asbe/iStock via Getty Images By William J. Luther Inflation ticked down in January, the latest data released Friday from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows. But it still remains well above the Federal Reserve’s target. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index ( PCEPI ), which is the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, grew at an annualized rate of 3.4 percent in January 2026, down fr...
asbe/iStock via Getty Images By William J. Luther Inflation ticked down in January, the latest data released Friday from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows. But it still remains well above the Federal Reserve’s target. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index ( PCEPI ), which is the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, grew at an annualized rate of 3.4 percent in January 2026, down from 4.4 percent in the last month of 2025. The PCEPI grew at an annualized rate of 3.5 percent over the prior three months and 2.8 percent over the prior year. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, remained elevated. Core PCEPI grew at an annualized rate of 4.5 percent in January 2026. It grew at an annualized rate of 3.7 percent over the prior three months and 3.1 percent over the prior year. Figure 1. Headline and Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index Inflation, January 2021 – January 2026 Breaking It Down The conventional view is that tariffs have pushed up prices over the last year. If that were the case, we would expect goods prices to grow much faster than services prices. It is easier to import a hat than a haircut, and tariffs will generally cause both foreign and domestic hat producers to raise their prices. Foreign hat producers raise their prices to cover some portion of the tariff. Domestic hat producers raise their prices because they know foreign hat producers will not be able to underbid them given the tariff. Goods prices grew at an annualized rate of 0.5 percent in January, and were up 1.3 percent year-over-year. For comparison, goods prices grew at an average annualized rate of -0.1 percent per year. That suggests goods prices have grown about 1.4 percentage points faster than usual over the last year. Services prices grew at an annualized rate of 4.6 percent in January, and have grown 3.5 percent over the last year. Over the five-year period just prior to the pandemic, services prices grew at an average annualized rat...
The geopolitical conflict in the Middle East has oil prices back in the headlines. Energy markets are in a state of flux, commodity prices are on the rise, and you are likely already seeing the impact at the gas pump. Even after the conflict ends, it will take some time for oil markets to stabilize again. Enterprise Products Partners (EPD +0.92%) and Enbridge (ENB +0.85%) are a way to sidestep oil...
The geopolitical conflict in the Middle East has oil prices back in the headlines. Energy markets are in a state of flux, commodity prices are on the rise, and you are likely already seeing the impact at the gas pump. Even after the conflict ends, it will take some time for oil markets to stabilize again. Enterprise Products Partners (EPD +0.92%) and Enbridge (ENB +0.85%) are a way to sidestep oil prices while still investing in the energy sector. Here's what you need to know. Enterprise and Enbridge instead of crude oil Enterprise and Enbridge operate in the midstream segment of the energy sector. They own the energy infrastructure, such as pipelines, that helps to move oil and natural gas around the world. This is a toll-taker business, with the companies charging fees for the use of their assets. The volume of energy flowing through their systems is more important than the price of the commodities they are moving. This changes the equation for investors in a big way, with both Enterprise and Enbridge being reliable cash flow generators even when oil prices are weak. The best examples of the business model's reliability are Enterprise's 27 consecutive distribution increases and Enbridge's 31 annual dividend hikes (in Canadian dollars). Enterprise and Enbridge are fairly boring businesses, but they are highly reliable. Dividend investors interested in energy stocks will particularly appreciate them, given Enterprise's 5.8% distribution yield and Enbridge's dividend 5.2% yield. Expand NYSE : EPD Enterprise Products Partners Today's Change ( 0.92 %) $ 0.34 Current Price $ 37.33 Key Data Points Market Cap $80B Day's Range $ 36.79 - $ 37.41 52wk Range $ 27.77 - $ 38.22 Volume 194K Avg Vol 4.5M Gross Margin 12.86 % Dividend Yield 5.88 % Which one should you buy? That said, they aren't interchangeable. Enterprise is a master limited partnership (MLP), which means it comes with material tax complications. Enbridge, meanwhile, isn't a pure play midstream business. It also ...
