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The Fast Five → Bond yields spike after Bessent increases buybacks, Apple debuts biggest-ever device revamp, Barclays lifts S&P 500 year-end target to 7,950, oil's "new normal", and disgruntled researcher says AI 'could kill us all by the end of the decade'…
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Tomorrow:
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Your 5-minute briefing for Thursday, September 10:
BEFORE THE OPEN
As of market close 9/9/2026.
Pre-Market:
Market Wrap:
Futures: Dow +54 (+0.1%), S&P +0.04%, Nasdaq flat
Wed: Dow -400 (-0.8%), S&P -0.5%, Nasdaq -0.6%
Stocks fell for a third straight session
10-year Treasury yield hit its highest since 2023
Brent topped $101 as U.S.-Iran tensions escalated
Rising oil and yields fueled inflation concerns
Focus shifts to PPI Thursday and CPI Friday
EARNINGS
Here’s what we’re watching this week:
Today: Adobe $ADBE ( ▼ 0.93% ), *Macy's $M, Oracle $ORCL ( ▼ 0.55% )
FRI:
Kroger $KR ( ▼ 1.33% ) - EPS of $1.06 (+1.9% YoY) on $34.61B revenue (+2.0% YoY)
Silicon Valley billionaires are hoarding guns, gold, and even military grade gas masks... or fleeing the country altogether.
What do they know that you don't?
This AI insider is stepping forward with this time-critical message: Move your money before August 31st, ahead of the dangerous next phase of the AI market.
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HEADLINES
The $1,999 device, which opens like a book to reveal a 7.6-inch display, marks Apple's biggest smartphone redesign yet.
US long-term bond yields jumped to three-year highs Wednesday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s bond buybacks failed to impress markets.
Stocks close down as Treasury yields rise, oil tops $100 (more)
Fearless stock market vulnerable to shocks as midterms loom (more)
Barclays lifts S&P 500 year-end target to 7,950 on strong earnings (more)
US Treasury triples long-dated debt buyback to $6 billion (more)
Traders brush aside Bessent’s ‘bet against me’ tough talk (more)
US-Canada trade war escalates amid tit-for-tat tariffs (more)
EU unveils new ‘Made in Europe’ guidelines to counter China (more)
Oil pushes past $100 as US-Iran attacks exposes dwindling safety net (more)
US trial against Huawei opens with prosecutor calling the company a criminal enterprise (more)
Amazon will raise $5.8B in first sterling bond sale, lead managers say (more)
Dell seeks to raise $4bln from bond sale to refinance debt (more)
Chime shares jump as Stride deal puts fintech on path to bank charter (more)
Adani Enterprises jumps as airport unit enters into $1bln fundraising deal (more)
Starbucks CEO brought back customers, now investors want fatter margins (more)
Disgruntled researcher says AI 'could kill us all by the end of the decade' (more)
DEALFLOW
M+A | Investments
Porsche completes Bugatti Rimac exit
Zenta Group agrees to acquire ZentoAI in cash-and-share deal
Neurent Medical receives $25M investment
VC
Celero Communications, a provider of coherent DSP technology for AI infrastructure, raised $275M in Series C funding
Encoded Therapeutics, a biotech company developing precision genetic medicines for neurological disorders, raised $275M in Series F funding
Cylake, a cybersecurity platform for operational sovereignty, raised $245M in funding
Solstice Oncology, an immuno-oncology company focused on treating cancer earlier in the neoadjuvant setting, raised $225M in Series A funding
Savvy Wealth, an AI-native registered investment advisor platform for independent financial advisors, raised $100M in Series C funding
TwoStep Therapeutics, a biotech company developing multi-specific targeted therapies for solid tumors, raised $62.5M in Series A funding
Bluecore Energy, a maritime clean energy and small modular reactor startup, raised $50M in Seed funding
Implicity, an AI-driven cardiac remote monitoring platform, raised $40M in funding
Wint, water management solutions, raised $36M in Series D funding
Euno, an enterprise AI-native context platform, raised $23M in Series A funding
System, a peptide platform connecting patients with clinicians and pharmacy-grade treatments, raised $20M in new funding
Harmoni, a Factory Orchestration platform for manufacturers, raised $10M in Series A funding
Bulwark Dynamics, a provider of autonomous landing craft, raised $6.8M in Seed funding
Overroute, an AI-native freight execution company built for logistics operators, raised $5.5M in funding
MCatalysis, a chemical process platform, raised $5M in Seed funding
DermaSensor, an AI-powered skin cancer diagnostic technology platform, raised $4M in Series B extension funding
Lightsage, an Agent-Led Growth platform, raised $4M in funding
VideoGen, an AI video creation platform, raised $3.3M in Seed funding
Beep, a provider of autonomous mobility solutions, raised Series B funding
Dynamic Creatures, an interactive hospitality robotics and physical AI startup, emerged from stealth alongside Seed-stage institutional funding
CRYPTO
BULLISH BITES
🚨 Move your money here before September 30th. *
📢 Anthropic whistleblower gave up his equity to leave the company.
🤫 A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride.
🎥 The first trailer for Artificial just dropped. A dramatization of the OpenAI power struggle that briefly ousted CEO Sam Altman before his dramatic return.
🍿 Also dropped: Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary, Musk, which promises an “unflinching look at Earth’s most unchecked man.”
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