Soybeans closed Tuesday with contracts 11 to 13 cent higher in the front months. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 11 3/4 cents at $10.56 1/4. Soymeal futures were $2.10 to $3.20 higher on the day, with Soy Oil futures are 50 to 58 points in the green on the day. The average close for November futures in February has been $10.91 as the base spring price for crop insurance is un...
Soybeans closed Tuesday with contracts 11 to 13 cent higher in the front months. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 11 3/4 cents at $10.56 1/4. Soymeal futures were $2.10 to $3.20 higher on the day, with Soy Oil futures are 50 to 58 points in the green on the day. The average close for November futures in February has been $10.91 as the base spring price for crop insurance is underway. WASDE data from this morning indicated no adjustments to the US ending stocks projection, which was left at 350 mbu. Don’t Miss a Day: Of the major world adjustments Brazil was raised by 2 MMT as expected to 180 MMT, with Argentina left at 48.5 MMT. The World Ag Outlook Board also raised the world ending stocks number by 1.10 MMT to 125.51 MMT. ANEC estimates the Brazilian soybean exports at 11.71 MMT during February, up 0.29 MMT from the day prior. Mar 26 Soybeans closed at $11.22 1/2, up 11 3/4 cents, Nearby Cash was $10.56 1/4, up 11 3/4 cents, May 26 Soybeans closed at $11.37 1/2, up 12 1/2 cents, Jul 26 Soybeans closed at $11.49 1/2, up 13 cents, More news from Barchart The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. New York — Investors are pretty confident that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, will still be a going concern in the year 2126. When a company needs to raise money, it can generally either sell stocks or sell bonds. This week, Google went the bond route. But the choice to includ...
A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. New York — Investors are pretty confident that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, will still be a going concern in the year 2126. When a company needs to raise money, it can generally either sell stocks or sell bonds. This week, Google went the bond route. But the choice to include so-called century bond raised eyebrows for a few reasons. The tech giant on Tuesday issued an extremely rare corporate bond that matures 100 years from now, part of a multibillion-dollar borrowing spree the company is undertaking to fuel its AI ambitions. Now, let’s just underline that for a second: Google, a nearly $4 trillion public company with more than $73 billion in free cash flow annually, is turning to debt markets to raise even more money. That’s because even Google’s $126 billion cash on hand starts to look pretty paltry when the company says it plans to double its AI spending this year – to a staggering $185 billion. Century bonds are extremely rare Companies don’t typically launch such extremely long-dated bonds because companies don’t tend to last forever. People also don’t tend to live that long or enjoy it much if they do. If you’re a regular investor buying a Google century bond today, you’re not going to be around to see it mature, let alone do much with it. You can’t take it with you, after all. But century bonds make more sense for institutions like university endowments or governments expected to stick around for generations. It’s not unheard of for a company to issue them, but it’s not common. And it hasn’t always worked out great for those that have done it. An overconfidence problem IBM issued its 100-year bond in 1996, when its dominance of the tech scene wasn’t in question. But almost immediately after, scrappy rivals like Microsoft and Apple came along to chip away at IBM’s market leader status. Another 90s icon, JC Penney, sold $500 million of i...
Chinese healthcare companies are looking to expand overseas to serve Chinese communities in regions such as the Middle East and Southeast Asia, where many mainland companies are setting up operations across sectors. “A wide range of Chinese companies are expanding overseas,” setting up local operations and bringing Chinese employees with them, said Philip Wang, CEO of Distinct Healthcare Holdings,...
