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Sep

Insider Trading Hints & Signals — September 25, 2026 — Midday Update — Last 24 Hours (Pacific Time)

Tech executives are dumping stock at an alarming rate. CoreWeave's CEO and CFO sold $31.5M combined, while Robinhood's CEO offloaded $30.1M and Workday co-founder David Duffield sold $19.1M—signaling major bearish sentiment across enterprise software and fintech sectors.
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25
Sep

Global Business News & Hints — September 25, 2026 — Midday Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Eaton acquires Italian power firm COL Group for €810 million to expand European infrastructure, while NetApp moves into AI storage with its acquisition of UK-based PEAK:AIO. Meanwhile, broad market pressure sends consumer, real estate, and industrial stocks to 52-week lows despite biotech and fintec
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25
Sep

Stock Market News — September 25, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

AI infrastructure deals dominated Friday's market, with Anthropic's $11.6B computing agreement with Akamai and Microsoft's enterprise Copilot overhaul driving tech gains, though rising bond yields and elevated oil prices kept Wall Street near flatline as investors weighed AI momentum against persist
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24
Sep

Stock Market News — September 24, 2026 — Evening Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Global bond selloff pushes Treasury yields to multi-year highs, dragging equities lower worldwide, while Akamai surges 20% after securing an $11.6 billion AI cloud deal with Anthropic. Trump-Xi state dinner yields no trade breakthroughs, leaving markets weighing geopolitical uncertainty amid rising
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24
Sep

Analyst Ratings — September 24, 2026 — After Hours — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Goldman Sachs launched a sweeping biotech coverage initiation while Meta Platforms dominated with AI-driven price target raises across JPMorgan, Tigress Financial, and Citizens. McDonald's faced a rare wall of PT cuts from multiple firms, contrasting with bullish momentum in AI security (Okta) and c
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18
Sep

Stock Market News — September 18, 2026 — Friday Evening — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, handing control to son Howard in a historic succession. Meanwhile, UBS projects AI spending will hit nearly $1 trillion this year, and Anthropic targets a November IPO with plans for a new model release.
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18
Sep

Mortgage Rates — September 18, 2026 — Today (Pacific Time)

US mortgage rates for September 18, 2026: 30-Yr Fixed at 7.20% (+0.01% daily, +0.08% weekly). 15-Yr Fixed at 6.83%. Full rate table and trends inside.
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18
Sep

Business News & Hints — September 18, 2026 — Friday Evening — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

CoreWeave and CleanSpark dominated Friday's deal activity with massive capital raises—$3.7B and $2.28B respectively—signaling robust investor appetite for AI infrastructure and crypto mining. Meanwhile, Paramount advanced settlement talks on its $81B Warner Bros. Discovery merger, potentially cleari
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18
Sep

Stock Market News — September 18, 2026 — Morning Update — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

Markets face a volatile Friday as a Strait of Hormuz tanker strike sends European stocks to their third consecutive weekly loss, Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, and a $7 trillion options expiration amplifies swings. A hawkish Fed rate hike and Volkswagen's €10 billion profi
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18
Sep

Business News — September 17, 2026 — After Hours — Last 12 Hours (Pacific Time)

McDonald's and Texas Instruments led a wave of dividend hikes on September 17, while Rexford Industrial completed a $1.2 billion industrial portfolio sale to EQT. Tech and cybersecurity showed selective strength, though consumer discretionary and gaming stocks faced continued pressure as ARK Invest
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