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Thu, Apr 18th, 2024
3 Energy Dividend Stocks Leading the S&P 500 Higher

These three energy dividend stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 on a year-to-date basis, and rank among the index's top 20 performers of 2024 so far.

$SREN : 717.95 (-0.22%)
$SPX : 5,011.12 (-0.22%)
CLK24 : 85.46 (+3.30%)
NRG : 70.52 (-3.95%)
MPC : 195.02 (-3.67%)
VLO : 162.49 (-2.86%)
Cotton Heads Lower on Thursday

The cotton market posted 7 to 113 point losses on Thursday. The death spiral liquidation continues for May, down 146 points, as longs get out before deliveries, with rest of the contracts following along....

CTK24 : 78.34 (+0.31%)
CTN24 : 80.68 (+0.09%)
CTZ24 : 77.41 (unch)
Soybeans Close Near Thursday’s Lows

Soybeans pushed lower into Thursday’s close, as contracts settled with losses of 6 ¾ to 15 ¼ cents on the day, led by the nearbys. Soymeal was down 70 cents to $3.0 at the closing bell. Soy Oil was...

ZMN24 : 338.5 (+0.33%)
ZLN24 : 45.11 (+1.01%)
ZSK24 : 1142-6 (+0.75%)
ZSPAUS.CM : 10.8049 (-1.38%)
ZSN24 : 1157-2 (+0.72%)
ZSX24 : 1158-6 (+0.83%)
ZSPX24US.CM : 10.8886 (-1.09%)
Cattle Head Higher into the Close

Live cattle posted some strength on Thursday, with contracts up anywhere from a nickel to $1.05. Cash action has been quiet so far this week. There have still been no deliveries against April futures....

LEJ24 : 181.175s (+0.15%)
LEM24 : 175.375s (+0.03%)
LEQ24 : 173.525s (+0.43%)
GFJ24 : 241.600s (+0.49%)
GFK24 : 242.550s (+0.95%)
GFQ24 : 254.300s (+0.86%)
Wheat Rounds Out Thursday with Gains

The wheat markets put together some strength on Thursday, as contracts were mostly higher. Chicago was the weakest, with nearby May closing down ¼, but other contracts up ¾ to 2 ¼ cents. Kansas City...

ZWK24 : 554-0 (+3.21%)
ZWN24 : 570-2 (+3.12%)
KEK24 : 589-4 (+2.12%)
KEN24 : 588-2 (+2.26%)
MWK24 : 649-6 (+1.72%)
Hogs Leak Lower on Thursday

Lean hogs posted mostly weaker action on Thursday, as contracts were down anywhere from a tick to 42 cents with the exception to July, up a nickel. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was...

HEK24 : 94.725s (-0.21%)
HEM24 : 102.700s (-0.02%)
HEN24 : 104.350s (+0.05%)
Corn Pressured Lower on Thursday

Thursday trading in the corn market saw weakness creep in, with losses of 3 1/2 to 4 ¾ cents at the close. May was 3 ½ cents in the red and back below $4.30, with December settling at $4.60, down 4 ¾....

ZCK24 : 431-4 (+1.11%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.1012 (-0.81%)
ZCN24 : 440-6 (+1.03%)
ZCZ24 : 464-0 (+0.87%)
ZCPZ24US.CM : 4.2890 (-0.97%)
2 Top Defense Stocks That Just Won New Army Contracts

Flaring tensions in the Middle East have put the spotlight on defense stocks, and even the cautious analysts at Morgan Stanley name these two picks as their top choices.

LHX : 202.08 (+0.34%)
LDOS : 123.76 (-0.48%)
Stocks Finish Lower on Hawkish Fed and Rising Bond Yields

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed down -0.22%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.57%. US stock indexes...

$SPX : 5,011.12 (-0.22%)
SPY : 499.52 (-0.21%)
$DOWI : 37,775.38 (+0.06%)
DIA : 377.84 (+0.10%)
$IUXX : 17,394.31 (-0.57%)
QQQ : 423.41 (-0.57%)
ZNM24 : 108-135 (+0.67%)
APTV : 69.32 (-0.04%)
EFX : 217.51 (-8.49%)
SNA : 261.76 (-7.67%)
URBN : 37.02 (-0.13%)
MU : 111.93 (-3.78%)
Dollar Climbs as T-Note Yields Rise and Stocks Fall

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Thursday rose by +0.16%. The dollar recovered from early losses and moved higher Thursday after T-note yields climbed on signs of strength in the US economy when weekly jobless...

DXY00 : 106.281 (+0.12%)
^EURUSD : 1.06230 (-0.19%)
^USDJPY : 154.060 (-0.38%)
GCM24 : 2,411.3 (+0.55%)
SIK24 : 28.550 (+0.60%)

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Dang, guess Mike Wilson was right afterall 😂 https://t.co/zwH4vOng41
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A repeat of last year's August stock market selloff may be coming soon warns JP Morgan https://t.co/BfQXHwxbRU
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JUST IN 🚨: Nasdaq $QQQ falls below its 100D moving average for the first time since early November https://t.co/3UMl8aHDS4 https://t.co/Z0ZXVGd5m9
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Super Micro Computer $SMCI is now the most overvalued stock in the S&P 500 according to FactSet https://t.co/58HHGSgauo
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FUN FACT 🚨: S&P 500 $SPX has opened higher in the morning only to reverse and close lower by the end of the day over the last 4 trading days. This is the longest such streak since March 2018! https://t.co/CLhxzgtYA6
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Tesla $TSLA on its way to next week's earnings announcement https://t.co/XpXAmlF9qZ
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2-Year Treasury Yield closes at 4.98%, its highest level since November 13 https://t.co/2WQLPS42OB
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Apple $AAPL flirting with disaster once again as it closes at lowest price since October 26 https://t.co/7MOQtTXZvz
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BREAKING 🚨: Lumber Lumber is now on a 13-day losing streak after forming the dreaded "tear drop" pattern https://t.co/ocqAyKpSJr https://t.co/nqfNhIo2f5

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