Chinese healthcare companies are looking to expand overseas to serve Chinese communities in regions such as the Middle East and Southeast Asia, where many mainland companies are setting up operations across sectors. “A wide range of Chinese companies are expanding overseas,” setting up local operations and bringing Chinese employees with them, said Philip Wang, CEO of Distinct Healthcare Holdings, in an interview on Monday. “Chinese expatriate workers are often not familiar with the local healthcare system,” said Wang. “If there is a Chinese-run clinic, they may come to us. We can help bridge the language gap … or we can help connect them with some local resources to assist them.” Advertisement He added that the company plans to follow the flow of Chinese customers into international markets. The Shenzhen-based private healthcare service provider plans to open its first clinic in Dubai, the financial hub of the United Arab Emirates, this year, after making inroads earlier into Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A pharmacist processes the granules of traditional Chinese medicine at Gansu Provincial Hospital in Lanzhou, northwest China’s Gansu Province. Photo: Xinhua On Friday, Distinct Healthcare raised HK$284.53 million (US$36.4 million) from its initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, according to an exchange filing. Its stock has lost about 12 per cent since the listing, closing at HK$59.90 on Tuesday.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s sweeping victory in Sunday’s snap election has sounded alarm bells in Beijing, which is wary that closer ties between Tokyo and Taipei could complicate its long-term objective of reunifying Taiwan Beijing’s annual work conference on Taiwan affairs, held on Monday and Tuesday, came just after Japan’s lower-house election, in which Takaichi’s party secured a ...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s sweeping victory in Sunday’s snap election has sounded alarm bells in Beijing, which is wary that closer ties between Tokyo and Taipei could complicate its long-term objective of reunifying Taiwan Beijing’s annual work conference on Taiwan affairs, held on Monday and Tuesday, came just after Japan’s lower-house election, in which Takaichi’s party secured a two-thirds supermajority Advertisement Wang, who is chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference , mainland China’s top advisory body, said it was necessary to “firmly support the patriotic pro-unification forces on the island and resolutely strike against ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces”. Wang also warned against “interference by external forces” and called for safeguarding peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. Advertisement Analysts said the language used conveyed Beijing’s growing concern that expanding external security cooperation involving Taiwan could narrow its political and strategic room to manoeuvre.
As Consensus 2026 officially kicks off in Hong Kong this week, digital asset firms are rolling out product updates to coincide with one of the industry’s most significant events. Digital asset custodian Hex Trust launched Aura on Wednesday, a wealth management platform for private investors that integrates trading, investment and estate planning. “Aura marks a new evolution for Hex Trust,” said th...
As Consensus 2026 officially kicks off in Hong Kong this week, digital asset firms are rolling out product updates to coincide with one of the industry’s most significant events. Digital asset custodian Hex Trust launched Aura on Wednesday, a wealth management platform for private investors that integrates trading, investment and estate planning. “Aura marks a new evolution for Hex Trust,” said the firm’s CEO and co-founder Alessio Quaglini in a press release. He noted that while Hex Trust had historically built infrastructure for financial institutions, Aura represented the firm’s expansion into the private wealth sector. Advertisement Fosun Wealth Holdings, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Fosun International, announced on Tuesday that it was launching a stablecoin, FUSD, on the blockchain platform Avalanche. Issued via Fosun’s Web3 arm, FinChain, the stablecoin is backed by traditional financial instruments, including money market funds and government bonds. Additionally, FUSD holders are eligible to earn returns on its underlying assets. Advertisement Hong Kong is taking steps to bolster its ambition of becoming a global digital asset hub.
On a popular social media live-stream a young girl pours her heart out to a stranger. She is highly educated, comes from a wealthy family, but has fallen head over heels for a man 10 years her senior who is poor and does not love her. The live-streaming influencer, Taozai, responds not with sympathy, but with something far more jarring: Advertisement “Not only do you have a ‘love brain’, you also ...
On a popular social media live-stream a young girl pours her heart out to a stranger. She is highly educated, comes from a wealthy family, but has fallen head over heels for a man 10 years her senior who is poor and does not love her. The live-streaming influencer, Taozai, responds not with sympathy, but with something far more jarring: Advertisement “Not only do you have a ‘love brain’, you also subconsciously discriminate against people with lower education and the poor. You discriminate against others, and others will not love you. This is karma; you deserve it.” To others, this may seem like public humiliation, but for many young people who have self-diagnosed as being “love-brained” in China, it is an emotional release. The look of love: A man and woman take part in a dating show in China. Photo: Weibo The bizarre ritual is quickly spreading across the internet, with thousands flocking to live-streams, paid courses and influencers who offer “scolding” services.
Key Points Datadog beat Wall Street's Q4 sales and earnings targets. The company also issued encouraging forward guidance. 10 stocks we like better than Datadog › Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) stock posted huge gains in Tuesday's trading. The company's share price surged 13.7% despite a 0.4% drop for the S&P 500 and a 0.6% drop for the Nasdaq Composite in the session. Datadog published its fourth-quarter...
