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Cocoa Prices Climb Amid Sluggish Exports from Ivory Coast

As of today, July ICE NY cocoa prices increased by +8.49% (+718) and July ICE London cocoa prices rose by +3.09% (+179). This surge ...

Will Amazon Maintain Its Lead in the Rapidly Growing Cloud Security Market?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) reported $29.3 billion in revenue for Q1 2025, marking a 17% year-over-year increase, and contributing 20.4% to Amazon’s total revenues. ...

Exploring Float Fuel’s Potential for Sustainable Growth and Value Enhancement

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (ticker: BRK.B) reported an increase in its float, growing from approximately $114 billion at the end of 2017 to $173 billion ...

Crude Prices Decline After Initial Gains Amid Limited Iranian Retaliation

“`html August WTI crude oil (CLQ25) is down $0.73 (-0.99%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ25) is down $0.0129 (-0.56%) as market reactions shift following ...

Top 3 Factors Supporting Netflix Stock After 38% YTD Surge in Second Half of 2025

Netflix Inc. (NFLX) has seen its shares increase by approximately 38.2% year to date in 2025, significantly outperforming competitors like Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), ...

Analyzing ZIM and FRO: Which Shipping Company Has the Edge Today?

ZIM Integrated Shipping reported a strong performance with a shareholder-friendly approach, declaring a dividend of approximately $382 million ($3.17 per share) in Q4 2024 ...

Comparing Baidu and Alphabet: Which AI Stock is the Better Investment?

“`html Baidu (BIDU) controls approximately 60% of China’s search engine market and reported a 42% revenue growth in its AI Cloud division in Q1 ...

US Economic Data Boosts Stocks Amid Dovish Fed Signals

The S&P 500 Index is up 0.43% and the Dow Jones is up 0.20%, reflecting market gains amid reduced concerns over oil supply disruptions ...

Factors Behind Today’s Surge in Tesla Stock

“`html Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) rose 9.8% on Monday morning, coinciding with a 0.4% increase in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. The ...

Dollar Strengthens Amid Rising Middle East Tensions

The dollar index (DXY) increased by 0.06% to a 3-week high today, fueled by heightened safe-haven demand following U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities ...