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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: The intercontinental exchange | History Defined

Inspired by Steve Jobs, the owner of NYSE says some successful leaders don’t invent—they just have ‘good taste’ and surround themselves with smart people

The founder and CEO of $98 billion Intercontinental Exchange, Jeffrey Sprecher, says he achieved success through the innovations of others: It’s “much easier to buy somebody else’s hard work and the sacrifice that many others made” than start from scratch.

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Is the dream of owning a home once again within reach? Yes, experts say - but point to one worrying trend

Housing affordability improved to levels that haven’t been seen since early 2023

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Soft Commodities in Q3- What are the Prospects for Q4 and Beyond?

The soft sector of the commodities asset class includes world sugar, Arabica coffee, cocoa, cotton, and frozen orange juice futures that trade on the Intercontinental Exchange. Over the past years, the softs have led the asset class, with coffee, cocoa, and FCOJ futures rising to new record highs in 2024…

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Can Sugar Rally?

Nearby world sugar futures have been trading in a narrow range since June 2025. Sugar has lagged other soft commodities since the late 2023 high, but the current consolidation could give way to a rally.

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How Low Can Frozen Orange Juice Futures Fall?

Frozen concentrated orange juice futures rose to a record high of $5.4315 per pound in December 2025 before turning lower. At the $2.40 per pound level in late August 2025, prices are less than half the level they were at the end of last year.

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Can Cotton Break Out from Its Bearish Trend?

Cotton is an agricultural commodity trading on the Intercontinental Exchange in the soft commodities sector. Cotton prices have trended lower over the past few years, but they have reached a level where the odds of a recovery are increasing.

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Will Sugar’s Price Consolidation End?

World sugar futures for July delivery on the Intercontinental Exchange have traded in a 16.43 to 19.72 cents per pound range in 2025. While coffee, cocoa, and frozen concentrated orange juice futures have reached record highs over the past months, world sugar remains well below its 1974 record 66.0 cents…

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Will Sugar Follow the Other Soft Commodities?

World sugar futures have been stuck in neutral while three of the other soft commodities have soared to record highs. The all-time high is over three times the current price level, so world sugar futures could offer value below 20 cents per pound.

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Is Coffee Moving to Even Higher Highs?

Coffee prices on the Intercontinental Exchange have only eclipsed the $3 per pound level four times since the 1970s. The most recent rise above $3 took coffee to a new record peak in December 2024, and prices remained above $3 in early 2025.

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Coffee Prices Fall as Supply Concerns Ease

December arabica coffee (KCZ24 ) Tuesday closed down -1.00 (-0.36%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) closed down -79 (-1.67%). Coffee prices on Tuesday posted moderate losses. Coffee prices were under pressure on some negative carryover from Monday, when supply concerns eased when the Intercontinental Exchange said it's delaying...

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Coffee Prices Slip as Supply Concerns Ease

December arabica coffee (KCZ24 ) today is down -0.30 (-0.11%), and January ICE robusta coffee (RMF25 ) is down -51 (-1.08%). Coffee prices today added to Monday's losses and are moderately lower. Coffee prices have some negative carryover from Monday, when supply concerns eased when the Intercontinental Exchange said it's...

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Cocoa Prices Post Moderate Losses as Concerns About EU Regulations Ease

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) Monday closed down -203 (-2.36%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) closed down -115 (-1.62%). Cocoa prices Monday posted moderate losses. Long liquidation pressured cocoa prices Monday as concerns about EU deforestation regulations eased after the Intercontinental Exchange said it's delaying planned...

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Cocoa Prices Retreat as EU Regulation Concerns Ease

December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ24 ) today is down -283 (-3.29%), and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ24 ) is down -136 (-1.91%). Cocoa prices today are moderately lower. Long liquidation pressures cocoa prices today as concerns about EU deforestation regulations eased after the Intercontinental Exchange said it's delaying planned...

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Is the Cocoa Rally Over?

Cocoa prices soared in 2024, reaching twice the pre-2024 record high. West African weather caused cocoa bean shortages, lifting prices into the stratosphere. As the cocoa market moves towards the end of 2024, prices remain elevated but have retreated from record levels.

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Where are Arabica Coffee Futures Heading?

Arabica coffee futures prices rose to the highest level since 2011 in September 2024. While prices have corrected from the September high, the trend remains bullish, and the futures could challenge the $3 per pound level for the third time since the 1970s.

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What are the Most Bullish Factors for Crude Oil?

After declining in 2023, crude oil prices rallied in Q1 2024 and have edged even higher in the early days of Q2. Crude oil remains the energy commodity that powers the world, and the price prospects over the coming months will remain bullish as markets reflect the economic and geopolitical…

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Coffee Prices Soar Ahead of Friday's ICE Inventory Rule Change

March arabica coffee (KCH24 ) on Thursday closed up +12.00 (+6.95%), and Jan ICE robusta coffee (RMF24 ) closed up +88 (+3.49%). Coffee prices Thursday rallied sharply, with arabica posting a 5-1/2 month high. Coffee prices surged Thursday ahead of a new rule that begins Friday when the Intercontinental Exchange...

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As Cocoa Prices Pullback, Should You Buy the Dip?

Nearby U.S. cocoa futures on the Intercontinental Exchange rose to the highest price since 2011, reaching $3,652 per ton in August 2023. While the price corrected, the odds favor higher highs as cocoa remains bullish on August 24, 2023.

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Coffee – A Bullish Trend After the Correction

Soft commodities have been the leading sector of the raw materials asset class in 2023. In 2022, coffee and cotton futures reached over decade highs in February and May. The prices have come down from the 2022 highs, but nearby Arabica coffee futures have made higher lows since the October…

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