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Meta soars 9% on strong guidance while Microsoft plunges 7% on AI spending concerns. Tesla edges up 2% despite first annual revenue decline.

Live cattle futures settled Wednesday with contracts up 60 cents to $1.40 across most months. Cash trade has yet to kick off this week, with sales of $185-187 in the South and with northern trade at $193 last week. The Central Stockyards Fed Cattle Exchange showed no sales on the 944 head listed in today’s online auction, as bids were reported at $185 live and $186-187 using their BidTheGrid™ method. Feeder cattle futures closed out the day with gains of $1.42 to $2.17. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down $0.23 at $245.32 on August 13. USDA wholesale Boxed Beef were…

Opinion by: Joshua Sum, head of product at Solayer LabsConsider a single, borderless financial market operating around the clock, where a farmer in Nebraska can instantly hedge wheat futures. At the same time, a pension fund in Tokyo trades Tesla shares seamlessly, all without permission, intermediaries or geographic constraints. This isn’t science fiction.It’s the logical endpoint of blockchain technology and asset tokenization, a vision that has captivated everyone from JPMorgan executives to Silicon Valley dreamers.Yet this remains a distant future. Not because we lack ideas, but because we’re trying to build it on a foundation — today’s blockchain infrastructure — that…

Soybeans price action is up 7 to 10 cents so far on Wednesday morning. Futures closed Tuesday with contracts 5 to 6 cents higher in the nearbys. Open interest showed net new buying, up 5,541 contracts. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 6 1/4 cents higher at $9.99 1/2. Soymeal futures were down 30 cents to 60 cents higher, with Soy Oil futures 41 to 53 points higher.Brazil soybean exports in January are estimated at 3.23 MMT, according to ANEC, down 0.56 MMT from last week’s estimate. That would still be up from the 1.07 MMT shipped in Jan 2025. Don’t…

Key Takeaways Fears of de-dollarization are growing. Peter Schiff has issued a stark warning that the U.S. dollar is getting “crushed.” However, some analysts noted that the metals rally may face short-term pullbacks. Economist Peter Schiff has warned of a weakening U.S. economy as gold and silver prices surged to record highs over the weekend, intensifying debate over whether confidence in the U.S. dollar is beginning to erode. While most economists maintain that the dollar remains deeply entrenched at the center of global trade, the growing influence of the BRICS bloc and rising demand for precious metals are fueling renewed…

South Korea’s top financial regulator said crypto exchanges should face ownership limits similar to those applied to securities markets, signaling a harder public stance on governance reforms under the country’s proposed Digital Asset Basic Act.According to a report by The Korea Times, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chair Lee Eog-weon said licensed crypto exchanges should no longer be treated as ordinary private companies but as entities with public-infrastructure characteristics. Lee’s comments come as the FSC reviews a proposal to cap major shareholders’ stakes in crypto exchanges at around 15% to 20%, a measure that has drawn resistance from exchange operators and…

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Cotton futures fell back 67 to 85 points across most contracts on Monday. Crude oil futures are down 24 cents per barrel at $60.83. The US dollar index was down another $0.539 to $96.865.USDA Export Sales data showed 7.35 million RB of cotton commitments as of Jan 15, 13% below last year. That was also 64% of the USDA projection and well behind the 81% average pace. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.  The Friday online auction from The Seam showed sales of 57.99 cents/lb on 5,645 bales. The…

Key Takeaways Nifty Gateway, one of the earliest NFT marketplaces, will shut down in 2026 after years of declining activity and rising competition. NFTs saw explosive supply growth in 2025, but sales volumes, prices, and hype fell sharply from 2021 highs. Early 2026 shows limited recovery in gaming and utility NFTs, though the market remains far smaller and less speculative than before. The non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem is collapsing to new lows amid dim demands and a lack of functionality. Nifty Gateway, one of the earliest and most recognizable NFT marketplaces, is among the latest casualties. The platform announced it…

Bitcoin (BTC) traders highlighted multiple signals, predicting a “massive” price upswing. Still, onchain data shows that BTC price recovery could be delayed as market participants take a more defensive stance.Key takeaways:Bitcoin surged 600% in 2021 after a similar key bullish cross was confirmed. Onchain data points to persistent sell-side pressure, suggesting that a BTC price recovery might take time. BTC bullish cross hints at a bull run aheadAnalyst Coinvo Trading spotted the appearance of a bullish cross involving the Stochastic RSI of the United States 10-Year Treasury Yield (US10Y) and China 10-Year Government Bond Yield (CN10Y) against Bitcoin’s weekly chart.Related: Bitcoin…