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Sat, May 18th, 2024
Japanese Stocks Post Record Dividends & Buybacks: How to Play It

More than half of Japan's largest companies have announced plans to raise their dividends in the current fiscal year. The announcement of share buybacks is also at an all-time high, as firms announced...

$TOPX : 2,745.62 (+0.30%)
GS : 467.72 (+0.69%)
MUFG : 10.03 (+2.77%)
SMFG : 12.53 (+4.24%)
MFG : 4.06 (+2.78%)
NMR : 5.91 (+0.17%)
SONY : 83.75 (+0.43%)
APO : 113.08 (+0.31%)
PARA : 12.02 (-4.91%)
$NKY : 38,787.38 (-0.34%)
DXJ : 108.87 (+0.72%)
3 Cheapest Dividend Kings To Buy Today

This article covers three buy-rated companies that've increased their dividends for 50+ consecutive years.

FRT : 102.33 (+0.69%)
ABBV : 166.42 (+1.26%)
TGT : 160.13 (-0.32%)
Corn Ends the Week with Losses

Corn futures closed out the Friday session with losses across the board, as contracts were down 2 to 5 ¼ cents. On the week, July was down 17 ¼ cents, with December losing 15 ½ cents. Weekend weather...

ZCN24 : 452-4s (-0.98%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.2844 (-1.03%)
ZCU24 : 462-4s (-1.12%)
ZCZ24 : 476-4s (-1.09%)
ZCPZ24US.CM : 4.4657 (-1.22%)
Wheat Ends Friday with Double Digit Weakness

The wheat complex posted weakness across the board on Friday. Chicago contracts were down 2 to 12 cents, led by the front months. Kansas City futures closed with contracts 4 ¼ to 11 ½ cents. MPLS spring...

ZWN24 : 651-2s (-1.81%)
ZWU24 : 672-0s (-1.68%)
KEN24 : 661-6s (-1.71%)
KEU24 : 675-4s (-1.67%)
MWN24 : 711-4s (-1.28%)
Soybeans Hold in For Gains

Soybeans held on for steady to 11 ¾ cent higher trade across the front months at the close, with back month 2025 contracts lower. July soybeans were up 9 cents this week, with November down 2 ¼. Soymeal...

ZMN24 : 368.8s (+0.30%)
ZLN24 : 45.27s (+1.68%)
ZSN24 : 1228-0s (+0.97%)
ZSPAUS.CM : 11.6622 (+1.07%)
ZSQ24 : 1225-2s (+0.70%)
ZSX24 : 1203-2s (+0.35%)
ZSPX24US.CM : 11.4157 (+0.38%)
Cotton Heads Lower on Friday

The cotton market fall back lower on Friday, as contracts were down 5 to 38 points. On the week, July was down 142 points, with December losing just 16. The outside market factors were a mixed bag, with...

CTN24 : 75.89s (-0.46%)
CTV24 : 75.82s (-0.50%)
CTZ24 : 74.97s (-0.29%)
Hogs Fall Lower on Friday

Lean hogs slipped lower into the weekend, with contracts down anywhere from a tick to $1.87, led by the nearbys. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was back down 76 cents on Friday afternoon...

HEM24 : 96.500s (-1.91%)
HEN24 : 100.050s (-1.55%)
HEQ24 : 99.475s (-1.31%)
Cattle Rally Continues into the Weekend

Live cattle closed the Friday session with contracts up 67 cents to $2.02. June was up $4.90 on the week. USDA reported cash sales of $186-190 across the country on Friday, helped by the beef strength...

LEM24 : 181.050s (+1.13%)
LEQ24 : 179.050s (+0.94%)
LEV24 : 181.950s (+0.73%)
GFK24 : 246.725s (+0.77%)
GFQ24 : 259.850s (+0.97%)
GFU24 : 260.850s (+0.95%)
Stocks Settle Mixed as Indexes Consolidate Below Record Highs

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed up +0.12%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.34%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.06%. US stock indexes...

$SPX : 5,303.27 (+0.12%)
SPY : 529.45 (+0.14%)
$DOWI : 40,003.59 (+0.34%)
DIA : 399.95 (+0.33%)
$IUXX : 18,546.23 (-0.06%)
QQQ : 451.76 (-0.05%)
ZNM24 : 109-060s (-0.27%)
FCX : 54.23 (+4.21%)
CB : 274.28 (+3.55%)
DD : 79.91 (+3.02%)
DOCS : 28.03 (+18.07%)
RDDT : 62.04 (+10.04%)
Dollar Little Changed on Mixed Fed Comments

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.01%. The dollar was under pressure Friday on dovish comments from Atlanta Fed President Bostic, who said if the outlook unfolds as he expects, “it will...

DXY00 : 104.445s (-0.02%)
^EURUSD : 1.08695 (+0.02%)
^USDJPY : 155.672 (+0.18%)
GCM24 : 2,417.4s (+1.34%)
SIN24 : 31.259s (+4.63%)

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Ethereum $ETH has fallen to its lowest valuation against Bitcoin $BTC in more than 3 years. This is one ugly chart! https://t.co/Nfo6fGPGJ3
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Gold hits highest closing price in history 🚨 https://t.co/kTuBs3Uc5r https://t.co/YwLitO7Avv
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Copper Production by Country - Top 3 are Chile, Peru, Congo https://t.co/WQGLQmCLqZ
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Chinese Stocks form a Golden Cross https://t.co/CoiC6AkHdh
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Alphabet Insider Trading Alert 🚨 CEO Sundar Pichai just sold 22,500 $GOOG shares for a total value of $3.9 million. He's now sold more than $27 million worth of shares this year. https://t.co/8rw6KpASny https://t.co/gJHTQ646nr
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Butter hits highest price since Halloween 🎃 Between OJ, Cheese, and Butter, this is concerning folks 🙏🤲 https://t.co/IhS3qP86Gx
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Cheese hits highest price since November 2022 😢🤦‍♂️ https://t.co/kPVGh9AORE
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BREAKING 🚨: CBOE Volatility Index $VIX closed under 12 for the first time since November 27, 2019 https://t.co/3glFFwDtZ6 https://t.co/P8GngCVhXT
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Median Home Sales Price hits an all-time high of $434,000 in the U.S. https://t.co/d0vFEN8J5E
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Silver posts biggest gain since December 14 https://t.co/CMRcKmTdFK

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