- S&P fut: 7,722 (-0.65%)
- Nasdaq fut: 30,429 (-1.09%)
- Dow fut: 51,666 (-0.40%)
- VIX: 16.16 (6.46%)
- 10Y: 5.11% (2.94%)
- Dollar: 101.27 (0.17%)
- Fear & Greed: 35 · fear
- BTC: $83,414 (-2.59%)
- XRP: $1.47 (-6.71%)
- ETH: $2,645 (-3.02%)
- 30Y mortgage: 6.95%
☀️ The Morning Brief
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico · Trump gives Xi Jinping rare airport welcome as summit visit begins · Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first
Number of the Day
- 35 — the Fear & Greed Index — Fear
Top Stories
10- 1
Judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico — NBC News
- 2
Trump gives Xi Jinping rare airport welcome as summit visit begins — The Washington Post
- 3
Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first — BBC
- 4
Netanyahu takes UN stage with one eye on Israel’s election — Al Jazeera
- 5
Eight USS Lincoln personnel have attempted suicide, US navy confirms — The Guardian
- 6
Trump invites Putin to Miami for first visit to lower 48 since Obama era — Axios
- 7
What we know after officials say ICE detained a US citizen and left him injured in Chicago suburb — CNN
- 8
New Details Emerge About ICE Officer Who Shot Man in Austin — The New York Times
- 9
Judge tosses Trump's lawsuit against Des Moines Register — Axios
- 10
Iran War Updates: Iran's president calls U.S. attacks "cowardly" as Trump threatens annihilation — CBS News
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On the Radar
10- Veterans Package Stalls After House’s Swift Departure — The New York Times
- Pre-election agenda may prove too ambitious for Congress — Roll Call
- House Democrats face divisions on Russian sanctions bill — Axios
- House to vote on Russia sanctions bill next week — Punchbowl News
- Russia Sanctions Bill Scheduled for a House Vote Next Week (1) — Bloomberg Law News
- 2026-09-24 — MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate
- 2026-09-24 — MBA Mortgage Applications
- 2026-09-24 — MBA Purchase Index
- 2026-09-24 — Mortgage Market Index
- 2026-09-24 — Mortgage Refinance Index
Entertainment
5- Sturm Und Drang At Warner Bros Amid Paramount Merger Has Insiders Wondering If The Brand Survives — Deadline
- ‘America’s Got Talent’ Crowns Season 21 Champion — Billboard
- What's really true in 'Brothers'? McConaughey, Harrelson set record straight — USA Today
- ‘Survivor 51’ premiere recap: The Open Era is just the jolt we needed — Entertainment Weekly
- Giada De Laurentiis, Alan Bersten React to Their Dancing With the Stars Elimination — E! News
Pre-Market Pulse
6- S&P 500 fut
7,722.25-0.65% - Nasdaq fut
30,429.00-1.09% - Dow fut
51,666.00-0.40% - VIX
16.16+6.46% - 10-yr yield
5.11%+2.94% - Dollar (DXY)
101.27+0.17%
Fear & Greed
35 · fear
Economic Calendar
6- 07:00 · United States — MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate →
7.12% - 07:00 · United States — MBA Mortgage Applications →
-1.5% - 07:00 · United States — MBA Purchase Index →
154.9 - 07:00 · United States — Mortgage Market Index →
227.3 - 07:00 · United States — Mortgage Refinance Index →
611.0 - 09:45 · United States — S&P Global Manufacturing PMI →
57.0vs53.6exp
Earnings Today
6- COST Costco Wholesale Corporation — $398.9B, after hours, $6.48 exp
- DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc. — $24.4B, pre market, $2.06 exp
- SNX TD SYNNEX Corporation — $22.6B, pre market, $4.46 exp
- VFS VinFast Auto Ltd. — $7.6B, not supplied
- BB BlackBerry Limited — $5.1B, pre market, $0.03 exp
- HUBG Hub Group, Inc. — $2.0B, not supplied, $0.38 exp
Stocks Moving
15- Gainers
- BENF $2.90 +438.7%
- WHLR $5.44 +190.9%
- BFRGW $0.2582 +139.7%
- NIVFW $0.0193 +114.4%
- VSA $3.64 +83.8%
- Losers
- JAGX $8.91 -74.1%
- JSPRW $0.0013 -56.7%
- HVIIU $4.65 -55.3%
- ADGM $0.2280 -53.0%
- HVII $4.46 -50.9%
- Most active
- VTGN
574,327,602shares - BENF
294,949,299shares - GCDT
193,768,108shares - BFRG
191,394,465shares - GRAB
146,223,547shares
Unusual Activity
4- GOOGL calls heavy — put/call
0.45 - MSFT calls heavy — put/call
0.26 - META calls heavy — put/call
0.6 - AMD puts heavy — put/call
1.33
Crypto
3- BTC $83,414 -2.59%
- XRP $1.47 -6.71%
- ETH $2,645 -3.02%
AI & Tech
4Fraud Watch
3Breakthroughs
4- Improving Fruit Quality and Shelf Life — scientificdiscoveries.ars.usda.gov
- Breakthrough changes how we think about ice formation — Boise State University
- Can AI Make Scientific Discoveries? Real Examples and What Counts as Proof — Kingy AI
- CooperVision Powers the Next Era of Eye Care with New Global Vision Centre and Major Pipeline Advancements — BioSpace
Housing
4- 30-year fixed
6.95%(as of 2026-09-17) - Miami's ultra-luxury housing market booms as cash transactions dominate, high-end brands like Bugatti and Porsche jump in — CNBC
- Your 3% Mortgage Rate Is Crippling the Housing Market — Bloomberg.com
- U.S. mortgage rates climb above 7% in another blow to housing market — marketplace.org
Pets
3- Aardwolves and cats share surprising chromosome similarities, study finds — Texas A&M Stories
- There are weasels in Georgia — UGA Today
- Kibble with microbial proteins appeals to cats and dogs in new study — Phys.org
Gaming
3- Continuing Our Reset - news.xbox.com — news.xbox.com
- Upcoming Xbox Series X games: New Xbox games for 2026 and beyond — GamesRadar+
- 35th Anniversary Reveals | Civilization VII — Sid Meier's Civilization
On This Day
4- 2023 — NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.
- 2015 — At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
- 2014 — The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.
- 2013 — A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people.
Birthdays
3- Joe Locke, Manx actor (23)
- Gaeul, South Korean singer, rapper, and dancer (24)
- Tosin Adarabioyo, English footballer (29)
Recipe of the Day
- Mutabbaq — Saudi Arabian, Miscellaneous
Dad Joke of the Day
- How do you find Will Smith in the snow? Look for fresh prints.
🧠 Daily trivia
How much weight did Chris Pratt lose for his role as Star-Lord in "Guardians of the Galaxy"?
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