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Wheat Falling on Friday

The wheat complex is trading with losses across most contracts so far on the Thursday session. Chicago SRW futures are down 9 to 10 cents in most contracts. KC HRW futures are down 5 to 6 cents at midday. MPLS spring wheat is steady to a penny lower. Crude oil...

Soybeans Back to Steady on Friday

Soybeans are mixed on Friday, within a penny of unchanged on Friday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 1 cent at $10.99. Soymeal futures are $1.50 to 1.70 on the day, with Soy Oil futures down 120 to 130 points. The latter is pressured with crude oil...

Corn Slipping Lower on Friday

Corn futures are trading with 1 to 2 cent losses in most contracts on Friday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 1 cent at $4.10 1/4. Crude oil is falling $11.27 on the day following Iran agreeing to open the Strait of Hormuz this morning. Export Sales...

Average tax refund is 11.2% higher, latest IRS filing data shows

The average tax refund is 11.2% higher this season, according to the latest IRS filing data. Here's what taxpayers need to know.

See Which Recent 13F Filers Hold VOO But Riverbridge Partners Exited

VOO

At Holdings Channel, we have reviewed the latest batch of the 54 most recent 13F filings for the 03/31/2026 reporting period, and noticed that Vanguard Index Funds Mid-Cap Value Index VIPER Shs (Symbol: VOO) was held by 37 of these funds. When hedge fund managers appear to be th

Crude Oil Nosedives After Iran Opens Up Strait Of Hormuz

(RTTNews) - Snapping two days of gains, crude oil went into a tailspin on Friday after Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz, a critical sea-route through which 20% of the world's oil transit takes place, thereby easing supply-related concerns.

Sugar Prices Sink as Crude Oil Plunges

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is down -0.41 (-3.00%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is down -7.10 (-1.70%). Sugar prices are sinking today, with NY sugar falling to a 5.5-year nearest-futures low. Today's -12% plunge in crude oil prices (CLK26) is hammering sugar...

Friday 4/17 Insider Buying Report: ALZN, DHY

ALZN, DHY

Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today we

Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: TGT, GM, WMT

TGT, GM, WMT

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Target Corp (Symbol: TGT), where a total volume of 24,740 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.5

Notable Friday Option Activity: LUV, CRM, FTNT

LUV, CRM, FTNT

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Southwest Airlines Co (Symbol: LUV), where a total volume of 35,020 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxi