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Although the concept of revenge travel has been a surprisingly robust catalyst, Six Flags Entertainment can continue benefiting, thus warranting a closer look at SIX stock. (full story)
SIX: 23.91 (+0.80)


Farmers are busy and it’s important to have a weed control system that works for them. In this Managing for Profit, Matt Goddard, Bayer’s Market Development Manager for Soybeans says XtendFlex soybeans not only protect yields, but also provide farmers with some flexibility to control problematic weeds. ... (full story)


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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The sun made an appearance Wednesday along parts of the East Coast that have seen several days of gloomy weather, but it’s going to be short-lived as a high pressure system over Quebec works in conjunction with the remnants of what was once Tropical Storm Ophelia... (full story)


NW_LS720 Des Moines, IA Wednesday, September 27, 2023 USDA-IA Dept of Ag Market News Weekly Estimated Average Weight of Barrows & Gilts for W/E 9/23/2023 Iowa-Southern Minnesota-South Dakota Direct Hog Reporting Area Week Ending Head Count ... (full story)


RA_PY002 Raleigh, NC Wednesday, September 27, 2023 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News N.C. BROILER-FRYERS: The market tone is steady and the live supply is adequate to meet the moderate demand. Average weights are mostly desirable, with some fairly heavy. The estimated... (full story)


Walgreens Boots stock is a beaten-down, large-cap giant that offers shareholders a high dividend yield. But is WBA worth buying today? (full story)
WBA: 20.92 (-0.21)


A southwest Minnesota farmer expects the nutrition title to further complicate farm bill negotiations. Bill Gordon of Worthington is a past president of the American Soybean Association and points out nutrition is the largest of the farm bill titles with programs like SNAP. “And then that’s when the politics come... (full story)


Severe weather keeps its foot on the gas as we head into the final days of September, with the threat of severe storms looming Wednesday across the Ohio Valley. The FOX Forecast Center said a slow-moving, upper-level low pressure will develop showers and thunderstorms across the Midwest. Showers and storms... (full story)


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New research should help growers increase alfalfa productivity. National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance associate director Jon Dockter says the goal of the study was to identify relationships between alfalfa yields and factors like management practices and soil fertility. “To see what you can do as a grower to enhance your... (full story)


COLUMBIA, SC Wednesday, September 27, 2023 South Carolina State Farmers Market - Prices to Growers Provided by: Specialty Crops Market News Federal State Market News Office Columbia, SC CA_FV001 Columbia Farmers Market - Wholesale prices paid to Growers until 9:00 a.m.... (full story)


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After an impressive run higher this year, Nvidia still has significant room for growth. This suggests the September slump in the stock's price presents a compelling buying opportunity. (full story)
NVDA: 421.80 (+2.69)


Updated at 8:45 a.m. EDT on Tuesday A band of strong upper-level winds is pulling Tropical Storm Philippe apart. As the storm plods to the west, a combination of hostile upper winds and increasingly dry air is forecast to eventually weaken the storm into a remnant low-pressure system in a... (full story)


CLAAS FarmPoint is working to increase farmer productivity during harvest by changing the on-farm service experience.  Patricio Frangella, head of commercial development with CLAAS FarmPoint says CLAAS is putting dedicated technicians near its customers.  “They’re less than an hour away, radius of the customers they serve,” he says.  “So physically... (full story)


The U.S. Dollar rallied for 6 straight days, putting pressure on all G-10 Currencies. (full story)


Morning Markets December E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESZ2 3) are up +0.37%, and the Dec Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ2 3) are up +0.36%. Stock index futures this morning are mildly higher as bond yields move lower. The 10-year T-note yield fell back from Tuesday’s 16-year high on dovish comments... (full story)
ESZ23: 4,307.50 (-7.25), NQZ23: 14,698.25 (-16.75), RMD: 148.43 (+5.23), PAYX: 116.39 (+3.67), PARA: 12.81 (+0.35), NFLX: 380.12 (+0.87), DIS: 80.25 (+0.20), WBD: 10.97 (+0.28), HAS: 66.23 (+0.96), MAT: 22.19 (+0.97), JCI: 54.90 (+0.72), MLKN: 24.62 (+5.47), LEVI: 13.02 (+0.10), COST: 565.90 (+12.94), ZION: 33.94 (-0.05), SCHW: 54.97 (+0.77)


The overnight wheat trade looked to start higher, but prices faded into the AM. Current quotes are fractionally mixed to 2 ½ cents lower across the 3 markets. Wheat futures continue to adjust the spreads amongst the classes. Chicago prices were fractionally to 2 ¼ cents higher on the day,... (full story)
ZWZ23: 584-6 (-4-2), ZWH24: 612-2 (-4-0), ZWPAES.CM: 4.9758 (-0.0426), KEZ23: 703-2 (-7-2), KEPAWS.CM: 6.3155 (-0.0733), MWZ23: 761-4 (-5-0)


Lean hog futures ended the Tuesday session red after Monday’s recovery. The October contract ended the session up by 10 cents, but the other active contracts gave back 17 to 50 cents. That has the board nearly back to UNCH for the week, with Dec up by 17 and April... (full story)
HEV23: 82.150 (+0.525), HEG24: 76.500 (+0.750), KMV23: 92.725 (+0.475)


AM corn trade has the board working off the overnight highs, but still a penny in the black going into the midweek session. Corn ended Turnaround Tuesday down by a penny to 1 ½ cents across the front months. December futures printed a 7c range on the day from -4... (full story)
ZCZ23: 484-2 (+4-4), ZCPAUS.CM: 4.5524 (+0.0424), ZCH24: 498-4 (+4-0), ZCK24: 507-0 (+4-2)


