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This software stock is down this year, but Morgan Stanley claims it is "deeply discounted."

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Friday closed down -0.23 (-1.54%). March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -7.00 (-1.64%). Higher global sugar production is weighing on prices. On Wednesday, Unica reported that Brazil's cumulative 2025-26 Center-South sugar output through December rose by +0.9% y/y...

Nova (NVMI) is trading at new all-time highs and shares are up nearly 78% over the past year. NVMI maintains a 100% “Buy” opinion from Barchart. Analysts project solid revenue and earnings growth ahead. However, some on the Street warn that a high valuation is reason for caution. Today’s Featured...

Among the 1,573 unusually active options in Thursday’s trading were 58 with Vol/OI ratios of 20.0 or higher. Of the 58, three of them look like good bets to generate income from these loved and unloved stocks.

As Chinese juggernaut Alibaba reportedly preps to list its chipmaking arm, should you consider buying the stock here?

Tesla Inc. out-of-the-money puts have attractive premiums over the next month. I discussed this in a Barchart article three weeks ago, and short-sellers of OTM puts have made money. Tesla will release results on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Lean hog futures are trading with 5 to 30 cent midday losses on Friday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $80.86 on Friday morning. The CME Lean Hog Index was up another 67 cents on Jan 21 at $83.07. Export Sales data showed 33,249 MT of pork sold...

Soybeans are showing 5 to 6 cent nearby gains across most contract on Friday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 5 ½ cents higher at $9.99 ½. Soymeal futures are up $2.50 to $3.30/ton, with Soy Oil futures 30 to 35 points higher. Export Sales data from this...

The wheat complex is in rally mode across the three exchanges on Friday, led by the winter wheats. Chicago SRW futures are 11 to 13 cents in the green at midday. KC HRW futures are up 13 to 14 cents. MPLS spring wheat is fractionally to a penny higher so...