Both Coherent Corp. COHR and Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR are vital players in the AI space. While Coherent operates in the AI hardware infrastructure domain, Palantir prevails in the AI software and data analytics space, supporting the AI boom. Let us delve deeper to find out which of these two stocks provides an upside for investors. The Case for COHR In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, Coherent derived 70% of its revenues from the Datacenter & Communications segment, highlighting its ability to ride the AI wave effortlessly. The explosive expansion of the AI space is assisting the company in paying out dividends, as evidenced by an 11% sequential and a 34% year-over-year hike in its top line during the second quarter of fiscal 2026. The company’s operational prowess is highlighted by a 147-basis-point year-over-year surge in the operating margin, a trait vital to sustain in the AI domain. Coherent’s competitive edge lies in its product portfolio and a combination of vertical integration and U.S. manufacturing expansion. The company anticipates the primary revenue growth driver to be the rising demand for 1.6T and 800-gig transceivers. Also, the expansion of indium phosphide production across Sherman, TX, and Jarfalla, Sweden positions the company to benefit from the rising demand for AI. COHR’s solid balance sheet positions it to make effective investments to take leaps in the AI domain. As of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2026, COHR held $899 million in its cash chest against $106 million in current debt. It signals a strong liquidity position as evidenced by a current ratio of 2.25. While it held $3.2 billion in long-term debt as of the end of Dec. 31, 2025, a times interest earned of 2.5 highlights effective interest expense management. The rising demand for AI infrastructure positions Coherent to gain an edge over its competitors. Swimming through this tide requires smart investments that the company can mobilize, as evidenced by its robust bal...

President Donald Trump says the US is speaking with a “top person” in Iran, but the Supreme Leader. (Source: Bloomberg)

Short-term pain followed by some gain down the line — that's how history has handled significant oil price shocks, according to new data pulled from JPMorgan. Going back to 1974, in periods where oil prices have spiked more than 100%, the median performance of the S&P 500 (^GSPC) has been higher one month, three months, six months, and one year following the surge in crude (BZ=F) (chart below). The S&P 500 has a median gain of 6% during the oil price spike period. But don't get too warm and fuzzy, JPMorgan warned. "Clearly, if oil prices spike further from here — and the targeting of Gulf production capacity makes a move toward $120-$130 and potentially higher more plausible — equities would have to reprice lower," JPMorgan strategist Mislav Matejka said. Looking for positives against the backdrop of much-higher oil prices. · JP Morgan The price of oil is likely to remain the main market driver in the near term. Since the launch of Operation Epic Fury on Feb. 28, global energy markets have experienced a violent "war premium" being built into prices. Oil prices, which had been around $72 per barrel before the US strikes on Iran, instantly surged. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has placed 20% of global supply at risk. Brent crude briefly peaked at a staggering $119 per barrel in early March before settling into a volatile range. As of today, oil is trading near $113 per barrel, a nearly 60% increase in less than a month. Read more: How oil price shocks ripple through your wallet, from gas to groceries The rise in oil prices has started to hit consumers' wallets, with the average price of gas across the country approaching $4 per gallon. Diesel prices have soared, pressuring trucking operations. "[Higher gas prices are] absolutely recessionary in the short term," former Trump administration insider Gary Cohn said on Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid (video above). "There's nothing more instantaneous to a consumer than standing there holding down the gas nozzle and watch...

据美国人口普查局（Census Bureau）的报告，美国1月份建筑支出下降。 美国建筑支出年率从12月份的2.198万亿美元降至2.190万亿美元，降幅为0.3%。 1月份，私营建筑支出下降0.6%。私营住宅建筑支出下降0.8%。私营非住宅建筑支出下滑0.4%。与此同时，公共建筑支出较12月份增长0.6%。 责任编辑：李桐

特朗普总统表示，美伊双方在旨在结束战争的谈判中已达成多项共识。 周一，特朗普在佛罗里达州对记者称：“伊朗将不再拥有核武器。”他还表示，希望霍尔木兹海峡能尽快重新开放。当被问及由谁控制该海峡时，特朗普称：“或许是我。”他补充道，伊朗新领导人也将参与这条全球关键航道的管控。 特朗普透露，协议内容还将包括政权更迭，并提及已有多名伊朗高层官员被击毙。“政权更迭已是必然，不过我们正在接触的一些人，我认为相当通情达理、立场坚定。其中或许就有我们正需要的人选。看看委内瑞拉，现在局势进展得多顺利。” 责任编辑：陈钰嘉

