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Rick Orford explains how to build safe, steady income with U.S. Treasurys and bond laddering.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 2.75-month high on Thursday and finished up by +0.29%. Higher T-note yields on Thursday were positive for the dollar as the 10-year T-note yield rose to a 2.5-week high. The dollar also has carryover support f...

December WTI crude oil (CLZ25 ) on Thursday closed up +0.09 (+0.15%), and December RBOB gasoline (RBZ25 ) closed up +0.0019 (+0.10%). Crude oil and gasoline prices posted modest gains on Thursday. An easing of US-China trade tensions is supportive f...

December Nymex natural gas (NGZ25 ) on Thursday closed up +0.141 (+3.70%). Dec nat-gas prices on Thursday settled higher as US weather forecasts turned colder, potentially boosting heating demand for nat-gas. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Thursday...

If it could happen to Fiserv, it could happen to almost any stock.

Despite being a 66-year-old company, this fintech giant continues to reinvent itself.

Even the most aggressive bull markets rarely move in straight lines, as periodic corrections are the norm. Precious metals have risen to levels where the risk for new buyers has increased dramatically, even as the precious bull market continues to ch...

Nvidia stock continues to surge higher as the AI chipmaker widens its moat significantly.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.14 (-0.97%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) closed down -3.70 (-0.89%). Sugar prices extended their three-week-long slide on Thursday, with NY sugar posting a 5-year neares...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) on Thursday closed up +14 (+0.23%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) closed up +19 (+0.44%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses on Thursday and settled higher as shrinking ICE cocoa inventories sparked sh...

December arabica coffee (KCZ25 ) on Thursday closed up +1.30 (+0.33%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) closed up +31 (+0.67%). Coffee prices recovered from early losses on Thursday and settled higher. Shrinking ICE coffee inventories are sup...

Chipotle shares tank on disappointing Q3 earnings and lowered guidance for the full year. At least five Wall Street analysts reduced their price targets on CMG stock today.

Microsoft is up over 900% in the past decade, valuing the Big Tech giant at $4 trillion. Can MSFT stock continue to rise over the next 12 months?

Spotify stock has climbed sharply in 2025, and investors are watching for another strong quarter when the music-streaming leader reports earnings on Nov. 4.

Upcoming earnings could cause wild price swings in SHOP stock yet again.

Brazilian bank Banco Bradesco’s stock is already up 84% in 2025. Yesterday, the bank stock’s options volume was nearly 21 times its average volume. It had five unusually active options on Wednesday trading. All five were calls. Time to buy?

Lean hog futures are up 25 cents in nearby December and steady to 50 cents lower in other contracts. USDA’s national base hog price from Thursday morning was not reported due to no volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 17 cents on October 2...

The wheat complex is falling back at midday. CBT soft red wheat futures are down 7 to 8 cents so far. KC HRW futures are 9 to 10 cents in the red at midday. MPLS spring wheat futures are down 4 to 5 cents across most contracts on Thursday. There...

Live cattle futures are 50 to 80 cents higher in most contracts on Thursday, with October up $3.35 ahead of Friday’s expiration. Cash trade has been $230 in the north early this week, with other bids near that and $235 in the South. Other bids have b...

Soybeans have had a back and forth session centered around the China/US meeting on Wednesday night, as the front three contracts have a 40 cent or more range on the session. Contracts are up 10 to 14 cents in the nearbys at midday. The cmdtyView nati...

Corn futures are pulling off the early session lows with contracts up 1 to 2 cents at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 1 3/4 cents to $3.93 3/4. Following the meeting between President Trump and President Xi of China, Pr...

Cotton futures are trading with midday losses of 65 to 76 points across most contracts at midday. Crude oil futures were up 19 cents/barrel to $60.69, with the US dollar index back up $0.298 to $99.320. Following the meeting between President Trump...

Alphabet’s AI momentum could spark its next rally.

Microsoft plans to boost its total AI capacity and nearly double its global data center footprint. But growing capital expenditures keep investors worried.

Alphabet delivered its first-ever $100 billion revenue quarter, as AI has become the engine driving growth across nearly every part of the company’s business.

Although Expedia Group has outpaced the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautiously optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.

Meta Platforms stock has fallen below $700 today after the company spooked markets with a massive one-time charge and upped its capex guidance. Should you buy the dip today?

Palantir stock has a solid track record of surprising on earnings. In three of the past four quarters, PLTR stock has jumped following its results.

Meta stock tumbles as aggressive AI spending plans overshadow strong headlines numbers for fiscal Q3. Oppenheimer downgrades META shares to “Perform.”

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is down -0.13 (-0.90%), and December London ICE white sugar #5 (SWZ25 ) is down -4.60 (-1.10%). Sugar prices have extended their three-week-long slide today, with NY sugar posting a 5-year nearest-futures low a...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ25 ) today is down -45 (-0.74%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is down -3 (-0.07%). Cocoa prices are sliding today but remain above Wednesday's 1-week lows. Comments today from the CEO of chocolate-maker Hershey...

