Live cattle futures pushed higher late on Thursday, with contracts closing 57 to 95 cents higher. Cash trade has been light with a few $234-235 sales. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,024 head offered, as bids were still $233-235 live and $368 in the beef. Feeder cattle futures…

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As stock market volatility spikes globally, the TSX is currently defined by a delicate balancing act. The Bank of Canada helped by holding the policy rate steady at 2.25% for the second time this year, emphasizing a wait-and-see approach as inflation cooled to 1.8%. However, Middle East tensions, which sent energy prices on a rollercoaster,…

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An eagle is seen framed though construction fence on the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, the main offices of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on September 16, 2025 in Washington, DC, U.S. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Federal Reserve is still expecting to cut…

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Key Points Though the Magnificent Seven represent Wall Street’s most influential companies, these businesses aren’t created equally. Despite Nvidia’s utter dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware, headwinds are mounting for this market leader. Meanwhile, a dual-industry leader has never been this inexpensive, relative to its forward-year cash flow. 10 stocks we like better than Amazon…

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Soybeans are 6 to 7 cents in the red so far on Friday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 6 1/4 cents at $10.87 1/4. Soymeal futures are $5.20 to 5.50 lower at midday, with Soy Oil futures up 24 to 25 points. USDA Export Sales data has soybean export commitments at 36.79 MMT by 3/12,…

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Every investor has to start somewhere. That is why I never look down on someone who only has $1,000 to invest. In fact, if you are already thinking about investing that money instead of spending it, you are ahead of a lot of people. Better yet, if your first instinct is to buy an exchange-traded…

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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on March 18, 2026. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images The Russell 2000 has fallen more than 10% off its recent high, becoming the first of the major U.S. benchmarks to fall into correction…

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Key Points Most investors hear “cryptocurrency for AI” and their eyes glaze over, but there’s opportunity in store for those whose ears perk up instead. Bittensor (CRYPTO: TAO) is one of the more substantive projects in the segment. It’s a decentralized network for buying and selling AI-related goods and services like computing power. Its price…

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Cottonfutures posted losses of 28 to 35 points on Wednesday. The outside factors were adding pressure, as the US dollar index was up 522 points, with crude oil $0.93/barrel lower.  The weekly Export Sales report is delayed until Friday as the government offices will be closed Thursday for a National Day of Mourning for former President…

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Canada’s headline inflation rate fell to 1.8% in February, but many experts are warning the relief may be short-lived. Oil prices have surged past US$100 a barrel following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and TD economist Leslie Preston expects headline inflation to climb back toward 3% in the months ahead. That changes the…

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