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Cotton futures closed out the Monday session with contracts holding onto gains. Contracts were up 43 to 54 points as the final bell range. Crude oil futures were back up 52 cents/barrel, with the US dollar index up 101 on the day.ICE cotton stocks were unchanged on Friday at 1,732 bales of certified stocks. The Seam tallied 5,276 bales in February 21 online sales, with an average price of 62.13 cents/lb. The Cotlook A Index was down another 25 points on Thursday at 78.05 cents/lb. The USDA raised their Adjusted World Price (AWP) last Thursday by 68 points to 54.67 cents/lb.Mar…

Two US Republican senators have introduced the “Mined in America Act” in an attempt to bring more Bitcoin mining manufacturing back to the US and codify US President Donald Trump’s executive order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.Introduced by US Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis on Monday, the new bill seeks to create a voluntary “Mined in America” certification for crypto mining facilities and mining pools. Certified facilities would be required to phase out mining equipment manufactured by companies tied to “foreign adversaries,” and support the domestic manufacturing of mining hardware. “Digital asset mining is a big part of our…

Entergy (ETR) shares ended the last trading session 6.8% higher at $109.88. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock’s 2.7% loss over the past four weeks.In March 2026, Entergy Louisiana announced a new agreement with Meta to support a hyperscale data center in Northeast Louisiana. The deal is structured so that Meta pays its full cost of service and is expected to generate about $2 billion in customer savings over 20 years, in addition to the $650 million announced earlier.The agreement builds on Meta’s…

OnePay, which is majority-owned by Walmart, has added more than a dozen crypto tokens to its offerings that the executive responsible for digital assets said “meet a high bar” that’s been set by the banking app’s customers.Since launching in January, offering Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) on its its nascent crypto platform, OnePay on Thursday added SUI (SUI), Polygon (POL) and Arbitrum (ARB) just days after listing another 10 tokens, including Solana (SOL), , Cardano (ADA), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and PAX Gold (PAXG).“We plan on continuing to expand thoughtfully, prioritizing assets that meet a high bar: demand, liquidity, regulatory clarity…

Wealth management executive Bob Oros has been tapped as president of PPB Capital Partners, an alternative investment platform. In the newly created role, Oros will work alongside founder and CEO Brendan Lake to lead the firm’s business operations and infrastructure. Additionally, Oros will manage all aspects of the business and operations. Oros joins PPB while currently serving as vice chairman of the company’s board of directors, a role he has held since September.  Ron Diamond has been named chair of the advisory board at Opto Investments, a private markets investment platform. Diamond will be responsible for advising Opto as it delivers the platform and diligence tools for family offices’ private investments. He is also the founder…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -1.67%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -1.73%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.93%.  June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) fell -1.80%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26) fell -2.05%.Stocks sold off sharply on Friday, with the S&P 500 posting a 7-month low and the Nasdaq 100 and the Dow Jones Industrials posting 6.75-month lows. Stocks retreated on Friday amid concerns that a protracted war in Iran will keep oil prices elevated and fuel both inflation and a slowdown in economic growth.  WTI crude oil prices surged by more…

Kalshi is facing another state-level lawsuit after the state of Washington on Friday filed allegations that the prediction market operator violated state gambling laws with its products.The Washington Attorney General’s complaint cites the Pacific Northwest state’s existing ban on online gambling and otherwise strict oversight of the gaming market, in claiming Kalshi violated the Washington Consumer Protection Act, Gambling Act, and Recovery of Money Lost at Gambling Act.”Kalshi’s website and app show consumers a range of events that they can bet on and the odds for those various events, which dictate how much the bettor will be paid out if…

Private credit semi-liquid structures are facing their first meaningful stress test and, so far, holding up.  With roughly 75% of the market reported, NAV BDC sponsors have returned more than $5.8 billion in liquidity to investors in the first quarter of 2026, according to Robert A. Stanger & Co., Inc.. The results come amid elevated redemption demand, marking the first instance where proration has been required across the NAV BDC landscape.  The structure’s design is central to the outcome. NAV BDCs typically impose quarterly redemption limits of 5% of shares outstanding. When investor demand exceeds those thresholds, funds either prorate withdrawals or selectively expand capacity, balancing liquidity needs with…

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26) today is down -0.10 (-0.63%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26) is down -0.70 (-0.15%).Sugar prices are under pressure today from higher production in Brazil as sugar mills divert more cane crushing toward sugar output rather than ethanol.  Unica reported today that cumulative 2025-26 Center-South sugar output (October through mid-March) is up +0.7% y/y to 40.25 MMT, with sugar mills boosting the amount of cane crushed for sugar to 50.61% from 48.08% last year. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.  …

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Friday, expanding rules to curb public servants and those close to them from benefiting from insider trading on prediction markets tied to political or economic events they can influence or are privy to.The order prohibits “gubernatorial appointees,” public officials appointed to office by the governor of the state, from using “confidential or non-public information” gleaned from performing their duties to profit from related prediction markets.Newsom’s executive order also extends the prohibition to include spouses, family members or former business partners of the appointed officials from using non-public information to profit. “Public…