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The Wall Street Wrap: September 30, 2026
US stocks ended mixed on the last day of September as the Nasdaq edged higher while the S&P 500 and Dow slipped, with softer-than-expected PCE inflation failing to cool Treasury yields, and the 10-year settling near 5.29%. Micron reported record quarterly results and guided far above expectations, yet its shares slipped after hours; the FTC opened an industry-wide probe into AI labs including Anthropic and OpenAI, Alphabet unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, and General Mills named an insider as CEO.
Robinhood Rewrites the Active Trader Playbook: AI Agents, Perpetuals, Weekend Trading, Earnings Contracts
Robinhood is moving beyond zero commissions with AI agents, round-the-clock equities and leveraged crypto perpetuals. This analysis weighs the growth outlook against liquidity, leverage and regulatory risk.
Wall Street Wrap: Pre-Market, September 30, 2026
U.S. futures gain as August PCE inflation cools to 3.4%, pulling Treasury yields off their 2007/2002 highs on the last day of September. Boeing, Robinhood, and FormFactor lead pre-market gainers, while Concentrix, Moderna, and Cal-Maine slide, with Micron earnings due after the bell.
The Wall Street Wrap: September 29, 2026
US stocks fell for a second straight session Tuesday as Treasury yields climbed to fresh multiyear highs and Fair Isaac plunged 27% after regulators moved to end its mortgage-scoring monopoly; Trump hosted tech leaders at a White House AI luncheon, US consumer confidence sank to a 12.5-year low, and Anthropic's IPO filing revealed a $42 billion net loss even as OpenAI seeks a $1.4 trillion valuation.
ASX Pre-Market: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
ASX SPI 200 futures point to a marginally firmer open, up 6 points, or 0.07%, to 8,726, ahead of today's RBA rate decision, after Wall Street fell overnight as Treasury yields extended their climb to fresh multi-decade highs and Boeing tumbled on a fresh certification delay.
The Wall Street Wrap: September 28, 2026
US stocks fell Monday as Treasury yields resumed their climb toward multidecade highs and Boeing dragged the Dow lower on an FAA certification delay, even as Nvidia's $150 billion buyback boost offered some support; Trump touted a $15 billion Mesabi Metallics steel plant in Iowa, the US and China agreed to cut tariffs on $60 billion of goods, and a new report highlighted an unusual divergence in which nearly half of S&P 500 stocks now move opposite the index.
MongoDB CEO Exit to Meta Tests Investor Confidence in Database Valuation
MongoDB shares fell about 18% pre-market after CEO CJ Desai left for Meta's new enterprise platform, with Dev Ittycheria returning as interim chief executive.
How Quantum Computing is Moving from Lab to Boardroom? Which Quantum ETF or Stocks Should You Buy Today ?
While Wall Street obsesses over AI, a $2 trillion quantum revolution is quietly reshaping global capitalism. Backed by $2 billion in federal CHIPS Act funding and major error-correction breakthroughs from Google and Microsoft, quantum computing is rapidly moving from secret labs to Fortune 500 boardrooms. But with pure-play stocks trading at sky-high valuations, where should you actually allocate capital? Read the full analysis to discover the top ETF strategies, CHIPS Act winners, and key market milestones.
Will Anthropic's $11.6 billion Contract Reshape Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) From CDN Company to AI Player?
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) has long struggled to convince investors it is more than a legacy content-delivery network. A $11.6 billion, seven-year commitment from Anthropic to use its distributed cloud infrastructure suggests the company's transformation may finally be real—though the $5.5 billion capital expenditure required to deliver it will test both execution and returns. Whether Akamai can build the infrastructure on time, convert a single customer's commitment into a durable business, and attract competitors beyond Anthropic will determine if this deal marks a genuine inflection point or simply a very large, very capital-intensive contract.
The Wall Street Wrap: September 25, 2026
US stocks closed out a volatile week with gains as oil prices retreated on hopes for a phased US-Iran deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even as Treasury yields held near 2007 and 2004 highs; Iran offered to reopen the waterway within seven days, Barry Diller's People Inc. withdrew its MGM Resorts buyout bid, and a federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic.
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