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Lean hog futures posted gains of $2.05 to $2.50 gains in the front months on Monday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $66.36 on Monday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was back down 41 cents on December 31 at $81.85. The large managed money spec funds were...

The wheat complex posted gains across the three exchanges to close out the Monday session. Chicago SRW futures closed with 5 to 6 cent gains. KC HRW futures were 5 to 6 cents in the green at the final bell. MPLS spring wheat was fractionally higher at the close. Monday...

Live cattle futures closed with mostly higher action, up 82 cents to $1.25, as the exception was February, down 12 cents. Cash trade from last week settled in at $232-233 across the country. Feeder cattle futures are continued the rally, with contracts up $2.65 to $2.90. The CME Feeder Cattle...

Corn futures came out of the holiday slowed weeks with gains across the board. Front months were up 6 to 7 cents to lead the charge. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 7 1/2 cents at $4.06 ¾. USDA tallied corn export shipments at 1.207 MMT (47.5...

Soybeans were in rally mode as traders came back from the thin holiday markets, with futures closing up 15 to 18 cents. There were another 401 deliveries against January soybeans issued on Friday evening. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 17 1/4 cents higher at $9.87 1/4. Soymeal...

Cotton futures posted gains for 55 to 64 points in the nearbys on Monday to rally out of the holiday slowed weeks. Crude oil futures were back up $1.08 per barrel at $58.34. The US dollar index was down $0.113 at $98.045. USDA’s Export Sales report was out this morning...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Monday closed up +0.64%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.77%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26 ) rose +0.64%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell from a 3-week high on Monday and finished down by -0.16%. The dollar retreated on Monday after the US Dec ISM manufacturing index unexpectedly contracted by the most in fourteen months. Also, Monday’s rally in stocks curbed liquidity demand for the dollar. The dollar...

Halliburton stock rallies as the U.S. launches a military operation in Venezuela. Here’s what could drive HAL shares higher in 2026.

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) on Monday closed up +1.00 (+1.74%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) closed up +0.0218 (+1.28%). Crude oil and gasoline prices recovered from early losses on Monday and settled sharply higher as rising global geopolitical risks in Russia, the Middle East, Nigeria, and Venezuela...