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Cattle Look to Tuesday Trade as Lower Tariffs Put on Pause

Live cattle futures closed Monday with contracts up 50 cents in front month June, but other contracts 55 cents lower to down $1.92. Open interest was down 5,729 contracts, with 13,165 rolling out of June. Cash trade settled in at $256-260 last week, with southern action $256-258 and northern trade...

Hogs Look to Tuesday Following Monday Rally

Lean hog futures posted gains of 27 cents to $1.60 across the board on Monday. Open interest was up 708 contracts, suggesting a rotation of ownership, with 11,455 contracts rolling out of June. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday afternoon to thin trade. The CME Lean...

Cotton Pulling Back Early on Tuesday

Cotton prices are down 95 to 110 points so far on Tuesday morning. Futures rallied 152 to 304 points across most contracts on Monday, with some deferreds lower. The US dollar index was $0.016 higher at $97.800. Crude oil was up $2.83 at $98.25 on Monday. NASS Crop Progress data...

Soybeans Trading with Early Tuesday Gains Ahead of USDA Report

Soybeans are trading with 2 to 5 cent gains on Tuesday morning. Futures saw gains of 2 ¼ to 5 ½ cents across the board on Monday. Net new buying was noted, with open interest up 2,921 contracts, heavily in November (+3,969). The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was...

eBay rejects $55.5bn offer from GameStop

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The online auction giant said it doubted how the video game retailer would finance its offer.

Stanford professor teaches his classes ‘tech-free’—here’s the skill he wants his students to build

"Just as we must be responsible for our bodies in an era of office work, we must now keep our minds active," says Jamil Zaki, director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab.

Upcoming Dividend Run For RAND?

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This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for Rand Capital Corporation (NASD: RAND), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look at the situation in greater detail, shall we? First of all, what is a "Dividend Run" an

Here's the inflation breakdown for April 2026 — in one chart

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The Iran war has pushed up gasoline, groceries and other prices for consumers.

Forget Tech: These 3 Funds Yield 11% (and They're Just Getting Started)

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Stocks are surging--but they're also developing a case of "bad breadth." That is, most of the gains are coming from a small slice of the market (I'm looking at you, tech).

AI Demand Fuels Strong Q1 Earnings for Constellation Energy

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Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) is down nearly 2% despite posting a strong Q1 2026 earnings report. This comes amid a broader market sell-off on news that the U.S. and Iran remain far apart on a peace deal. That puts Constellation Energy’s valuation in focus. CEG trades at abo