https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/stocks-close-higher-2-year-yield-drops-10-basis-points-accenture-fico-october-1-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T16:45:00-04:00Stocks close higher as the 2-year Treasury yield drops 10 basis points to 4.78%; Accenture jumps 16% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/sec-crypto-custody-proposal-advisers-funds-self-custody-only-if-no-custodian-state-trust-companies-60-day-commentThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T16:32:00-04:00SEC proposes crypto custody rules for advisers and funds: self-custody only when no custodian will hold the token https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/nuveen-completes-schroders-9-9-billion-pounds-2-6-trillion-400-billion-private-markets-tiaa-retirementThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T16:20:00-04:00Nuveen closes its £9.9 billion Schroders takeover, creating a $2.6 trillion manager with $400 billion in private markets https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/puerto-rico-record-electric-rate-33-86-cents-up-5-28-cents-85-percent-above-mainland-diesel-burnThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T16:12:00-04:00Puerto Rico power hits a record 33.86 cents a kWh, 85% above the mainland average, as fuel costs rise https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/bowman-eslr-dealers-added-100-billion-treasuries-5-trillion-headroom-10-year-up-94-basis-pointsThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T16:05:00-04:00Bowman says bank leverage relief is working: dealers added about $100 billion of Treasuries on $5 trillion of new room https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/boeing-speea-ratifies-contract-engineers-67-percent-technicians-53-percent-268-vote-margin-stock-up-4-percentThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T15:58:00-04:00Boeing engineers ratify contract 67.6% to 32.4%, but technicians pass it by just 268 votes; stock up 4% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/accenture-82-million-options-premium-solstice-puts-53-to-1-unusual-options-october-1-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T15:41:00-04:00Accenture draws $82 million of options premium on a record 18% jump; Solstice puts outnumber calls 53 to 1 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/unitedhealthcare-aetna-humana-2027-medicare-advantage-narrower-networks-ppo-66-percent-aetna-950000-enrolleesThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T15:25:00-04:00UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Humana shrink 2027 Medicare Advantage choice; Aetna to shed about 950,000 members https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/what-7-28-percent-mortgage-rates-mean-for-title-office-home-inspector-landlord-duplexThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T15:24:00-04:00What 7.28% mortgage rates actually mean for a title office, a home inspector and a landlord buying a duplex https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/trump-accounts-60-million-children-auto-enrolled-employer-2500-section-128-fica-applies-per-employeeThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T15:20:00-04:00Trump Accounts open for 60 million more children; for employers, the $2,500 limit is per worker, not per child https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/medicare-globe-drug-pricing-rule-four-drugmakers-savings-440-million-down-96-percent-from-11-9-billionThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T15:15:00-04:00Medicare's GLOBE drug-price rule now hits four drugmakers; projected savings fall 96% to $440 million https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/brent-oil-jumps-4-6-percent-102-third-aircraft-carrier-brent-wti-gap-9-dollars-diesel-10-cents-gallonThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T15:10:00-04:00Brent jumps 4.6% to $102.55 on a third US carrier; its gap over US crude widens to $9.31 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/mattel-authentic-brands-takeover-interest-20-a-share-stock-up-25-percent-bid-26-percent-above-priceThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T15:05:00-04:00Mattel jumps 25% on Authentic Brands takeover interest, but trades 21% below the reported $20 a share https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/lyft-272-5-million-driver-settlement-210-million-already-accrued-62-5-million-gap-four-years-to-payThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T15:05:00-04:00Lyft's $272.5 million driver settlement: $210 million was already booked, and it can pay over four years https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/uranium-term-price-record-96-dollars-cameco-37-percent-below-high-utilities-balk-oklo-nuscale-down-80-percentThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T14:50:00-04:00Uranium hits a record $96 a pound, yet Cameco trades 37% below its high as utilities balk at the price https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/citi-bitcoin-forecast-113000-old-82000-call-already-below-price-ether-3028-5-billion-etf-inflowsThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T14:35:00-04:00Citi lifts its Bitcoin forecast to $113,000; its old $82,000 call was already below today's price https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/nyc-click-to-cancel-rule-in-effect-525-to-3500-fines-in-person-signups-must-offer-online-cancelThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T14:20:00-04:00NYC