- S&P fut: 7,768 (0.72%)
- Nasdaq fut: 30,248 (1.11%)
- Dow fut: 52,528 (0.86%)
- VIX: 14.81 (0.00%)
- 10Y: 5.00% (1.03%)
- Dollar: 100.23 (0.00%)
- Fear & Greed: 29 · fear
- BTC: $84,719 (5.31%)
- XRP: $1.49 (7.64%)
- ETH: $2,721 (5.57%)
- 30Y mortgage: 6.95%
Number of the Day
- 29 — the Fear & Greed Index — Fear
Top Stories
10- 1
News outlets Trump banned from White House announce lawsuit — Politico
- 2
ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Texas as locals demand answers — BBC
- 3
German chancellor stands his ground after his party loses in state elections — NPR
- 4
US proposes AI incident alert system in talks with China, Bessent says — AP News
- 5
- 6
The data center backlash is reshaping American politics — NPR
- 7
How Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operation — The Washington Post
- 8
Denmark says NATO shares responsibility for Arctic security under Greenland deal — Reuters
- 9
Houthis say they won’t attack US vessels in Red Sea, and other Mideast developments — AP News
- 10
Family mourns man killed on ground in KNBC helicopter crash — KTLA
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On the Radar
10- Congress passes new sanctions on Russia and countries using Russian energy — PBS
- 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
- Russia Sanctions Bill Scheduled for a House Vote Next Week — Bloomberg.com
- Fears of election ‘bloodbath’ fuel small GOP revolts as House ditches DC — Politico
- 2026-09-21 — German Buba President Nagel Speaks
- 2026-09-21 — Rightmove House Price Index
- 2026-09-21 — Rightmove House Price Index
- 2026-09-21 — Credit Card Spending
- 2026-09-22 — Fed Goolsbee Speaks
Entertainment
5- Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford, dies at 27, family representative says — AP News
- Paramount Suit Settlement Talks Blocked By Four State Attorneys General — Deadline
- Inside the Fear, Anger, and Hope at Ed Sheeran’s Philadelphia Concert — Rolling Stone
- Brandi Glanville Says Health Issues Have Wiped Out Her Social Life — TMZ
- Inside Lucas Museum's star-studded gala with Oprah, Kim Kardashian, Gavin Newsom and Mark Hamill — Los Angeles Times
Pre-Market Pulse
6- S&P 500 fut
7,768.25+0.72% - Nasdaq fut
30,248.00+1.11% - Dow fut
52,528.00+0.86% - VIX
14.81+0.00% - 10-yr yield
5.00%+1.03% - Dollar (DXY)
100.23+0.00%
Fear & Greed
29 · fear
Economic Calendar
4- 04:30 · Germany — German Buba President Nagel Speaks →
- 19:01 · United Kingdom — Rightmove House Price Index →
0.7% - 19:01 · United Kingdom — Rightmove House Price Index →
-0.8% - 23:00 · New Zealand — Credit Card Spending →
3.5%
Earnings Today
3- ABVX Abivax SA — $9.2B, after hours, ($1.08) exp
- GRFS Grifols, S.A. — $5.1B, not supplied, $0.27 exp
- CHRN ChronoScale Holdings Corporation — $2.9B, not supplied, ($0.06) 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- AMZN calls heavy — put/call
0.43 - AAPL calls heavy — put/call
0.67 - NVDA calls heavy — put/call
0.54 - BE puts heavy — put/call
1.33
Crypto
3- BTC $84,719 +5.31%
- XRP $1.49 +7.64%
- ETH $2,721 +5.57%
AI & Tech
4Breakthroughs
4- 75 Breakthroughs by America's National Laboratories — Department of Energy (.gov)
- ‘Our Impact Will Be Broad and Transformative’: Wells Messersmith, MD, Takes the Reins at CU Anschutz Cancer Center — University of Colorado Anschutz
- Backing the Next Breakthrough: Science Grants, Fellowships and Awards — fundsforNGOs
- Dutch scientists discover tin-based solar breakthrough that keeps hot electrons 1,000 times longer than c — The Times of India
Housing
4- 30-year fixed
6.95%(as of 2026-09-17) - The housing market is shifting toward buyers. They’re still not feeling it — CNN
- Policy for short-term rentals: Balancing property rights and community preferences — Reason Foundation
- Curbing corporate landlords is now a bipartisan campaign promise — Georgia Recorder
The Long Read
On This Day
4- 2019 — A 5.6 Mw earthquake shakes the Albanian port of Durrës. Forty-nine people are injured in the capital, Tirana.
- 2018 — LGBT rights activist Zak Kostopoulos is beaten to death on a busy street in Athens.
- 2015 — Adventist Health System agreed to pay $118.7 million to settle allegations of fraud. It was the largest a hospital network has ever paid.
- 2013 — Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya, killing at least 67 people.
Birthdays
4- Alisha Palmowski, British female racing driver (20)
- Wang Junkai, Chinese singer (27)
- Alexander Isak, Eritrean-Swedish professional footballer (27)
- Máscara de Bronce, Mexican wrestler (28)
Recipe of the Day
- Conch Fritters — Seafood
Dad Joke of the Day
- "Dad, I'm hungry." Hello, Hungry. I'm Dad.
🧠 Daily trivia
Who had a 1973 hit with the song 'Hocus Pocus'?
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