The wheat complex posted Monday losses across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures were 16 to 17 cents lower in the nearbys. KC HRW futures saw Monday weakness of 13 to 14 cents. MPLS spring wheat was down 10 to 12 cents at the close. Crude oil was back down $4.49. Export Inspections data showed wheat at 343,022 MT (12.6 mbu) shipped in the week that ended on March 2. That was down 31.2% from la...
The wheat complex posted Monday losses across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures were 16 to 17 cents lower in the nearbys. KC HRW futures saw Monday weakness of 13 to 14 cents. MPLS spring wheat was down 10 to 12 cents at the close. Crude oil was back down $4.49. Export Inspections data showed wheat at 343,022 MT (12.6 mbu) shipped in the week that ended on March 2. That was down 31.2% from last week, and 30.81% below the same week last year. Mexico was the top destination of 79,566 MT, with 62,647 MT to the Philippines and 56,699 MT to Bangladesh. Marketing year shipments have totaled 19.47 MMT (715.4 mbu), which is up 18.67% yr/yr. Don’t Miss a Day: The Kansas Crop Progress report showed winter wheat conditions down 4% to 52% good/excellent, with the Brugler500 index down 9 points to 339. May 26 CBOT Wheat closed at $5.97 1/4, down 16 1/2 cents, Jul 26 CBOT Wheat closed at $6.07 3/4, down 16 3/4 cents, May 26 KCBT Wheat closed at $6.16 1/2, down 13 1/2 cents, Jul 26 KCBT Wheat closed at $6.30 1/2, down 13 1/4 cents, May 26 MIAX Wheat closed at $6.34, down 11 1/2 cents, Jul 26 MIAX Wheat closed at $6.49 1/2, down 10 3/4 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.
Live cattle came out of the weekend and a Friday afternoon Cattle on Feed report with gains of $1 to $1.50 at the close. Still no deliveries have been issued against August futures, with expiration on Friday. Last week’s cash trade saw some southern action at $182-185, with northern trade at $184-188. Feeder cattle futures were up $1.92 to $3.15 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $1.13...
Live cattle came out of the weekend and a Friday afternoon Cattle on Feed report with gains of $1 to $1.50 at the close. Still no deliveries have been issued against August futures, with expiration on Friday. Last week’s cash trade saw some southern action at $182-185, with northern trade at $184-188. Feeder cattle futures were up $1.92 to $3.15 on the day. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up $1.13 at $242.83 on August 23. The Monday OKC Feeder Cattle Auction saw estimated sales on 6,000 head, above last year and the previous week. Demand was listed as moderate to good, with prices steady to $2 lower on steers and heifers steady. The USDA Cattle on Feed report showed July placements at 1.702 million head, up 5.85% from a year ago, with marketings at 1.855 million head and 7.72% above 2023. August 1 on feed inventory was up 0.28% from last year at 11.095 million head. Cold Storage data showed 407.13 million lbs of beef stocks as of July 31, a 0.2% drop from the end of June and 0.81% below last year. USDA wholesale Boxed Beef were lower in the Monday afternoon report. Choice boxes were down $1.44 at $315.90, with Select products 27 cents lower @ $300.19. The Chc/Select spread was narrowed to $15.71. USDA estimated Monday’s federally inspected cattle slaughter at 116,000 head. That is down 1,000 head from the previous week and 9,036 head below the same Monday last year. Aug 24 Live Cattle closed at $183.600, up $1.025, Oct 24 Live Cattle closed at $176.975, up $1.275, Dec 24 Live Cattle closed at $176.375, up $1.175, Aug 24 Feeder Cattle closed at $244.500, up $1.925, Sep 24 Feeder Cattle closed at $241.350, up $2.775, Oct 24 Feeder Cattle closed at $237.475, up $3.100, On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here. The ...
Lean hog futures posted mixed trade on Monday, with contracts mostly 7 to 77 cents lower and April up $1.025. The USDA national average base hog negotiated price was up 19 cents at $88.49 in the Monday PM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 35 cents from the previous day on March 27 at $88.78. Monday afternoon’s pork cutout print from USDA was up 89 cents at $97.45 per cwt. The picnic and loin...
Lean hog futures posted mixed trade on Monday, with contracts mostly 7 to 77 cents lower and April up $1.025. The USDA national average base hog negotiated price was up 19 cents at $88.49 in the Monday PM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 35 cents from the previous day on March 27 at $88.78. Monday afternoon’s pork cutout print from USDA was up 89 cents at $97.45 per cwt. The picnic and loin were the only primals reported lower. USDA estimated the Monday Federally inspected hog slaughter at 469,000 head. That was down 4,000 head from last Monday and 108,027 head above the same week last year. Commodity Bulletin: Apr 25 Hogs closed at $87.725, up $1.025, May 25 Hogs closed at $88.400, down $0.075 Jun 25 Hogs closed at $95.275, down $0.500, 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.
Soybeans were down 60 to the 70 cent limit on Monday across the front months. Expanded limits of $1.05 are set for Tuesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 70 1/2 cents at $10.80 3/4. Soymeal futures were down $5.10 to $11.50 in the front months to close out the day, with Soy Oil futures down the 350 point limit through September. Crude oil was down $4.49 on the day. US Tre...
Soybeans were down 60 to the 70 cent limit on Monday across the front months. Expanded limits of $1.05 are set for Tuesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 70 1/2 cents at $10.80 3/4. Soymeal futures were down $5.10 to $11.50 in the front months to close out the day, with Soy Oil futures down the 350 point limit through September. Crude oil was down $4.49 on the day. US Treasury Secretary Bessent and Chinese counterparts met this weekend in Paris to prep for the meeting between President Trump and President Xi later this month. Following the meeting it was noted that China was open to buying more US ag goods, specifically more non-soybean row crops, putting some doubts on another 8 MMT for the current MY suggested by President Trump last month. Late on Sunday President Trump stated there could be a delay in the meeting with China, while also expecting to see China help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, with some thinking that the two are tied to one another, though Secretary Bessent has stated they are not. Don’t Miss a Day: USDA’s FGIS tallied soybean export shipments at 966,082 MT (34.5 mbu) during the week ending on March 12. That was 8.9% above the week prior and 45.4% larger than the same week last year. China was the top destination of 545,858 MT, with 224,944 MT headed to Egypt and 20380,194 MT to Mexico. Marketing year exports for 2025/26 are 28.06 MMT (1.031 bbu) since September 1, which is now 28.3% below the same period last year. NOPA data from this morning, showed a February record 208.785 mbu of soybeans crushed among members. That was up 10.57% from a year ago but down 1.52% from January. Daily crush of 7.46 mbu was a record for any month through NOPA’s history. Soybean oil stocks were 2.08 billion lbs, a 38.37% yr/yr increase, with a monthly jump of 9.49%. Brazil’s soybean harvest was tallied at 61% complete by Thursday according to AgRural, behind the 70% pace from last year. May 26 Soybeans closed at $11.55 1/4, down 70 cents, N...
Cotton posted Monday gains of 206 to 234 points across the front months at the close, as traders came out of the weekend with a better feeling on the Chinese situation. Crude oil was down $4.49 to $94.22, with the US dollar index down $0.894 to $99.468. US Treasury Secretary Bessent and Chinese counterparts met this weekend in Paris to prep for the meeting between President Trump and President Xi ...
Cotton posted Monday gains of 206 to 234 points across the front months at the close, as traders came out of the weekend with a better feeling on the Chinese situation. Crude oil was down $4.49 to $94.22, with the US dollar index down $0.894 to $99.468. US Treasury Secretary Bessent and Chinese counterparts met this weekend in Paris to prep for the meeting between President Trump and President Xi later this month. Following the meeting it was noted that China was open to buying more US ag goods, specifically more non-soybean row crops, i.e. possibly cotton. Don’t Miss a Day: The Seam showed sales on 4,207 bales on Friday, averaging 59.31 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was up 5 points on March 13 at 75.75 cents. ICE certified cotton stocks were unchanged on 3/13, with the certified stocks level at 116,789 bales. The Adjusted World Price was back up just 6 points on Thursday to 51.50 cents/lb. May 26 Cotton closed at 68.19, up 234 points, Jul 26 Cotton closed at 70.06, up 217 points, Oct 26 Cotton closed at 71.67, up 206 points 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.
