Liquidity in global oil markets has collapsed at a record pace this year, as investors increasingly avoid committing capital to an asset class that has become highly sensitive to shifting political signals around the Iran conflict.
Gold prices remained under pressure on Friday, trading close to $4,200 per ounce and heading for a second consecutive weekly loss. The metal's decline came even as crude oil tumbled on growing hopes for a US-Iran peace agreement, a development that would typically be …
Silver prices held near $67 per ounce on Friday, extending a multi-week losing streak as the metal struggled to find support amid conflicting macro signals. The precious metal is now on pace for its fifth straight weekly decline, reflecting sustained pressure from rising interest …
CME Group, described as the world's leading derivatives marketplace, said it will offer round-the-clock trading for new, smaller-sized crude oil and gold contracts, pending regulatory approval, as part of an effort to give traders more flexible tools to manage commodity exposure.
CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, said it will launch financially-settled Micro E-mini S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 options on June 29, pending regulatory review, adding to its already deeply liquid equity index options offerings.
CGO has declared a monthly payout of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is June 12, 2026, and the payment date is June 22, 2026, placing the fund firmly on income investors’ radar this week.
CPZ is in the spotlight again as it reaches its latest distribution. The fund has declared a monthly payout of $0.14 per share, with an ex-dividend date of June 12, 2026 and a payment date of June 22, 2026.
The company, parent of First Citizens Community Bank, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.51 per share. Annualized, that comes to $2.00 per share, and it puts this Pennsylvania-based regional bank stock squarely in the spotlight for dividend-focused portfolios.
A high-quality payroll processor, a specialty insurer, a regional bank, and a family of monthly-paying Calamos closed-end funds all reach their ex-dividend date on June 12, 2026. Each offers a different flavor of income, from quarterly blue-chip dividends to leveraged monthly distributions.
For yield seekers, that headline number is only the starting point. CHI sits at the intersection of convertible securities and high-yield corporate credit, two asset classes that behave very differently from plain-vanilla bonds or blue-chip stocks. The fund also employs leverage and operates under …