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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Monday closed down -0.28%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.61% and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.35%. Stocks on Monday settled moderately lower, with the S&P 500 falling to a 4-week...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday fell by -0.40% and posted a 2-week low. The dollar was under pressure Monday after updated polls over the weekend shifted in favor of Democratic candidate Harris for president. Harris’s high-tax and low-tariff policies are seen as limiting growth and inflation and are seen...

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Monday closed down -13 (-0.18%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed down -80 (-1.36%). Cocoa prices settled moderately lower on Monday, and they were under pressure as drier conditions in the Ivory Coast allowed farmers to return to their fields and...

December arabica coffee (KCZ24 ) Monday closed up +3.00 (+1.23%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) closed up +39 (+0.91%). Coffee prices posted moderate gains on Monday as the below-normal rain in Brazil threatens to curb the country's coffee production. Somar Meteorologia reported Monday that rainfall in Brazil's biggest...

Despite Merck & Co.’s underperformance relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain bullish about the stock’s prospects.

Down almost 75% from all-time highs, Block is a fintech stock that trades at an attractive multiple, making it an enticing investment option at current valuations.

MicroStrategy plans to raise $42 billion over the next three years to further boost its Bitcoin holdings.

With the market anticipating significant movement in SQ stock ahead of Q3 earnings, there could be massive rewards available for the most daring speculators.

Due to Baxter International’s underperformance relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain cautious about the stock’s prospects.