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Lean hog futures posted 25 to 35 cent gains across the front months on Friday, with December down 7 cents upon expiration. February was up $2.25 last week. Friday’s open interest was up 889 contracts....
Corn price action is just fractionally lower this morning. Futures closed the Friday session with contracts down 4 to 6 cents across most nearbys, as December expired. March settled last week with a 4...
Wheat is down across most contracts on Monday morning. The wheat complex closed Friday with losses. Chicago SRW futures were down 4 to 5 cents in most contracts, as March was down 6 ½ cents on the week....
Cotton prices are up 45 to 50 points on Monday morning. Futures closed the Friday session with contracts down 10 to 15 points across most front months, as March was down 10 points on the week. Crude oil...
Soybeans are up fractionally to 1 ¾ ents on Monday morning. Futures fell lower into the weekend, with contracts 15 to 17 cents lower on Friday. Weekly losses were 28 cents in the January contract. Open...
Live cattle futures closed Friday with losses of 57 cents to $1.40, as February was $2.40 higher over the week. Open interest suggested a rotation of ownership, up just 237 contracts on Friday. Cash trade...
Tech stocks came under serious selling pressure on Friday with the market concerned about Oracle’s (ORCL) debt issuance and general AI capital expenditures. With those risk factors in play, it might...
Alliant Energy has underperformed the Utilities sector over the past year, but analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
