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Cotton prices are down 15 to 30 points on Thursday AM trade. Futures slipped into the Wednesday close, as contracts were down 7 to 12 points in the front months. Crude oil futures were up $1.26 per barrel on the day at $64.47. The US dollar index was up $0.214...

Corn price action is down fractionally to 1 ½ cents so far on Thursday morning. Futures ended the Wednesday session with contracts a penny to 2 cents higher across the front months. Preliminary open interest was up 5,920 contracts on Wednesday, with some rolling out of March, down 16,212 contracts....

Lean hog futures saw mixed trade at the Wednesday close, with contracts 55 cents lower to 30 cents higher. Open interest was up 2,415 contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $86.29 on Wednesday afternoon, up 45 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog...

Wheat is trading with fractional losses in most winter wheat contracts, as spring wheat is a penny higher The wheat complex was lower across the board on Wednesday. Chicago SRW futures were 1 to 2 cents in the red at the close. Preliminary open interest dropped 3,394 contracts on Wednesday....

Live cattle futures saw marginal gains of 17 to 60 cents in the front months on Wednesday. Open interest rose 2,822 contracts on the day. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,602 head offered, with bids of $237. Cash trade has been slow this...

Cardinal Health has outperformed the broader market over the past year, and analysts remain highly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Despite lagging the broader market over the past year, fintech leader Global Payments continues to attract reasonable analyst confidence.

Despite lagging the broader market over the past year, Stanley Black & Decker continues to earn measured confidence from analysts.

Although MetLife has lagged behind the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Despite lagging the broader market over the past year, American Tower continues to earn fair support from Wall Street analysts.

Even though D.R. Horton has only slightly underperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, Wall Street remains cautious, reflecting concerns about housing affordability, demand trends, and the sustainability of future growth.