Cotton futures are retreating from early session strength on Tuesday, as contracts are up just 9 to 14 points. The US dollar index is $0.408 lower at $99.945. Crude oil futures are up $1.71 to $104.59 on the day. March Prospective Plantings data from this morning showed cotton acres seen...
Cotton futures are retreating from early session strength on Tuesday, as contracts are up just 9 to 14 points. The US dollar index is $0.408 lower at $99.945. Crude oil futures are up $1.71 to $104.59 on the day. March Prospective Plantings data from this morning showed cotton acres seen...
Soybeans are getting a double digit bounce on Tuesday’s midday, with futures up 10 to 14 cents in the 2026 contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 8 ¼ cents at $10.95. Soymeal futures are up $1.90 to $2.30 at midday, with Soy Oil futures 60 to...
Soybeans are getting a double digit bounce on Tuesday’s midday, with futures up 10 to 14 cents in the 2026 contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 8 ¼ cents at $10.95. Soymeal futures are up $1.90 to $2.30 at midday, with Soy Oil futures 60 to...
Live cattle futures are up $1.30 to $1.65 at Tuesday’s midday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, as last week settled in at $234-235 sales and $238 late in the south. Feeder cattle futures are up $2.95 to $3.22 at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index...
Live cattle futures are up $1.30 to $1.65 at Tuesday’s midday. Cash trade has yet to get kicked off this week, as last week settled in at $234-235 sales and $238 late in the south. Feeder cattle futures are up $2.95 to $3.22 at midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index...
The wheat complex is getting a double digit positive reaction to the USDA acreage report this morning. Chicago SRW futures are 11 to 12 1/2 cents higher. KC HRW futures are up 16 to 17 cents at midday. MPLS spring wheat is rallying 10 to 11 cents on the Tuesday...
The wheat complex is getting a double digit positive reaction to the USDA acreage report this morning. Chicago SRW futures are 11 to 12 1/2 cents higher. KC HRW futures are up 16 to 17 cents at midday. MPLS spring wheat is rallying 10 to 11 cents on the Tuesday...
The Evercade Nexus will launch at $199.99 when preorders open. | Image: Evercade After releasing smaller versions of its handhelds, Evercade has announced a new portable console called the Nexus featuring a large 5.89-inch screen. That's larger than the 4.3-inch screen on Evercade's previous handheld, the EXP-R . The Nexus' display also delivers a small bump in resolution from 800×480 pixels to 84...
The Evercade Nexus will launch at $199.99 when preorders open. | Image: Evercade After releasing smaller versions of its handhelds, Evercade has announced a new portable console called the Nexus featuring a large 5.89-inch screen. That's larger than the 4.3-inch screen on Evercade's previous handheld, the EXP-R . The Nexus' display also delivers a small bump in resolution from 800×480 pixels to 840×512, and a switch from a 4:3 aspect ratio to 16:9. The handheld will be available for preorder starting on April 1st for $199.99, and is expected to ship in October 2026. As with previous versions of Evercade's handhelds, including its Super Pocket lineup , the Nexus doesn't have an app store, won't play ROMs, and isn't compati … Read the full story at The Verge.
Earnings Call Insights: LENSAR (LNSR) Q4 2025 Management view CEO Nicholas Curtis framed 2025 as a transition year after the terminated Alcon transaction, saying, “The termination of the acquisition agreement was a mutual pragmatic decision made after a year of focused effort and considerable expense from both sides,” and adding that LENSAR terminated the deal because “the Federal Trade Commission...
Earnings Call Insights: LENSAR (LNSR) Q4 2025 Management view CEO Nicholas Curtis framed 2025 as a transition year after the terminated Alcon transaction, saying, “The termination of the acquisition agreement was a mutual pragmatic decision made after a year of focused effort and considerable expense from both sides,” and adding that LENSAR terminated the deal because “the Federal Trade Commission would seek to enjoin the merger.” Curtis emphasized the strategic reset as an independent company, stating, “with new resolve and new purpose, we're excited to emerge and reengage as an independent company, picking up where we left off 12 months ago,” and later reiterating, “Listen here, we are back.” Curtis highlighted commercial momentum despite disruption, including market share and installed base metrics: “we expanded the ALLY installed base by nearly 50% compared to year-end 2024,” “gaining market share from 14% procedure share in the U.S. to 23.4% as of the end of 2025,” and “Since the launch in August of 2022, we grew our installed base to approximately 200 ALLY systems.” CFO Thomas Staab described balance sheet and cost impacts of the terminated merger, stating, “the cash that we report at December 31 of $18 million is ours with full title and the $10 million deposit liability will be eliminated in our first quarter 2026 results,” and adding, “we recorded $17.1 million in total acquisition costs in 2025.” Outlook CFO Staab provided 2026 gross margin expectations: “We are forecasting an increase in our gross margin percentage and expect it to be in the 46% to 49% range for fiscal 2026.” Staab guided to cost discipline for 2026, saying, “we expect that the underlying expense profile of the business will become more stable… with us expecting no more than a 10% increase in cash-based operating expenses and the majority of this increase devoted to commercial activities.” Management did not provide explicit revenue or EPS guidance for 2026 in the prepared remarks or Q&A....