In early trading on Monday, shares of Qnity Electronics topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 6.2%. Year to date, Qnity Electronics Inc registers a 39.9% gain. And the worst performing S&P 500 component thus far on the day is CF Industries Holdings, trading down 7.3%. CF Industries Holdings is showing a gain of 49.7% looking at the year to date performance. Two other components making moves today are Super Micro Computer, trading down 4.2%, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, trading up 6.1% on the day. VIDEO: S&P 500 Movers: CF, Q The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

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中國石化表示，因應中東局勢，適量調整石油加工，以確保市場供應正常。 中石化副董事長趙東表示︰「三月份我們對於加工量略做了一些調整，但是不影響整個市場的供應。四、五月份，我們也會根據這個形勢的發展，做一些適當的安排，是要保證社會成品油的供給，對近兩個月認為是沒有問題。總的來講，我們是密切關注形勢的發展，動態優化調整我們的生產經營的計劃，確保市場的供應不出問題。」

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - Get Free Report) had its price target decreased by investment analysts at Bank of America from $325.00 to $320.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage presently has a "buy" rating on the iPhone maker's stock. Bank of America's target price suggests a potential upside of 26.67% from the stock's previous close. AAPL has been the topic of a number of other reports. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group set a $330.00 target price on Apple in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Loop Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $325.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Apple from $315.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $270.00 price objective on shares of Apple in a report on Friday, January 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Apple presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $297.58. Get Apple alerts: Sign Up Check Out Our Latest Report on Apple Apple Trading Up 1.9% Shares of AAPL stock traded up $4.63 on Monday, hitting $252.62. 7,198,644 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 47,990,516. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.71 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.92, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.10. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $260.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $262.37. Apple has a one year low of $169.21 and a ...

Federal immigration officers have been seen at several U.S. airports on Monday after the Trump administration said it would deploy ICE agents to ease security lines amid an ongoing partial government shutdown. The shutdown, which began on February 14, has resulted in long lines at airport pre-gate security checkpoints, typically handled by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents. Since the shutdown, hundreds of thousands of agents under the Department of Homeland Security, including TSA, have worked without pay since Congress failed to pass new funding. Democrats are calling for changes to federal immigration operations after reports of abuse by agents, including the killing of two U.S. citizens earlier this year. In recent days, travelers have filmed lines with wait times estimated at several hours. Trump border czar Tom Homan told CNN that ICE agents would be deployed starting Monday to airports with the longest wait times. Homan said details of the plan were still under discussion. Critics say having ICE agents at airports would increase tensions with travelers. Federal agents have been seen making at least one arrest at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday night, according to eyewitness accounts. One video posted to TikTok shows unidentified, plain-clothed agents declining to identify themselves as they detain a person, including a child, past the security line at a terminal gate. A video posted to Reddit shows the agents detaining a person from another angle. TechCrunch has contacted the poster. A spokesperson for ICE did not immediately return a request for comment about the arrest. According to reporters with the Associated Press, ICE agents have also been seen at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Guardian reports ICE was seen at airports in Newark, New Orleans, and New York’s John F. Kennedy. CNN reports that Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Phoenix, and San Juan are among the airports where ICE has been deployed. ICE is ...

Two Democratic senators are scrutinizing Nvidia’s (NVDA) $20 billion licensing deal with the artificial intelligence startup Groq, raising antitrust concerns. For investors who've watched NVDA stock soar on the back of the AI boom, the question is simple: Does this change anything? Here's the full picture. What Is the Nvidia-Groq Deal? Nvidia didn't technically acquire Groq. The deal, sealed at the end of 2025, granted Nvidia a non-exclusive license to Groq's inference-chip technology and brought several senior Groq executives, including co-founder and CEO Jonathan Ross, into the Nvidia fold. Most of Groq's software engineers and hardware designers also made the move. Groq's cloud business, however, continues to operate independently under new leadership. The transaction was valued at $20 billion in cash, according to CNBC, making it by far the largest deal Nvidia has ever done. For context, its biggest prior acquisition was Israeli chip designer Mellanox in 2019, which cost close to $7 billion. Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO, described the rationale clearly: In an internal email obtained by CNBC , Huang wrote that the company plans to fold Groq's low-latency processors into Nvidia's AI factory architecture to serve a broader range of inference and real-time workloads. , Huang wrote that the company plans to fold Groq's low-latency processors into Nvidia's AI factory architecture to serve a broader range of inference and real-time workloads. That aligns perfectly with what Huang detailed at GTC 2026 in March, where he laid out how Groq's technology slots into Vera Rubin, Nvidia's next-generation AI system. The plan: use Groq chips to handle the most latency-sensitive, bandwidth-hungry parts of AI inference—the slice where traditional GPU designs run out of steam. Huang estimated Groq could be relevant to about 25% of a data center's workload, potentially boosting total revenues from that infrastructure by a meaningful margin. Why Senators Are Pushing Back Senators Eliza...

