Retailer Reformation opens flat in market debut after pricing IPO at $15
Women's clothing retailer Reformation began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday at $15 per share after pricing its IPO at $15.
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CRWV Stock Alert: What to Know as CoreWeave Teams Up With Leidos
CoreWeave (CRWV) is pushing higher on July 30 after announcing a partnership with government IT giant Leidos to bring secure, specialized AI cloud infrastructure to U.S. federal agencies.
Read more →A break below this critical stock-market threshold used to signal panic for investors. Not anymore.
Apprehensive market structureThe closing daily structure in the S&P 500 represents apprehension. There is a high degree of uncertainty about what will come out of the US Iran talks this weekend. The bias is for move to …
Read more →Trump floats pulling Blanche's AG nomination until after GOP holdouts leave office
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is open to "temporarily withdrawing" Todd Blanche's nomination as U.S. attorney general until after two Republican holdouts, Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, leave office nex…
Read more →Fed interest-rate decision rocks Wall Street's inflation fears
The Federal Reserve's July policymaking meeting ended with no interest-rate hikes nor forward guidance but with a boatload of Fed speak and word salad.
Read more →Mortgage rates jump to their highest level in a year and show few signs of falling
After years of sharp and unpredictable swings, mortgage rates have pulled back from their recent extremes. In early 2026, borrowing costs are lower than they were for much of the past few years, offering buyers some rel…
Read more →Amazon on deck to report earnings after the bell with cloud, capex in focus
Amazon is set to announce its second-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday.
Read more →Corn Getting a Thursday Morning Bounce
Corn price action is 1 to 2 cents higher so far on Thursday morning. Futures gave back the bounce from Tuesday, with contracts closing the Wednesday session down 2 to 9 ½ cents, led by the nearbys. Open interest was up …
Read more →Cattle Look to Thursday After Bouncing on Wednesday
Live cattle futures closed the Wednesday session, with contracts continuing to bounce from Monday’s weakness, up 42 cents to $2.07 higher. Open interest was down 2,472 contracts on Wednesday, implying shorts were coveri…
Read more →Hogs Look to Thursday Following Wednesday Weakness
Lean hog futures faced weakness on Wednesday, with contracts $1.37 to $2.57 lower. Open interest was down 1,898 contracts, mainly in nearby August. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $101.79 on Wednesday aft…
Read more →Stocks Rebound as Microsoft Earnings Ease AI Spending Concerns
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +1.12%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.64%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +2.69%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +1.09%, an…
Read more →Cotton Rallying Back on Thursday Morning
Cotton prices are up 78 to 123 points early on Thursday. Futures were weaker on Wednesday, with contracts 67 to 119 points lower. Crude oil was back up $5.34 per barrel, with the US dollar index was 0.586. The Fed left …
Read more →Strategy To YieldBoost MEI From 1.4% To 26.1% Using Options
In general, dividend amounts are not always predictable and tend to follow the ups and downs of profitability at each company. In the case of Methode Electronics Inc, looking at the dividend history chart for MEI below …
Read more →Wheat Rallying Early on Thursday Amid More Black Sea Strikes
Wheat is trading with contracts posting early double digit gains across most contracts. The wheat complex posted mostly lower trade on Wednesday with the spring wheat contracts holding higher. Chicago SRW contracts were…
Read more →Stocks Plunge on a Rout in Chipmakers and a Hawkish Fed Hold
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -1.52%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -2.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -2.06%. September E-mini S&P futures …
Read more →U.S. economy slowed to 1.5% growth rate in Q2; June core inflation at 3.3%
Economic growth was weaker than expected in the second quarter while inflation in June held well above the Federal Reserve's goal, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
Read more →AI investor Leopold Aschenbrenner forced to unwind all public stock positions after steep losses, sources say
The $24 billion hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner unwound all of its public stock holdings after big losses on artificial intelligence companies and a bad bet against software shares l…
Read more →US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
In a diplomatic blunder, the U.S. State Department presented an erroneous map of Africa at the AIDS 2026 conference in Brazil, triggering widespread criticism. Every African country was mislabeled, and the map, produced…
Read more →Why Microsoft’s stock is soaring toward a historic gain after earnings
Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon are expected to spend nearly $700 billion combined this year to fuel their AI build-outs.
Read more →New details in the OpenAI Hugging Face hack show how far agents will go: 'It's now remarkably easy'
OpenAI said the rogue models that breached Hugging Face's internal systems also used publicly exposed credentials across "four accounts on four services" to help facilitate the attack, further clarifying how the "unprec…
Read more →Cyclospora outbreak has hurt Taco Bell but sales are already improving, Yum Brands CEO says
Yum Brands on Thursday said the cyclospora outbreak tied to Taco Bell restaurants damaged sales at the chain in its current quarter.
Read more →Fed's favored inflation gauge shows prices edged down in June but remain high
The Federal Reserve's favored inflation gauge showed prices edged down in June, but remain uncomfortably above the central bank's 2% goal.
Read more →Egypt says drone hit two ships at Mediterranean port as attacks on energy infrastructure widen
Egypt said Thursday that a drone hit two ships at its Mediterranean port of Damietta, as attacks on energy infrastructure widen across the Middle East.
Read more →Stocks Plunge on a Rout in Chipmakers and a Hawkish Fed Hold
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -1.52%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -2.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -2.06%. September E-mini S&P futures …
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