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Okta Fireside Chat Reveals Plan to Secure the Coming Wave of AI Agents

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Okta’s AI Moment May Be Bigger Than Investors RealizeOkta (NASDAQ:OKTA) executives outlined the company’s strategy for securing artificial intelligence agents during a technical session focused on product direction, identity governance and emerging enterprise risks tied to agenti

Oil gains over 2% as Mideast tensions and Hormuz toll prospects raise supply worries

Oil prices rose on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose shipping fees in the Strait of Hormuz.

'Listing is a must': Chinese humanoid startups are rushing to launch IPOs

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Shenzhen-based LimX Dynamics is the latest humanoid company in China to raise capital in recent weeks as investors eye IPO exits.

Soybeans Hold onto Monday Gains at the Close

Soybeans closed with Monday gains of 4 to 5 ½ vents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up a nickel at $11.50 3/4. Soymeal futures were down $3.20 to $6.30, with Soy Oil futures 148 to 236 points higher. USDA reported a private export sale of 136,000 MT...

Cotton Closes Mixed on Monday

Cotton futures were mixed to start the week, with contracts down 9 to 10 points higher. Crude oil was up $6.54 on the day following increased tensions with the US and Iran. The US dollar index was up $0.325. Monday afternoon’s Crop Progress showed 60% of the US cotton crop...

Corn Fades into Monday’s Close, as Crop Ratings Improve

Corn futures slipped into the Monday close as contracts were mostly 1 ½ to 2 ¾ cents higher. July was down ¼ cent. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price as 1 1/2 cents higher at $4.10. The weekly Crop Progress report showed 16% of the US corn crop silking...

Wheat Slips Lower on Monday

The wheat complex was lower across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW contracts were fractionally to 5 cents lower on the day. KC HRW futures were down 4 ¼ to 10 cents at the close. MPLS spring wheat was steady to 4 ¾ cents lower, with September up ¾ cent. NASS...

Singapore's economy expands 5.7% in the second quarter, beating expectations

The growth figure was higher than the 5.5% expected, but lower than the revised 6.3% in the first quarter.

Cattle Posts Mixed Monday Trade, as Beef Falls

Live cattle futures closed with contracts down 47 cents to 12 cents higher. Cash trade was at $247-248 across the country, a $7-8 drop from last week. Feeder cattle futures were 20 to 90 cents lower to close the session. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was back up $2.10 on...

Hogs Fall Lower on Monday

Lean hog futures closed the Monday session with contracts down 80 cents to $1.20 on the day. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $98.78 on Monday afternoon, up 48 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was 34 cents higher on July 9 at $92.69....