the winter period, fuelled by a 60 per cent jump in long-haul arrivals, notably from the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. On Wednesday, the park...
Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR) stock exploded higher on Wednesday, soaring 19.8% through 10:15 a.m. ET after announcing it has won a fifth lunar lander contract from NASA, "IM-5." Awarded under the space agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, the contract is worth $180.4 million to space company Intuitive Machines , and may generate additional revenue for payloads carried in additi...
Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ: LUNR) stock exploded higher on Wednesday, soaring 19.8% through 10:15 a.m. ET after announcing it has won a fifth lunar lander contract from NASA, "IM-5." Awarded under the space agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, the contract is worth $180.4 million to space company Intuitive Machines , and may generate additional revenue for payloads carried in addition to the NASA cargo. Image source: Intuitive Machines. Continue reading
We just covered the Jim Cramer Stock Portfolio: Top 10 Stock Picks. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) ranks #5 (see the Jim Cramer’s top 5 stock picks in 2026 here). Jim Cramer has been recommending investors to own the stock, but he has also publicly shared his concern about Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)’s rising spending on AI. He […]
We just covered the Jim Cramer Stock Portfolio: Top 10 Stock Picks. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) ranks #5 (see the Jim Cramer’s top 5 stock picks in 2026 here). Jim Cramer has been recommending investors to own the stock, but he has also publicly shared his concern about Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META)’s rising spending on AI. He […]
jetcityimage/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Takeda ( TAK ) announced plans to generate more than ¥200B ($1.3B) in annualized gross savings by fiscal 2028 on Wednesday, citing a business transformation exercise and a recently undertaken restructuring drive. The Japanese drugmaker stated that its board of directors approved the changes to business practices in a bid to accelerate its product laun...
jetcityimage/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Takeda ( TAK ) announced plans to generate more than ¥200B ($1.3B) in annualized gross savings by fiscal 2028 on Wednesday, citing a business transformation exercise and a recently undertaken restructuring drive. The Japanese drugmaker stated that its board of directors approved the changes to business practices in a bid to accelerate its product launches and improve its competitiveness and long-term growth profile in the years ahead. "Increased efficiencies from the transformation will be achieved through streamlining of corporate functions, bringing leadership and teams closer to patients and customers, and process simplification made possible by advanced technologies," the company said. In January, Tokyo-based Takeda ( TAK ) announced changes to its executive leadership team and organizational structure effective Apr. 1 in response to a fast-moving market and a complex business environment. With ¥150B ($0.9B) in restructuring expenses in FY26, the above initiatives are anticipated to impact the company’s financial forecast for the upcoming fiscal year, as expected with its FY25 results. While there are savings in restructuring expenses in FY27 and FY28, there will be no impact on FY25 results. More on Takeda Pharmaceutical Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TAK) Presents at TD Cowen 46th Annual Health Care Conference Transcript Takeda Tests New Highs, But Struggles To Find Entyvio Successor Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TAK) Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call Transcript Takeda, Iambic ink AI drug discovery deal worth more than $1.7B Alvotech higher on positive data backing biosimilar to Takeda’s Entyvio
Lead runners were led off course by guide vehicle World Athletics gives runners special entry Three runners who were led off course in a race that served as a qualifier for the World Road Running Championships have been given entry into the upcoming competition. Jessica McClain, Emma Grace Hurley and Ednah Kurgat were leading the USA Track & Field Half Marathon Championships in Atlanta earlier thi...
Lead runners were led off course by guide vehicle World Athletics gives runners special entry Three runners who were led off course in a race that served as a qualifier for the World Road Running Championships have been given entry into the upcoming competition. Jessica McClain, Emma Grace Hurley and Ednah Kurgat were leading the USA Track & Field Half Marathon Championships in Atlanta earlier this month when the guide vehicle took the trio off course. Molly Born, who had been more than a minute behind the leaders, came through to win the race, with Carrie Ellwood and Annie Rodenfels in second and third. McClain, Hurley and Kurgat finished in ninth, 12th and 13th respectively, around two minutes behind Born. Continue reading...
Lululemon (LULU) was one of the great post-pandemic premium retail winners, but that narrative is beginning to break down just as the macro backdrop turns more hostile. With the Iran war creating an oil shock, inflation pressures are reaccelerating at a time when consumer demand is already starting to soften. In a stagflationary environment, premium discretionary names are often the first to lose ...
Lululemon (LULU) was one of the great post-pandemic premium retail winners, but that narrative is beginning to break down just as the macro backdrop turns more hostile. With the Iran war creating an oil shock, inflation pressures are reaccelerating at a time when consumer demand is already starting to soften. In a stagflationary environment, premium discretionary names are often the first to lose pricing power as consumers trade down and investors reassess margin assumptions. The company still generates strong margins, but growth has slowed materially and competition has intensified from lower-cost dupes and newer premium brands. At the same time, Lululemon's expansion into footwear has added complexity without proving it can become a meaningful profit driver. What once looked like a high-margin growth story is now at risk of becoming a margin reversion story. With relative strength remaining poor and momentum negative, LULU appears vulnerable to a decisive breakdown. Trade timing & outlook LULU has been sitting on a major long-term support zone near $160, a level that has held multiple times since late 2025. Support fatigue: The stock has now tested the $160 level since Sept 2025, increasing the risk that support finally gives way. Poor strength: LULU continues to underperform the S & P 500 as there are signs of distribution by institutional investors. Downside potential: A clean break below $160 would likely open the path toward the $140 area, which marks the next major downside target. Fundamentals Lululemon still carries the margin profile of a premium brand, but that premium is becoming harder to defend as growth slows and the macro backdrop worsens. Forward P/E: ~13.0x vs. Industry ~19.9x Expected EPS Growth: ~4.0% vs. Industry ~10.0% Expected Revenue Growth: ~4.7% vs. Industry ~5.9% Net Margins: ~14.2% vs. Industry ~7.0% While the stock now trades at a discount to its industry on earnings, that discount reflects a real deterioration in growth expectations. Lu...
