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Rich Asplund

Wed, Nov 12th, 2025

Rich Asplund

Rich Asplund

Richard is an investment analyst covering the global financial, equity, commodity, and clean energy markets.  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 2021) and The CRB Encyclopedia of Commodity and Financial Prices (Wiley, 2006, 2009).  Richard has been interviewed on CNBC, Fox, Bloomberg TV, Japanese NHK TV, and National Public Radio, and has been quoted in print publications such as Dow Jones, Reuters, USA Today, Newsweek and others.

Most Recent Stories

Stocks Settle Mostly Higher as Government Poised to Reopen

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed up +0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.68%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.06%. December...

ALK : 43.42 (+3.28%)
UAL : 99.97 (+5.29%)
GOOGL : 286.71 (-1.58%)
MPC : 196.90 (-1.61%)
AAPL : 273.47 (-0.65%)
CVX : 153.32 (-1.87%)
ADI : 241.44 (+3.44%)
TXN : 163.09 (+2.10%)
$IUXX : 25,517.33 (-0.06%)
ZNZ25 : 112-295 (-0.07%)
MSFT : 511.14 (+0.48%)
TSLA : 430.60 (-2.05%)
Dollar Slightly Higher as US Government Shutdown End Nears

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose by +0.06%. The dollar posted modest gains on Wednesday after hawkish comments from Atlanta Fed President Bostic, who said he favored keeping interest rates...

DXY00 : 99.544 (+0.05%)
GCZ25 : 4,193.6 (-0.47%)
SIZ25 : 53.155 (-0.56%)
^USDJPY : 154.902 (+0.06%)
^EURUSD : 1.15853 (-0.07%)
Crude Prices Plummet on OPEC Projections for a Global Crude Surplus

December WTI crude oil (CLZ25 ) on Wednesday closed down -2.55 (-4.18%), and December RBOB gasoline (RBZ25 ) closed down -0.0566 (-2.81%). Crude oil and gasoline prices sold off sharply on Wednesday, with...

CLZ25 : 58.31 (-0.31%)
RBF26 : 1.8815 (-0.36%)
Nat-Gas Prices Turn Lower on a Mixed US Weather Forecast

December Nymex natural gas (NGZ25 ) on Wednesday closed down by -0.032 (-0.70%). Dec nat-gas prices fell from an 8-month nearest-futures high on Wednesday and turned lower on a mixed US weather forecast,...

NGZ25 : 4.528 (-0.11%)
Sugar Prices Settle Higher on Possible Smaller Indian Sugar Exports

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.27 (+1.89%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed up +9.90 (+2.43%). Sugar prices settled sharply higher on Wednesday, with...

SBH26 : 14.52s (+1.89%)
SWH26 : 416.40s (+1.76%)
NY Cocoa Prices Sink on Possible US Tariff Reductions

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) on Wednesday closed down -204 (-3.50%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed up +17 (+0.41%). Cocoa prices settled mixed on Wednesday, with NY cocoa falling sharply...

CCH26 : 5,757s (-2.90%)
CAH26 : 4,206s (+0.10%)
Coffee Prices Plunge on Prospects of Lower US Tariffs

December arabica coffee (KCZ25 ) on Wednesday closed down -19.05 (-4.51%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) closed down -252 (-5.46%). Coffee prices sold off sharply on Wednesday, with robusta falling...

RMF26 : 4,366s (-5.46%)
KCH26 : 376.65s (-5.67%)
Sugar Prices Supported by Potential of Fewer Sugar Exports from India

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.30 (+2.11%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is up +9.70 (+2.38%). Sugar prices are moving sharply higher today, with NY sugar posting a...

SBH26 : 14.52s (+1.89%)
SWH26 : 416.40s (+1.76%)
NY Cocoa Retreats as the US May Cut Tariffs on Crops Not Grown in the US

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is down -190 (-3.26%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is up +33 (+0.79%). Cocoa prices are mixed today, with NY cocoa falling sharply to a 1.75-year nearest-futures...

CCH26 : 5,757s (-2.90%)
CAH26 : 4,206s (+0.10%)
Coffee Prices Plunge on Signs of Possible Tariff Cuts

December arabica coffee (KCZ25 ) today is down -15.30 (-3.62%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) is down -235 (-5.09%). Coffee prices are plunging today, with robusta falling to a 2-week low. Comments...

RMF26 : 4,366s (-5.46%)
KCH26 : 376.65s (-5.67%)

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JUST IN 🚨: U.S. Treasury buys back $142 million of their own debt https://t.co/RQeBGkQRs5
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BREAKING 🚨: Cocoa Chocolate lovers rejoice 🍫🥳 Cocoa has fallen to its lowest closing price since February 2024 📉📉 https://t.co/Au4Kd8hNob
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The stock market will only yield 6.5% annualized over the next decade (including dividends) compared to the previous decade of 15% per year, warns Goldman Sachs 🚨🚨 https://t.co/3ZBEc4yTqF
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Crude Oil on track for its worst day since June 📉📉 https://t.co/blTVUmT3eQ
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