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December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is up +186 (+2.61%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is up +110 (+1.89%). Cocoa prices today are moving higher, with London cocoa posting a 3-1/2 week high. Cocoa prices jumped today after forecaster Maxar Technologies said parts of Ghana and...

December arabica coffee (KCZ24 ) today is up +3.05 (+1.20%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) is up +105 (+2.40%). Arabica coffee prices today are moving higher on the outlook for hot and dry conditions to persist in Minas Gerais, Brazil's biggest arabica coffee-producing region, which could curb coffee...

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December WTI crude oil (CLZ24 ) today is down -2.27 (-3.23%), and December RBOB gasoline (RBZ24 ) is down -0.0432 (-2.15%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today are sharply lower, with crude falling to a 1-1/2 week low and gasoline dropping to a 1-week low. Today's rally in the dollar...

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.94%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.07%. Stocks today are moderately higher, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrials...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) recently sold nearly half of its stake in Apple Inc. (AAPL) while also reducing stakes in other major companies. Some stocks he is buying, such as Ulta Beauty (ULTA) , are considered more resilient in economic downturns, leading some investors to worry that the...

Despite Netflix’s significant outperformance relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.56% and posted a 4-1/4 month high. Hawkish comments from Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari boosted the dollar when he said US economic strength and higher productivity could prompt the Fed to cut rates less than expected. Also, the dollar is extending...

Airbnb reported making $4.1 billion in free cash flow in the last 12 months ending Q3, which was 38% of revenue. This high FCF margin, if sustained, could push ABNB stock up 33% higher to $181 p/sh over the next year.