Key Points Datadog beat Wall Street's Q4 sales and earnings targets. The company also issued encouraging forward guidance. 10 stocks we like better than Datadog › Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) stock posted huge gains in Tuesday's trading. The company's share price surged 13.7% despite a 0.4% drop for the S&P 500 and a 0.6% drop for the Nasdaq Composite in the session. Datadog published its fourth-quarter results before the market opened this morning and delivered sales and earnings that beat Wall Street's targets. The company also issued strong forward guidance. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » Datadog posts Q4 beats Datadog posted non-GAAP (adjusted) earnings per share of $0.59 on sales of $935 million in the fourth quarter. Adjusted earnings per share beat the average analyst estimate by $0.04, and sales came in $34.8 million higher than anticipated. Datadog's revenue surged roughly 29% higher year over year. The business posted a gross profit of $776 million in the period -- representing a gross margin of 81.4%. Meanwhile, adjusted operating income came in at $230 million in the period -- good for a margin of 24%. What's next for Datadog? Datadog is guiding for sales between $951 million and $961 million in the current quarter -- good for year-over-year growth of 25.5% at the midpoint of the guidance range. Meanwhile, full-year revenue is projected to be between $4.06 billion and 4.1 billion. Hitting the midpoint of that guidance range would mean increasing revenue roughly 19% on an annual basis. The company is taking a relatively conservative approach to modeling forward growth, so it wouldn't be surprising to see the business exceed that sales forecast. Should you buy stock in Datadog right now? Before you buy stock in Datadog, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best...
Australia’s trade minister is headed to Brussels for talks with European counterparts in an attempt to successfully conclude long-running talks on a trade deal, with both sides keen to sign an agreement and tighten ties in an increasingly unpredictable global environment. Don Farrell will meet with European Union Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic and EU Commissioner for A...
Australia’s trade minister is headed to Brussels for talks with European counterparts in an attempt to successfully conclude long-running talks on a trade deal, with both sides keen to sign an agreement and tighten ties in an increasingly unpredictable global environment. Don Farrell will meet with European Union Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic and EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen on Thursday for formal talks. “Australia is ready to do a deal, but we don’t do deals for deals sake,” Farrell said in a statement before departing. “Any deal must be in Australia’s interests and include new, commercially meaningful market access for Australian agriculture.” Both Australia and the EU are racing to shore up economic links with like-minded partners, anxious to insulate their economies from US President Donald Trump ’s barrage of tariffs and China’s recent restrictions on critical mineral supplies. The EU recently struck trade accords with India and a bloc of South American countries, revitalizing negotiations with both partners after years of delays. The EU’s talks with Australia broke down in 2023, when Farrell walked away from a near-finalized deal, arguing the EU’s desired duty-free beef quota was too low. Since then, beef and other agricultural exports have remained the negotiations’ key sticking point, Farrell said last month. Australia’s tax on imported luxury cars and whether the nation’s producers can continue to use European geographically specific brand names for some foods are also outstanding issues. Read More: EU, Australia to Meet in Brussels to Pursue Free Trade Deal Australian farmers are grappling with Trump’s tariff regime in addition to China’s new, unexpectedly low quotas on Australian beef. They say Europe should welcome more tariff-free Australian beef now that it has offered greater access to competitors like Argentina and Brazil. Business associations urged the Australian government not to miss the...
pingingz/iStock via Getty Images Super Micro Computer, Inc. ( SMCI ) reported a brilliant quarter, and the stock hardly rallied last week. The good news is that the AI server company didn't fall with the general sell-off in AI stocks, but the rally didn't reflect the reduced risks in the booming AI story. My investment thesis remains ultra-Bullish on the stock, with the strong quarter supporting m...
