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Truflation CEO Stefan Rust told Benzinga on Monday that Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s hawkishness is a "distraction from his dovishness," predicting no rate hike at next week’s meeting. Asked what could force Warsh to raise rates, Rust pointed to...

📣 “I wish I could tell you that I saw some reason why things would ease, but it’s difficult right now to see that happen.” —Chevron CEO Mike Wirth on oil prices elevated due to the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

General Mills (NYSE:GIS) is set to report its earnings on Tuesday, September 23, 2026. The company has $19 billion in current market capitalization. Revenue over the last twelve months was $18 billion, and it was operationally profitable with $2.7 billion in operating profits. While a lot will depend on how results stack up against consensus and expectations, understanding historical patterns might just turn the odds in your favor if you are an event-driven trader.

Plus, the 10-year Treasury yield hits 5%, and WSJ’s personal tech columnist shares how to make the most of iOS 27.

The DOJ said Accenture took race or sex into account when making hiring decisions to achieve progress toward non-public workforce composition goals.

Power companies NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy, which are seeking approval to merge into one behemoth, announced plans Monday to sweeten the deal in Virginia, Dominion's home base, where the proposal has faced skepticism from the Democratic governor and legislative leaders. The companies said in a news release that in "response to feedback from policymakers” and others, they would commit to a set of Virginia benefits that includes: a new shareholder-funded co-headquarters tower in the capital city's downtown, a promise of 600 new jobs, more money toward workforce development and a doubling of previously announced residential bill credits. Amid rising voter frustration toward data centers and concerns about their impact on electric bills, the companies said they plan to extend a $10 monthly bill credit for residential customers to four years from two years.

At the end of 2022, around 10% of unpaid principal balances were on mortgages with rates of 5% or higher, according to Intercontinental Exchange data. As of this July, 5%-plus mortgages represented more than 40% of unpaid balances.

The bank warns that holding steady could surprise markets and spark a disorderly selloff.

The real problem with inflation isn't Kevin Warsh -- and it might be beyond his power to fix it anytime soon.

Trump officials say the oil-market disruption is temporary, but Chevron’s Mike Wirth and others warn global supplies are running low, with no respite in sight.

A major SpaceX AI milestone may arrive sooner than expected.

Dow Jones Futures: Nvidia stock, Micron and Sandisk dived on an AI warning ahead of a widely expected rate hike at this week's Fed meeting.

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As surging diesel and gasoline prices demonstrate, global refining capacity is tight. On Monday, ExxonMobil said that it had to shut down its Joliet refinery in Illinois after a power outage, according to OPIS. The outage occurred around 3:30 p.m. Central Time on Sunday, with power restored around 7 p.m. The refinery has a capacity of 275,000 barrels a day and makes up about 6% of overall refining capacity in the Midwest, according to the company’s fact sheet.

Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said Monday that investment-banking revenue would fall by 10% in the quarter from a year earlier. “We're not as well positioned in some of the businesses that … had more activity,” Moynihan said at a financial conference hosted by Barclays.

The run-up to U.S. midterm elections is historically among the worst times to own American stocks. Between the beginning of July and a month before Election Day, the S&P 500 has posted a loss half of the time with an average return of negative 2.

The 10-year Treasury yield touched 5% Monday for the first time since October 2023. Will the stock market continue to fall if the Fed raises interest rates?

This month has consistently been one of the weakest months for equities, with the S&P 500 averaging roughly a 1.1% decline over the long run, and I think that seasonal headwind could weigh on the market again this year. While strong corporate earnings and continued enthusiasm around AI provide fundamental support, I expect the market to remain vulnerable to bouts of volatility as investors reassess interest-rate expectations, inflation, and the broader macroeconomic outlook.

Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to resolve claims tied to an investigation of contamination at a baby formula factory in Sturgis, Michigan, the largest in the country, which led to the supply shortages in 2022. Problems at the facility prompted a lawsuit by the Justice Department and recall of powdered infant formula at the facility. The recall covered several infant formula brands, including Similac, and squeezed inventory that had already been strained by supply chain disruptions and stockpiling during COVID-19 shutdowns.

Cathie Wood says you need to rewind to the Industrial Revolution to grasp what AI and four other converging technologies are about to do to global economic growth, and her target makes the IMF's forecast look like a rounding error.

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) raised its 2026 revenue guidance in August, and the stock gained about 32% across the release. The easy read is that the market was paying for the bigger number. It was not. At the multiple the market was already paying, that raise is worth about $8 a share, and the tape handed over close to $40.

Some federal prosecutors believed there was enough evidence to bring criminal charges, but Justice Department leadership opted for a civil settlement.

The Nasdaq composite recently traded 0.1% lower on the day, a near-full recovery after being down 1.3% earlier. If the tech-heavy index finishes in positive territory today, it would be the biggest intraday comeback since April 7.

Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan said trading revenue will be “relatively flat” compared with last year’s third quarter, a break from the surge that Wall Street saw in the first half.

Netflix, Amazon, and YouTube have established a unified policy coalition to safeguard their growing live sports investments amid mounting federal regulatory pressure.

Moby summary of RF Industries, Ltd.'s Q3 2026 earnings call

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) stock is up 6% to $155.22 midday Monday, extending a post-earnings recovery the rest of the drone group hasn’t joined. The move follows the defense contractor’s fiscal first-quarter results reported earlier this month. The gain still leaves AeroVironment shares down 36% year to date. Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) stock is rising 2% to $7.37 on […]

Our top chart expert highlights the Nasdaq-100 levels for traders to keep on the radar.

Apple walked into federal court demanding access to OpenAI's unreleased consumer device, internal communications, and the employees who touched allegedly stolen confidential material. The judge now decides how deep Apple gets to dig before an October 1 showdown.