December arabica coffee (KCZ25 ) today is down -2.30 (-0.59%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) is down -7 (-0.15%). Coffee prices are under pressure today but remain above Tuesday's 2-week lows. Prices are sliding amid forecasts of rain this...

December WTI crude oil (CLZ25) today is up +0.11 (+0.18%), and December RBOB gasoline (RBZ25) is up +0.0008 (+0.04%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are slightly higher today. An easing of US-China trade tensions is supportive for economic growth pro...

Caterpillar is partnering with the chip giant to build a robotic factory in the U.S.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.42%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.60%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.95%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are down -0.38%, and December...

TeraWulf expands AI compute capacity with a $9.5 billion Fluidstack joint venture.

Vertiv (VRT) has exceptional price momentum and is hitting new all-time highs. VRT maintains a 100% “Buy” opinion from Barchart. Shares have surged 75% over the past year and analysts project robust earnings and revenue growth ahead. Vertiv’s growth...

As Walmart has outperformed the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a bullish outlook on the stock’s prospects.

Tesla once again missed earnings expectations, but the spotlight shifted when CEO Elon Musk revealed his “biggest concern” for the company’s future.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 3-week high today and is up by +0.19%. Higher T-note yields today are positive for the dollar as the 10-year T-note yield rose to a 2.5-week high. The dollar also has carryover support from Wednesday on hawkis...

Consider buying a call option on February live cattle futures.

After an impressive performance on Wall Street over the past year, are analysts predicting further gains for financial powerhouse Citigroup?

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.62%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.47%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are down -0.50%, and December...

Despite Freeport-McMoRan's weak performance relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

While Adobe’s creativity conference failed to excite investors, ADBE stock is also flashing a quant signal that statistically points to potential upside.

Even though PayPal Holdings has lagged behind the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Altria has outperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Coterra Energy has underperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Coca-Cola has underperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are highly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Chevron has underperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Soybeans are seeing buying of 7 to 8 cents on Thursday morning after a wild overnight that saw November and January with a 44 cent range. Futures rounded out the Wednesday trade with contracts within 2 cents of unchanged. Open interest was down 11,2...

Lean hog futures rounded out the Wednesday trade with contracts down a nickel to 50 cents. Open interest dropped 2,371 contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price from Wednesday afternoon was reported at $85.53, down $2.50 from the day pri...

Wheat is giving some back on Thursday morning, with contracts down across the three markets. The wheat complex was mixed on Wednesday, with winter wheat the strongest. CBT soft red wheat was 2 to 3 ¼ cents higher at the final bell. Open interest sugg...

Corn price action is factionally mixed so far on Thursday morning. Futures closed out Wednesday trade with contracts steady to 2 cents higher. Preliminary ope interest dropped 20,920 contracts on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn pr...

Live cattle futures were $3.90 to $5.35 higher across most contracts on Wednesday. Open interest was down another 5,919 contracts. Cash trade started a little early this week, falling $5-9 in NE to $230 on Monday. Other bids have been reported at $22...

Cotton prices are down 80 to 87 points early on Thursday. Futures were up 91 to 96 points higher across most contracts on Wednesday. Crude oil futures were up 21 cents/barrel to $60.36, with the US dollar index back up $0.502 to $98.955. Following th...

Bristol-Myers Squibb has significantly underperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Tesla stock has surged to a fresh all-time high following its Q3 results as investors remain bullish on the company's growth prospects.

Adobe Systems (ADBE) stock was a bearish candidate that came up on one of my Barchart Stock Screeners having broken below the 50-day moving average.

As Meta Platforms has outperformed the S&P 500 Index over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a highly optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

Kinder Morgan has lagged the broader market over the past year, yet analysts continue to see room for upside, maintaining a reasonably bullish outlook on the company’s long-term fundamentals.

Despite underperforming the market over the past year, NextEra Energy continues to earn analysts’ confidence, supported by its sizable clean-energy pipeline and resilient earnings profile.

Monster Beverage has been beating the market over the past year, and Wall Street remains fairly bullish, with analysts expecting the company to keep delivering steady growth.

Despite trailing the broader market over the past year, Verizon continues to attract a cautiously optimistic outlook from Wall Street analysts, supported by steady earnings expectations and consistent execution.

Despite its market underperformance, Pacific Gas & Electric Company still garners a cautiously upbeat outlook from analysts.

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are down -0.05%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are down -0.11% this morning as investors weigh the outcome of the highly anticipated Trump-Xi meeting, mixed Big Tech earnings, and a cautious Fe...

Cisco Systems has outpaced the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Comcast has significantly underperformed the broader market over the past year, yet analysts remain optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Alphabet has observed a significant boost in its fundamentals recently and a massive surge in stock prices over the past year, and analysts remain bullish on the stock’s prospects.

Starbucks has significantly underperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Palantir Technologies has continued to outperform the broader market over the past years, yet analysts remain cautious about the stock's prospects.

Although Norwegian Cruise Line has considerably underperformed the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

As Wells Fargo has outperformed the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

As Microsoft has outperformed the S&P 500 Index over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a highly optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

Apple is set to report its fiscal Q4 earnings after the close on Wednesday.