General inflation is easing, but the prices of some food items are not going down anytime soon. And the reasons are largely out of the Federal Reserve’s control. The consumer Read more
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Black Sea grain deal to be extended, UN says
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres announced an extension of a four-month-old deal to ensure the safe delivery of export of grain, foodstuffs and fertilizers from Ukraine through the Black Sea just Read more
U.S. stock futures rise as bulls shrug off short Treasury yields near 15-year highs
U.S. stock futures rose even as short-term Treasury yields hovered near their highest since 2007 after last week’s Fed rate hike, a relatively robust jobs report and ahead of important Read more
Wheat futures are jumping after Russia abandons Ukraine export deal
Wheat futures rallied on Monday to touch their highest price in more than two weeks, buoyed after Russia halted its participation in the grain deal reached earlier this year that Read more
Opinion: Bad news for bulls: The stock market is still trading above its long-term trend despite this year’s deep slump
The stock market’s long-term prospects have improved enough in recent months that they can now be graded as “average.” That’s a lot better than what prevailed at the beginning of Read more
Opinion: Stock market bulls have a new story to sell you. Don’t believe them — they’re just in the ‘bargaining’ stage of grief
Might the bear market’s losses at its recent low have gotten so bad that it was actually good news? Some eager stock bulls I monitor are advancing this convoluted rationale. Read more
Nestle expands coffee business, lifts 2022 organic growth guidance
Nestle SA said Wednesday that it would acquire Seattle’s Best Coffee brand from Starbucks Corp. in a move to bolster its U.S. coffee business, and lifted sales guidance after price Read more
Opinion: Food inflation has soared in the U.S. And now farmers are planting wheat in the most expensive harvest ever
U.S. farmers are planting wheat during a critical time, as food prices remain high because of a host of issues including widespread inflation, supply-chain snarls, droughts and Russia’s war in Read more
Wheat rallies to 3-month high as Russia’s attacks on Ukraine raise risks to Black Sea exports
Wheat rallied Monday, with futures prices for the commodity trading at their highest since late June, as Russia’s fresh barrage of attacks in Ukraine threatened exports of the grain through Read more
Futures exchange CME considers brokerage, taking cue from crypto rival FTX
CME Group Inc. criticized crypto exchange FTX’s plan to cut out the middlemen in the futures markets. Now, the Chicago exchange giant is taking a step in the same direction. In August, Read more