- S&P fut: 7,839 (0.07%)
- Nasdaq fut: 30,792 (0.02%)
- Dow fut: 52,663 (0.36%)
- VIX: 14.70 (-1.14%)
- 10Y: 4.96% (-0.70%)
- Dollar: 100.39 (-0.04%)
- Fear & Greed: 34 · fear
- BTC: $85,946 (1.34%)
- XRP: $1.54 (3.42%)
- ETH: $2,740 (0.63%)
- 30Y mortgage: 6.95%
Number of the Day
- 34 — the Fear & Greed Index — Fear
Top Stories
10- 1
Trump heads to U.N. looking for wins after a rough week — NPR
- 2
Grand Jury Finds Insufficient Evidence of Crime in Death of Nolan Wells — The New York Times
- 3
Trump’s plan to militarize proposed arch raises new legal, safety concerns — The Washington Post
- 4
Trump and Mamdani's unlikely rapport endures in New York — Axios
- 5
- 6
- 7
White House launches Trump TV following press bans — The Hill
- 8
Princeton’s Run Atop U.S. News Rankings Ends After 15 Years — The New York Times
- 9
8th Circuit rules Missouri must use 2025 congressional map in November election — KMBC
- 10
Fishing boat reels in large U.S. military drone off Florida coast — CBS News
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On the Radar
10- Fears of election ‘bloodbath’ fuel small GOP revolts as House ditches DC — Politico
- House tees up vote on Russia sanctions bill, but prospects for passage are uncertain — abcnews.com
- Russia Sanctions Bill Scheduled for a House Vote Next Week — Bloomberg.com
- Scoop: House tees up pre-election vote on curbing data center power bills — Axios
- Russia Sanctions Bill Scheduled for a House Vote Next Week (1) — Bloomberg Law News
- 2026-09-22 — Fed Goolsbee Speaks
- 2026-09-22 — Chicago Fed National Activity
- 2026-09-22 — 3-Month Bill Auction
- 2026-09-22 — 6-Month Bill Auction
- 2026-09-23 — ADP Employment Change Weekly
Entertainment
5- Post-Merger Paramount May Overdeliver On Settlement With 36-Film 2027 Slate — Deadline
- Presley Gerber’s death sparks questions about overdose, withdrawal and rehab safety — Fox News
- Dolly Parton Secretly Traveled to Germany for Experimental Cancer Treatment — TMZ
- Taylor Frankie Paul Steps Away From ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ After Allegedly Failing Court-Ordered Drug Test, Citing ‘Disgusting’ Bullying… — Variety
- Meghan Markle Reunited With Ellen and Portia — The Cut
Pre-Market Pulse
6- S&P 500 fut
7,839.25+0.07% - Nasdaq fut
30,792.00+0.02% - Dow fut
52,663.00+0.36% - VIX
14.70-1.14% - 10-yr yield
4.96%-0.70% - Dollar (DXY)
100.39-0.04%
Fear & Greed
34 · fear
Economic Calendar
4- 06:30 · United States — Fed Goolsbee Speaks →
- 08:30 · United States — Chicago Fed National Activity →
-0.04 - 11:30 · United States — 3-Month Bill Auction →
4.015% - 11:30 · United States — 6-Month Bill Auction →
4.155%
Earnings Today
5- AZO AutoZone, Inc. — $46.6B, pre market, $54.54 exp
- THO Thor Industries, Inc. — $3.5B, pre market, $0.93 exp
- KBH KB Home — $2.9B, after hours, $0.88 exp
- WOR Worthington Enterprises, Inc. — $2.8B, after hours, $0.74 exp
- MLKN MillerKnoll, Inc. — $1.4B, pre market, $0.35 exp
Stocks Moving
15- Gainers
- GRML $9.42 +230.5%
- GLNDW $0.8300 +186.2%
- GLND $2.88 +140.0%
- BTTC $0.7948 +117.8%
- VEEE $17.24 +100.9%
- Losers
- RIV.RT $0.0007 -69.6%
- ASGI.RTWI $0.0701 -61.1%
- DFSCW $0.0155 -47.5%
- PDYNW $0.0025 -46.8%
- VEEAW $0.0282 -43.0%
- Most active
- BTTC
422,862,490shares - WBD
233,594,641shares - GRML
217,947,503shares - INTC
191,426,255shares - GLND
185,607,300shares
Unusual Activity
4- META calls heavy — put/call
0.56 - MSFT calls heavy — put/call
0.37 - AMD calls heavy — put/call
0.71 - GLND puts heavy — put/call
1.25
Crypto
3- BTC $85,946 +1.34%
- XRP $1.54 +3.42%
- ETH $2,740 +0.63%
AI & Tech
4- Can gzip be a language model? — 189 points
- Verda (Finland) raises $189M in Series B — 27 points
- JetBrains Air: A System of Products for Agentic Software Development — 35 points
- Transformers Explained Visually — 454 points
Breakthroughs
4- Major Scientific Breakthrough Increases Crop Yields by Using the Plant’s Own Natural Mechanisms — Business Wire
- Photothermal Spectroscopy Corp. launches stRAMos™ — A breakthrough SRS, Stimulated Raman microscope based on photothermal detection - News-Medical — News-Medical
- 2026 World Young Scientist Summit Launches Global Call for Cutting-Edge Technology Exhibits — StreetInsider
- 'Always a valid investment:' Sanford Underground facility works to push human knowledge forward — Sioux Falls Live
Housing
4- 30-year fixed
6.95%(as of 2026-09-17) - Americans are turning to AI to survive a brutal housing market — Fortune
- Lennar Cuts Deliveries Target Again on Rate Pressure, Housing Market Conditions — WSJ
- Home Depot CFO issues chilling alarm over ‘frozen’ US housing market — Yahoo Finance
The Long Read
On This Day
4- 2024 — Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as the 9th President Of Sri Lanka.
- 2013 — At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.
- 2006 — Twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany.
- 1995 — An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on b…
Birthdays
4- Coco Yoshizawa, Japanese skateboarder (17)
- Jessie Murph, American singer and songwriter (22)
- Louise Christie, British rhythm gymnast (26)
- Stephen Crichton, Samoan rugby league footballer (26)
Recipe of the Day
- Adana kebab — Turkish, Lamb
Dad Joke of the Day
- How did the hipster burn the roof of his mouth? He ate the pizza before it was cool.
🧠 Daily trivia
To what political party did Abraham Lincoln belong when elected POTUS?
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