- S&P fut: 7,713 (0.07%)
- Nasdaq fut: 29,917 (0.59%)
- Dow fut: 52,079 (-0.27%)
- VIX: 14.81 (-4.08%)
- 10Y: 5.00% (1.03%)
- Dollar: 100.22 (-0.01%)
- Fear & Greed: 29 · fear
- BTC: $81,274 (4.20%)
- XRP: $1.44 (8.62%)
- ETH: $2,639 (5.29%)
- 30Y mortgage: 6.95%
Number of the Day
- 29 — the Fear & Greed Index — Fear
Top Stories
10- 1
Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House — Axios
- 2
Trump says US has ‘permanent control’ of Greenland security: Does it? — Al Jazeera
- 3
Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’ — The Washington Post
- 4
Trump’s ‘favored nations’ drug discount gets buy-in from all 50 states — New York Post
- 5
An Alaska storm scattered artifacts. Archaeologists are racing to save what’s left — NPR
- 6
Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war — AP News
- 7
Appeals court says Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy is unlawful — The Washington Post
- 8
Security camera provides new images of deadly KNBC helicopter crash — ktla.com
- 9
Newsom signs bill to help prepare Hollywood workers for AI — Politico
- 10
Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill, aiming to choke off funds for Moscow in Ukraine war — AP News
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On the Radar
10- House passes bill to shield consumers from data center price hikes on energy — NBC News
- Congress passes new sanctions on Russia and countries using Russian energy — PBS
- House cancels votes, cutting week short before adjourning until after midterms — CBS News
- House Democrats face divisions on Russian sanctions bill — Axios
- House tees up vote on Russia sanctions bill, but prospects for passage are uncertain — ABC News
- 2026-09-19 — Capacity Utilization Rate
- 2026-09-19 — Industrial Production
- 2026-09-19 — Industrial Production
- 2026-09-19 — Manufacturing Production
- 2026-09-19 — FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
Entertainment
5- Resident Evil movie director says he was not prepared for fan backlash — BBC
- How ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Compares to Real Life — Vulture
- Late Queen had ‘tetchy’ reaction to Diana car crash, Earl Spencer claims — independent.co.uk
- ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Canceled at Netflix After Five Seasons — The Hollywood Reporter
- Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey Says Ed Sheeran 'Took the Knee' With Macklemore: 'Doesn't Sit Right With Me' — Rolling Stone
Pre-Market Pulse
6- S&P 500 fut
7,712.50+0.07% - Nasdaq fut
29,917.25+0.59% - Dow fut
52,079.00-0.27% - VIX
14.81-4.08% - 10-yr yield
5.00%+1.03% - Dollar (DXY)
100.22-0.01%
Fear & Greed
29 · fear
Economic Calendar
6- 09:15 · United States — Capacity Utilization Rate →
76.3%vs76.4%exp - 09:15 · United States — Industrial Production →
0.0%vs0.3%exp - 09:15 · United States — Industrial Production →
1.42% - 09:15 · United States — Manufacturing Production →
-0.3%vs0.3%exp - 09:30 · United States — FOMC Member Bowman Speaks →
- 10:00 · United States — US Leading Index →
-0.1%vs0.1%exp
Stocks Moving
15- Gainers
- OIG $11.66 +2967.6%
- IMCC $4.23 +143.1%
- WALDW $0.0071 +102.9%
- QNME $0.5583 +92.2%
- FGIWW $0.0893 +78.6%
- Losers
- DCX $0.1325 -69.9%
- MKDW $2.63 -64.1%
- KLXER $0.0070 -56.0%
- PAAI $1.50 -55.1%
- PCTTU $5.42 -50.7%
- Most active
- SPCX
335,630,391shares - MRNO
330,114,011shares - QNME
328,160,700shares - GIPR
299,327,637shares - TRUG
252,857,763shares
Unusual Activity
4- NVDA calls heavy — put/call
0.54 - GOOGL calls heavy — put/call
0.28 - META calls heavy — put/call
0.47 - BE puts heavy — put/call
1.32
Crypto
3- BTC $81,274 +4.20%
- XRP $1.44 +8.62%
- ETH $2,639 +5.29%
AI & Tech
4- Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds — 291 points
- AI-generated posters don’t have to be horrible — 246 points
- GPT-6 Astra Solves a WWI German Radio Cipher — 145 points
- How to Write with an LLM — 505 points
Breakthroughs
4- Human brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research finds — Stanford Medicine
- Scientists discover new wild cat species in Bolivia, first in a century — Türkiye Today
- Cleveland Clinic opens two new research buildings — Cleveland Jewish News
- Scientists test underwater solar panels that work 10 meters beneath the waves — breakthrough perovskite tech could support self-powered marine drones — techradar.com
Housing
4- 30-year fixed
6.95%(as of 2026-09-17) - Lennar Cuts Deliveries Target Again on Rate Pressure, Housing Market Conditions — WSJ
- Colorado housing market faces falling buyer demand as mortgage rates hit two-year high — postindependent.com
- Interactive: The housing market is shifting. What that means for American Buyers. — Scripps News
The Long Read
On This Day
4- 2023 — Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian pop…
- 2022 — The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.
- 2022 — A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán.
- 2021 — The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.
Birthdays
4- Precious Achiuwa, Nigerian basketball player (27)
- Nolan Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player (28)
- Trae Young, American basketball player (28)
- Brandon Clarke, Canadian-American basketball player (died 2026) (30)
Recipe of the Day
- Crock Pot Chicken Baked Tacos — Mexican, Chicken
Dad Joke of the Day
- An apple a day keeps the bullies away. If you throw it hard enough.
🧠 Daily trivia
Which former US president was nicknamed "Teddy" after he refused to shoot a defenseless black bear?
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