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March WTI crude oil (CLH26) on Friday closed up +0.05 (+0.08%), and March RBOB gasoline (RBH26) closed down -0.0049 (-0.26%).Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Friday, with crude rebounding from a 1.5-week low.  Crude prices recovered from early losses on Friday and posted modest gains, as a weaker dollar spurred short covering.  Crude prices initially fell on Friday amid easing US-Iran tensions.  Also, speculation that OPEC+ may soon boost crude production weighed on prices. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.   Geopolitical risk between the US and…

Kirk Sadler has been appointed as chief product officer at Red Oak, a financial compliance platform. In the newly created role, Sadler will work with Red Oak’s engineering, sales, marketing, and leadership teams to accelerate priorities and ROI for existing and future clients. Prior to joining Red Oak, Sadler served as VP of product at Mitratech.  Lance Terveen has joined Houston-based EIV Capital, a private equity firm. Terveen will support the firm’s investment evaluation, business development, and commercial diligence, with a primary focus on midstream infrastructure. Additionally, Terveen will also consult on post‑close value creation. Prior to joining EIV Capital, Terveen served as SVP of marketing and midstream at EOG Resources, where he…

Bitcoin investors are being forced to rethink why they hold the asset as inflation data cools, according to Bitcoin entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano.“I think the challenge for Bitcoin investors, can you hold an asset when there is not high inflation in your face on a day-to-day basis?” Pompliano said during an interview with Fox Business on Thursday. “Can you still believe in what Bitcoin’s value proposition is, which is that it’s a finite-supply asset. If they print money, Bitcoin is going higher,” he said.“Bitcoin and gold are great long-term things,” he said. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to 2.4% in…

Corn futures are trading with 2 to 3 ½ cent gains in the front months on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 1/4 cents at $3.96 1/4. Export Sales data from this morning showed a total of 2.07 MMT of corn sold in the week of February 5, exceeding estimates of between 0.6-1.1 MMT. That was nearly double the pervious week and 25.5% larger than the same week last year. Sales for 2026/27 were 60,000 MT that week. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.   CONAB…

Middle market companies are entering 2026 with heightened confidence and a clear focus on strategic investment priorities, according to the 2025 Capital One Middle Market Strategic Investments Report. Surveying more than 1,000 U.S. middle market financial decisionmakers, the research shows firms are not just weathering economic headwinds—they’re investing to grow, innovate and compete in a dynamic operating environment.   U.S. middle market companies see strong growth opportunities in 2026, with 89% of decisionmakers expressing confidence that their businesses will grow in the next 12 months, while 73% say that the external environment presents more opportunities than challenges for their businesses.    Leading indicators point to…

Bitcoin has posted $2.3 billion in realized losses in what an analyst says is one of the largest capitulation events in history, rivaling its crash in 2021. Bitcoin’s (BTC) seven-day average realized net losses hit $2.3 billion, analyst IT Tech said in a note on CryptoQuant on Thursday, which it called “one of the largest capitulation events in BTC history, rivaling the 2021 crash, 2022 Luna/FTX collapse, and mid-2024 correction.”“This puts us in the top 3-5 loss events ever recorded,” IT Tech added. “Only a handful of moments in Bitcoin’s history have seen this level of capitulation.”Bitcoin has dropped nearly…

Executive Summary  U.S. inflation has hovered near 3% for more than two years, suggesting the economy may have settled into a new equilibrium that is inconsistent with the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. At the same time, long-term inflation expectations embedded in Treasury markets remain closer to 2%, creating a tension that cannot persist indefinitely.   The New Inflation Stalemate  For more than two years, U.S. inflation has defied expectations. Despite one of the most aggressive tightening cycles in decades, price growth has settled into a stubborn holding pattern around 3%—neither accelerating nor falling back toward the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. Yet bond markets…

Soybeans pulled out of the Wednesday session with gains of 2 ¼ to 5 cents across the board at the close. Soymeal futures helped out with gains of $2.30 to $2.90/ton. Soy Oil futures saw losses of 21 to 53 points across the board on the day.The weekly Export Sales report is expected to show new crop soybean sales of 900,000 MT to 1.6 MMT for the week that ended on September 5. Soybean meal sales are estimated in a range of 200,000 to 650,000 MT in that week, with bean oil bookings seen totaling 0 to 20,000 MT.Thursday’s WASDE on report is expected…

Coinbase has launched crypto wallet infrastructure that allows AI agents — programs that can think and transact without human input — to spend, earn and trade crypto. In a post on Wednesday, Coinbase programmers Erik Reppel and Josh Nickerson said the new Agentic Wallets feature aims to build on today’s agents, which can answer questions, summarize documents, and assist with tasks, but can’t execute trades or orders on behalf of users.“The next generation of agents won’t just advise — they’ll act,” the pair said, adding that AI agents will be able to do everything from monitoring decentralized finance positions and rebalancing…

Key Takeaways Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio is entering a zone historically linked to late bear-market phases. Whales are reducing exposure while retail continues buying. Technical structure still looks bearish, says CCN analyst. Bitcoin’s risk-adjusted performance has slid into territory historically associated with the late stages of bear markets, according to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfrost, even as technical analysts and on-chain data suggest the downturn may still have room to run. The shift comes as Bitcoin continues to struggle after its October all-time high, with large holders reducing exposure while smaller investors continue to buy the dip — a pattern that data provider…