Market News

Tariffs, Earnings and Other Can't Miss Items this Week
BarchartSun Aug 3, 12:00PM CDT
Markets enter a critical week following Friday's dramatic selloff that delivered the worst one-day loss in months. Here are 5 things to watch this week in the market.
Lindberg confirmed as Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
Brownfield Ag NewsSun Aug 3, 9:14AM CDT
Luke Lindberg of South Dakota has been confirmed as the USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. The U.S. Senate confirmed Lindberg’s nomination by a 77-18 vote Saturday night. During his confirmation hearing earlier this spring, Lindberg told the Senate Ag Committee that he supports free trade agreements...

Find Winning Momentum Trades With This Moving Average Stock Screener
BarchartSun Aug 3, 9:12AM CDT
By identifying the strength of trends with moving average slopes, you can level up your stock screening game and find the momentum setups that other traders are missing.

This Blue-Chip Dividend Stock Is Stuck in the Tariff Crosshairs. Can Cost Cuts Save the Day?
BarchartSun Aug 3, 8:00AM CDT
Merck faces intense pressure from new global tariffs and a looming Keytruda patent expiration, but is fighting back with a $3 billion cost-cutting plan and a $10 billion push into new therapies —moves that analysts say could revive the shares if executed well.

Chevron's Q2 Free Cash Flow Rises - CVX Stock Looks Cheap
BarchartSun Aug 3, 8:00AM CDT
Chevron reported a 15% increase in free cash flow (FCF) quarter-over-quarter (Q/Q), and following the closing of the Hess acquisition, its FCF outlook is now stronger. Assuming Chevron ups its dividend by 4%, CVX could be at least 10% undervalued.
Somerset Livestock Auction
USDASat Aug 2, 11:43AM CDT
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Fed rate decision, jobs, tariffs and deals, deals, deals
Sidwell StrategiesSat Aug 2, 10:32AM CDT
First Notice Day Monday for August Fats
Crossville Cattle Auction
USDASat Aug 2, 10:06AM CDT
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‘Every Day My List Gets Bigger’: How Pat Swanson Plans to Improve Crop Insurance at USDA
Successful FarmingSat Aug 2, 10:00AM CDT
‘Every Day My List Gets Bigger’: How Pat Swanson Plans to Improve Crop Insurance at USDA

No Bull | The Five Spot
NO BULLSat Aug 2, 9:50AM CDT
Special thanks to Barchart for the opportunity to speak at their 2025 Grain Merchandising & Technology Roadshow last week in Champaign, IL. Here are a few of the highlights! 5 | Twinning Brazil's soybean exports have climbed in lockstep with China's import growth over the 25 years: 4 | Shifting...

The Saturday Spread: How to Use Descriptive Math to Play the Hand, Not the Dealer
BarchartSat Aug 2, 9:15AM CDT
There’s a complicated way to extract alpha from the market but the simple way that everyone ignores is brutally direct and effective.

3 Highly Shorted Stocks That Could Be the Next Wall Street Sensations
BarchartSat Aug 2, 9:00AM CDT
Due to the return of the meme-stock mania, a CNBC screener expects this trio of stocks to soar.
Ericson/Spalding Weighted Average Livestock Market
USDASat Aug 2, 8:20AM CDT
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