click-to-cancel rule starts: fines of $525 to $3,500, and in-person signups must offer online cancellation https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/fed-jefferson-more-time-next-move-pce-3-4-percent-10-year-up-28-basis-points-since-hikeThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T14:05:00-04:00Fed's Jefferson says next move "may take more time"; the 10-year is up 28 basis points since the hike https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/phillies-vs-braves-wild-card-game-3-tonight-nola-vs-kerr-odds-coin-flip-after-bohm-homerThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T13:58:00-04:00Phillies vs Braves Game 3 tonight: Aaron Nola against opener Ray Kerr after Alec Bohm's 10th-inning homer https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/samsung-galaxy-s26-price-increase-100-dollars-memory-shortage-base-model-up-11-percent-ultra-1tb-2000The Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T13:35:00-04:00Samsung raises Galaxy S26 prices by $100: an 11% jump on the base phone, 7.7% on the Ultra https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/new-york-wyoming-crypto-mou-six-month-expedited-licence-three-years-no-enforcement-not-bindingThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T13:25:00-04:00New York and Wyoming crypto pact: a six-month licence review for firms with three clean years, but only a goal https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/canada-pacific-link-oil-pipeline-1-million-barrels-national-interest-us-gets-two-thirds-of-crude-imports-from-canadaThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T13:15:00-04:00Canada fast-tracks 1 million barrel-a-day Pacific Link pipeline; Canada supplies two-thirds of US crude imports https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/us-slows-aircraft-part-exports-china-comac-hydraulic-fluid-boeing-200-jets-spare-parts-leverageThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T13:05:00-04:00US slows aircraft-part exports to China, Reuters says; spare parts for 200 Boeing jets are now a bargaining chip https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/vicor-corteva-home-depot-robinhood-trending-retail-investors-october-1-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T12:13:00-04:00Vicor rises 10% at 93 times earnings, up 70% since August; Corteva's 84% "drop" is a Vylor spin-off https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/manhattan-office-asking-rent-85-08-up-9-percent-quarter-availability-12-4-percent-lowest-supply-since-2020The Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T12:04:00-04:00Manhattan office asking rents jump 9% in a quarter to $85.08 as available space hits its lowest since 2020 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/freddie-mac-mortgage-rates-7-28-percent-highest-since-november-2023-biggest-weekly-jump-since-2022The Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T12:03:00-04:00Mortgage rates jump to 7.28%, the highest since November 2023 and the biggest weekly rise since 2022 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/tesla-q3-2026-deliveries-preview-consensus-461974-q2-beat-74000-inventory-drawdownThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T11:58:00-04:00Tesla Q3 deliveries due Friday: consensus is 461,974, but analysts missed Q2 by 74,000 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/constellation-amazon-calvert-cliffs-690-megawatts-only-190-new-arrives-2030-ceg-up-2-percentThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T11:55:00-04:00Constellation stock up 2.3% on Amazon's 690-megawatt nuclear deal; only 190 megawatts of it is new power https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/gm-q3-2026-sales-down-5-5-percent-ev-sales-down-62-percent-gas-vehicles-up-work-vans-hd-pickups-fallThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T11:55:00-04:00GM sales fell 39,373 in the third quarter, and EVs fell 41,028: its gas vehicles were up 0.3% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/earnings-expected-moves-october-1-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T11:35:00-04:00Accenture was priced for 7.5% and jumped 18%; Nike options price an 8.6% move after tonight's report https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/global-bond-rout-uk-10-year-5-48-percent-tops-treasuries-france-pays-more-than-italy-dollar-gainsThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T10:59:00-04:00Global bond rout: UK 10-year pays 5.48%, more than Treasuries, and France now pays more than Italy https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/california-no-robo-bosses-act-sb-947-july-2027-500-per-violation-human-review-ai-firingThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T10:59:00-04:00California's No Robo Bosses Act: from July 2027, AI cannot fire or discipline on its own, $500 per violation https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/crypto-hacks-q3-2026-1-25-billion-most-since-q1-2025-bitget-liquid-network-56-percent-key-compromiseThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T10:59:00-04:00Crypto hacks hit $1.25 billion in the third quarter, the most since early 2025; two cases were 56% of it https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/mckesson-cvs-extension-june-2032-agreement-in-principle-24-percent-of-revenue-96-billionThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T10:59:00-04:00McKesson stock rises 3.9% on a CVS