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Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro heads to court again this week. The judge overseeing this case is longtime federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein. At 92 years old, Hellerstein is older than the average age of a federal judge by more than 20 years. (Image credit: Jane Rosenberg)
Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro heads to court again this week. The judge overseeing this case is longtime federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein. At 92 years old, Hellerstein is older than the average age of a federal judge by more than 20 years. (Image credit: Jane Rosenberg)
Saudi Arabia has ramped up crude shipments from Yanbu export terminals on the Red Sea coast as it diverts supplies away from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has kept effectively closed since the end of February. Shutting Hormuz has halted about 15 million barrels a day of crude shipments that normally leave the Persian Gulf for world markets. That’s sent oil prices soaring, l...
Saudi Arabia has ramped up crude shipments from Yanbu export terminals on the Red Sea coast as it diverts supplies away from the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has kept effectively closed since the end of February. Shutting Hormuz has halted about 15 million barrels a day of crude shipments that normally leave the Persian Gulf for world markets. That’s sent oil prices soaring, left refiners scrambling and created shortages of key fuels. Saudi Arabia is one of only two countries in the region that can divert significant amounts of oil to bypass Hormuz, providing a crucial lifeline for supply. Riyadh aims to boost export shipments from its Red Sea ports to 5 million barrels a day, a target within reach. Its East-West pipeline, linking the Abqaiq processing hub to Yanbu, has a nominal capacity of 7 million barrels a day. But 2 million of those are required to supply refineries in Riyadh and on the Red Sea coast at Yanbu and Jizan, near the Yemen border, as well as power generation and desalination plants. Crude shipments for export from the Yanbu South and Yanbu North terminals averaged 4.4 million barrels a day in the five days to Tuesday, according to vessel tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. Flows through Yanbu have been rising steadily after the kingdom moved quickly to pump crude through the 746-mile conduit to the Red Sea. The kingdom’s rerouting efforts have seen it double crude exports from Yanbu in just over two weeks. Even so, the diversions will only be enough to offset about half the lost Persian Gulf shipments this month. Even at target levels, Yanbu exports would still leave Saudi Arabia’s crude exports roughly 2 million barrels per day below pre-war levels. There are about 56 million barrels of Saudi crude held on tankers that are stuck in the Gulf, according to Bloomberg calculations using ship tracking data. Those cargoes loaded in late February and early March, but have been unable to transit the Strait of Hormuz to the open seas....
Both Sides' Starting Ceasefire Positions Are: "We Won, You Surrender" By Michael Every of Rabobank Don't screen yourself off from reality Today starts with markets in a positive mood, stocks up in Asia, bond yields down slightly, and Brent oil down around 7% to $97.5. Yet don’t screen yourself from reality. As underlined before, the price of energy on a screen currently has no relation to its actu...
Both Sides' Starting Ceasefire Positions Are: "We Won, You Surrender" By Michael Every of Rabobank Don't screen yourself off from reality Today starts with markets in a positive mood, stocks up in Asia, bond yields down slightly, and Brent oil down around 7% to $97.5. Yet don’t screen yourself from reality. As underlined before, the price of energy on a screen currently has no relation to its actual availability in different forms in certain geographies. The Philippines just declared a national emergency to conserve fuel; South Korea is curtailing private driving; Slovenia has introduced rationing; and the boss of Shell is quoted saying Europe will face fuel shortages within days (see " Where Demand Destruction Is Greatest "). Iran, via its parliamentary speaker Ghalibaf , whom the US is now negotiating with, also makes this clear: “We are aware of what is happening in the paper oil market, including the firms hired to influence oil futures. We also see the broader jawboning campaign. But let’s see if they can turn that into "actual fuel" at the pump - or maybe even print gas molecules!” We are aware of what is happening in the paper oil market, including the firms hired to influence oil futures. We also see the broader jawboning campaign. But let’s see if they can turn that into "actual fuel" at the pump —or maybe even print gas molecules! — محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) March 24, 2026 That said, Iran has stated “non-hostile” ships can now transit Hormuz if the vessels co-ordinate with it. That would mean this crisis is essentially already over, albeit with Iran de facto taking control of Hormuz as a toll-way : only the US and Israel are ‘hostiles’, and they don’t use the Strait. But haven’t we seen this on our screens before? Did you notice any change in energy flows? Indeed, looking at your screens won’t tell you what’s going to happen in this war. For example, the New York Times reports Saudi’s MBS is still pushing Trump to continue fighting due ...