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NeutralU.S. Home Equity, Cotality Finds $11.5 Trillion Is Barely Tapped
Cotality reported $17.9 trillion in total equity among mortgage borrowers, averaging $310,000 per homeowner in the second quarter of this year.
Sep 30, 2026
BearishThe Conference Board: Consumer Confidence Sinks to 81.9 in September
The Conference Board’s index fell 6.7 points to 81.9, while weaker job perceptions and higher inflation expectations compounded the pressure.
Sep 30, 2026
NeutralMike Johnson Backs Voluntary AI Guardrails, Warner Seeks 45-Day Review
Mike Johnson favored voluntary AI guardrails as Sen. Mark Warner pursued federal reviews at least 45 days before model releases.
Sep 29, 2026
BullishPolymarket Hires Lisa Mantil to Build Its Institutional Business
Polymarket named Goldman Sachs veteran Lisa Mantil head of institutional growth after launching its U.S. exchange in May.
Sep 29, 2026
Bullish$AGGS&P 500, a 14% Gain Reopens the Case for Bonds
S&P 500 returned 14% year to date, while AGG lost 2.2% including income, widening the valuation case for portfolio diversification.
Sep 29, 2026
BullishAlaska Airlines, Premium Overhaul Targets a Richer Revenue Mix
Alaska Airlines announced new premium cabins and lounges as it targets close to 60% of total revenue from more lucrative products by 2030.
Sep 29, 2026
Neutral$JPMJamie Dimon’s Europe Trade Proposal Hinges on Reform, Not Rhetoric
Jamie Dimon proposed a conditional U.S.-Europe trade pact on 2026-09-29, linking negotiations to European economic and military reforms.
Sep 29, 2026
BearishGlobal Debt, Institute of International Finance Flags $365 Trillion Risk
Institute of International Finance research says global debt topped $365 trillion after increasing by $10 trillion in the first half of the year.
Sep 29, 2026
Bearish$MU$NBIS$SOXXMichael Burry Accelerates His AI Bear Case With Put Options
Michael Burry replaced key technology shorts with puts, including Micron at a $500 strike range and September 2027 positions in SOXX and Palantir.
Sep 29, 2026
Bullish$BEPhiladelphia 76ers, LeBron James Surge Reaches Tickets and Sponsors
Philadelphia 76ers tickets are selling 11 times faster than a year earlier, while Bloom Energy’s annual patch deal exceeds $30 million.
Sep 29, 2026
NeutralSamuel Alito Recuses From Exxon Mobil-Suncor Climate Case, Raising 4-4 Risk
Samuel Alito will leave the climate case; his 2025 disclosure showed no Exxon Mobil or Suncor Energy stock holdings, according to CNBC.
Sep 29, 2026
Bullish$AMD$NVDA$METAAMD, $8.2 Billion World Labs Deal Extends Its AI Ambition Beyond Chips
AMD agreed on 2026-09-28 to acquire World Labs in stock, bringing Fei-Fei Li and the Marble world model into its AI strategy.
Sep 29, 2026
NeutralInternal Revenue Service Hires Joseph Velli for Trump Accounts
Joseph Velli joins the Internal Revenue Service as children born from 2025 through 2028 become eligible for a one-time Treasury deposit.
Sep 29, 2026
NeutralMicron Technologies Earnings, a $73.3 Billion Test of Expectations
Micron Technologies reports FYE2026 results after Wednesday’s bell as options imply a ~6% move and Mike Khouw outlines a November short-strangle.
Sep 29, 2026
NeutralS&P 500 Divergence: CNBC Finds Nearly 40% Moving Against the Index
S&P 500 breadth has fractured: CNBC found nearly 40% of members had negative three-month beta, while Goldman Sachs put the share near 45%.
Sep 29, 2026
BullishAnthropic Sonnet 5.5, Lower AI Costs Put Execution Ahead of the Frontier
Anthropic released Sonnet 5.5 on Monday at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with fewer tokens required per task.
Sep 29, 2026
Bullish$NVDA$AMD$CRMNvidia, $13 Billion Hugging Face Deal Redraws the AI Distribution Map
Nvidia agreed this month to buy Hugging Face for roughly $13 billion after OpenAI proposed a $100 million investment tied to Jalapeño chips.
Sep 29, 2026
BearishKevin Warsh: 5.15% Treasury Yield Turns Fed Signals Into a Policy Test
Kevin Warsh faces rising Treasury yields as RSM models a 5.5% 10-year yield alongside 1.5% growth, 4.7% unemployment and 2.4% core inflation.
Sep 29, 2026
BullishChina Beige Book: U.S. Orders Jump Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
China Beige Book surveyed 1,295 Chinese companies from Sept. 1-22 as U.S. orders rose, while broader demand remained below year-earlier levels.
Sep 29, 2026
BearishChina Industrial Profits: Danske Bank Economist Faces a 4.2% Warning
China’s industrial profits rose 4.2% year on year in August 2026, while Danske Bank’s Allan von Mehren is the named economist in focus.
Sep 29, 2026
BearishCengage Survey: 77% of New Graduates Say Entry-Level Bar Is Too High
Cengage found 75% of recent graduates saw too few true entry-level opportunities as U.S. entry-level hiring fell 6.5% year over year.
Sep 29, 2026
Neutral$DISDisney: Bob Chapek Says He Warned the Board Weekly About Bob Iger
Disney ousted Bob Chapek in late 2022 after less than three years as CEO; CNBC now details his claims of weekly board warnings about Bob Iger.
Sep 29, 2026
BullishDonald Trump-Xi Jinping Tariff Plan Puts $60 Billion of Goods in Focus
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping put tariff relief in play for $30 billion of goods from each country, with timing and duty reductions still unknown.
Sep 28, 2026
Bearish$META$AMZN$GOOGLMeta and Big Tech, Warren Presses for Answers on AI Tax Deductions
Meta paid $2.8 billion in federal income tax in 2025, down from $9.6 billion in 2024, as senators questioned AI-related deductions.
Sep 28, 2026