The poor state of U.S. infrastructure is why the government has allocated trillions of dollars in federal funding towards upgrading it. While this spending is good for the country, it will be great for the companies that supply construction materials - like aggregates and concrete giant Vulcan Materials.
Mid- to late-week freezes are expected from the Great Lakes region into the Northeast. Meanwhile, back-to-back storm systems will traverse the western U.S. before tracking from the central Plains into the Great Lakes States. Five-day, two-storm rainfall totals should broadly reach 1 to 4 inches or more across the Plains,...
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Thursday, April 25, 2024, and National Telephone Day. Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather whenever you like with the FOX Weather...
June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.53%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.87% this morning as a disappointing revenue outlook for the current quarter from Meta weighed on sentiment, while market participants braced for a new round of U.S. economic data and quarterly reports from heavyweight names.
One of the most well-known products used by the National Hurricane Center will look different in 2024 with the intention of better communicating a cyclone’s wide-ranging threats as well as taking into account previous forecasting errors.The cyclone cone, which is a product from a series of forecast circles, is annually...
I discussed the recent action in the wheat, soybean, and corn markets on AgWeb's Market's Now with Michelle Rook today. We also talked about the cattle markets and gold.
Milk futures and cash dairy prices were lower again Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. May Class III milk was down $0.35 at $17.78. June was down $0.31 at $17.91. July was down $0.23 at $18.31. August was down $0.23 at $18.52. September through November contracts ranged from thirteen cents...
Corn futures extended the front month losses into the close, as contracts through Dec were down 2 to 5 ¼ cents. For 2025 contracts and beyond, trade closed with contracts with in 1 ¾ cents on either side of unchanged. EIA’s weekly petroleum report tallied ethanol production at 954,000 barrels...
The wheat complex is continuing to lead the grains bull charge this week. Kansas City futures were up 10 ¾ to 16 ¾ cents on the session. Chicago contracts were up 9 ½ to 12 cents at the close. Spring wheat futures were 9 ¼ to 13 ¼ cents higher...
Lean hogs closed the midweek session with contracts a dime to $1.22 lower, as August was the lone exception, up a nickel. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated price was down 36 cents on Wednesday afternoon, at $91.49. The CME Lean Hog Index was up 14 cents on April 22...
Live cattle ended the day with weakness, as contracts were down $1.20 to $2.12 on Wednesday. This morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange auction saw no sales on the 894 head listed, with bids of $181 and asks of $184. A few cash sales in the South popped up today at $182,...
Cotton futures were down anywhere from 39 to 187 points on Wednesday. The outside market influences put pressure on the market, with crude oil down 54 cents/barrel and the UD dollar index up 160 points. Export Sales data will be released on Thursday morning. ICE certified cotton stocks were up...
Soybeans faded the earlier morning strength, as contracts were mixed but well off the highs. Futures closed with contracts anywhere from down 1 ½ to up a penny. Soymeal posted some strength on the day, with contracts 80 cents to $3.70/ton higher. Soy Oil was back down to close with...