The Latest Breaking News from Barchart

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday fell by -0.16%. The dollar posted moderate losses Wednesday as T-note yields fell on the Fed-friendly US Dec CPI report that showed an unexpected easing of core inflation. Also, Wednesday’s report showed that the US Jan Empire manufacturing survey of general business conditions unexpectedly...

February WTI crude oil (CLG25 ) Wednesday closed up +2.54 (+3.28%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG25 ) closed up +0.0543 (+2.58%). Crude and gasoline prices rallied sharply Wednesday, with crude posting a 6-month high and gasoline climbing to a 3-1/4 month high. Wednesday's weaker dollar is bullish for energy prices....

March arabica coffee (KCH25 ) Wednesday closed up +8.50 (+2.64%), and March ICE robusta coffee (RMH25 ) closed up +49 (+1.01%). Coffee prices Wednesday recovered from early losses and settled moderately higher as a weaker dollar (DXY00 ) prompted short covering in coffee futures. Dry conditions in Brazil also support...

Hologic is scheduled to release its first-quarter results next month, with analysts projecting single-digit growth in its bottom line figure.

According to SEC filings, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board plans to sell all of its QBTS stock holdings.

A large tranche of out-of-the-money call options in PayPal traded today, highlighting the underlying bullish sentiment on PYPL stock. The stock could benefit from higher expected revenue and free cash flow in Q4.

Rigetti Computing CEO tells investors that it’s not time to talk about sales.

Microsoft has diverged from Nvidia and Meta Platforms, sharing a more encouraging forecast for the near-term potential of quantum computing.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is down -0.26 (-1.42%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is down -7.80 (-1.62%). Sugar prices today extended their 3-month long selloff, with NY sugar posting a 4-3/4 month nearest-futures low and London sugar posting a 3-1/3 year low....