- S&P fut: 7,768 (-0.45%)
- Nasdaq fut: 30,636 (-0.82%)
- Dow fut: 51,870 (-0.56%)
- VIX: 16.26 (9.35%)
- 10Y: 5.18% (0.43%)
- Dollar: 101.14 (0.16%)
- Fear & Greed: 37 · fear
- BTC: $83,042 (-2.16%)
- XRP: $1.49 (-3.01%)
- ETH: $2,667 (-1.55%)
- 30Y mortgage: 7.03%
☀️ The Morning Brief
Monday, September 28, 2026
Unanswered questions loom following alled UK terror plot arrests · Sen Kennedy says no living politicians should have buildings named after them after Trump's moves · Live Updates: Iran says Trump must choose between war or diplomacy as talks expected to resume this week
Number of the Day
- 37 — the Fear & Greed Index — Fear
Top Stories
10- 1
Unanswered questions loom following alled UK terror plot arrests — CNN
- 2
Sen Kennedy says no living politicians should have buildings named after them after Trump's moves — Fox News
- 3
- 4
Trump Sparked a Gold Rush, and Venezuelan Gangs Take a Cut of Profit — The New York Times
- 5
‘Xi got face’: China relishes equal treatment from Trump — Financial Times
- 6
Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England — AP News
- 7
‘Storm fatigue’: Hawaiians reeling from back-to-back hurricanes as Nolo’s threats diminish — NBC News
- 8
Paul emerges as a roadblock to homeland security efforts — politico.com
- 9
- 10
Here’s the List of Goods the US, China Agreed on for Tariff Cuts — Yahoo Finance
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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 — ABC News
- Protect College Sports Act scheduled for historic final vote in U.S. Senate on Monday — The New York Times
- Will daylight savings time become permanent? Where Senate vote stands — phillyburbs.com
- Senate Banking Committee Advances Brian Johnson’s Nomination to Lead CFPB — Consumer Finance Monitor
- Still no vote scheduled in U.S. Senate about permanent Daylight Saving Time — KTVO
- 2026-09-28 — Corporate Services Price Index (CSPI)
- 2026-09-28 — Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
- 2026-09-28 — Chinese Industrial profit YTD
- 2026-09-29 — FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
- 2026-09-29 — Dallas Fed Mfg Business Index
Entertainment
5- Snubs & Surprises at the 2026 VMAs — Billboard
- AEW wrestling star Benjamin Satterley, known as Pac, dies at 40 — CNN
- ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ bows at No. 1, ‘Primetime’ catches $20 million globally — Entertainment Weekly
- Taylor Swift Premieres Star-Filled 'Patient Zero' Music Video at VMAs — Variety
- Aries Horoscope Today: September 28, 2026 — Vogue India
Pre-Market Pulse
6- S&P 500 fut
7,768.25-0.45% - Nasdaq fut
30,636.00-0.82% - Dow fut
51,870.00-0.56% - VIX
16.26+9.35% - 10-yr yield
5.18%+0.43% - Dollar (DXY)
101.14+0.16%
Fear & Greed
37 · fear
Economic Calendar
3- 19:50 · Japan — Corporate Services Price Index (CSPI) →
3.7%vs3.6%exp - 19:50 · Japan — Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes →
- 21:30 · China — Chinese Industrial profit YTD →
15.7%
Earnings Today
5- JEF Jefferies Financial Group Inc. — $9.0B, after hours, $1.04 exp
- GRFS Grifols, S.A. — $5.0B, not supplied, $0.27 exp
- MTN Vail Resorts, Inc. — $4.9B, after hours, ($5.40) exp
- CHRN ChronoScale Holdings Corporation — $3.2B, not supplied, ($0.06) exp
- IDT IDT Corporation — $1.7B, after hours
Stocks Moving
15- Gainers
- MSGY $8.07 +309.6%
- GRMLW $1.05 +114.3%
- MGLD $1.93 +93.0%
- INLF $5.10 +72.9%
- AIFF $2.01 +68.9%
- Losers
- AXG $0.2000 -84.6%
- IPEX $3.16 -57.8%
- NRSNW $0.0401 -55.4%
- SLND.WS $0.0103 -55.2%
- WYY $5.47 -50.6%
- Most active
- GPUS
228,803,443shares - AIFF
143,720,663shares - GLND
120,048,263shares - AXG
106,134,378shares - INTC
97,714,384shares
Unusual Activity
3- AMZN calls heavy — put/call
0.45 - GOOGL calls heavy — put/call
0.35 - AAPL calls heavy — put/call
0.69
Crypto
3- BTC $83,042 -2.16%
- XRP $1.49 -3.01%
- ETH $2,667 -1.55%
AI & Tech
4Fraud Watch
- Synthetic identities: do you really know your customer? — Biometric Update
Breakthroughs
4- Singapore Dialogue to Explore Long-Term Support for the Next Scientific Breakthrough — EIN News
- The people behind a Nobel Prize: collaboration, chance and the discovery of aquaporins - The Johns Hopkins News-Letter — The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
- Seeing Like a Gardener: A New Framework for the Public Funding of Science — Liberal Currents
- Archaeologist’s Hunt for Cleopatra’s Tomb Challenges History — Popular Mechanics
Housing
4- 30-year fixed
7.03%(as of 2026-09-24) - Thinking about buying stocks instead of a home? The S&P 500 has blown away the housing market — Fortune
- Assembly members weigh how JBER expansion may further compress Anchorage’s housing market — Anchorage Daily News
- Over the Past 10 Years, RI Housing Prices Have Rocketed — See the Communities Have Seen the Greatest Increases — Go Local Prov
Pets
3- Dogs use a surprising method to understand human language, new study suggests — The Washington Post
- Dogs may learn to break human speech into words: Study — The Times of India
- Cats could unlock new cancer treatments for humans, scientists say — independent.co.uk
Fitness
3Gaming
3- Letters: Release the licenses for video gaming terminals. Chicago’s small businesses need them. — Chicago Tribune
- The Witcher 3 Remastered release times in your time zone and update file size — Video Games Chronicle
- The Best Nintendo Switch 2 Games — Nintendo Life
The Long Read
On This Day
4- 2023 — The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam.…
- 2022 — Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming F…
- 2018 — The 7.5 Mw 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured.
- 2016 — The 2016 South Australian blackout occurs, lasting up to three days in some areas.
Birthdays
4- Isack Hadjar, French-Algerian racing driver (22)
- Frankie Jonas, American actor, singer, and songwriter (26)
- Kayla Day, American tennis player (27)
- Panna Udvardy, Hungarian tennis player (28)
Recipe of the Day
- Stuffed plantain cups — Side
Dad Joke of the Day
- Why was the robot angry? Because someone kept pressing his buttons!
🧠 Daily trivia
What is the name of the main island in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS?
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