Key Takeaways Copper prices hit a record $5.96/lb in July and are up 35.8% this year on strong U.S. and China demand.Supply fears from mine disruptions and slow project timelines are fueling expectations for higher prices.SCCO, TECK and BHP are positioned to benefit as the energy transition trend drive long-term copper demand.Copper prices have lately demonstrated renewed momentum and are heading into 2026 with stronger price expectations, supported by tightening global supply, lingering uncertainty around ...

Key Takeaways RTX's Raytheon unit secured a $168.1M Army contract to support Patriot air and missile defense fire units.Work will be done mainly in Andover, MA, with the RTX Patriot support contract running through Sept. 30, 2029.Strong demand for RTX's Patriot is clear, with 19 nations using the system for air and missile defense.RTX Corporation’s (RTX) business segment, Raytheon, recently won a $168.1 million contract for its Patriot air and missile defense systems fire unit. The award has been provided b ...

Investors in TMobile US, Inc. (TMUS) need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the May 05, 2026 $05.00 Put had some of the highest implied volatility of all equity options today.What is Implied Volatility?Implied volatility shows how much movement the market is expecting in the future. Options with high levels of implied volatility suggest that investors in the underlying stocks are expecting a big move in one direction or the other. It could also ...

Conagra Brands (CAG) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.45 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.44 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.7 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +2.27%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post earnings of $0.33 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.39, delivering a surprise of +18.18%.Over the last four quarters, the company ha ...

Chico, California--(Newsfile Corp. - December 19, 2025) - AmeraMex International, Inc. (OTC Pink: AMMX), a premier provider of new and refurbished heavy equipment for the logistics, construction, and industrial markets, today announced it has secured new equipment orders totaling approximately $413,000.The order package features two new LiuGong excavators, a new LiuGong forklift, and a LiuGong rough-terrain forklift, expanding AmeraMex's pipeline of high-demand machinery. All units are scheduled to ship du ...

Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a combined $167.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to keep ATM access fees artificially high. ...

>> WHY DON'T WE GET OVER TO STEVE LIESMAN. HE'S GOT A VERY SPECIAL GUEST THIS MORNING. A SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH NEW YORK FED PRESIDENT JOHN WILLIAMS.STEVE. >> ANDREW. THANK YOU.YES, I AM HERE AT THE NEW YORK FED WHERE I'VE BEEN. WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS IN A ROW NOW, BUT SEVERAL WITH PRESIDENT JOHN WILLIAMS FOR A TRADITIONAL DECEMBER HOLIDAY INTERVIEW. WELL, WELCOME BACK, STEVE.THANKS. AND JOHN, I WAS JUST REMARKING ABOUT HOW GREAT OUR TEAMS ARE WHO SCHEDULED THIS MONTHS IN ADVANCE, KNEW THERE WOULD BE ...

Anastasia Amoroso, chief investment strategist for private wealth at Partners Group, runs down the reasons why investors should stick with the AI trade despite the current pullback in tech stocks. ...

Krafton, the South Korean gaming company behind hit titles such as PUBG and Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), is launching a growth investment fund focused on India, stepping up its push into the world’s largest internet user base. Called the Unicorn Growth Fund, the investment vehicle is a collaboration between Krafton and South Korean internet conglomerate Naver, and investor Mirae Asset. It aims to deploy up to ₹60 billion (around $669.3 million) over four years, Krafton confirmed to TechCrunch. Th ...

Core Insights - Palo Alto Networks has entered into a multibillion-dollar agreement to migrate key internal workloads to Google Cloud, expanding their existing strategic partnership [1] - The partnership aims to enhance engineering collaboration between the two companies [1] - Palo Alto Networks is utilizing Google's Gemini AI models and Vertex AI platform to enhance its products [1] Company Statements - BJ Jenkins, president of Palo Alto Networks, emphasized the importance of harnessing AI's power while mitigating new threats, stating that this partnership addresses that concern [2]