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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.50%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.40%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) are down -0.55%, and March E-mi...

While Trimble has lagged behind the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a bullish outlook on the stock’s prospects.

Learn how our top technical strategist screens for high-potential gap trading opportunities in this quick video lesson.

American Express has underperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Archer-Daniels-Midland has notably outperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Amphenol has notably outperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts are highly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Xcel Energy has underperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are highly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Netflix has underperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

With options traders lackadaisically protecting against downside volatility, ‘naked’ expression of optimism through META stock calls presents a contrarian argument.

Despite American Electric Power's outperformance relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautiously optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

Project Vault’s nearly $12 billion rare earths stockpile plan, launched to counter China’s grip on critical minerals, puts these names in the spotlight as leveraged plays.

In a shifting policy backdrop, are Wall Street analysts bullish or bearish on First Solar stock?

Live cattle futures saw marginal gains of 17 to 60 cents in the front months on Wednesday. Open interest rose 2,822 contracts on the day. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,602 head offered, with bids of $237. C...

Soybeans are trading with Thursday AM gains of 6 to 8 ½ cents in the front months as new crop November is steady. Futures were in rally mode following a mid-morning update from President Trump, as contracts closed with front month gains of 25 to 27 ½...

Cotton prices are down 15 to 30 points on Thursday AM trade. Futures slipped into the Wednesday close, as contracts were down 7 to 12 points in the front months. Crude oil futures were up $1.26 per barrel on the day at $64.47. The US dollar index was...

Wheat is trading with fractional losses in most winter wheat contracts, as spring wheat is a penny higher The wheat complex was lower across the board on Wednesday. Chicago SRW futures were 1 to 2 cents in the red at the close. Preliminary open inter...

Lean hog futures saw mixed trade at the Wednesday close, with contracts 55 cents lower to 30 cents higher. Open interest was up 2,415 contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $86.29 on Wednesday afternoon, up 45 cents fr...

Corn price action is down fractionally to 1 ½ cents so far on Thursday morning. Futures ended the Wednesday session with contracts a penny to 2 cents higher across the front months. Preliminary open interest was up 5,920 contracts on Wednesday, with...

Cardinal Health has outperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain highly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Despite lagging the broader market over the past year, fintech leader Global Payments continues to attract reasonable analyst confidence.

Despite lagging the broader market over the past year, Stanley Black & Decker continues to earn measured confidence from analysts.

Although MetLife has lagged behind the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Despite lagging the broader market over the past year, American Tower continues to earn fair support from Wall Street analysts.

Even though D.R. Horton has only slightly underperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, Wall Street remains cautious, reflecting concerns about housing affordability, demand trends, and the sustainability of future growth.

Ventas has delivered strong outperformance over the past year, comfortably beating the broader market, and analysts continue to express high conviction in its growth outlook and operating momentum.

The firm's head of metals research predicts that the upside for silver is capped in 2026.

Eversource has surged past the broader market over the past year, but analysts remain skeptical about the stock’s prospects.

Sempra has underperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

With the market taking a bearish turn today, it’s a great time to look at some bearish options trades. In this article, we'll show you two bear call spread trades you can make this Thursday.

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are down -0.42%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are down -0.55% this morning, pointing to further losses on Wall Street as technology stocks face renewed pressure.

John Rowland examines the forces shaping the US dollar narrative, and what it means for gold’s next price milestone.

AngloGold Ashanti will release its Q4 earnings later this month, where it is expected to announce an additional dividend along with the regular dividend of 12.5 cents. Is the stock a buy ahead of the report?

Live cattle futures saw marginal gains of 17 to 60 cents in the front months on Wednesday. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,602 head offered, with bids of $237. Cash trade has been slow this week, with last we...

Soybeans were in rally mode following a mid-morning update from President Trump, as contracts closed with front month gains of 25 to 27 ½ cents. Some new crop contracts were up 4 to 11 ¼ cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 26 1/...

Corn futures ended the Wednesday session with contracts a penny to 2 cents higher across the front months. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 cents at $3.96 1/4. Some spillover support was from the rally in soybeans. USDA report...

Lean hog futures saw mixed trade at the Wednesday close, with contracts 55 cents lower to 30 cents higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $86.29 on Wednesday afternoon, up 45 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back u...

Cotton futures slipped into the Wednesday close, as contracts were down 7 to 12 points in the front months. Crude oil futures were up $1.26 per barrel on the day at $64.47. The US dollar index was up $0.214 to $97.515. Tuesday’s online auction from...

The wheat complex was lower across the board on Wednesday. Chicago SRW futures were 1 to 2 cents in the red at the close. KC HRW futures were 4 to 5 cents lower on the day. MPLS spring wheat was down 2 to 3 cents so far. Large world supplies...

Super Micro Computer stock soared on record Q2 revenue and raised full-year guidance. Wall Street believes it’s not yet too late to build a position in SMCI shares.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed down -0.51%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -1.77%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) fell -0.44%, a...

Enphase stock is soaring on strong future guidance. RBC analysts explain why ENPH shares remain attractive despite their monster rally in recent months.

This tech behemoth has launched Alexa+ for all its users free of cost after a year of trial preview.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose by +0.19%. The dollar moved higher on Wednesday, following the end of the partial US government shutdown after President Trump late Tuesday signed a deal to fund the government. Also, weakness in stocks o...

