Lean Hog Prices Are Sizzling Higher as Cattle Prices Flag Risk of Collapse The potential for higher-for-longer beef prices at the meat counter could result in better consumer demand for pork into 2027. Barchart · Jul 6
Wall Street Wants To Trade AI Compute Like Oil. Is The AI Boom Creating Finance's Next Big Market? Financial firms are expanding efforts to create standardized markets for AI computing power, bringing commodity-style trading tools to one of the fastest-growing sectors in technology. International Business Times · Jul 6
What to Expect From CME Group's Next Quarterly Earnings Report CME Group is set to announce its second-quarter earnings next month, and Wall Street expects a low single-digit rise in its profits. Barchart · Jun 30
Dangerous Heat and Screwworm Cases Mean Cattle Prices Are Still Bullish. Hog Prices Need a Kick Higher. Cattle futures bulls are still in the driver seat. Barchart · Jun 29
How will Screwworm Impact Cattle Prices? Cattle futures are in the heart of the 2026 grilling season, which began in late May and will run through early September. Cattle futures remain in a long-term bullish trend, but the outbreak of screwworm in Texas could cause significant volatility over the coming weeks and months. Barchart · Jun 23
Bulls Are in Control of Cattle Prices. USDA Data and the Screwworm Are Fueling the Positive Trend. The trend is the bulls’ friend. Barchart · Jun 22
The New World Screwworm Is Still Center Stage for Cattle Prices. Depending on the Day, It’s Either Bullish or Bearish. No one likes uncertainty. Barchart · Jun 15
CME Group CEO Blasts Bitcoin Perpetual Futures, Warns of ‘2007’ Risk CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) Chairman and CEO Terry Duffy sharply criticized the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s approval of a Bitcoin perpetual futures contract for Kalshi, saying the product does not fit his view of a futures contract and raises risks for retail investors. Speaking at an investo MarketBeat · Jun 8
Is Intercontinental Exchange Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq? While Intercontinental Exchange has underperformed the broader Nasdaq Composite over the past year, analysts remain highly bullish about the company's future growth potential. Barchart · Jun 3
CME Group Stock: Is CME Underperforming the Financial Sector? CME Group has underperformed the Financial sector over the past year, but analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects. Barchart · Jun 3
Hogs Close Mixed into the Long Weekend Lean hog futures closed mixed on Friday, with contracts 62 cents higher to 72 cents lower. June was down $3 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was $93.23 in the Friday PM report, down 35 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 45 cents... Barchart · May 22
Hogs Trading Mixed on Friday Lean hog futures are mixed at midday, with front months June up a dime and other contracts down as much 75 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was $93.57 in the Friday AM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 45 cents on May 20 at $91.07. The CME... Barchart · May 22
Nyse’s owner plans its own futures market for computing power Intercontinental Exchange plans to launch futures contracts linked to computing power, enabling investors to hedge rising AI infrastructure costs. Partnering with Ornn, the contracts will track GPU pricing. The move reflects growing institutional interest in treating compute as a tradable asset, with CME also entering the emerging market. The Economic Times · May 19
Do Wall Street Analysts Like CME Group Stock? Despite CME Group's underperformance relative to the SPX over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects. Barchart · May 14
Barchart · May 4 Bullish Cattle Traders Still Have Their Feet on the Gas, But $5 Gasoline Threatens to Collapse Prices If gasoline prices tick closer to $5.00, consumer confidence will be dented and that could translate into reduced demand for higher-priced beef cuts at the meat counter.
MusicRadar · Apr 25 “It was a $25,000 guitar. He said, ‘Just pay me back for it later, when you can afford it.’ And I did!”: How Greta Van Fleet's Jake Kiszka met the Beloved – the ’61 Gibson SG Les Paul that became his talisman With Gibson releasing a signature model inspired by his SG, Kiszka explains how he found his dream guitar – and admits he is a dangerous man to take guitar shopping
Barchart · Apr 24 ‘It’s Not Going to End Well’ for Investors Who ‘Get in Too Late’ to Volatile, Meme-Like Commodities. How to Trade the Chaos Instead. It may seem conterintuitive, but there are recognizable patterns you can use to your advantage, even within the chaos.
Barchart · Mar 30 What to Expect From CME Group's Q1 2026 Earnings Report CME Group will release its first-quarter earnings next month, and analysts anticipate a single-digit bottom-line growth.
Barchart · Mar 16 From AI Mega-Spend to Tax Cash Flood—Nasdaq's Hidden Tailwinds Nasdaq's done riding pure hype. We're shifting to real, durable fundamentals. Fed policy is in that sweet neutral zone—liquid enough, not overheating. Fiscal juice from OBBBA is flooding corps & consumers with cash (think pandemic stimulus speed). And AI infrastructure? $500–650B pouring into data centers & compute THIS YEAR alone.…
Barchart · Mar 2 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 · Feb 27 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 10 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 9 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 2 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!