Corn Losses Holding on Thursday as USDA Hikes South American Production
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Corn Losses Holding on Thursday as USDA Hikes South American Production

Corn futures are trading with Thursday losses of 5 to 6 cents across most contracts, as the world competition has grown in USDA’s balance sheet. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 5 cents at $3.81 1/4. Export Sales data from this morning indicated 1.00 MMT of old crop corn business in the week…

A Florida man is selling his .6 million home — and will accept OpenAI, Anthropic or SpaceX stock as payment
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A Florida man is selling his $2.6 million home — and will accept OpenAI, Anthropic or SpaceX stock as payment

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries from healthcare to finance, and now it is coming for one of America’s most traditional assets — real estate. One family in Miami is betting on the AI boom, asking buyers interested in their luxury home for stocks in OpenAI, Anthropic or SpaceX. In an essay with Business Insider, (1)…

BlackRock seeks to buy at least  billion in SpaceX IPO shares, WSJ reports
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BlackRock seeks to buy at least $5 billion in SpaceX IPO shares, WSJ reports

June 11 (Reuters) – Asset manager BlackRock sought to buy at least $5 billion worth ā€Œof shares in the initial ā€Œpublic offering of Elon Musk’s SpaceX , the Wall Street ​Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. SpaceX is expected to raise about $75 billion in what would be the ā€Œworld’s largest…

GM Stock Alert: What to Know as General Motors Announces Energy Storage Pivot
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GM Stock Alert: What to Know as General Motors Announces Energy Storage Pivot

General Motors (GM) shares were in the spotlight on June 10 after the automaker made significant announcements at its GM Empower event in San Francisco. Crucially, the NYSE-listed giant announced plans to enter the grid-scale energy storage market via a sodium-ion battery partnership with Peak Energy. More News from Barchart GM also committed to redirecting…

Dollar Strength Undercuts Sugar Prices
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Dollar Strength Undercuts Sugar Prices

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN26) today is down -0.05 (-0.36%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26) is up +4.80 (+1.08%). Sugar prices are mixed today, with NY sugar falling to a 7-week low.  Dollar strength is weighing on sugar prices, as the dollar index ($DXY) rallied to a 2-month high today. More…

National mall footwear giant closes 82 stores as shoppers trade up
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National mall footwear giant closes 82 stores as shoppers trade up

If you think inflation means stores are dropping prices to win consumers back, think again. One of America’s historic footwear giant is actually betting on higher-priced products, and closing stores at your local malls. The way we buy shoes has radically transformed. Stiff dress shoes have been replaced by versatile comfort, according to the US…

Live From Wealth Management EDGE: Focus on AI, Growth and UHNW Wealth Transfer
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Live From Wealth Management EDGE: Focus on AI, Growth and UHNW Wealth Transfer

You can find original article here WealthManagement. Subscribe to our free daily WealthManagement newsletters. ā€˜Engagement’ an Issue with Advisors, Next-Gen Clients uhnw-panel-2.jpg RIA leaders speaking on a panel at the UHNW Summit at Wealth Management EDGE said there is a pressing need for financial advisors to engage with their clients’ second-generation family members, rather than…

Apollo, Blackstone back Anthropic’s  billion capacity expansion in new Broadcom tie-up
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Apollo, Blackstone back Anthropic’s $35 billion capacity expansion in new Broadcom tie-up

June 9 (Reuters) – Apollo and Blackstone are financing a $35 billion expansion of AI computing capacity for Anthropic using Broadcom’s custom chips ā€Œand networking solutions as part of a tie-up between the ā€Œasset managers and the chipmaker. The initial commitment will expand the Claude Code creator’s AI computing ​capacity by one gigawatt, the companies…

Retail diesel continues to fall while some voices fear what’s ahead
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Retail diesel continues to fall while some voices fear what’s ahead

Diesel prices are continuing on a mostly downward trend, with the benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges falling to one of its lowest levels since military action against Iran commenced at the beginning of March. The Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average weekly retail diesel price was published Tuesday, effective Monday, at $5.21/gallon. It…

Equities lose some steam while dollar falls and oil slips
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Equities lose some steam while dollar falls and oil slips

By SinĆ©ad Carew and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) – MSCI’s global equities gauge pared earlier gains on Tuesday as it saw little support from Wall Street where investors waited anxiously for inflation data while the ā€Œdollar dipped with oil prices on hopes for easing Middle East tensions after Iran and Israel halted…

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