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Bond yields have been surging. How income-hungry investors can cash in

A jump in Treasury yields rattled the bond market this week, but the volatility comes with a silver lining for income-seeking investors.

Tipping point? The scramble to contain global energy crisis

It's easy to lecture world leaders about how fuel subsidies ruin the environment and bleed state coffers dry, but try telling that to beleaguered Bolivians and cornered Kenyans, two of the many nations where the energy crisis has reached breaking point with citizens unable to keep up with prices at the pump. It’s not just in the Americas, Africa and Asia where the Iran war is destroying livelihoods and derailing fiscal roadmaps.

Corn Holding Steady at Midday

Corn futures are trading with contracts steady to fractionally higher on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 3/4 cent to $4.26 1/2. USDA’s Export Sales data showed 2.125 MMT in old crop corn business, which exceeded the 0.8-1.6 MMT estimates for the week of 5/14. That...

Soybeans Easing Lower on Thursday

Soybeans are trading with 2 to 4 cent losses in most contracts on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 3 1/4 cents at $11.34 1/2. Soymeal futures are down 80 cents to $1.30 on the day, with Soy Oil futures 2 to 12 points lower. Export...

Public Storage's Preferred Series L Shares Cross 6.5% Yield Mark

PSA.PRL, PSA

In trading on Thursday, shares of Public Storage's 4.625% Dep Shares of Cumulative Preferred Share Series L (Symbol: PSA.PRL) were yielding above the 6.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.1564), with shares changing hands as low as $17.75 on the day. Thi

Notable Thursday Option Activity: HCA, HRTG, ZM

HCA, HRTG, ZM

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in HCA Healthcare Inc (Symbol: HCA), where a total of 12,784 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 8

Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: RGTI, CMI, QBTS

RGTI, CMI, QBTS

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Rigetti Computing Inc (Symbol: RGTI), where a total of 257,501 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 25.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to a

Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: ETSY, MCD, QCOM

ETSY, MCD, QCOM

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Etsy Inc (Symbol: ETSY), where a total of 22,900 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 66.2% of E

OAK's Series B Preferred Units Crosses Above 8% Yield Territory

OAK.PRB

In trading on Thursday, shares of OAK's 6.550% Series B Preferred Units (Symbol: OAK.PRB) were yielding above the 8% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.6375), with shares changing hands as low as $20.28 on the day. This compares to an average yield of 7.9

Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: TFIN, BTU, SOLS

TFIN, BTU, SOLS

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Triumph Financial Inc (Symbol: TFIN), where a total volume of 2,186 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approx