Key commodities ended U.S. trade Friday with significant gains to the week’s run, with copper closing almost 4% up after four sessions and oil nearing last year’s record price.
Corn, arguably the most-watched agricultural commodity now, jumped 3% in Friday’s session alone as weather forecasters reversed last week’s rain predictions, saying they expected a hot […]
Hurricane season is here. And the worst may be yet to come.
The season stretches through October and 77% of the storms strike after July, the National Hurricane Center says.
This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts 13 to 17 named Atlantic storms. Seven to 10 should become hurricanes. An average season […]
Stock splits carry with them special concerns for options traders. In Thursday’s article, we explored some basic split types and their impact on positions involving either Calls or Puts. In today’s piece, we’re picking up with a 3-for-2 split in Brookfield Asset Management () and working through the associated math to remove any mysteries that […]
Treasury prices dipped Tuesday, as a record-setting stock market drew investors away from bonds despite benign inflation data.
Stocks gave up some gains late in the session, allowing government debt to claw back some of its losses, but the inverse correlation between riskier stocks and safe-haven bonds held for much of session.
“The equity market […]
There’s nothing but bull skies for participants in the TheStreet.com RealMoney Barometer survey.
For the 16th week in a row, the bulls carried the sentiment mantle. Of the 2,078 people who took the survey, 901, or 43%, see the market rising this week.
“Neutral” was again a popular choice, pulling down 35%, or 737 votes. […]
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