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Cocoa Prices Fall on Dollar Strength and Rising ICE Inventories

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN26 ) on Thursday closed down -122 (-3.14%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN26 ) closed down -79 (-2.70%). Cocoa prices moved lower on Thursday as they consolidated just above Monday's 2.5-week lows. Thursday's rally in the dollar index ($DXY) to a 6-week high pressured...

El Niño Fears Spark Short Covering in Coffee Futures

July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) on Thursday closed up +5.10 (+1.90%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26 ) closed up +71 (+2.13%). Coffee prices settled higher on Thursday as concerns that an El Niño weather pattern could hurt Brazil's coffee crop next year sparked short covering in coffee futures. Coffee...

Pre-Market Earnings Report for May 22, 2026 : BJ, BAH, GSL

BJ, BAH, GS

The following companies are expected to report earnings prior to market open on 05/22/2026. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (BJ)is reporting for the quarter ending April 30, 2026. The consumer company's

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