AMD stock is tanking as the management’s Q1 guidance fails to impress shareholders. But Northland Capital analysts recommend buying AMD shares on the post-earnings pullback.

March WTI crude oil (CLH26 ) on Wednesday closed up +1.93 (+3.05%), and March RBOB gasoline (RBH26 ) closed up +0.0673 (+3.55%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Wednesday, with gasoline climbing to a 2.5-month high. Crude prices sho...

March Nymex natural gas (NGH26 ) on Wednesday closed higher by +0.154 (+4.65%). March nat-gas prices moved sharply higher on Wednesday amid the outlook for colder US weather to persist and expectations of a record drawdown in weekly nat-gas inventori...

Jensen Huang is predicting an AI construction boom where blue-collar workers can bag six-figure salaries. He makes a compelling argument, but there are a couple of big caveats here that we can't ignore.

With its dot-com shadow in the past, Cisco is building on fresh AI momentum. Do investors favor this phase now?

A TD Cowen analyst warns that mass layoffs could be coming amid a major fundraising push.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.19 (-1.30%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -5.80 (-1.39%). Sugar prices were under pressure on Wednesday amid the outlook for global sugar surpluses to persist....

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -214 (-4.98%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -115 (-3.72%). Cocoa prices settled sharply lower on Wednesday but remained above last Friday's significant lows. Last Friday, NY...

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -8.45 (-2.66%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) closed down -49 (-1.29%). Coffee prices extended their week-long plunge on Wednesday, with arabica falling to a 5.75-month low and robusta po...

Microsoft remains a long-term compounder, and the recent dip in MSFT stock is an opportunity for investors.

For dividend investors, Walmart still looks like a steady compounder. But WMT stock may only see gradual gains punctuated by valuation‑driven pullbacks around earnings from here.

Waymo’s $16 billion funding surge and accelerating robotaxi rollout are sharpening scrutiny on Tesla’s lofty valuation. Should you Buy, Hold or Sell the stock?

Despite the headline strength in revenue and better-than-expected forward guidance, investors should be careful about chasing SMCI stock.

Tesla invested $2 billion in xAI against many shareholders' wishes. Can this still end up helping Tesla and reinforce the AI narrative?

US Foods (USFD) is trading at new all-time highs. The stock maintains a 100% “Buy” opinion from Barchart and has robust technical momentum. Analyst sentiment is predominantly bullish, with 13 “Strong Buy” ratings. USFD’s strong growth, positive earni...

Amazon has multiple growth catalysts that position it well to deliver strong revenue growth in Q4 and beyond.

WDC is highly leveraged to the AI boom.

Lean hog futures are mixed, with contracts 77 cents lower to 15 cents higher at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $86.29 on Wednesday morning, up 2 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was back up 12 cents on Feb 2 at...

Live cattle futures are up 40 to 65 cents in the nearbys. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,602 head offered, with bids of $237. Cash trade from last week was $238-240 live across the country and $375-378 dress...

The wheat complex is mostly lower on Wednesday. Chicago SRW futures are 1 to 2 cents in the red at midday. KC HRW futures are 2 to 3 cents lower on Wednesday. MPLS spring wheat is down 1 to 2 cents so far. Export Sales data will be released on...

Soybeans are trading with 25 to 30 cent gains at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 27 cents higher at $10.27 1/2. Soymeal futures are $3.40 to $3.80 higher, with Soy Oil futures up 10 to 109 points. A phone call between Presid...

Cotton prices are trading with steady to 8 point gains in the front months on Wednesday. Futures were down 29 to 36 points in the front months on Tuesday. Crude oil futures are up $1.92 per barrel on the day at $65.14. The US dollar index is up $0.26...

Corn futures are holding onto 1 to 2 cent gains at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 1 1/4 cents at $3.95 1/2. USDA reported a private export sale of 130,480 MT of corn to unknown destinations this morning. Weekly data wil...

Amazon is set to release its Q4 earnings tomorrow after the close of markets. Here's why the stock looks like a buy ahead of the confessional.

Nvidia stock fell more than 3% on Monday on reports that its planned $100 billion investment in OpenAI had stalled. However, both OpenAI's Sam Altman and Nvidia's Jensen Huang have pushed back on the narrative.

Should you buy, sell, or hold TSLA following the merger of SpaceX with xAI?

Among Tuesday’s 509 new 52-week highs and 545 new 52-week lows on the NYSE and Nasdaq, four companies stand out as stocks you’ll want in your portfolio in 2026 and beyond.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.19 (-1.30%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -7.00 (-1.68%). Sugar prices are falling today on the outlook for global sugar surpluses to continue. Analysts from sugar trader Cza...

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is down -210 (-4.88%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) is down -111 (-3.59%). Cocoa prices are sharply lower today but remain above last Friday's significant lows. Last Friday, NY cocoa dropped to a 2.25-year...

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is down -5.60 (-1.77%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) is down -34 (-0.89%). Coffee prices extended their week-long plunge today, with arabica falling to a 5.75-month low and robusta posting a 6-week low....

March WTI crude oil (CLH26 ) today is down -0.06 (-0.09%), and March RBOB gasoline (RBH26 ) is up +0.0154 (+0.81%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are mixed today in hopes that negotiations between Iran and the US will ease tensions in the Middle East...

Amazon recently bought the rights to the film 'Melania,' about the sitting First Lady. Despite the measly $7 million opening box office weekend, the benefits could reach into the billions for shareholders.