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June 5th Options Now Available For Select Sector SPDR Trust - State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY)

XLY

Investors in Select Sector SPDR Trust - State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (Symbol: XLY) saw new options begin trading today, for the June 5th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XLY options chain for

The best car loans for a credit score of 580 or below

KMX

iLending, CarMax and Autopay are among the lenders who cater to borrowers with weak credit.

Cotton Steady on Thursday

Cotton price action is down 23 points in the May contracts, with others up 2 to 11 points so far on Thursday. Futures were under pressure on Wednesday, with contracts falling back 135 to 225 points across the front months. The US dollar index was 0.209 higher at $98.430. Crude...

Corn Showing Steady Trade Ahead of Export Sales Data

Corn price action is fractionally mixed so far on Thursday morning. Futures closed the Wednesday session with front months fractionally to 1 ¼ cents higher and some deferreds steady to fractionally lower. Open interest was up 6,656 contracts on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3/4...

Kalshi traders don't see Strait of Hormuz traffic returning to normal until July

Chances that traffic returns to normal fell below 50% on Wednesday, according to Kalshi bettors, despite the U.S. and Iran extending the ceasefire.

Cash Dividend On The Way From nVent Electric (NVT)

NVT, BTAL

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/24/26, nVent Electric PLC (Symbol: NVT) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.21, payable on 5/8/26. As a percentage of NVT's recent stock price of $141.07, this dividend works out to approx

Cash Dividend On The Way From Ohio Valley Banc (OVBC)

OVBC

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/24/26, Ohio Valley Banc Corp (Symbol: OVBC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.25, payable on 5/10/26. As a percentage of OVBC's recent stock price of $46.25, this dividend works out to a

4 Restaurant Stocks Showing Strong Earnings Surprise Potential

CMG, CAKE, SHAK, CAVA

CAKE, CMG, CAVA and SHAK show strong earnings surprise potential as demand, digital growth and menu innovation shape Q1 FY26 results.

AI is going to change the video game industry. Morgan Stanley says these 4 stocks will be winners

The technology will potentially cut costs for incumbents, while reducing barriers to entry for new competitors.

Soybeans On the Lower Side to Start Thursday Trade

Soybeans are trading with slight losses of 1 to 2 cents in the front months so far on Thursday morning. Futures rounded out the Wednesday session with contract slipping into the close, down 4 to 11 ¼ cents on the day. Open interest data from Wednesday suggested some longs taking...