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Cattle Falling on Wednesday Following Packing Plant Lockout

Live cattle futures are falling on Wednesday, with contracts down $1.52 to $4.10 at midday. Cash trade has been limited so far this week after $260-265 sales last week. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 652 head offered, with bids of $259-260. Feeder cattle...

Hogs Holding Weaker at Midday

Lean hog futures are down 45 to 90 cents in most front months on the Wednesday session. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $93.62 on Wednesday morning, down 73 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 5 cents on May 18 at $90.55....

Wheat Falling Lower on Wednesday

The wheat complex is trading with losses across most contracts on the midweek session. Chicago SRW futures are falling back 8 to 9 cents on the day. KC HRW futures are trading with 5 to 7 cent losses at midday. MPLS spring wheat is down 2 cents in the front...

Ram unveils lineup of Hemi V-8 engine-powered 'muscle trucks' despite high gas prices

Stellantis plans to launch a new lineup of what it's calling "muscle trucks" for its Ram brand despite elevated U.S. gas prices due to the war in Iran.

2 Quantum Stocks to Watch in May With +90% Target Price Potential

RGTI, QBTS

QBTS and RGTI are gaining momentum in May 2026 as analysts see more than 90% upside tied to quantum adoption and commercial traction.

Mamdani fires back at Bezos over Queens teacher tax remark

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos called for eliminating federal income taxes on the bottom half of earners as Mamdani pushes a luxury second-home tax in New York City.

Why some investors are turning to high-yield bonds amid the volatility. Where to find opportunity

Rates recently took a leg higher across the fixed income market, but some investors see opportunity in high-yield bonds.

Crude Oil Nosedives As Efforts To Settle U.S.-Iran Conflict Gain Momentum

(RTTNews) - Crude oil prices have gone into freefall on Wednesday, extending yesterday's losses, as diplomatic measures to secure a U.S.-Iran agreement to end their hostilities move at a brisk pace.

Bezos defends billionaires, hypes AI, talks taxes and praises Trump in major CNBC interview

Jeff Bezos rejected accusations that Amazon's decision to release a documentary on first lady Melania Trump was an effort to curry favor with the president.

Notable Wednesday Option Activity: LOW, INTC, UNH

LOW, INTC, UNH

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Lowe's Companies Inc (Symbol: LOW), where a total volume of 14,503 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxim