- S&P fut: 7,681 (0.32%)
- Nasdaq fut: 29,409 (0.55%)
- Dow fut: 52,681 (0.30%)
- VIX: 16.80 (-2.33%)
- 10Y: 5.00% (0.71%)
- Dollar: 99.68 (0.06%)
- Fear & Greed: 28 · fear
- BTC: $76,178 (-0.96%)
- XRP: $1.30 (-7.56%)
- ETH: $2,420 (-2.26%)
- 30Y mortgage: 6.76%
☀️ The Morning Brief
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
3 dead after news helicopter reporting for NBC L.A. crashes while covering fatal bus collision · Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board votes to close building · EU's von der Leyen wants Canada to become bloc's first associate member
Number of the Day
- 28 — the Fear & Greed Index — Fear
Top Stories
10- 1
3 dead after news helicopter reporting for NBC L.A. crashes while covering fatal bus collision — NBC News
- 2
Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board votes to close building — Axios
- 3
EU's von der Leyen wants Canada to become bloc's first associate member — Reuters
- 4
Trump's push to restrict mail ballots has failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms are ongoing — AP News
- 5
Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi drone headed for Mecca — aljazeera.com
- 6
The 500 colleges where former students aren't repaying their loans, and why — NPR
- 7
US House votes to end Iran war, 7 Republicans join in favour — aljazeera.com
- 8
Americans are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of AI, new poll finds — AP News
- 9
Senators question Trump's picks for top health positions, including surgeon general — NPR
- 10
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On the Radar
10- Why Is Congress Going to Authorize President Trump to Raise Taxes by Potentially Hundreds of Billions of Dollars This Week? — Cato Institute
- House Democrats face divisions on Russian sanctions bill — Axios
- Ted Cruz expects Senate vote on Protect College Sports Act soon — ESPN
- Congress could vote on Protect College Sports Act as early as this week — WVLT
- House tees up vote on Russia sanctions bill, but prospects for passage are uncertain — ABC News
- 2026-09-16 — ADP Employment Change Weekly
- 2026-09-16 — NY Empire State Manufacturing Index
- 2026-09-16 — Redbook
- 2026-09-16 — 20-Year Bond Auction
- 2026-09-16 — API Weekly Crude Oil Stock
Entertainment
5- 'Dancing With The Stars' Season 35 Premiere Recap: Who Went Home? — Deadline
- All support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour quit after Macklemore dropped — BBC
- ‘Resident Evil’ First Reactions: Zach Cregger’s Zombie Horror Is ‘Gloriously Gory’ and One of ‘The Best Video Game Adaptations’ Ever — Variety
- ‘American Idol’ Moving Production From L.A. to Georgia — The Hollywood Reporter
- John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell on ‘Wild Horse Nine’ — The New York Times
Pre-Market Pulse
6- S&P 500 fut
7,680.75+0.32% - Nasdaq fut
29,408.75+0.55% - Dow fut
52,681.00+0.30% - VIX
16.80-2.33% - 10-yr yield
5.00%+0.71% - Dollar (DXY)
99.67+0.06%
Fear & Greed
28 · fear
Economic Calendar
5- 08:15 · United States — ADP Employment Change Weekly →
16.30K - 08:30 · United States — NY Empire State Manufacturing Index →
7.60vs14.80exp - 08:55 · United States — Redbook →
8.5% - 13:00 · United States — 20-Year Bond Auction →
5.420% - 16:30 · United States — API Weekly Crude Oil Stock →
7.140Mvs-1.800Mexp
Earnings Today
5- LEN Lennar Corporation — $19.3B, after hours, $1.29 exp
- LEN.B Lennar Corporation — $19.3B, after hours
- SA Seabridge Gold, Inc. — $3.2B, not supplied
- ANAB AnaptysBio, Inc. — $1.6B, not supplied, ($0.46) exp
- LUXE LuxExperience B.V. — $1.0B, pre market, ($0.17) exp
Stocks Moving
15- Gainers
- NFEGP $492.50 +776.0%
- RETO $2.80 +676.3%
- AT $20.03 +563.1%
- VEEA $5.71 +149.3%
- VEEAW $0.0570 +126.2%
- Losers
- FEED $1.03 -69.2%
- HCAI $0.6089 -67.2%
- SHFSW $0.0057 -63.9%
- CTNT $0.0618 -59.2%
- SOBR $0.2030 -48.0%
- Most active
- PDSB
371,663,488shares - ADBT
268,490,632shares - CTNT
252,399,736shares - RETO
232,678,536shares - VEEA
202,109,943shares
Unusual Activity
3- META calls heavy — put/call
0.47 - GOOGL calls heavy — put/call
0.59 - NVDA calls heavy — put/call
0.45
Crypto
3- BTC $76,178 -0.96%
- XRP $1.30 -7.56%
- ETH $2,420 -2.26%
AI & Tech
4- Mistral X Mozilla: Private, Multilingual AI Browsing — 110 points
- Introducing System One Models and Jev — 1488 points
- Learning Programming in an Age of LLMs — 81 points
- Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking — 431 points
Breakthroughs
4- McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2026 — McKinsey & Company
- The Battle to Breathe - THIRTEEN — THIRTEEN
- Bench to bottle: Exosomes in skin care — cosmeticsbusiness.com
- Why Dr. Noc is joining forces with MSF to call for access to HIV medicine — Doctors Without Borders
Housing
4- 30-year fixed
6.76%(as of 2026-09-10) - Will the housing market crash this year? — Yahoo Finance
- Trade turmoil, bond market chaos, rising rates: Will the housing market take a hit? — mpamag.com
- The Stagnant Housing Market Is About to Face a 7% Mortgage — WSJ
The Long Read
Recipe of the Day
- Kumpir — Turkish, Side
Dad Joke of the Day
- I have the heart of a lion... and a lifetime ban from the San Diego Zoo.
🧠 Daily trivia
Which musical artist was NOT featured as playable avatars in the game "DJ Hero"?
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