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September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Thursday closed down -56 (-1.10%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed down -71 (-1.86%).Cocoa prices settled lower on Thursday amid some pre-weekend liquidation and position squaring, as US markets will be closed on Friday for a holiday.  Losses in London cocoa accelerated on Thursday after the British pound (^GBPUSD) rose to a 2-week high.  The stronger pound undercuts cocoa priced in sterling. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.   Rising cocoa inventories are also weighing on prices.  ICE cocoa inventories rose…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed unchanged, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.61%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.25%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) fell -1.82%. Stock indexes erased early gains on Thursday and settled mixed, with the S&P 500 posting a 2-week high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting a new all-time high.  Chipmakers sold off for a second day on Thursday, weighing on the broader market and dragging the Nasdaq 100 sharply lower.  Chipmakers opened lower on Thursday after South Korea’s Kospi Index…

Victoria, Seychelles, July 3rd, 2026, Chainwire MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, announced key highlights for June 2026. The platform recorded $437 billion in monthly trading volume and expanded user investment options through the launch of the “RealStocks” product. The new product gives users real ownership of over 7,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs—complete with dividend eligibility—breaking down traditional market barriers and connecting users to global assets, all within their existing MEXC account. In June, MEXC continued to expand access to emerging assets, listing 153 new tokens across spot and futures markets and driving $1.03 billion in new listing…

Corn futures were mixed on Thursday, with front months ¼ to 4 cents higher and deferreds down as much as 2 3/4 cents. September was up just 1 ¼ on the 4-day week, with December steady.  The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was 1/4 cent higher at $3.93 3/4. The market will observe the July 4th Independence Day Holiday on Friday, for a 3-day weekend. Sunday night will have a normal open.Export Sales data was released this morning showing a total of 732,070 MT of old crop corn sales in the week of 6/25. That was a slight drop from…

U.S. employers added 57,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate edged down to 4.2% from 4.3% in May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report also included sizable downward revisions to prior months. April payroll growth was revised lower to 148,000 from 179,000, while May payrolls were cut to 129,000 from 172,000. Combined, the revisions reduced employment gains by 74,000 over the two-month period. Despite the moderation, the labor market has remained resilient. Nonfarm payrolls have increased by an average of 111,000 jobs over the past three months, an improvement from the declines seen late last…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 2nd, 2026, Chainwire Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has officially launched the Bybit Card in Peru, marking a significant step in bridging the country’s growing digital asset ecosystem with the practicalities of everyday spending. Over 3 million users globally use the Bybit Card to pay at merchants. Offering year-round rewards on everyday spending, the Bybit Card also unlocks up to 10% cashback and 100% rebates on eligible digital subscriptions including popular services essential to the modern lifestyle, such as Netflix and Spotify.  120 USDT Welcome Bundle To celebrate the launch, new…

Eightco treasury composition as of July 1, 2026: $90M OpenAI equity (indirect), $18M Beast Industries equity, 16,278 ETH, 283 million WLD holdings, and $149M cash and equivalents, totaling approximately $386 million Worldcoin token (WLD) now listed on Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD), expanding access to millions OpenAI recently announced that it submitted a confidential S-1, setting itself up for an initial public offering World offers a solution to the ‘double human’ problem in a world proliferating with deepfakes Eightco provides indirect exposure to some of the most innovative private companies including OpenAI and Beast Industries EASTON, Pa., July 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Eightco…

Cboe Global Markets has launched the first products under its new Cboe PredictsSM platform, expanding its suite of retail trading tools with binary options tied to the performance of the S&P 500. The initial offering consists of binary option contracts based on the Mini-S&P 500 Index (XSP), which trades at one-tenth the size of the benchmark S&P 500 Index. The contracts, listed under the symbols XSPBW and XSPBX, are now available through Interactive Brokers, with Charles Schwab expected to add access in the coming months. Additional brokerage platforms are also expected to support the products over time. The contracts allow…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.08%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.24%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.97%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0.04%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) are down -0.95%. Stock indexes are mostly lower today as chipmakers and AI stocks fall back after their sharp rally over the past two sessions.  Weaker-than-expected US economic news also weighed on stocks after the Jun ADP employment change rose less than expected and the Jun ISM manufacturing index fell more than expected.  Join 200K+ Subscribers: Find out why the midday…

Tortola, British Virgin Islands, July 1st, 2026, Chainwire VCT combines blockchain transparency, agribusiness intelligence, export-finance infrastructure and real-world asset tokenization on BNB Smart Chain. Valle Capital Token (“VCT”) today announced the development and expansion of its blockchain-powered ecosystem designed to connect global digital capital with Brazilian agribusiness operations and international commodity exports. Built on BNB Smart Chain, Valle Capital Token combines utility-token functionality with a real-world asset-focused model intended to support greater transparency, operational visibility and digital infrastructure across agricultural production, commodity financing, logistics and export activity. The project is structured around a British Virgin Islands tokenization entity and aims…