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As Citigroup has outperformed the S&P 500 recently, analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

The long-term trend in U.S. 30-year government Treasury Bond futures has been sideways since the low in October 2023. After over two years of trading in a narrow range, bonds and interest rates could break out of the current trend, with serious conse...

As you enjoy turkey and football on this Thanksgiving, here’s a look at an options strategy that’s a close cousin to the Covered Strangle. In Wednesday’s unusual options activity, these three stocks to buy can get you started.

Philip Morris has outperformed the S&P 500 Index over the past year, and analysts are bullish about the stock’s growth prospects.

As United Parcel Service has outperformed its industry peers recently, analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Intuit stock has underperformed the technology sector over the past year, but analysts remain moderately bullish about its prospects.

These 3 Dividend Aristocrats Are Quietly Outpacing the 3.2% U.S. Inflation Rate

With Lumentum’s stellar YTD rally and Needham doubling down, should investors seize the moment, or step carefully from here?

You’re not going to find informational arbitrage opportunities with middle school math. Instead, MCHP stock requires a quantitative approach.

Intuitive Surgical has underperformed the Nasdaq over the past year, but analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

RTX Corporation has considerably outperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, and analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

International Business Machines has notably outperformed the Dow over the past year, and analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

UnitedHealth Group faces a pivotal upcoming deadline as Trump’s new healthcare plan, a DOJ probe, and commission cuts collide with solid revenue growth and a 2.7% dividend yield, forcing investors to weigh political risk against long-term strength.

Goldman Sachs has outperformed the Financial Sector over the past year, and analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

NIKE has underperformed the Consumer Staples industry over the past year, but analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

As Lam Research has significantly outperformed its sector peers recently, analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Despite Progressive’s recent underperformance relative to the Dow, analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Down by over 60% from all-time highs, CoreWeave stock offers significant upside potential for shareholders, despite concerns about an AI bubble.

Though AT&T has lagged behind the broader Nasdaq Composite over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

As Eli Lilly makes history by joining the $1 trillion club, here’s how you can position for its next move.

While Intel has outpaced the S&P 500 Index over the past year, analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Despite Honeywell International’s weak performance relative to its industry peers over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.

Though Eaton has underperformed the industrial sector over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.

Although S&P Global has lagged behind the Dow over the past year, analysts remain bullish about the stock’s prospects.

Although Union Pacific has trailed the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past year, analysts on Wall Street still hold a cautiously optimistic outlook for the stock’s future performance.

Despite its underperformance relative to the Nasdaq Composite in the past year, Wall Street maintains an enthusiastic outlook on ServiceNow’s future expansion prospects.

With Uber Technologies outperforming the S&P 500 over the past year, analysts continue to hold a decidedly bullish view on the company’s future prospects.

ConocoPhillips has underperformed the oil & gas E&P peers over the past year, but analysts remain highly optimistic about the company’s future growth potential.

Having outperformed the broader technology sector over the past year, Micron Technology continues to attract a bullish outlook from analysts, who remain confident in its growth potential.

While Charles Schwab has lagged behind the Dow in recent months, it has significantly outperformed over the past year, and analysts remain optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Booking Holdings has notably underperformed the broader travel tech space in recent months, yet analysts remain strongly bullish on the stock’s longer-term prospects.

Lowe's has notably underperformed the broader market over the past year, yet analysts remain optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Elevance Health has outpaced the Nasdaq Composite in recent months, and analysts remain optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Healthcare giant Stryker has notably underperformed the broader market over the past year, yet analysts remain optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

This high-yield stock has raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years and is well-positioned to maintain the growth streak.

Soybeans were 5 to 7 cents higher across the front months on Wednesday, as bulls were busy buying ahead of the holiday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 6 3/4 cents higher to $10.59 3/4. Soymeal futures were mixed, with contracts wi...

Corn bulls were in rally mode on Wednesday, with contracts 7 to 8 cents higher ahead of the Thanksgiving break. Friday is first notice day for December futures. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price closed the day at $4.04. The market will b...

The wheat complex eased back in some contracts on Wednesday, with the three exchanges closing mixed. Chicago SRW futures were trading 1 to 2 cents higher on Wednesday. KC HRW futures were steady to 4 cents in the green on the day. MPLS spring wheat f...

Lean hog futures posted Wednesday gains of $1.95 to $2.50 as bulls were catching some pre-Black Friday sales. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $73.57 in the Wednesday PM report, up $1.85 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was do...

Live cattle futures were $4 to $5.70 higher on the Wednesday session. There have been some light cash trade picked up in the north this week at $208-210, with dressed trade at $330. Wednesday’s Fed cattle online exchange saw $216 BidTheGrid™ sales on...

Cotton futures were up 30 to 99 34 points in the nearby contracts on Wednesday. Crude oil futures were up 60 cents per barrel at $58.55 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.069 lower to $99.520. The markets will be closed on Thursday. The November...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed up by +0.69%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up by +0.67%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up by +0.87%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) rose +...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday gave up an early advance and finished down by -0.08%. The dollar fell slightly on Wednesday after the Nov MNI Chicago PMI posted a 17-month low. Also, strength in stocks on Wednesday has curbed liquidity demand...

January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.70 (+1.21%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) closed up +0.0251 (+1.39%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are settled higher on Wednesday. Dollar weakness on Wednesday boosted crude prices. A...

January Nymex natural gas (NGF26 ) on Wednesday closed up by +0.077 (+1.72%). Dec nat-gas prices moved higher on Wednesday after weekly nat-gas storage fell more than expected. The EIA reported that nat-gas inventories fell -11 bcf in the week ended...

After a sharp sell-off this year and fresh analyst doubts around Marvell’s stock, what’s the smartest move for investors now?

Instead of noisy candlestick charts, learn why trend traders might want to opt for brick-based Renko charts.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.23 (+1.54%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed up +5.70 (+1.33%). Sugar prices rallied sharply to 5-week highs on Wednesday after StoneX cut its Brazil 2026/27 Center-South...

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -6 (-0.12%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed down -10 (-0.27%). Cocoa prices settled lower on Wednesday but remained above last Wednesday's 1.75-year nearest-future lows after the...

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -3.60 (-0.94%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) closed down -46 (-1.01%). Coffee prices settled lower on Wednesday after the European Parliament approved a 1-year delay to the deforestati...

If Cathie Wood is buying the dip on Bitmine while the crypto market reels, is that your cue to step in too?

Nvidia stock inches up as Jensen Huang confirms its GPUs are a generation ahead of Google’s custom AI chips. Here’s what that means for NVDA shares.

Dell shares rally as the management raised guidance for the full-year. Jim Cramer recommends owning DELL stock for the long-term.

A large volume of deep out-of-the-money (OTM) put options has traded in Oracle Corp (ORCL). These OTM puts are set to expire in over one year but only work if ORCL stock falls 50%. The activity highlights ORCL's underlying value.

Cotton futures are up 39 to 99 points so far on Wednesday. Crude oil futures are up 13 cents per barrel at $58.08 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.064 lower to $99.525. The markets will be closed on Thursday. Commitment of Traders data, still...

Live cattle futures are up $4 to $6.05 so far on Wednesday. There have been some light cash trade picked up in the north this week at $208-210, with dressed trade at $330. Wednesday’s Fed cattle online exchange saw no sales on the 2,052 head offered,...

The wheat complex is showing gains across the three markets ahead of the holiday. Chicago SRW futures are trading 4 to 5 cents higher so far on Wednesday. KC HRW futures are 3 to 7 cents in the green on the day. MPLS spring wheat futures are up 4 to....

Corn bulls are in rally mode on Wednesday, with contracts 7 to 8 points higher ahead of the Thanksgiving break. Friday is first notice day for December futures. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1/4 cent at $3.88. The market will...

Soybeans are up 7 to 9 cents across the front months on Wednesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 8 1/2 cents higher to $10.61 1/2. Soymeal futures are steady to 60 cents higher, with Soy Oil futures steady to 38 to 41 points highe...

Lean hog futures are up $1.15 to $1.95 at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported in the Wednesday AM report du to low volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 80 cents on November 24 at $82.81. The market will be closed on Thu...

Google is poised to generate needle-moving revenue from the artificial intelligence revolution.

Despite an over 45% plunge from its highs, Astera Labs stock is still winning over top analysts who see its AI infrastructure edge as a powerful catalyst for a major rebound.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.21 (+1.41%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is up +5.60 (+1.31%). Sugar prices climbed to 5-week highs today after StoneX cut its Brazil 2026/27 Center-South sugar production estimate to...

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is up +19 (+0.37%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is up +12 (+0.33%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses today and turned higher as a weak dollar sparked short covering in cocoa futures. Cocoa price...

Concerns over Nvidia’s rising Days Sales Outstanding have sparked debate among investors, but a closer look shows the metric is far less alarming and far more explainable than the bearish narrative suggests.

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is down -5.30 (-1.38%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) is down -47 (-1.03%). Coffee prices are sliding today after the European Parliament approved a 1-year delay to the deforestation law, which should kee...

January WTI crude oil (CLF26 ) today is up +0.08 (+0.14%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26 ) is up +0.0110 (+0.61%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are slightly higher today. Dollar weakness today is boosting crude prices. Also, doubts about a deal...

Elon Musk posted on social media that the company has bold visions for its AI chips and is planning to build at higher volumes than all other AI chip companies combined.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +0.49%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.54%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are up +0.52%, and Decemb...

Burning Rock Biotech (BNR) , a precision oncology company from China, has shown exceptional technical momentum and price appreciation. BNR has surged 405% over the past year, hitting a 2-year high on Wednesday. Despite strong technicals, BNR is a hig...

Oppenheimer analyst believes investors are underestimating IBM’s rising strength in the AI-driven tech world.

Wedbush's dramatic upgrade of Fannie Mae may signal a massive opportunity for investors, but it does not come without massive risks too.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today gave up an early advance and is little changed. The dollar is slightly lower today after the Nov MNI Chicago PMI posted a 17-month low. Also, strength in stocks today has curbed liquidity demand for the dollar. The...

As Caterpillar has outperformed its industry peers recently, analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Both the NYSE and Nasdaq had more stocks hitting new 52-week highs than lows yesterday. Among the many choices were three stocks also hitting all-time highs. All three have the potential to maintain momentum in the near and long term.