- S&P fut: 7,714 (0.08%)
- Nasdaq fut: 29,833 (0.30%)
- Dow fut: 52,176 (-0.08%)
- VIX: 15.37 (-13.21%)
- 10Y: 4.95% (-1.18%)
- Dollar: 100.50 (0.25%)
- Fear & Greed: 29 · fear
- BTC: $77,987 (2.14%)
- XRP: $1.32 (1.98%)
- ETH: $2,506 (2.84%)
- 30Y mortgage: 6.95%
☀️ The Morning Brief
Friday, September 18, 2026
Barbra Streisand Slams a 'Humiliated Trump' for Closing Kennedy Center After Losing Name Feud · Poland's prime minister warns of Russian 'accidental' attacks on Ukraine's allies · The driver who slammed into an LA bus before a news helicopter crash is charged with murder
Number of the Day
- 29 — the Fear & Greed Index — Fear
Top Stories
10- 1
Barbra Streisand Slams a 'Humiliated Trump' for Closing Kennedy Center After Losing Name Feud — Rolling Stone
- 2
Poland's prime minister warns of Russian 'accidental' attacks on Ukraine's allies — NPR
- 3
The driver who slammed into an LA bus before a news helicopter crash is charged with murder — AP News
- 4
A DHS email raises new questions about the Trump administration's election plans — NPR
- 5
MI5 accepts it gave evidence based on lies in neo-Nazi spy case — BBC
- 6
SoCal family of 3 found dead in their home. Family looks for answers — Los Angeles Times
- 7
Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial says he "didn't have any doubts" during deliberations — CBS News
- 8
White House withdraws nominee for ICE director allied with DHS chief Mullin — The Washington Post
- 9
Immigration Officer Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting and Robbing Women — The New York Times
- 10
Alabama Executes Inmate After Supreme Court Blocked Last Attempt — The New York Times
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On the Radar
10- House passes bill to fully fund DHS through May 22; top Democrat says 'dead on arrival' in Senate — abcnews.com
- House cancels votes, cutting week short before adjourning until after midterms — CBS News
- House passes bill to shield consumers from data center price hikes on energy — NBC News
- House Democrats face divisions on Russian sanctions bill — Axios
- Congress could vote on Protect College Sports Act as early as this week — WVLT
- 2026-09-18 — Building Permits
- 2026-09-18 — Building Permits
- 2026-09-18 — Continuing Jobless Claims
- 2026-09-18 — Housing Starts
- 2026-09-18 — Housing Starts
Entertainment
5- ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Butchered By Rotten Tomatoes Critics And Audiences — Forbes
- ‘Resident Evil’ Racing Toward Healthy Box Office Haul for Zach Cregger’s Reboot — The Hollywood Reporter
- Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky baby's name, gender revealed — USA Today
- Kim Kardashian Reveals She Was Hospitalized for Illness Related to Dad Robert’s Death From Cancer — instyle.com
- Guitar Center Addresses 'Not Legitimate' Entries Submitted in Ed Sheeran Tour Opener Contest — Rolling Stone
Pre-Market Pulse
6- S&P 500 fut
7,713.50+0.08% - Nasdaq fut
29,833.00+0.30% - Dow fut
52,176.00-0.08% - VIX
15.37-13.21% - 10-yr yield
4.95%-1.18% - Dollar (DXY)
100.50+0.25%
Fear & Greed
29 · fear
Economic Calendar
6- 08:30 · United States — Building Permits →
1.394Mvs1.400Mexp - 08:30 · United States — Building Permits →
-2.7% - 08:30 · United States — Continuing Jobless Claims →
1,730Kvs1,780Kexp - 08:30 · United States — Housing Starts →
-2.6% - 08:30 · United States — Housing Starts →
1.275Mvs1.320Mexp - 08:30 · United States — Initial Jobless Claims →
196Kvs207Kexp
Stocks Moving
15- Gainers
- AEMD $6.78 +374.1%
- PAAI $3.34 +271.1%
- DAIC $5.30 +163.7%
- DTSS $1.22 +106.4%
- DFSCW $0.0294 +83.8%
- Losers
- RETO $0.2090 -88.6%
- SNYR $0.0905 -67.0%
- DLXY $0.8448 -63.1%
- LGVN $2.71 -59.4%
- WALDW $0.0035 -43.5%
- Most active
- SDST
677,104,028shares - RETO
336,200,761shares - ADBT
320,745,443shares - DTSS
150,170,370shares - INTC
149,662,812shares
Unusual Activity
4- AAPL calls heavy — put/call
0.6 - AMD calls heavy — put/call
0.67 - GOOGL calls heavy — put/call
0.36 - PATH puts heavy — put/call
3.14
Crypto
3- BTC $77,987 +2.14%
- XRP $1.32 +1.98%
- ETH $2,506 +2.84%
AI & Tech
4- ZCode, the GLM coding agent, silently uploads your Git history — 76 points
- Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history' — 235 points
- Bonsai 2 27B: Near-Lossless Compression in a 9x Smaller Footprint — 475 points
- Bend – A language that blocks AI mistakes via proof, on CPU and GPU — 502 points
Breakthroughs
4- Muon g-2: From Wobble to Breakthrough Prize — Department of Energy (.gov)
- Virtual biotech company puts thousands of AI scientist agents to work on drug discovery — Stanford Medicine
- Next Gen Pharmacists Hunt for New Breakthrough Drugs with AI — UC San Francisco
- iGii Secures £22.7 Million To Scale 3D Porous Carbon Nanomaterial — Pulse 2.0
Housing
4- 30-year fixed
6.95%(as of 2026-09-17) - Lennar Cuts Deliveries Target Again on Rate Pressure, Housing Market Conditions — WSJ
- County housing market remains steady as Federal Reserve hikes interest rates — Lookout Santa Cruz
- US mortgage rates brush 7%, weighing on buyers, sellers and further straining a bleak housing market — AP News
The Long Read
On This Day
4- 2018 — Cannabis is legalized in South Africa, through a ruling of the Constitutional Court.
- 2017 — Toy retail chain Toys "R" Us files for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Canada.
- 2016 — The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all fo…
- 2015 — Two security personnel, 17 worshippers in a mosque, and 13 militants are killed during a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attack on a Pakistan Air Force bas…
Birthdays
4- Jackson Robert Scott, American actor (18)
- Santiago Castro, Argentine footballer (22)
- Aidan Gallagher, American actor and musician (23)
- Hugo Bueno, Spanish footballer (24)
Recipe of the Day
- Jerk chicken with rice & peas — Jamaican, Chicken
Dad Joke of the Day
- Where do hamburgers go to dance? The meat-ball.
🧠 Daily trivia
What is the item required to summon the boss Duke Fishron in the game Terraria?
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