The booth of USSEC (U.S. Soybean Export Council) on Nov. 8, 2025, at the 8th China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — China has agreed to buy U.S. soybeans and address American access to rare earths, the White House said Sunday, touting some of the most tangible … Read more
Stocks tied to semiconductors, aerospace and electric vehicles are likely to be in focus as President Donald Trump begins high-stakes talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump arrived in China for his second visit , with tariffs, rare earths, artificial intelligence, Taiwan and the Iran conflict expected to dominate discussions. The summit comes … Read more
A customer shops for beef at a grocery store in Los Angeles, April 6, 2026. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images U.S. consumers are blaming the Iran War for the recent inflation surge. But data shows prices are rising in more areas than just energy. The consumer price index climbed 0.6% in April on a seasonally … Read more
grandriver | Getty Images Beef climbed to all-time highs on Tuesday, a bad sign for shoppers planning summer barbecues. Live cattle futures traded at the CME Group settled at $2.51 per pound on Tuesday, the highest price on record going back to the 1960s, according to FactSet data. Each contract covers is for 40,000 pounds … Read more
A batch of exported urea fertilizers is being concentrated at the port for shipment at Yantai Port in Shandong Province, China on March 26, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images An unusually powerful El Niño later this year could exacerbate food security fears as disruption caused by the Iran war strains supply for … Read more
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle on 16 July 2020. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. was searching for the crew of an American fighter jet Friday after it was downed in Iran, a U.S. official told MS NOW. It isn’t clear if the plane was shot down or went down for … Read more
Tyson Foods has room to run as consumer appetites for animal proteins grows despite increasing meat prices, according to Mizuho. The bank initiated coverage of Tyson with an outperform rating. It also set a $72 price target on shares, implying 17% upside from Wednesday’s close. “We believe TSN is poised to benefit from the structural … Read more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: CF Industries — The fertilizer manufacturer and distributor fell nearly 4% as reports on negotiations surrounding the U.S.-Iran war signaled the commodity’s shortage could end. Fertilizer prices have soared since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, sending shares of CF Industries up more than 27% … Read more
Roughly 15% of TotalEnergies’ production is offline, as the war with Iran nears the one-month mark, but surging oil prices have more than made up for the lost barrels, chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné told CNBC in an exclusive interview. With Brent crude trading solidly above $100 a barrel, much of the attention has focused … Read more
With the Iran war in its fifth week, consumers are getting hit hard by surging energy costs. Now, some lawmakers are warning of the potential for price gouging, even as experts point to extreme supply shocks. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime shipping route for global oil supplies, remains effectively at a standstill, causing the biggest … Read more