The Latest Breaking News from Barchart

March Nymex natural gas (NGH26 ) on Wednesday closed up by +0.044 (+1.41%). March nat-gas prices recovered from a 4-week nearest-futures low on Wednesday and moved higher as short-covering emerged in anticipation of a greater-than-normal withdrawal of US nat-gas storage levels. The consensus is that Thursday's weekly EIA nat-gas inventories...

Tech stocks have been under pressure amid concerns over hyperscalers' AI spending spree and selloff in software stocks. Will tech stocks bounce back, or should you sell them instead?

Short seller CapitalWatch issued a formal apology and retracted allegations against a major AppLovin shareholder. APP stock surged following the retraction, extending an already remarkable run.

Dan Ives is doubling down on ServiceNow and Salesforce as “software Armageddon” winners.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.28 (-1.98%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) closed down -10.90 (-2.74%). Sugar prices extended their 3-month-long selloff on Wednesday, tumbling to 5.25-year nearest-futures lows. Concerns that a global sugar surplus will persist are hammering prices....

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH26 ) on Wednesday closed down -43 (-1.13%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH26 ) closed down -14 (-0.51%). Cocoa prices extended their six-week-long plunge on Wednesday, with NY cocoa posting a 2.25-year nearest-futures low and London cocoa posting a 2.5-year low. Abundant global supplies...

March arabica coffee (KCH26 ) on Wednesday closed up +0.60 (+0.20%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH26 ) closed up +16 (+0.43%). Coffee prices recovered from early losses on Wednesday and settled slightly higher. Wednesday's rally in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) to a 1.5-week high sparked short covering in...

A disappointing earnings Q4 report, crypto jitters, and the confirmation of a CFO transition has caused a selloff in Robinhood’s stock. Should you buy it here?

Pfizer reported strong earnings and earnings guidance. Large, unusual call option activity today, as noted in a Barchart report, indicates investors are bullish.

Live cattle futures are rallying on Wednesday, with contracts up $2.85 to $3.52 at midday. Cash trade has been quiet this week. The Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,272 head offered, with bids of $238-240 on the hoof and $375 in the beef. Feeder cattle...

Cotton futures are trading with 15 to 28 point gains across the front months at Wednesday’s midday. Crude oil futures are down $0.94 per barrel on the day at $64.90. The US dollar index is down $0.010 to $96.665. The Seam showed sales on 10,876 bales sold on 2/10, averaging...