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TLDR TD Cowen reiterated a Buy rating and $300 price target on Amazon, naming it a preferred large-cap pick. Barclays also reiterated an Overweight rating and $300 price target, citing AI-driven AWS growth. Amazon stock rose roughly 2.8% in pre-market trading on Monday, March 23, 2026. The OpenAI deal brings total AWS committed spend to $138 billion over seven to eight years, per Barclays. Anthropic saw a 35% rise in annual recurring revenue in just weeks during Q1 2026, boosted by Claude Code and Cowork. 💥 Find the Next KnockoutStock! Get live prices, charts, and KO Scores from KnockoutStocks.com , the data-driven platform ranking every stock by quality and breakout potential. Amazon is getting some love on Wall Street this Monday morning, and the stock is responding. AMZN jumped roughly 2.8% in pre-market trading on March 23, 2026, after two separate analyst notes landed backing the e-commerce and cloud giant. Amazon.com, Inc., AMZN TD Cowen analyst John Blackledge reiterated his Buy rating and kept his $300 price target in place. He named Amazon a top large-cap pick heading into the next year. Barclays followed with its own Overweight reiteration and the same $300 target, pointing to a string of AI-related tailwinds building behind AWS. With AMZN trading near $205 at the time of writing, both price targets imply roughly 46% upside from current levels. AWS Expected to Reaccelerate AWS is the centerpiece of both bullish notes. TD Cowen expects cloud growth to “reaccelerate through 2025 and into 2026 as demand for AI workloads increases,” after earlier pressure from capacity constraints. Barclays took a more specific angle. The bank highlighted Amazon’s deal with OpenAI, which it says brings total committed AWS spend to $138 billion over seven to eight years. Barclays expects the AWS backlog to move above $350 billion in the next quarter as that deal gets reflected in the numbers. The bank also raised its 2027 AWS revenue estimate by 5% and now expects AWS revenue g...

Welcome to the Mideast Money newsletter , where we chronicle the intersection of money and power in a region that’s become one of the most influential in global finance. This week , let’s dive straight into the latest on the US-Israeli war on Iran . US President Donald Trump postponed threatened strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure and power plants for five days, pending the outcome of what he said were talks with Iran to end the war that’s now in its 24th day. However, Iran hasn’t had “direct or indirect communication with Trump,” the country’s semi-official Fars news agency reported. Oil plunged as much as 14% after Trump’s comments, which came out of the blue as fears were growing of an escalation in the conflict. Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz — a vital waterway for oil and gas flows — since the start of the conflict on Feb. 28. The United Arab Emirates has borne the brunt of the Islamic Republic’s attacks, while energy infrastructure across the Gulf has been targeted. The Middle East’s largest stock markets have diverged in performance since the start of the war. Dubai’s benchmark has extended losses to about 14% — the worst performer globally — while Abu Dhabi is down around 7%, despite a liquidity and resilience package from the UAE central bank aimed at supporting lending and the broader economy. By contrast, Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index is up 2.5% over the same period, buoyed by heavyweights including Aramco. Rating agencies and economists, meanwhile, see both risks and buffers. Moody’s said the impact on Middle Eastern sovereigns will hinge on how long the conflict lasts and the extent of damage to energy and civilian infrastructure, pointing to Kuwait, Qatar and Abu Dhabi’s large financial assets that can help preserve creditworthiness even in an extended Strait of Hormuz closure scenario. Goldman Sachs struck a similar balance. Even as it warned that some Gulf economies are at risk of their worst slump since the 1990s...

Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) is expanding its growth strategy by strengthening both cybersecurity offerings and AI infrastructure capabilities. Semiconductor stocks rebounded on Monday as easing geopolitical tensions improved sentiment across the sector. Markets reacted after President Donald Trump signaled progress in U.S.-Iran talks and ordered a five-day pause on potential strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure, raising hopes for diplomacy. Investors also focused on signs the administration is exploring an exit from the conflict, reducing concerns around supply disruptions tied to the Strait of Hormuz. New Security Platform Targets Underserved Customers Broadcom on Monday introduced Symantec CBX, a cloud-based security platform that combines Symantec and Carbon Black technologies into a single, easy-to-use system. The company designed CBX for organizations that lack large security teams or technical resources but still face serious cyber threats. As attacks grow more advanced, many smaller teams struggle to keep up due to limited staff, high costs, and complex tools. CBX combines multiple security functions—such as preventing attacks, detecting threats, and responding quickly—into a single platform. It helps users monitor activity across devices, networks, and data in one place, making it easier to spot and stop threats. The system also connects related security events and highlights the most important issues, allowing teams to act faster. It can identify unusual behavior, block suspicious activity, and provide guidance on how to respond. Broadcom said the platform gives smaller organizations access to advanced protection that was previously difficult or expensive to implement, helping them better defend against increasingly complex cyberattacks. AI Push And Analyst Growth Outlook Broadcom is also expanding its AI push by rolling out new networking products and tools that help data centers move more data and run AI systems more efficiently. The company has s...

Good news, fellow PC enthusiasts; things are heating up in the desktop CPU space. Intel today unleashed its best CPU in years in the form of Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, and the knock-on effect is likely to be price cuts on competing parts. At £299, the Intel newcomer holds serious potential for productivity builds, but AMD is keen to ensure it maintains the gaming crown established through its hugely popular X3D range of processors. To that end, the venerable Ryzen 7 9800X3D is raining on Core Ultra’s parade by dropping to an all-time-low price at Amazon, both in the UK and across the pond. AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D “There’s little doubt that Ryzen 7 9800X3D is the best gaming processor on the market. Back in 2022 we questioned whether gamers would be willing to sacrifice everyday performance in favour of gaming excellence; now they don’t have to.” Read our review. Buy from Amazon Right now, the go-to gaming CPU is available for £382.99 / $419.95, marking a 12% reduction over the official MSRP. Price trackers confirm that this is the lowest price to date at either Amazon UK or Amazon US. While gamers have been inclined to lean toward X3D hardware in recent years, the decision is no longer clear cut. Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh has delivered meaningful improvements in 3D workloads, and while cache-laden AMD Ryzen parts will continue to hold sway, Core Ultra’s sizeable core-and-thread count gives pause for thought. As the price gap closes, users may be faced with that exact quandary. Is it better to go with an eight-core, 16-thread AMD part that specialises in gaming, or a 24-core Intel chip that rules the roost in most other workloads? That’s going to depend on the user, but having the choice is absolutely a good thing, and one has to wonder if Intel’s aggressively-priced launch will cause other chips to see similar dips. The likes of 9700X and 9600X, in particular, may need a jostle for mid-range position. At the very least, it’s good to see genuine competition in the CPU spac...

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Tesla, Inc. TSLA is reportedly negotiating a $2.9 billion deal to acquire solar manufacturing equipment from Chinese suppliers, including Suzhou Maxwell Technologies, the world’s leading maker of screen-printing tools for solar cells. Per Reuters, deliveries could begin before autumn, with the equipment headed to Texas to support Tesla’s next phase of U.S.-based solar production. This effort builds on Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s broader plan to establish 100 gigawatts of annual solar manufacturing capacity in the United States, an initiative also pursued by SpaceX. Per Tesla’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call, the company is working toward 100 GW a year of solar cell production with full supply chain integration, from raw materials to finished panels. The push is driven by rising electricity demand, fueled by AI data centers and increased electrification. Electricity demand in the United States reached a second straight record in 2025 and is expected to keep rising through 2026 and 2027, largely fueled by the rapid expansion of AI data centers and the increasing electrification of transport. Tesla’s energy division, known for its Megapack grid-scale storage systems, is expanding quickly, with solar power playing a key supporting role in enabling further growth. Per Musk, solar is the most viable solution to meet this demand at scale. However, Tesla’s ambitions face a contradiction. Despite aiming for domestic production, it still depends on Chinese suppliers to maintain cost efficiency. The deal highlights challenges, including high U.S. tariffs on solar, which make domestic deployment more expensive given China’s dominance in the sector. Regulatory hurdles remain as well, as Suzhou Maxwell awaits export approval from China’s commerce ministry, leaving the timeline uncertain. TSLA carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. TSLA’s Price Performance, Valuation and Estimates Tesla has underperf...

