July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) today is up +0.19 (+1.31%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is up +1.40 (+0.32%). Sugar prices are climbing today as strength in the Brazilian real has sparked short-covering in sugar futures. The real (^USDBRL) is up +0.51% today, just...
July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) today is up +0.19 (+1.31%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is up +1.40 (+0.32%). Sugar prices are climbing today as strength in the Brazilian real has sparked short-covering in sugar futures. The real (^USDBRL) is up +0.51% today, just...
Lean hog futures posted mixed action on Thursday, with front months down 20 to 32 cents and the rest of the board up a nickel to 80 cents. Open interest was down 2,667 contracts on Thursday. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up 9 cents on May 5 at...
Lean hog futures posted mixed action on Thursday, with front months down 20 to 32 cents and the rest of the board up a nickel to 80 cents. Open interest was down 2,667 contracts on Thursday. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up 9 cents on May 5 at...
Live cattle futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down $2.80 to $3.92 despite a failed midday rally off the lows. Open interest was down 3,036 contracts in Thursday showing longs liquidating. Cash trade has seen action kick off at $256-260 so far through Thursday, with southern action $256-258 and...
Live cattle futures closed the Thursday session with contracts down $2.80 to $3.92 despite a failed midday rally off the lows. Open interest was down 3,036 contracts in Thursday showing longs liquidating. Cash trade has seen action kick off at $256-260 so far through Thursday, with southern action $256-258 and...
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys. On Monday, Floor & Decor Holdings' Chief Executive Officer, Bradley Paulsen, ma
As the saying goes, there are many possible reasons for an insider to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy -- they expect to make money. So let's look at two noteworthy recent insider buys. On Monday, Floor & Decor Holdings' Chief Executive Officer, Bradley Paulsen, ma
The Micron Technology offices in San Jose, California, Dec. 16, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron Technology shares caught fire this week amid a global shortage of memory chips, with momentum driving the stock on surging enthusiasm across the semiconductor sector. Shares were up almost 14% to $734 in trading on Friday as of 2:20 p.m. ET. The stock has gained about 35% on th...
The Micron Technology offices in San Jose, California, Dec. 16, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron Technology shares caught fire this week amid a global shortage of memory chips, with momentum driving the stock on surging enthusiasm across the semiconductor sector. Shares were up almost 14% to $734 in trading on Friday as of 2:20 p.m. ET. The stock has gained about 35% on the week and more than 80% in the past month. Micron is on track for its best week since December 2008, when it was trading below $5 a share in the wake of the Great Recession. The company's market cap is currently above $820 billion, according to LSEG. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Micron Technology in the past five days Micron isn't alone among the chipmakers . Shares of AMD were up 24% on the week as the company's market cap crossed the $700 billion threshold. Intel has jumped 24% on the week and has more than doubled over the past month in a widely touted comeback for the CPU maker. Demand for memory chips is emerging as the hallmark of the current phase of the AI buildout, driven by total capex from the hyperscalers that could surpass $1 trillion by the end of next year, according to Bank of America and Evercore. While graphics processing units (GPUs) have been the hardware focus of the AI buildout so far, memory, storage and CPUs have been increasingly stealing the limelight. Amid the shortage of memory chips, prices and margins for memory makers have been widening, while hyperscalers have bemoaned cost increases for end-user goods and services. DRAM and NAND are the two types of memory that are most in demand. DRAM is faster and more finnicky while flash-based NAND is a bit slower and more reliable. Both are essential for AI processing. Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix together produce more than 90% of the world's DRAM, according to multiple equity research reports. Like Micron, the South Korean memory chip makers have been on a tear. Samsung joined the trillion-dollar...