pingingz/iStock via Getty Images Super Micro Computer, Inc. ( SMCI ) reported a brilliant quarter, and the stock hardly rallied last week. The good news is that the AI server company didn't fall with the general sell-off in AI stocks, but the rally didn't reflect the reduced risks in the booming AI story. My investment thesis remains ultra-Bullish on the stock, with the strong quarter supporting more upside. Source: Finviz December Quarter Boom The market has major distrust of Super Micro due to a string of accounting concerns and missed financial targets over the last year after the last accounting scandal. The AI infrastructure company had guided to a big FQ2'26 quarter due to order delays from the prior quarter, and the company delivered the following results: Source: Seeking Alpha Super Micro has guided to FQ2 sales of $10 to $11 billion after the company received $13 billion worth of Blackwell Ultra GPU orders in FQ1. The company ended up reporting record quarterly sales of $12.7 billion on the massive $2.4 billion beat. The AI infrastructure company reported sales grew 123% YoY and an incredible 153% over the prior quarter. Super Micro guided to FQ3 sales of $12.3 billion, far above consensus estimates of $10.2 billion The company has seen huge success with the DCBBS solution, but Super Micro faces major margin pressures as the product ramps up and key customers get discounted contracts. The FQ2 EPS beat was $0.20, but the company saw the non-GAAP gross margin slump to only 6.4%, leading to the EPS hardly beating prior periods despite the massive revenue beat. The key is that Super Micro fully expects a rebound in gross margins led by the DCBBS product, with a goal for this total data center solution to top 20% gross margins. On the FQ2'26 earnings call , CEO Charles Liang confirmed the margin profile again as follows: It's for sure, gross margin -- net margin are much higher for DCBBS because it's so unique. And again, we are the first company to build predes...
(RTTNews) - The China stock market has finished higher in two straight sessions, collecting more than 60 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just beneath the 4,130-point plateau although it's tipped to open in the red on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets suggests little movement ahead of the release of U.S. employment data later today. The ...
(RTTNews) - The China stock market has finished higher in two straight sessions, collecting more than 60 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Shanghai Composite Index now sits just beneath the 4,130-point plateau although it's tipped to open in the red on Wednesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets suggests little movement ahead of the release of U.S. employment data later today. The European and U.S. markets finished mixed and little changed and the Asian bourses figure to follow that lead. The SCI finished slightly higher on Tuesday as gains from the financials and resource stocks were capped by weakness from the property sector. For the day, the index rose 5.28 points or 0.13 percent to finish at 4,128.37 after trading between 4,117.56 and 4,134.34. The Shenzhen Composite Index perked 1.46 points or 0.05 percent to end at 2,701.68. Among the actives, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China was up 0.27 percent, while Bank of China expanded 0.56 percent, Agricultural Bank of China gained 0.30 percent, China Merchants Bank lost 0.35 percent, China Life Insurance collected 0.41 percent, Jiangxi Copper rose 0.25 percent, Aluminum Corp of China (Chalco) added 0.77 percent, PetroChina perked 0.09 percent, China Petroleum and Chemical (Sinopec) shed 0.62 percent, Huaneng Power fell 0.29 percent, China Shenhua Energy added 0.64 percent, Gemdale contracted 1.99 percent, Poly Developments tanked 2.68 percent, China Vanke tumbled 1.61 percent and Yankuang Energy was unchanged. The lead from Wall Street offers little clarity as the major averages opened mixed on Tuesday, hugged both sides of the line all day and then finished little changed. The Dow rose 52.27 points or 0.10 percent to finish at 50,188.14, while the NASDAQ slumped 136.20 points or 0.59 percent to end at 23,102.47 and the S&P 500 sank 23.01 points or 0.33 percent to close at 6,941.81. The choppy trading on Wall Street came as traders seemed reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the release ...
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習近平慰問部隊 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】中共中央總書記、國家主席、中央軍委主席習近平在農曆新年前夕慰問部隊。 習近平周二在北京八一大樓，以視頻方式檢查全軍戰備值班和執行任務情況，親切慰問有關部隊，代表黨中央和中央軍委向全體解放軍指戰員、武警部隊官兵、軍隊文職人員、預備役人員和民兵致以誠摯問候和新春祝福。身處不同地方的部隊人員以熱烈鼓掌回應。
僱員再培訓局改革 未來三年檢視逾800課程 推「微證書」制度 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】僱員再培訓局改革，未來三年檢視800多個課程及推出「微證書」制度。 僱員再培訓局去年起開始改革，包括擴大...
