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Micron Technology is commanding serious attention ahead of its earnings report on June twenty-fourth. Shares have nearly doubled over the past month alone, and history suggests that pattern is no accident — Micron has a strong track record of running higher into earnings on AI-driven memory demand, making the next week a critical window for investors weighing entry points.
Shifting to the soft commodities complex, coffee is under real pressure today. Arabica futures have dropped to a one-and-a-half-year low on the nearest-futures contract, while robusta is hitting a six-week trough. The driver is a projected record coffee harvest out of Brazil, flooding the supply outlook and giving traders every reason to sell into strength.
Cocoa is also softer, down roughly one percent on both the New York and London exchanges. The culprit there is demand-side anxiety rather than supply — Barry Callebaut, one of the world's largest chocolate manufacturers by revenue, issued updated guidance that has traders questioning whether end consumers are pulling back on chocolate purchases amid persistent cost pressures.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
