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Cotton Bouncing Off Limit Losses at Midday

Cotton futures are trading with 281 top 381 point losses at midday, with nearby July bouncing off early limit losses. The US dollar index is $0.407 higher at $98.135. Crude oil is up $4.01 at $105.18 midday. Few details announced following the meeting with President Trump and China’s President Xi...

Soybeans Pushing Correction to Midday

Soybeans are pushing the retreat to Friday, with contracts down 14 to 15 cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 19 cents at $11.09 1/4. Soymeal futures are back up 70 cents to $1.70, with Soy Oil futures falling steady at midday. There was 1...

Corn Continuing Weakness to Friday

Corn futures are down 9 to 11 cents in the front months on Friday. There were 124 deliveries issued for May corn futures overnight. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 11 cents to $4.16 3/4. Export Sales data showed total corn commitments at 77.748 MMT as of...

Hogs Facing Midday Pressure

Lean hog futures are falling $1.02 to $1.85 lower so far on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.87 on Friday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 26 cents on May 13 at $90.48. USDA’s pork carcass cutout value from the Friday AM report...

Democrats blast Trump over 'slush fund' in possible IRS lawsuit settlement

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ABC News reported President Donald Trump could settle a lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a $1.7 billion fund to compensate his allies.

Crude Oil Skyrockets As Strait Of Hormuz Shutdown Continues

(RTTNews) - Extending gains from yesterday's session, crude oil prices have catapulted on Friday after the U.S.-China summit ended with no announcement on the likelihood of China liaising with Iran to end the gulf war, leaving the Strait of Hormuz blockade to continue.

Can the S&P 500 hold on for a 7th weekly gain? Plus, Friday's best and worst stocks

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire by 45 days, U.S. State Dept says

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire U.S. President Donald Trump declared on April 16, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.

Sugar Prices Retreat as the Brazilian Real Weakens

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) today is down -0.24 (-1.60%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is down -5.30 (-1.20%). Sugar prices are sharply lower for a second day today amid weakness in the Brazilian real. The real (^USDBRL ) tumbled to a 5-week low...

Cramer: Starbucks layoffs aim to fix margins so CEO Niccol can 'play offense'

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Starbucks is cutting 300 corporate jobs as CEO Brian Niccol pushes into the next phase of the company's turnaround.