僱員再培訓局改革 未來三年檢視逾800課程 推「微證書」制度 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】僱員再培訓局改革，未來三年檢視800多個課程及推出「微證書」制度。 僱員再培訓局去年起開始改革，包括擴大服務對象，報讀學員不再限學歷，去年首三季入讀人次較前一年同期升4%，當中17,000人持副學位以上學歷。未來三年展開中長期改革，將檢視800多個課程，推動「技能為本」培訓，例如AI應用融入課程等，讓培訓人士持續進修適用各行各業的技能。又引入「微證書」制度，分拆課程成不同單元，讓培訓人士彈性報讀進修。再培訓局亦會成立「技能研究部」，前瞻預測市場對不同工種需求。
Key Points If you have savings in a traditional retirement account, you eventually have to start taking mandatory withdrawals. If you don't have a need for that money, don't assume you have to spend it. Saving or investing it could help you down the line. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › When you choose to save for retirement in a traditional IRA or 401(k), you...
Key Points If you have savings in a traditional retirement account, you eventually have to start taking mandatory withdrawals. If you don't have a need for that money, don't assume you have to spend it. Saving or investing it could help you down the line. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › When you choose to save for retirement in a traditional IRA or 401(k), you get the benefit of tax-free contributions. On the other hand, you don't get the most flexibility with your money. Not only do you have to wait until age 59 and 1/2 to start tapping your savings or else face early withdrawal penalties, but you also have to start taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) once you turn 73 or 75, depending on the year you were born. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » If you're on the hook for an RMD this year, you might tell yourself you might as well make the most of that mandatory withdrawal. But if you don't need the money, spending it could be a huge mistake. You may not have a need for your RMD today. But what if you run into a string of home repairs in three or four years? Or what if you eventually end up needing to pay for long-term care without insurance? Suddenly, the money you were forced to withdraw now could come in very handy later. For this reason, don't force yourself to spend your RMD. There's nothing wrong with using the money to treat yourself to something nice. But if there's nothing in particular that speaks to you, don't just blow through the RMD because the money had to come out of your retirement plan. Instead, save or invest it. Use to start a CD ladder, purchase bonds, or even buy some broad market exchange-traded funds, which might help that money grow. It's annoying enough to have to remove funds from your retirement savings when you don't want to. But don't squander an opportunity...
Campaigns in 2025–26 combine long-standing concerns over safety, pay and the environment with newer disputes about political influence, diversity policies and surveillance. / Credit: William Ruben Helms via Shutterstock Calls to boycott Amazon have intensified across 2025 and into 2026, driven by deeper scrutiny of the retailer’s role in labour practices, corporate governance, market power and wid...
Campaigns in 2025–26 combine long-standing concerns over safety, pay and the environment with newer disputes about political influence, diversity policies and surveillance. / Credit: William Ruben Helms via Shutterstock Calls to boycott Amazon have intensified across 2025 and into 2026, driven by deeper scrutiny of the retailer’s role in labour practices, corporate governance, market power and wider social issues. Activists, unions and consumer groups are promoting coordinated actions and alternative shopping behaviours as they question Amazon’s impact on workers, competition and global retail dynamics. These movements are gaining attention beyond social media and protest spaces, reflecting broader debates about the responsibilities of major online platforms in the retail sector. Concerns over labour conditions and corporate responsibility Retail industry observers and advocacy groups highlight working conditions in Amazon’s warehouse and fulfilment network as a significant factor in boycott campaigns. Reports from independent sources indicate that injury rates among fulfilment centre staff have been higher than average for comparable industries, alongside claims about demanding performance targets and limited break times. These issues have been raised repeatedly by unions and worker rights organisations as emblematic of systemic labour challenges at large e-commerce firms. GlobalData Strategic Intelligence US Tariffs are shifting - will you react or anticipate? Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard. Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis. By GlobalData Learn more about Strategic Intelligence The #MakeAmazonPay campaign and related actions have drawn together international labour groups calling for improved pay and safety standards. Protests and strikes have been staged around key shopping events such as Black Friday, with organisers urging shoppers to rethink their purchasing decisions and support fairer working conditions. Political influenc...