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道指狂飙超1000点，涨幅2.22%，成分股普遍走高，卡特彼勒涨4.32%，3M涨4.08%，SHW涨3.94%，IBM、高盛、家得宝、亚马逊、英伟达至少涨超3%，波音涨2.74%表现相对靠前。 标普500指数涨幅扩大至2%，可选消费板块涨3.3%，科技、工业、原材料板块至多涨超2.6%，金融板块涨1.7%。 纳指涨2.33%，半导体指数涨3.5%，银行指数涨2.6%，罗素2000指数涨3.1%。 纳斯达克金龙中国指数涨幅扩大至超过1.49%，热门中概股里，亿珑能源涨20.5%，小鹏涨7.6%，蔚来涨7.2%，万国数据涨超4.1%，阿里巴巴涨3.3%，比亚迪涨3.1%，百胜中国、理想、腾讯涨超2%，新东方跌0.3%，文远知行跌4.8%，阿特斯太阳能跌6.1%。ETF中，KWEB涨超1.6%，CQQQ涨1%。 风险提示及免责条款 市场有风险，投资需谨慎。本文不构成个人投资建议，也未考虑到个别用户特殊的投资目标、财务状况或需要。用户应考虑本文中的任何意见、观点或结论是否符合其特定状况。据此投资，责任自负。

美国总统特朗普说，如果一切顺利，霍尔木兹海峡很快就会开放。 特朗普与记者交谈时做上述表态。 特朗普说，海峡将由双方共同控制，“也许由我”和不管是谁的阿亚图拉共同控制。 责任编辑：李肇孚

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尽管特朗普已表示有意逐步结束与伊朗的战事，但他仍暗示，将继续为美国国防部寻求2000亿美元的资金支持。 “有这笔资金当然好——一直都很好，如今世界局势极度动荡，”特朗普在佛罗里达州西棕榈滩接受采访时表示，“而且是民主党人在加剧局势动荡，你知道，很大程度上是民主党人在煽风点火。” 据报道，特朗普可能在未来几周内向国会提出申请，为当前战事提供最高达2000亿美元的资金。 但该提案通过的难度极大。多名参与初步讨论的人士透露，共和党领袖认为，若白宫不拿出更详尽的计划，即便在共和党内部，他们也无法获得足够票数来为这场战争提供资金。 周一早些时候，特朗普发文称，美伊双方“过去两天就彻底解决中东地区敌对状态，进行了非常良好且富有成效的对话”。 责任编辑：陈钰嘉

英国10国债价格涨幅扩大，两年期英债收益率跌21个基点，报4.36%。 风险提示及免责条款 市场有风险，投资需谨慎。本文不构成个人投资建议，也未考虑到个别用户特殊的投资目标、财务状况或需要。用户应考虑本文中的任何意见、观点或结论是否符合其特定状况。据此投资，责任自负。

Key Points Taiwan Semiconductor controls over 70% of the global foundry market. The company is seeing demand significantly outpace available capacity. TSMC’s leadership in advanced nodes and packaging has made it a key player. 10 stocks we like better than Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing › When investors think about semiconductor stocks, Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, and Broadcom usually get most of the attention. But all these companies rely heavily on one company to manufacture their chips, and that is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM). Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » TSMC, as it's also known, is the largest pure-play foundry, controlling over 70% of theglobal market The global foundry market is currently worth nearly $185 billion and is expected to grow to around $360.5 billion by 2036. Since Taiwan Semiconductor manufactures chips for many designers and technology giants, it benefits from the explosive industrywide demand for cutting-edge chips and is not reliant on any single company or technology. Powering the AI boom TSMC's competitive position looks exceptionally strong. In 2025, 3-nanometer chips contributed 24% of its wafer revenue, while 5-nanometer and 7-nanometer chips accounted for 36% and 14% of the wafer revenue, respectively. Overall, advanced technologies of 7-nanometer and below accounted for 74% of total wafer revenue. Additionally, TSMC also commenced mass production of the 2-nanometer chips in late 2025. This dominance is important, as artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) applications are increasingly depending on cutting-edge chip manufacturing. While competing foundries such as Samsung and Intel are investing aggressively, they are still lagging in advanced-node yield. Management has also reiterated its technolo...

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Supreme Court To Decide If Federal Ballots Received After Election Day Are Counted Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 will hear Mississippi’s appeal against a lower court ruling striking down its law counting ballots received after Election Day. The counting of ballots received after Election Day has become an increasingly contentious political issue in recent years. Those who support the practice say it is necessary to maximize participation in the democratic process and that states should be able to craft ballot rules to accommodate voters’ needs. Those who oppose it say that allowing ballots to be accepted after Election Day invites fraud and erodes trust in the system. The Mississippi law allows the state to count mail-in ballots that officials receive within a five-day grace period after Election Day. The law was enacted in July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide flexibility to voters. Eighteen states accept mailed ballots received after Election Day if they bear a postmark made on or before Election Day, according to a National Conference of State Legislatures report. Mississippi argues that striking down its law will cause upheaval in those states that allow ballots received after Election Day to be counted. The Republican National Committee (RNC), the state’s Republican Party, and the state’s Libertarian Party sued over the state law, arguing that the federal election-day statute preempts—or prevails over—the state law. Three federal statutes—U.S. Code Sections 7 and 1 of Title 2, and Section 1 of Title 3—set the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in certain years as the Election Day for federal offices. A presidential election takes place every four years; a congressional election occurs every two years. President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14248 on March 25, 2025, stating that his administration would enforce those statutes and “require that votes be cast and received by the election...

Lean hog futures posted slight Thursday gains, with contracts up 7 to 25 cents, as June was up $4.70 last week. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was reported at $83.35 on Friday afternoon at $83.35. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 28 cents from the previous day at $85.09 on April 15. Friday’s Commitment of Traders data showed specs adding back 3,960 contracts to their net long position as of 4/15 to a net position of 40,222 contracts. Don’t Miss a Day: The Friday afternoon pork cutout report from USDA was $4.22 higher, at $97. The rib was the only primal reported lower, with the belly leading the charge to the upside, up $14.44.28. USDA’s federally inspected hog slaughter was estimated at 2.38 million head last week. That was down 104,000 head from last week and 100,603 head below the same week last year. May 25 Hogs closed at $90.400, up $0.250, Jun 25 Hogs closed at $98.025, up $0.075 Jul 25 Hogs closed at $98.100, up $0.200, 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.

Live cattle futures were rallying into the close, with gains of 77 cents to $1.72 on the day, as April was $3.15 higher last week. Cash trade settled in late with $235-236 sales in the North and $235 in the South. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed $370 dressed sales on just 38 of the 1,026 head offered, with other bids of $233-235. Feeder cattle futures were in rally mode, up $32.22 to $3.42 at the close, with March $8.27 higher last week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $1.37 to $362.06 on March 19. Cattle on Feed data from Friday afternoon showed a total of 1.611 million head of feeders placed in lots over 1,000 head during February, a 3.67% increase yr/yr. Marketings totaled 1.522 million head, down 7.8% vs. last year. That took the March 1 on feed inventory to 11.549 million head, a 0.24% drop yr/yr and compares to a 1.86% decline on Feb 1. Don’t Miss a Day: Commitment of Traders data shows managed money in live cattle futures and options trimming 2,417 contracts from their net long position as of 3/17, taking it to 106,615 contracts. In feeder cattle futures and options, specs cut back 137 contracts to a net long of 17,933 contracts. Wholesale Boxed Beef prices were mixed the Friday afternoon report, with the Chc/Sel spread at $7.17. Choice boxes were down 19 cents to $400.11, while Select was 49 cents higher to $392.94. USDA estimated federally inspected cattle slaughter for last week at 508,000. That was down 17,000 head from last week and 49,527 head below the same week last year. Apr 26 Live Cattle closed at $234.050, up $0.775, Jun 26 Live Cattle closed at $233.425, up $1.725, Aug 26 Live Cattle closed at $230.825, up $1.725, Mar 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $357.750, up $2.475, Apr 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $351.175, up $3.425, May 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $346.375, up $2.950, On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this...