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Mon, Jun 8th, 2026

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Rich Asplund

Rich Asplund

Richard is an investment analyst covering the global financial, equity, commodity, and clean energy markets.  He has an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business, specializing in finance, economics, and statistics.  He also holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the University of Minnesota. 

Richard is the author of Profiting from Clean Energy: A Complete Guide to Trading Green in the Solar, Wind, Ethanol, Fuel Cell, Carbon Credit Industries, and more (Wiley, 2008) and is the contributing author of The CRB Commodity Yearbook (Wiley, 2003 through 2026) and The CRB Encyclopedia of Commodity and Financial Prices (Wiley, 2006, 2009). 

Richard has been interviewed on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, NHK TV (Japan), and National Public Radio.  He has been quoted in print publications including Dow Jones, Reuters, USA Today, and Newsweek.

Most Recent Stories

Stocks Settle Sharply Lower as Tech Companies Routed

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down -2.64%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.35%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -4.77%. June E-mini...

MSTR : 120.44 (-6.90%)
GOOGL : 368.53 (-0.98%)
AAPL : 307.34 (-1.25%)
GWRE : 136.06 (-10.00%)
SNDK : 1,559.32 (-11.39%)
HL : 14.78 (-12.18%)
CDE : 16.37 (-11.42%)
GLXY : 25.14 (-11.51%)
TTAN : 77.40 (+4.13%)
COIN : 152.40 (-7.15%)
CLX : 94.14 (+5.03%)
TSLA : 391.00 (-6.56%)
Dollar Soars on Fed Rate Hike Expectations

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rallied to a 1.75-month high and finished up by +0.66%. The dollar recovered from early losses on Friday and surged on the stronger-than-expected US May payroll report,...

DXY00 : 100.119 (+0.05%)
GCQ26 : 4,315.5 (-1.14%)
SIN26 : 66.935 (-3.14%)
^USDJPY : 160.208 (-0.07%)
^EURUSD : 1.15182 (-0.04%)
Iran Peace Hopes and Weak China Oil Demand Hammers Crude Prices

July WTI crude oil (CLN26 ) on Friday closed down -2.50 (-2.69%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN26 ) closed up +0.0076 (+0.25%). Crude oil prices settled sharply lower on Friday amid hopes of a US-Iran peace...

CLN26 : 94.74 (+4.64%)
RBN26 : 3.1620 (+3.81%)
$DXY : 100.12 (+0.05%)
Nat-Gas Prices Retreat on Abundant US Supplies

July Nymex natural gas (NGN26 ) on Friday fell -0.107 (-3.21%). Nat-gas prices retreated on Friday amid abundant US stockpiles and reduced flows to export terminals, which will further boost US domestic...

NGN26 : 3.131 (-3.03%)
Sugar Prices Slide as Crude Oil and the Brazilian Real Fall

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) on Friday closed down -0.13 (-0.91%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed down -2.30 (-0.51%). Sugar prices settled lower on Friday amid weakness in crude...

CLN26 : 94.74 (+4.64%)
SBN26 : 14.22 (+0.57%)
^USDBRL : 5.17350 (-0.11%)
SWQ26 : 444.50 (-0.54%)
Weak Demand and Rising Inventories Weigh on Cocoa Prices

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN26 ) on Friday closed down -203 (-5.12%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN26 ) closed down -113 (-3.75%). Cocoa prices extended this week’s sharp losses, with NY cocoa falling...

CCN26 : 3,762s (-5.12%)
CAU26 : 2,877s (-4.00%)
Coffee Prices Pressured by Brazilian Real Weakness

July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) on Friday closed down -0.65 (-0.26%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26 ) closed down -36 (-1.07%). Coffee prices settled lower on Friday, with arabica posting a 19-month...

^USDBRL : 5.17350 (-0.11%)
RMU26 : 3,224 (-0.28%)
KCN26 : 246.50s (-0.26%)
Crude Oil and Brazilian Real Weakness Undercuts Sugar Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26 ) today is down -0.10 (-0.70%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is down -2.50 (-0.56%). Sugar prices are moving lower today, under pressure from weakness in crude...

CLN26 : 94.74 (+4.64%)
SBN26 : 14.22 (+0.57%)
^USDBRL : 5.17350 (-0.11%)
SWQ26 : 444.50 (-0.54%)
Cocoa Prices Retreat Amid Weak Demand and Rising Inventories

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN26 ) today is down -218 (-5.50%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN26 ) is down -116 (-3.85%). Cocoa prices extended this week’s sharp losses, with NY cocoa falling to a 2-week...

CCN26 : 3,762s (-5.12%)
CAU26 : 2,877s (-4.00%)
Arabica Coffee Rebounds Amid Tight Supplies in the Spot Market

July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) today is up +0.85 (+0.34%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26 ) is down -45 (-1.34%). Coffee prices bounced off early lows today and are mixed, with arabica posting a 19-month...

RMU26 : 3,224 (-0.28%)
KCN26 : 246.50s (-0.26%)

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