U.S. stock markets were closed today as New York City and the entire East Coast of the country from the Carolinas to Maine prepare to deal with Hurricane Sandy. In New York,…
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) has bid $2.8 billion for Australian grain grower and marketer GrainCorp. According a press release from GrainCorp, the offer is a nonbinding offer at…
The economy has begun its slow recovery from the Great Recession, and with it, the labor market is showing signs of improving as well. The unemployment rate fell from 9.5% in June…
Mike Sauter The three major US stock indexes opened mixed this morning following the unemployment report from the Eurozone, which showed that the 11.2% rate had remained unchanged. The Eurozone consumer price index was…
U.S. stocks are set to open higher on the final day of July. All three indexes are expected to post mild gains for the month. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Corn is going to wreck whatever gasoline savings we had going into summer. By driving up the cost of the ethanol gasoline additive and by driving up feed costs for animals, the…
General Motors (NYSE: GM) fires its marketing head because of a deal he set for soccer sponsorships. (Reuters) HSBC (NYSE: HBC) is under U.S. investigation over Libor manipulation. (Reuters) The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)…
Hot, dry weather in the nation’s main corn-growing region have pushed corn prices to nearly $7.80/bushel this morning, a level not reached since last September. About 40% of the US crop is…
The three major US stock indexes opened lower this morning following yesterday’s release of the minutes of the June FOMC meeting which did not raise hopes for another round of Fed easing.…
The US Department of Agriculture released its weekly drought monitor today, noting that rainfall in some parts of the US last week did almost nothing to alleviate the hardest-hit areas: nly a…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Thursday. There are many reports this morning! ADTRAN Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) Cut to Hold…
The US Department of Agriculture today lowered its estimate of the US corn crop by 20 bushels/acre, from 166 to 146. The cut comes as hot, dry weather continues to plague the…
Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls this Monday. AK Steel Holdings Corporation (NYSE: AKS) named Bear of the Day at…
The major US stock indexes opened flat this morning but started to move higher following the better-than-expected ISM report on manufacturing (our coverage here). Construction spending in the US was a bit…
The major US stock indexes opened slightly lower this morning and continued drifting lower all day. The Chicago PMI report got the day started on the wrong foot, showing a decline in…
