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US food imports reach record levels and exceed exports

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Futures Highlights

Today’s futures present a mixed picture. Energy commodities are trading lower, while key equity indices show modest gains despite some declines.

• 🔴 Crude Oil: 69.47 (–0.88 | –1.25%)

• 🔴 Natural Gas: 3.8880 (–0.0460 | –1.17%)

• 🔴 Gold: 2870.20 (–25.70 | –0.89%)

• 🟢 Dow: 43494.00 (+197.00 | +0.45%)

• 🟢 S&P 500: 5887.50 (+11.25 | +0.19%)

• ⚪ Nasdaq 100: 20600.50 (–5.25 | –0.03%)

• 🔴 Russell 2000: 2138.90 (–5.60 | –0.26%)

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Forex & Bonds Snapshot

Currency and bond markets are nudging higher with most moves positive, aside from a near-stationary GBP/USD.

• 🟢 EUR/USD: 1.0408 (+0.0011 | +0.10%)

• 🟢 USD/JPY: 150.79 (+0.99 | +0.66%)

• ⚪ GBP/USD: 1.2598 (–0.0001 | –0.01%)

• 🟢 BTC/USD: 81322.90 (+1009.10 | +1.26%)

• 🟢 5-Year Treasury: 4.103 (+0.026 | +0.64%)

• 🟢 10-Year Treasury: 4.285 (+0.036 | +0.85%)

• 🟢 30-Year Treasury: 4.554 (+0.047 | +1.04%)

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Major News – Stock Movers

Equity markets are a mixed bag today, with a standout gain from MPW leading the winners while several marquee stocks slide sharply. The sorted list below moves from the biggest winners down to the largest losers.

• 🟢 MPW: ( +16.98% )

• 🟢 EPR: ( +1.58% )

• 🟢 CVX: ( +0.99% )

• 🟢 OXY: ( +0.21% )

• 🔴 BLK: ( –0.93% )

• 🔴 LLY: ( –1.08% )

• 🔴 ADSK: ( –1.16% )

• 🔴 AAPL: ( –1.27% )

• 🔴 MSFT: ( –1.80% )

• 🔴 BABA: ( –1.82% )

• 🔴 HPQ: ( –2.07% )

• 🔴 GOOG: ( –2.57% )

• 🔴 AMZN: ( –2.62% )

• 🔴 TSLA: ( –3.04% )

• 🔴 DELL: ( –6.76% )

• 🔴 NVDA: ( –8.48% )

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