Investing Based on Past Performance in 2026 Almost Guarantees a Bad Outcome. Do This Instead. Relying on the past decade’s performance playbook is practically a mathematical guarantee of bad outcomes. Barchart · Sep 19
Is Best Buy Stock Outperforming the Dow? While Best Buy has outpaced relative to the Dow over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautious outlook on the stock’s prospects. Barchart · Sep 19
The Bond Market is Back. Here’s What TLT Bagholders Need to Know. Why bonds and bills are pretty chill for this risk-managed investor. Barchart · Sep 19
Wall Street’s Favorite Safe Haven Could Be In Trouble. How Investors Should Play Gold Here. Here's what I'm looking at when it comes to gold, Wall Street's favorite "safe haven" asset. Barchart · Sep 19
Dave Ramsey Told 1 Caller, ‘Hold on to the Cash. We’re Not Gonna Pay Off the House,’ But 5 Months Later Told Another to Pay It Off That Night. Here’s Why. One caller had just been laid off and expected to move. The other was employed, staying put, and holding about $346,000 in cash and securities against a $280,000 balance. Barchart · Sep 19
President Donald Trump Says the Only Al Guardrail Needed Is a ‘STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT’ — ‘Whoever Wins Al, Wins!’ Trump calls AI doomsday fears a “HOAX” as the U.S. races China to lead AI. Barchart · Sep 19
Meta Stock Could Hit $800 This Year -- And It All Begins on Sept. 23 Citi sees Meta rising 19% on its Connect event, but the real question is whether AI spending is finally boosting the ad business. Barchart · Sep 19
A Pause on Advanced AI Is Wishful Thinking, But Adobe Stock Is a Buy Anyway Several tech and political leaders have called for a pause on the development of advanced AI. While that is wishful thinking at best, "AI loser" Adobe is a "Buy" anyway. Barchart · Sep 19
Is McCormick Stock Underperforming the Dow? Though McCormick has underperformed relative to the Dow over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects. Barchart · Sep 19
IBM Once Held Nvidia's Spot as Tech's Biggest Name. The Stock Just Crashed 25%. Here's the Comeback Case. IBM stock fell 25% after a weak Q2. Here's why Red Hat, hybrid cloud, and a 31-year dividend streak keep its comeback case alive. Barchart · Sep 18
Cotton Bulls Head into the Weekend with Their Tails Tucked Cotton futures were down 79 to 103 points across the front months on Friday, as December was down 491 points on the week. Crude oil was back down $2.38 per barrel on the session, with the US dollar index down $0.040. CFTC Commitment of Traders data showed managed money trimming... Barchart · Sep 18
Cattle Face Mixed Action on Friday Live cattle futures were mixed on Friday, with contracts down 52 cents to 37 cents higher, as October was down $3.75 on the week. Cash trade was reported at $350-355 dressed in the North with a few $222-223 live sales. Feeder cattle futures were 65 cents to $2, as September... Barchart · Sep 18
Soybeans Face Risk Off Pressure into the Weekend, as Meal Leads the Way to the Downside Soybeans were down 9 to 17 cents across the board on Friday, as November held on for a 7 cent gain for the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 16 1/4 cents at $12.44 1/4. Soymeal futures were back down $7 to $14.10 in the front... Barchart · Sep 18
Corn Faces Pressure into the Weekend Corn futures fell weaker on Friday, with contracts down 2 to 3 ¼ cents on the day, as December was down 2 ¾ cents for the week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 3 cents at $4.82 1/4. Pressure came from double digit weakness in the beans... Barchart · Sep 18
Barchart · Sep 18 Hogs Post Losses Heading into the Weekend Lean hog futures were 80 cents to $1.25 lower across the board on Friday, with October down $3.42 on the week. USDA’s national base hog price was $81.76 in the Friday PM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 79 cents on September 14 at $85.02. Managed money...
Barchart · Sep 18 Wheat Faces Pressure on Friday The wheat complex saw weakness across the three exchanges heading into the weekend. Chicago SRW were 6 to 13 cents lower across the board, as December was 11 cents lower from last Friday. KC HRW futures was down 2 ¼ to 10 ¾ cents on the session, with December 14...
Barchart · Sep 18 Why DataMEDS’ Acquisition Does Not Seem to Be Very Bullish for MEDS Stock at This Point The low purchase price of Helomics and low revenue suggest that the acquisition is not that promising for DataMEDS AI.
Barchart · Sep 18 Stocks Finish Mostly Higher as Crude Prices Fall The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) closed up by +0.17% on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.67%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ26 ) rose +0.20%, and December E-mini...
Barchart · Sep 18 This Analyst Just Downgraded Array Technologies. Here's Why. UBS issues a bearish note on Array Technologies stock. Here’s why analyst Jon Windham cautions against owning ARRY shares.
Barchart · Sep 18 Dollar Erases Early Gains on Weak US Economic News The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell from a 7-week high on Friday and finished down by -0.03%. The dollar gave its advance on Friday on weaker-than-expected US economic news that showed Aug manufacturing production and Aug leading indicators unexpectedly declined. Also, Friday’s -1% fall in WTI crude oil eased inflation...
Barchart · Sep 18 Coinbase Leads Crypto Stocks Higher as Bitcoin Crosses $80,000 Coinbase stock rallies as Bitcoin surpasses the psychologically important $80,000 level. But is it already too late to invest in COIN shares?
Barchart · Sep 18 Crude Prices Retreat on Hopes Middle East Energy Exports to Recover October WTI crude oil (CLV26 ) closed down -1.61 (-1.58%) on Friday, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26 ) closed up +0.0203 (+0.58%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Friday. Crude prices were under pressure on Friday on hopes that diplomacy could end hostilities in the Middle East, leading...
Barchart · Sep 18 Nat-Gas Prices Rebound on Pre-Weekend Short Covering October Nymex natural gas (NGV26 ) on Friday closed up +0.011 (+0.38%). Nat-gas prices recovered from a 1-week low on Friday and settled higher on some pre-weekend short covering. Nat-gas prices initially moved lower on Friday amid forecasts of cooler US weather, which could reduce nat-gas demand from electricity providers...
Barchart · Sep 18 Elon Musk, Who Became the World’s First Trillionaire, Still Sleeps in a Tiny $50,000 House Where His Mom Uses the Garage — ‘It’s Kinda Awesome Though’ Musk is worth more than $900 billion, but his Texas home is famously modest. His mother, Maye Musk, says she sleeps in the garage when visiting him at Starbase.
Barchart · Sep 18 JOBY Stock Alert: What to Know as Joby Aviation Completes Cross Country Flight Joby Aviation successfully completed an autonomous flight across the U.S. But are JOBY shares attractive as a long-term holding? Let’s find out!