extension to 2032; CVS was 24% of its $403 billion in sales https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/natural-gas-storage-64-bcf-3415-bcf-surplus-shrinks-to-79-south-central-salt-draws-4-bcfThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T10:59:00-04:00Natural gas storage rises 64 Bcf to 3,415 Bcf; the cushion over normal shrinks to 79 Bcf https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/what-dollar-september-climb-means-for-wine-shop-border-town-store-supplier-selling-to-canadaThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T10:50:00-04:00What the dollar's September climb actually means for a wine shop, a border-town store and a supplier selling to Canada https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/what-rising-steel-copper-wire-prices-mean-for-electrician-hvac-installer-fabricator-sign-shopThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T10:40:00-04:00What steel, copper and wire prices up 9% to 21% this year actually mean for an electrician, an HVAC shop and a sign maker https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/ism-manufacturing-september-2026-54-5-prices-index-77-9-jumps-6-8-points-steel-aluminum-short-supplyThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T10:03:00-04:00ISM manufacturing holds at 54.5%, but its prices index jumps 6.8 points to 77.9%, back to the start of the Iran war https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/corteva-down-83-percent-is-the-vylor-spin-off-ctva-12-75-plus-vylr-70-85-is-83-60-vs-77-65-closeThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T09:59:00-04:00Corteva shows an 83% drop, but it is the Vylor spin-off: one share of each is worth $83.60 vs. $77.65 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/illinois-crypto-tax-0-2-percent-delay-july-1-2027-168-per-bitcoin-retailers-exempt-draft-rulesThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T09:53:00-04:00Illinois agrees to push its 0.2% crypto tax to July 2027; at today's price that is about $168 per bitcoin https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/mccormick-q3-2026-organic-sales-1-9-percent-americas-consumer-volume-down-2-5-percent-price-up-2-2The Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T09:52:00-04:00McCormick beats estimates, then slips toward a 52-week low: US shoppers bought 2.5% less as prices rose 2.2% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/broadcom-anthropic-42-billion-convertible-notes-29-billion-backstop-10-qThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T08:58:00-04:00Broadcom's $42 billion Anthropic loan was already in its 10-Q, next to a $29 billion lease backstop https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/jobless-claims-197000-insured-unemployment-1-701-million-challenger-cuts-43281The Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T08:58:00-04:00Jobless claims 197,000; people on benefits drop to 1.701 million as September job cuts hit 43,281 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/metamask-staking-security-incident-validator-exits-lido-steth-45-day-rewards-gapThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T08:58:00-04:00MetaMask exits staking validators after security incident; Lido says ETH may take 45 days to return https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/us-tells-france-germany-release-diesel-or-face-export-ban-120-million-barrels-china-halts-fuel-exportsThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T08:55:00-04:00US tells France and Germany to release diesel or face export ban; 120 million barrel ask tops US stocks https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/accenture-q4-fiscal-2026-bookings-22-2-billion-stock-up-17-percent-buyback-131-a-shareThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T08:55:00-04:00Accenture up 17% premarket on $22.2 billion of Q4 bookings; its buyback paid about $131 a share https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/crypto-prices-today-october-1-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T08:05:00-04:00Bitcoin at $83,885, Ether at $2,704: crypto prices today, October 1, 2026 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/moonriver-movr-up-232-percent-week-volume-six-times-market-value-migration-deadlineThe Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T07:55:00-04:00Moonriver (MOVR) is up 232% in a week as a day's trading hits six times its market value https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/before-the-bell-october-1-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-10-01T07:25:00-04:00Before the bell: Accenture jumps 17% premarket; 10-year yield hits 5.33%, highest since 2002 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/merrill-lynch-39-million-cash-sweep-settlement-0-05-percent-vs-2-percent-t-bills-now-4-20-percentThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T21:05:00-04:00Merrill Lynch to pay $39 million over cash sweeps that paid 0.05% to 0.14% while rivals paid about 2% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/sec-tesla-retail-auto-vote-framework-any-company-votes-cast-before-proxy-arrives-retail-turnout-28-percentThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T20:50:00-04:00SEC lets any company copy Tesla's auto-vote plan; retail votes would be cast before the proxy statement arrives https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/msg-sports-rangers-spin-off-october-26-one-for-two-rangers-revenue-337-million-operating-loss-30-millionThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T20:35:00-04:00MSG