Corn futures gave back some of last week’s late strength on Monday, with contracts down 2 to 3 cents in the nearbys. There were 64 deliveries issued against December corn on Friday night. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was back down today at $3.99. This morning’s Export Inspections report showed a total of 1.421 MMT (55.95 mbu) of corn shipped in the week of 11/27. That was 49.79% ...
Corn futures gave back some of last week’s late strength on Monday, with contracts down 2 to 3 cents in the nearbys. There were 64 deliveries issued against December corn on Friday night. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was back down today at $3.99. This morning’s Export Inspections report showed a total of 1.421 MMT (55.95 mbu) of corn shipped in the week of 11/27. That was 49.79% above the same week last year but a drop of 16.18% from last week’s total. Japan was the largest buyer of 431,700 MT, with 330,150 MT shipped to Mexico and 187,948 MT to Colombia. The marketing year total is now 18.97 MMT (746.7 mbu) of corn shipped, which is now 70.69% above the same period last year. Don’t Miss a Day: Export Sales data for the week ending on 10/23 was out this morning, with USDA showed sales backing off to 1.8 MMT for that week. That was the middle of estimates looking for 1.1-2.5 MMT and was 36% below the week prior. Another 160,058 MT was reported for the 2026/27 marketing year. Accumulated sales, both shipped and unshipped are now 37% above last year at 35.37 MMT. Ag Rural estimates the Brazilian first corn crop at 99% planted, now above the 97% pace from last year. StoneX estimates the crop at 134.4 MMT, down 0.6% from the previous number. Dec 25 Corn closed at $4.32 3/4, down 2 3/4 cents, Nearby Cash was $3.99, down 12 cents, Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.45, down 2 3/4 cents, May 26 Corn closed at $4.53 1/4, down 2 1/2 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.
She told authorities she had served her husband a mixed vodka drink in bed and then went to sleep with one of her young children who was having a night terror. She later returned to her husband in their room where she said she found him "cold to the touch".
She told authorities she had served her husband a mixed vodka drink in bed and then went to sleep with one of her young children who was having a night terror. She later returned to her husband in their room where she said she found him "cold to the touch".
"Enterprise-class software has evolved over the decades to be almost error-free with high throughput and reliability. This critical and private IP is not trainable on the public internet," says HSBC, adding that AI is decades behind in designing the hardest and most important software architecture that IT companies specialise in.
"Enterprise-class software has evolved over the decades to be almost error-free with high throughput and reliability. This critical and private IP is not trainable on the public internet," says HSBC, adding that AI is decades behind in designing the hardest and most important software architecture that IT companies specialise in.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Closing arguments are set to kick off Tuesday in a trial pitting Elon Musk against Twitter shareholders who say the world's richest man engaged in a pattern of deceptive behavior that misled investors as he attempted to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform in 2022. The civil trial in San Francisco centers on a class-action lawsuit filed just before...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Closing arguments are set to kick off Tuesday in a trial pitting Elon Musk against Twitter shareholders who say the world's richest man engaged in a pattern of deceptive behavior that misled investors as he attempted to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform in 2022. The civil trial in San Francisco centers on a class-action lawsuit filed just before Musk took control of Twitter, which he later renamed X, in October 2022, six months after agreeing to buy the embattled company for $44 billion, or $54.20 per share. The price represents a sliver of the Tesla CEO's fortune, now estimated at $839 billion. Much of the trial focused on Musk's claims about the number of bots on Twitter. Musk testified, as he long contended, that Twitter had a much higher number of fake and spam accounts than the 5% it disclosed in regulatory filings. He used what he called Twitter's misrepresentation of the number of fake accounts on its service as a reason to retreat from the purchase. After Musk tried to back out, Twitter went to court in Delaware to force him to honor his original deal. Just before that case was scheduled to go to trial, Musk reversed course again and agreed to pay what he had originally promised. The problem of bots and fake accounts on Twitter wasn’t new at the time Musk negotiated the deal. The company had paid $809.5 million in 2021 to settle claims it was overstating its growth rate and monthly user figures. Twitter also disclosed its bot estimates to the Securities and Exchange Commission for years while also cautioning that its estimate might be too low. But Musk claimed the number was much higher, at least 20% according to some analysts. Saying the bot number was at least this high was like “saying the grass is green or the sky is blue,” Musk said. Twitter’s former CFO Ned Segal disputed this claim and said on the witness stand that the number was actually closer to 1%. Asked if Twitter ever filed false filings to t...
Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Akamai Technologies (NasdaqGS:AKAM) announced a four year, US$200 million service agreement with a major U.S. tech company. The deal covers high performance AI compute infrastructure built on one of the world's largest NVIDIA Blackwell GPU clusters. Akamai has acquired thousands ...
Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Akamai Technologies (NasdaqGS:AKAM) announced a four year, US$200 million service agreement with a major U.S. tech company. The deal covers high performance AI compute infrastructure built on one of the world's largest NVIDIA Blackwell GPU clusters. Akamai has acquired thousands of Blackwell GPUs to expand its global distributed cloud for AI workloads. For investors watching how AI infrastructure is being built out, Akamai is positioning its core content delivery and cloud network around large scale AI compute. The new agreement ties directly into its distributed cloud strategy, where workloads run closer to end users through a wide network footprint rather than a few centralized data centers. That setup is aimed at AI applications that need low latency and broad geographic reach. This kind of long term, contracted AI capacity can help investors gauge how enterprise customers are adopting Akamai's newer services alongside its established delivery and security offerings. It also gives you another data point when comparing how different infrastructure providers are pitching AI ready networks to large technology clients. Stay updated on the most important news stories for Akamai Technologies by adding it to your watchlist or portfolio. Alternatively, explore our Community to discover new perspectives on Akamai Technologies. NasdaqGS:AKAM Earnings & Revenue Growth as at Mar 2026 We've flagged 2 risks for Akamai Technologies. See which could impact your investment. The four year, US$200 million agreement signals that a large AI focused customer is willing to put a significant, contract based workload on Akamai’s distributed cloud instead of defaulting to hyperscalers such as Amazon, Microsoft or Google. For you as an investor, that points to Akamai starting to win a seat at the table for high performance AI compute, not just content delivery and securit...
Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Oracle, NYSE:ORCL, is reportedly preparing layoffs of 20,000 to 30,000 employees, or up to 18% of its workforce. The cuts are linked to cost savings and heavy capital spending on AI focused data centers and infrastructure. The reported plan follows a record qu...
Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Oracle, NYSE:ORCL, is reportedly preparing layoffs of 20,000 to 30,000 employees, or up to 18% of its workforce. The cuts are linked to cost savings and heavy capital spending on AI focused data centers and infrastructure. The reported plan follows a record quarter for the company and comes during an ongoing shift toward AI and cloud services. For investors watching NYSE:ORCL, the scale of the potential layoffs sits alongside a long run of strong multi year share price gains, with the stock up 85.9% over 3 years and 151.8% over 5 years. The shares recently closed at $155.97, with a 2.9% return over the past week, a 2.6% decline over 30 days, a 20.3% decline year to date, and a 2.3% gain over 1 year. If these workforce cuts proceed, they could reshape Oracle’s operating model and cost base as it commits more capital to AI infrastructure. Readers may want to watch for management commentary on how headcount reductions align with cloud and AI ambitions, and whether the company provides more detail on execution risks, timing, and any expected one off restructuring charges. Stay updated on the most important news stories for Oracle by adding it to your watchlist or portfolio. Alternatively, explore our Community to discover new perspectives on Oracle. NYSE:ORCL Earnings & Revenue Growth as at Mar 2026 📰 Beyond the headline: 3 risks and 4 things going right for Oracle that every investor should see. The reported plan to lay off 20,000 to 30,000 employees sits directly against Oracle’s push into AI-focused data centers and large AI contracts. For you, the key question is whether this is mainly a cost reset to support very heavy capital spending or a sign that parts of the older software and services model are being thinned out as AI tools take over some roles. Recent commentary around record quarterly results, a US$553b remaining perfor...