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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Tuesday closed up +0.10%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.13%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) rose +0.12%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) fell -0.11%. Stock indexes recovered from early losses on Tuesday and settled mixed, with the…

The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 93.2 to 24,794.8. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 102,148,598 shares traded. The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session: Nokia Corporation (NOK) is +0.0699 at $7.37, with 5,336,866 shares traded. NOK’s current last sale is 101.65% of the target price of $7.25. ProShares UltraPro…

Key Points Investors who got in on Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock a few years ago have seen their returns multiply. The stock has climbed 700% over the past three years as the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution picked up momentum. Nvidia, as the world’s No. 1 AI chip designer, plays a key role in the field,…

Key Points Waymo plans to reach 1 million autonomous rides per week by the end of 2026. The company just unveiled its sixth-generation Waymo Driver, which it says will cut costs and improve performance on the road. 10 stocks we like better than Alphabet › The future of autonomous driving is already happening in several…

Key Points Pure-play quantum computing stocks IonQ, Rigetti, and D-Wave soared by as much as 6,217% over the trailing year, as of mid-October. A high-ceiling addressable market has investors excited about the potential for quantum computers. However, insider buying and selling activity for this trio is sending a clear message. 10 stocks we like better…

Coming off a record holiday shopping season, investors are largely anticipating Q4 results from Walmart WMT and Target TGT. Walmart will take the stage first, with its Q4 report due this week on Thursday, February 19, while Target will report at the beginning of next month on Tuesday, March 3. With both stocks spiking about 30%…

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24) on Thursday closed up +0.03 (+0.169%) on Tuesday, and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24) closed down -1.80 (-0.33%). Sugar prices Thursday settled mixed as they consolidated above last week’s significant lows.   Sugar prices have tumbled over the past seven weeks as ramped-up sugar production in Brazil…

Corn futures ended the Tuesday session with contracts down 6 to 7 cents. New crop December was down 6 ½ cents, as they try not to bid up for too many acres with current new crop soybean/corn ratio at 2.24. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 cents at $4.48…

Soybeans rounded out the Tuesday session with contracts fractionally to 1 ¼ cents higher. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 1 1/4 cents at $10.68 1/2. Soymeal futures were a dime to $3.40 lower in the front months, with Soy Oil futures 21 to 44 points higher. NOPA data was released this morning, with a…

Investors eyeing a purchase of Taysha Gene Therapies Inc (Symbol: TSHA) shares, but tentative about paying the going market price of $4.61/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the December put at the $2.50 strike, which has a bid at the…