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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 Lower on US-Iran Stalemate

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed down -0.41%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.36%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.57%. June...

MEDP : 393.42 (-22.63%)
INTU : 383.30 (-6.21%)
ADI : 403.88 (+5.89%)
ASGN : 19.53 (-51.69%)
LVS : 51.95 (-8.62%)
TXN : 282.23 (+19.43%)
$IUXX : 26,782.62 (-0.57%)
URI : 986.78 (+22.92%)
ZNM26 : 111-005 (-0.03%)
MSFT : 415.75 (-3.97%)
TSLA : 373.72 (-3.56%)
ESM26 : 7,159.25 (+0.22%)
Dollar Climbs as Crude Prices Jump and Stocks Fall

The dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 1.5-week high on Thursday and finished up by +0.22%. The dollar remains supported amid persistent tensions in the Middle East, which is boosting safe-haven demand...

DXY00 : 98.798 (+0.03%)
GCM26 : 4,719.6 (-0.09%)
SIK26 : 75.840 (+0.45%)
^USDJPY : 159.717 (-0.01%)
^EURUSD : 1.16868 (+0.03%)
Crude Oil Prices Surge on Signs Iran War Will Persist

June WTI crude oil (CLM26 ) on Thursday closed up +2.89 (+3.11%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM26 ) closed up +0.0858 (+2.65%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled sharply higher on Thursday, with gasoline...

CLM26 : 96.70 (+0.89%)
RBM26 : 3.3471 (+0.39%)
Growing US Nat-Gas Storage Hammers Prices

May Nymex natural gas (NGK26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.108 (-3.97%). Nat-gas prices tumbled to a 1-week low on Thursday and settled sharply lower. Growing US nat-gas storage levels knocked prices lower...

NGM26 : 2.729 (-1.12%)
Surging Crude Oil Prices Support Sugar

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.03 (+0.22%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed up +3.80 (+0.90%). Sugar prices moved higher on Thursday, with London sugar posting...

CLM26 : 96.70 (+0.89%)
SBN26 : 13.89s (+0.58%)
^USDBRL : 5.03260 (+0.10%)
SWQ26 : 427.90s (+0.99%)
Heightened Supply Risks Boost Cocoa Prices

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) on Thursday closed up +30 (+0.90%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) closed up +19 (+0.76%). Cocoa prices settled higher on Thursday amid heightened concerns that a prolonged...

$DXY : 98.80 (+0.03%)
CCN26 : 3,458s (+0.90%)
CAN26 : 2,575s (+1.06%)
Coffee Prices Soar as Supply Risks Intensify

July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) on Thursday closed up +11.20 (+3.87%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) closed up +153 (+4.32%). Coffee prices rallied sharply on Thursday and posted 4-week highs. Concerns...

^USDBRL : 5.03260 (+0.10%)
RMN26 : 3,507s (+3.03%)
KCN26 : 300.35s (+3.87%)
Sugar Prices Push Higher on Strength in Crude Oil and the Brazilian Real

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) today is up +0.04 (+0.29%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) is up +3.80 (+0.90%). Sugar prices are climbing today, with London sugar posting a 2-week high. ...

CLM26 : 96.70 (+0.89%)
SBN26 : 13.89s (+0.58%)
^USDBRL : 5.03260 (+0.10%)
SWQ26 : 427.90s (+0.99%)
Supply Risks Boost Cocoa Prices

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) today is up +24 (+0.72%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) is up +14 (+0.56%). Cocoa prices are moving higher today on concern that a prolonged US-Iran war will keep the Strait...

$DXY : 98.80 (+0.03%)
CCN26 : 3,458s (+0.90%)
CAN26 : 2,575s (+1.06%)
Supply Risks and Brazilian Real Strength Lifts Coffee Prices

July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) today is up +9.00 (+3.11%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) is up +113 (+3.19%). Coffee prices are sharply higher today, with arabica posting a 1-week high and robusta...

^USDBRL : 5.03260 (+0.10%)
RMN26 : 3,507s (+3.03%)
KCN26 : 300.35s (+3.87%)

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