"Bloomberg Real Yield" highlights the market-moving news you need to know. Today's guests: JPMorgan Head of Market Strategy, Alternative Fixed-Income Oksana Aronov, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Lindsay Rosner, and Pimco Multi-Asset Credit Strategist Loti Karoui. (Source: Bloomberg)
"Bloomberg Real Yield" highlights the market-moving news you need to know. Today's guests: JPMorgan Head of Market Strategy, Alternative Fixed-Income Oksana Aronov, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Lindsay Rosner, and Pimco Multi-Asset Credit Strategist Loti Karoui. (Source: Bloomberg)
herstockart/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Investment Thesis Uber ( UBER ) sold its autonomous driving unit years ago, yet, through a partnership-based strategy, it has become the road where all AV efforts meet. Recent strategic partnerships with Autonomous Vehicle "AV" providers solidify the company's market position, adding a layer of safety and optionality in a rapidly changing market. Valu...
herstockart/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Investment Thesis Uber ( UBER ) sold its autonomous driving unit years ago, yet, through a partnership-based strategy, it has become the road where all AV efforts meet. Recent strategic partnerships with Autonomous Vehicle "AV" providers solidify the company's market position, adding a layer of safety and optionality in a rapidly changing market. Valuation is above average, but justified by the company's leading position and tech moat. Where All AV Bets Meet It's been six years since Uber sold its self-driving program — called Advanced Technology Group "ATG" — to Aurora ( AUR ). Back then, the deal marked a critical strategic move for Uber, which stands to benefit and lose the most from the advent of the technology. Fast forward to today, UBER's decision seems to have been the right one. At this stage, UBER has become the center of the AV industry without the eye-watering costs of developing the technology, becoming the platform where all the global self-driving efforts meet, forming relationships with almost all key AV technology, hardware, and EV providers with AV programs. For Uber, this means hedging bets on different technologies without putting its eggs into one basket. Equally important, it protects Uber from emerging competitors, such as Waymo (part of Alphabet ( GOOGL )) and other integrated AV companies that want to run their own robotaxi service. For its partners, they receive an established commercial platform and a way to connect with customers. Additionally, Uber offers its partners access to sensor data sets collected on its specially equipped vehicles to be used to enhance and train its partners' AV models. Partnering with Uber isn't just a commercial route but is becoming an edge for AV software and hardware providers, given the large volume of data sets collected and shared by Uber with its partners. The rollout of AV will be gradual, given the emphasis on safety by regulators and city officials. But t...
US president posts on Truth Social ceasefire will include suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ and prisoner swaps Donald Trump has announced on social media that there will be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from 9 to 11 May. The US president said the ceasefire would include a suspension of all “kinetic activity” and a prisoner swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country....
US president posts on Truth Social ceasefire will include suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ and prisoner swaps Donald Trump has announced on social media that there will be a three-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine from 9 to 11 May. The US president said the ceasefire would include a suspension of all “kinetic activity” and a prisoner swap of 1,000 prisoners from each country. Continue reading...
The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:VGT) and Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSEMKT:FTEC) are nearly identical in portfolio exposure, though FTEC provides a marginally lower expense ratio and a slightly higher trailing dividend yield. These two funds provide investors with broad-based exposure to the domestic information technology sector, capturing everything from so...
The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:VGT) and Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (NYSEMKT:FTEC) are nearly identical in portfolio exposure, though FTEC provides a marginally lower expense ratio and a slightly higher trailing dividend yield. These two funds provide investors with broad-based exposure to the domestic information technology sector, capturing everything from software giants to semiconductors. While they track different benchmarks, their underlying portfolios and historical risk profiles are similar, and choosing between them comes down to splitting hairs. Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield. Continue reading
The Board of Directors of Illinois Tool Works declared a dividend on the company's common stock of $1.61 per share for the second quarter of 2026. The dividend equates to $6.44 per share on a full-year basis. The dividend will be paid on July 10, 2026 to shareholders of record a
The Board of Directors of Illinois Tool Works declared a dividend on the company's common stock of $1.61 per share for the second quarter of 2026. The dividend equates to $6.44 per share on a full-year basis. The dividend will be paid on July 10, 2026 to shareholders of record a