Black Friday 2025 has drawn to a close, marking a critical juncture for e-commerce titan Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and the broader retail sector. While initial narratives hinted at a significant stock rally driven by robust shopper activity and Thanksgiving discounts, a closer examination reveals a more nuanced picture.
Stocks were rising again midday Friday, putting Wall Street on pace for a fifth straight day of gains as rate cut hopes surged and risk appetite returned across tech, crypto and commodities.
Black Friday 2025 has delivered a significant boost to the retail sector, with retail-focused Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) showing a generally positive performance. This uplift, though modest on Black Friday itself, contributes to the broader market's achievement of its best week in six months, signaling renewed investor optimism regarding the
Markets are rebounding hard, a rare breadth signal flashes, and crypto may be trying to stage a comeback. Markets on Pace for Best Week Since June As of Wednesday's close, U.S.
The financial markets are witnessing a fascinating divergence among technology giants, with Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) demonstrating a robust upward trajectory, while its formidable peers, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL), experience notable declines. This shifting landscape unfolds against the backdrop of a surging cryptocurrency market, where Bitcoin (BTC) is
The financial markets in late 2025 are signaling a significant, albeit cautious, shift away from the concentrated leadership that has defined much of the past two years. For an extended period, market gains were predominantly driven by a select cohort of mega-cap technology companies, often dubbed the "Magnificent Seven," largely
Corn futures are trading with midday Black Friday gains of 2 to 5 cents. Today is first notice day for December futures, with 80 deliveries issued all by an ADM customer. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 8 ¼ cents at $4.12. A pri...
Lean hog futures posted Wednesday gains of $1.95 to $2.50 as bulls were catching some pre-Black Friday sales. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Friday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 54 cents on N...
Live cattle futures are $4.95 to $5.25 higher on the Friday session. There have been some cash trade picked up in the north this week at $208-210, with dressed trade at $330. Feeder cattle futures are showing near limit gains on Friday, with contract...
Cotton futures are up 14 to 34 points at midday. Crude oil futures are up 23 cents per barrel at $59.30 on the day, with the US dollar index $0.092 lower to $99.430. USDA’s Export Sales report showed 175,678 RB of cotton sold in the week of 10/16, b...
The wheat complex is mixed, with most winter wheat contracts lower. Chicago SRW futures are up 3 ¼ cents in December, with March down 2 cents. KC HRW futures are 2 ¾ cents higher in December, with March fractionally lower. MPLS spring wheat is up 2...
Soybeans are trading with gains of 3 to 4 cents on Friday following the holiday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 3 3/4 cents higher to $10.62 3/4. Soymeal futures are down $2.50 to $2.70, as Soy Oil futures are 83 to 97 points highe...
The S&P 500 has experienced a year of robust growth in 2025, largely propelled by an insatiable appetite for artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and the anticipation of forthcoming interest rate reductions by the Federal Reserve. However, November has proven to be a period of significant volatility and challenge for
As the festive season approaches, investors are keenly eyeing the calendar for potential disruptions to regular stock market operations. Thanksgiving Day and the subsequent Black Friday are not just significant holidays for families and retailers; they also bring crucial changes to the trading schedules of the New York Stock Exchange
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.05 (+0.33%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -1.60 (-0.37%). Sugar prices are mixed today, with NY sugar posting a 5-week high. Strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) is suppor...
Chicago, IL – November 28, 2025 – A significant technical outage at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group, the world's largest derivatives marketplace, sent ripples through global financial markets on Friday, November 28, 2025. The disruption, which stemmed from a critical cooling system failure at a key data center, brought premarket activity
The U.S. stock market concluded November 2025 with a powerful surge, as the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQ: IXIC), S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY), and Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA: DIA) all staged a remarkable rally to erase significant portions of their earlier monthly losses. This late-month resurgence, fueled by renewed
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) shares are slipping on Friday. The company withdrew its European Union antitrust complaint against Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ: MSFT) cloud business, just days after regulators launched a broader probe into the sector.
March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) today is up +430 (+8.44%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ25 ) is up +171 (+4.52%). Cocoa prices are sharply higher today, posting 1-week highs. Today's fall in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 1.5-week low has sparke...
As 2025 draws to a close, crypto investors are setting their sights on 2026 with a clear set of priorities. Gone are the days of chasing unsustainable yields and navigating murky regulatory waters. Today’s crypto investors, retail traders to institutional allocators. Are demanding mature market infrastructure, transparent operations and real economic value.
House Democrats accuse Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (NASDAQ:DJT) of turning the White House into an engine for an $800 million crypto windfall in 2025, according t
Jumia Technologies shares are trading higher Friday morning after a Hunterbrook Media report argued that the long-struggling "Amazon of Africa" is mounting a turnaround.
March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) today is up +0.80 (+0.21%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF26 ) is up +46 (+1.01%). Coffee prices climbed to 1-week highs today due to strength in the Brazilian real. Short covering emerged in coffee futures today a...
Comcast's CEO Brian Roberts is bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery to boost its media portfolio, with a potential offer higher than Paramount and Netflix.
Last month, I recommended shorting the Amazon Inc. $235.00 strike price put option expiring today for a 1.36% yield over the month. It makes sense now to roll this AMZN put option over to the next month, as it might expire in the money.
