10:28 AM EDT, 10/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- CME Group ( CME ) said Tuesday that it has introduced its new Spodumene CIF China (Fastmarkets) futures, and Freight Investor Services executed the first trade. On the first day, 29 contracts were traded. The futures are listed by and subject to the rules of COMEX, the company added. Separately, the company said...

10:26 AM EDT, 10/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Spire Global ( SPIR ) said Tuesday it received a concept study contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop in partnership with OroraTech a low-cost, orbital product for monitoring wildfire-prone areas in the US. The companies intend to deliver OroraTech's eight wildfire-detecting satellites to orbit, called OTC-P1, no earlier than...

10:21 AM EDT, 10/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- McDonald's (MCD) reported higher-than-expected third-quarter earnings and revenue on Tuesday, while same-store sales declined more than Wall Street's expectations amid weak traffic trends. The fast-food heavyweight's adjusted earnings grew to $3.23 per share for the September quarter from $3.19 the year before, ahead of the Capital IQ-polled consensus of $3.20. Revenue moved 3%...

10:23 AM EDT, 10/29/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Amazon.com ( AMZN ) shareholder Blue Duck Capital on Tuesday issued an open letter to the Amazon ( AMZN ) board of directors raising concerns over the lackluster performance of its stock. In the letter, Blue Duck proposed a number of initiatives, including initiating a significant capital return program and providing more transparency...