Front month cotton futures are rallying through the morning action. Prices are at new highs for the day and are triple digits in the black. Cotton prices stayed in a 160 point trading range (Dec), and settled the session within 30 points of UNCH. December held on to a 1... (full story)


Soybean futures are up by 5 ¼ to 8 cents across the front months in early Wednesday trading. That has Nov just a nickel off the overnight high after a 15 ¾ cent range overnight. Both meal and oil are also in the black into the day session. Front month... (full story)
ZMZ23: 393.2 (+0.5), ZLZ23: 58.61 (+0.90), ZSX23: 1314-4 (+11-6), ZSPAUS.CM: 12.4926 (+0.1122), ZSF24: 1333-6 (+12-6), ZSH24: 1346-2 (+13-4)


Feeders led the way lower on Tuesday with losses of over 2% across the active contracts. Sep held firmer as the contract expiration nears on Thursday. The other futures gave back ~$5.Live cattle traded lower as well with 1.2% to 1.5% losses of as much as $2.85. USDA reported limited... (full story)
LEV23: 184.525 (-0.275), LEZ23: 187.850 (-0.625), LEG24: 192.275 (-0.775), GFU23: 251.800 (-0.800), GFV23: 252.400 (-1.475)


Lean hog futures ended the Tuesday session red after Monday’s recovery. The October contract ended the session up by 10 cents, but the other active contracts gave back 17 to 50 cents. That has the board nearly back to UNCH for the week, with Dec up by 17 and April... (full story)
HEV23: 82.150 (+0.525), HEG24: 76.500 (+0.750), KMV23: 92.725 (+0.475)


AM corn trade has the board working off the overnight highs, but still a penny in the black going into the midweek session. Corn ended Turnaround Tuesday down by a penny to 1 ½ cents across the front months. December futures printed a 7c range on the day from -4... (full story)
ZCZ23: 484-2 (+4-4), ZCPAUS.CM: 4.5524 (+0.0424), ZCH24: 498-4 (+4-0), ZCK24: 507-0 (+4-2)


Soybean futures are up by 5 ¼ to 8 cents across the front months in early Wednesday trading. That has Nov just a nickel off the overnight high after a 15 ¾ cent range overnight. Both meal and oil are also in the black into the day session. Front month... (full story)
ZMZ23: 393.2 (+0.5), ZLZ23: 58.61 (+0.90), ZSX23: 1314-4 (+11-6), ZSPAUS.CM: 12.4926 (+0.1122), ZSF24: 1333-6 (+12-6), ZSH24: 1346-2 (+13-4)


The overnight wheat trade looked to start higher, but prices faded into the AM. Current quotes are fractionally mixed to 2 ½ cents lower across the 3 markets. Wheat futures continue to adjust the spreads amongst the classes. Chicago prices were fractionally to 2 ¼ cents higher on the day,... (full story)
ZWZ23: 584-6 (-4-2), ZWH24: 612-2 (-4-0), ZWPAES.CM: 4.9758 (-0.0426), KEZ23: 703-2 (-7-2), KEPAWS.CM: 6.3155 (-0.0733), MWZ23: 761-4 (-5-0)


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The Chart of the Day belongs to the uranium mining company Energy Fuels (UUUU) . I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used the... (full story)
UUUU: 8.45 (-0.18)


Looking to cash in on the CHIPS Act? Check out these 3 companies! (full story)
INTC: 34.49 (+0.66), AMAT: 135.37 (+1.29), TXN: 159.31 (+1.35)


REPORTING OFFICE: WASHINGTON SEP 27 2023 RAIL AND PIGGYBACK SHIPMENTS FOR: TUE SEP 26 2023 CAR AND VAN COUNT ... (full story)


REPORTING OFFICE: WASHINGTON SEP 27 2023 RAIL AND PIGGYBACK SHIPMENTS FOR: TUE SEP 26 2023 10,000 POUND UNITS (COMMODITY TOTALS FOLLOW ASTERIKS) ... (full story)


Yesterday we predicted a down day for the markets and they didn't disappoint. What will we see today? Read on to learn more... (full story)


Nike (NKE) is due to report earnings this Thursday after the closing bell. The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 100% Sell with a strongest short term outlook on maintaining the current direction. (full story)
NKE: 90.03 (-0.14)


Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather whenever you like with the FOX Weather Update podcast. Not a... (full story)


For the remainder of the week, locally heavy showers will continue across the lower Southeast, including Florida’s peninsula, where 5-day rainfall could reach 2 to 6 inches or more.  Farther north, additional Midwestern rainfall could total 1 to 2 inches, mainly across the eastern Corn Belt, with dry weather returning... (full story)


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December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are trending up +0.44% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields slipped from decade highs, while investors braced for a new round of economic data as well as an earnings report from chip maker Micron Technology. (full story)
NQZ23: 14,698.75 (-16.25), CTAS: 479.22 (+0.35), AAPL: 171.08 (-0.88), GOOGL: 129.35 (+0.78), AMZN: 125.03 (-0.95), DKNG: 28.94 (+1.02), MU: 68.29 (+0.35), PAYX: 116.39 (+3.67), JEF: 36.25 (unch), COST: 565.90 (+12.94), CHPT: 5.12 (+0.27), GLTO: 0.6555 (+0.0845), CRDF: 1.7100 (+0.0900), DOCU: 41.49 (+0.45), ZION: 33.94 (-0.05)


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