Is CME Group Stock Outperforming the Dow? CME Group has outperformed the Dow over the past year, and analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects. Barchart · Mar 2
Why I Hate Variable Storage Rates As Q3 comes to a close for the various Wheat markets, it's time for me to yell into the wind again about the CME's Variable Storage Rate program. Barchart · Feb 27
Is Intercontinental Exchange Stock Underperforming the S&P 500? Intercontinental Exchange has underperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, yet analysts remain highly optimistic about the stock’s growth potential. Barchart · Feb 27
CME Group Stock Outlook: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish? Despite CME Group's strong performance relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects. Barchart · Feb 10
Cattle, Hog Bulls Still Have an Edge. What Needs to Happen for Prices to Keep Climbing. Bullish traders are nervously watching U.S. stock indexes and record volatility in gold, silver, and copper prices. Barchart · Feb 9
Groundhog Day Gloom? Why the Nasdaq Is Shaking Off Phil's Shadow and Facing Reality Punxsutawney Phil says six more weeks of winter. Traders say, "That explains the mood." Jokes aside, a key seasonal pattern is lining up for the Nasdaq—and it matters more than the weather! Barchart · Feb 2
Live and Feeder Cattle Rally on USDA COF Report; Lean Hogs Are Technically Strong Coming off a collapse in cattle prices on new world screwworm fears, cattle prices closed at technically bullish levels on Friday. Here’s what to watch in the week ahead. Barchart · Jan 26
Northern lights may be visible in 10 states Jan. 20 as Earth's magnetic field 'rings like a bell' after CME impact Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Maine tonight as Earth reels from a colossal CME impact. Space · Jan 20
Northern lights to reach UK tonight after severe solar storm, Met Office says Colossal solar flare launched a coronal mass ejection that will reach Earth early Tuesday morning The Independent UK · Jan 19
Here's What to Expect From CME Group's Next Earnings Report CME Group will release its fourth-quarter earnings next month, and analysts anticipate a single-digit bottom-line growth. Barchart · Jan 14
Higher-for-Longer Rates Could Reward These 3 Overlooked Stocks Higher interest rates may be a headwind for stocks in 2026; here are three stocks that can quietly benefit if rates stay higher for longer MarketBeat · Jan 8
What's Driving the Parabolic Rise in Silver Futures, and How Long Can the Rally Last? Amid rising geopolitical uncertainty, an exodus from fiat currencies, and surging demand from industries, silver keeps screaming higher. Here are the signals traders should watch. Barchart · Jan 6
Why the Mexican Peso Could Keep Crushing the U.S. Dollar in 2026 The Mexican Peso crushed it in 2025 – up over 20% vs the USD! Higher rates in Mexico, a nearshoring boom from U.S. and Canadian companies, and a softer dollar made it happen. Peso is heading into 2026 strong! Barchart · Jan 5
What's Next For Metals, and Other Commodities, to Close Out the Year? It has been a wild ride in Metals this week, with more of the same expected Wednesday. Barchart · Dec 31, 2025
Barchart · Dec 26, 2025 Cattle Look to Resume Trade on Friday The CME will open back up this morning following the Thursday holiday. Live cattle futures closed the Christmas Eve session with contracts down $1.30 to $1.50, as December settled with a 12 cent loss. Open interest was up 1,297 contracts on Wednesday. Cash trade picked up ahead of the holiday,...
Barchart · Dec 26, 2025 Hogs Look to Friday Following Wednesday Losses Lean hog futures were down 20 to 92 cents across the front months on Wednesday, as contracts faced losses heading into the Holiday break. Open interest was up 1,368 contracts on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Wednesday due to thin trade. The CME Lean Hog...
Barchart · Dec 24, 2025 Hogs Fall on Wednesday Following USDA Report Lean hog futures were down 20 to 92 cents across the front months on Wednesday, as contracts faced losses heading into the Holiday break. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Wednesday due to thin trade. The CME Lean Hog Index was up a penny on December 22...
Barchart · Dec 24, 2025 Hogs Fading Lower Following USDA Report Lean hog futures are down 20 to 70 cents so far on Wednesday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Wednesday morning due to thin trade. The CME Lean Hog Index was up a penny on December 22 at $83.72. The CME will close early today, with no...
Barchart · Dec 24, 2025 Hogs Traders Look to React to Modestly Bearish USDA Report Lean hog futures saw slight gains of 25 to 65 cents on Tuesday. Open interest suggested new buying interest, up 5,409 contracts. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $69.43 on Tuesday afternoon, up $2.27 from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 2 cents on...
Barchart · Dec 22, 2025 Cattle Posting Monday Gains Live cattle futures are showing 85 cent to $1.55 across most contracts at midday. Cash trade was softer last week at $228 across the country and $356-358 dressed. Feeder cattle futures are $2.10 to $2.50 higher so far on Monday. The CME feeder cattle index from December 17 was up...
Benzinga · Dec 8, 2025 Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Gain, While Dogecoin Trades Flat: Sunday Rally A 'Great Sign,' Says Analyst Leading cryptocurrencies rallied, while stock futures were little changed on Sunday, as investors geared up for the Federal Reserve’s interest rate announcement.
TechRadar · Dec 3, 2025 That's what I call a dip - world's largest derivatives exchange shut down by embarrassing data center cooling issue CME halted global trading due to a cooling failure at its data center, revealing risks in automated systems and high-value transactions.
Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025 Stocks end winning week up despite hit for Premier Inn owner Whitbread Whitbread slid 11% after warning that changes to business rates in Wednesday’s Budget will materially increase costs in the next financial year.
Barchart · Nov 28, 2025 Stocks Supported by Fed Rate Cut Optimism The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +0.23%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +0.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +0.34%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are up +0.20%, and December...
Euronews · Nov 28, 2025 Trading resumes after CME outage sparked global market disruption A major outage at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange brought futures and options trading to a standstill on Friday, disrupting activity across global equity, currency, bond, and commodity markets.