"I was hoping we were going to have a bigger crowd than this, especially with the nice weather and everything," Michael Maria told me. "I'm a little disappointed because the last march, I think there were about 10 times as many people at this time of day." At 11AM, the crowd at Portland's downtown waterfront appeared thinner than it had during the last No Kings protest in October. Some of this was...
"I was hoping we were going to have a bigger crowd than this, especially with the nice weather and everything," Michael Maria told me. "I'm a little disappointed because the last march, I think there were about 10 times as many people at this time of day." At 11AM, the crowd at Portland's downtown waterfront appeared thinner than it had during the last No Kings protest in October. Some of this was to be expected. In the autumn of 2025, Portland had been at the center of the storm. President Donald Trump had called the city "war-ravaged." He had signed an executive order targeting " antifa ," and had attempted to send the National Guard into … Read the full story at The Verge.
A severe capacity crunch at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. is forcing major clients, including Nvidia Corp. and Tesla Inc., to seek alternatives, positioning Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. as a rare second source for cutting-edge chips. Capacity Crunch Disrupts AI Supply Chain Taiwan Semiconductor’s 3nm process has entered a rare state of “overload,” as chip designers and hyperscale...
A severe capacity crunch at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. is forcing major clients, including Nvidia Corp. and Tesla Inc., to seek alternatives, positioning Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. as a rare second source for cutting-edge chips. Capacity Crunch Disrupts AI Supply Chain Taiwan Semiconductor’s 3nm process has entered a rare state of “overload,” as chip designers and hyperscale cloud providers such as Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. compete aggressively for limited capaci
President Donald Trump has reportedly told aides that he’s willing to end the U.S. military campaign against Iran even if the strait remains largely closed.
President Donald Trump has reportedly told aides that he’s willing to end the U.S. military campaign against Iran even if the strait remains largely closed.
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) dropped a catalyst on March 31 that reordered the AI infrastructure investment conversation: a $2 billion direct investment in Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) paired with a deeper NVLink Fusion ecosystem expansion. The move validates NVIDIA’s strategy of opening its NVLink fabric to third-party silicon, turning a proprietary interconnect into a platform other chipmakers can ....
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) dropped a catalyst on March 31 that reordered the AI infrastructure investment conversation: a $2 billion direct investment in Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) paired with a deeper NVLink Fusion ecosystem expansion. The move validates NVIDIA’s strategy of opening its NVLink fabric to third-party silicon, turning a proprietary interconnect into a platform other chipmakers can ... 5 Stocks That Win Big From NVIDIA’s NVLink Fusion AI Ecosystem Expansion
A group of senior lenders to Solera Holdings Inc. , including Apollo Global Management Inc. and Pacific Investment Management Co. , has tapped a legal adviser ahead of the software company’s debt maturing in 2028, according to people familiar with the situation. Lenders to the Vista Equity Partners -backed firm have organized with law firm White & Case for advice, said the people, who asked not to...
A group of senior lenders to Solera Holdings Inc. , including Apollo Global Management Inc. and Pacific Investment Management Co. , has tapped a legal adviser ahead of the software company’s debt maturing in 2028, according to people familiar with the situation. Lenders to the Vista Equity Partners -backed firm have organized with law firm White & Case for advice, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing a private matter. The group has also signed a cooperation agreement, open to all lenders, that binds them together should the software firm want to engage in refinancing talks, the people added. The coordination effort is the latest example of debt holders taking proactive measures in the hopes of warding off possible debt deals that could damage their holdings, such as so-called priming loans. Those loans — often used to help a company restructure its debt or fund liquidity gaps — rank the new financing higher than existing obligations. Representatives with Vista, Apollo and Pimco declined to comment, while messages left with Solera and White & Case were not returned. Solera is among the legions of tech companies with debt that’s been hammered by an AI-fueled software selloff. Advances in artificial intelligence threaten to disrupt companies with business models that provide software subscription services. Solera’s loans have since clawed back some of their losses, but are still down from the start of the year. Its roughly $3.2 billion first-lien term loan due in 2028 is quoted at about 87 cents on the dollar, up from an all-time low of around 82.7 cents earlier in March, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, In mid-January, before a series of new AI tools shook the software sector, the loan was quoted at a 97 cents. Solera also has a $2.5 billion second-lien term loan due in 2029, the data show. The Westlake, Texas-based company provides a range of software and services to the automotive and insurance industries, including products that help m...