Sports sets Rangers spin-off for October 26; the filing shows a team with $337 million in revenue and a $30 million loss https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/south-korea-200-billion-us-investment-alaska-lng-54-billion-only-priced-project-16-million-tons-contractsThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T20:20:00-04:00South Korea's $200 billion US package: only the $54 billion Alaska LNG project comes with a price tag https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/kashkari-neutral-rate-3-25-percent-fed-funds-3-75-4-percent-half-point-above-pce-3-percentThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T20:05:00-04:00Fed's Kashkari lifts his neutral-rate estimate to 3.25%, leaving policy only about half a point above it https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/uk-fca-crypto-authorisation-gateway-opens-apply-by-february-28-2027-regime-october-25-registered-firms-not-grandfatheredThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T19:25:00-04:00UK opens crypto licensing: firms have 151 days to apply, and current registration does not carry over https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/obamacare-500-refunds-950000-enrollees-exchange-user-fee-2-5-percent-cut-to-1-9-self-employedThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T19:15:00-04:00$500 Obamacare refunds go to 950,000 people; the exchange fee behind them drops to 1.9% from 2.5% next year https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/cftc-sends-white-house-event-contract-swap-rules-interim-final-casino-exclusion-sixth-circuit-backup-holdingThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T19:05:00-04:00CFTC sends the White House rules to make event contracts swaps; one could take effect before public comment https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/google-gemini-4-argon-2-dollars-10-dollars-per-million-tokens-half-opus-5-5-1-million-token-outputThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T18:55:00-04:00Google's Gemini 4 Argon is priced at $2 and $10 per million tokens, half of Claude Opus 5.5's list price https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/red-sox-vs-yankees-wild-card-game-2-gray-vs-fried-roman-anthony-outThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T18:46:00-04:00Red Sox vs Yankees: Boston faces elimination in Game 2 tonight without Roman Anthony, Gray vs Fried https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/caterpillar-1-billion-sanford-compact-equipment-plant-85-5-million-incentives-1950-jobs-kept-not-addedThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T18:25:00-04:00Caterpillar to spend $1 billion on a compact equipment plant; $85.5 million in local incentives hinge on keeping 1,950 jobs https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/paramount-warner-deal-cleared-kreiz-co-ceo-wbd-5-cents-below-31-psky-35-percent-below-16-02-raiseThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T18:20:00-04:00Paramount cleared to close Warner Bros. deal; WBD ends 5 cents below the $31 offer as Kreiz is named co-CEO https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/synopsys-aws-1-billion-ip-deal-fiscal-2027-guidance-11-15-billion-gaap-eps-8-16-vs-adjusted-19-04The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T18:15:00-04:00Synopsys lands a $1 billion-plus Amazon chip deal and guides to $11.15 billion in revenue; stock up 4.8% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/factset-fiscal-2027-guidance-organic-asv-5-to-6-5-percent-below-record-168-million-adds-stock-up-3-8-percentThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T18:10:00-04:00FactSet guides to 5% to 6.5% ASV growth, meaning smaller dollar gains than its record $168 million year https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/apple-form-4-ternus-first-ceo-grant-55-million-cook-45-million-svps-32-5-millionThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T18:05:00-04:00Apple Form 4: Ternus's first CEO grant is $55 million, three-quarters tied to shareholder return https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/grindr-buys-freddie-250-million-25000-active-patients-10000-each-25-times-ebitdaThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T18:05:00-04:00Grindr pays $250 million for PrEP provider Freddie: about $10,000 for each of its 25,000 active patients https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/senate-permitting-deal-data-centers-20-megawatts-pay-full-incremental-cost-ferc-timeline-905-daysThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T18:05:00-04:00Senate permitting deal would make data centers of 20 megawatts or more pay the full cost of their power https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/trump-media-s-4-tae-fusion-going-concern-114-million-cash-200-million-note-voting-rightsThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T17:55:00-04:00Trump Media S-4: fusion partner TAE had $114 million in cash and a going-concern warning https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/senate-blocks-congress-stock-ban-53-47-data-center-ratepayer-bill-57-43-spouse-child-purchases-half-of-dollarsThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T17:35:00-04:00Senate blocks the congressional stock-buying ban 53-47; spouse and child accounts held half its dollars https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/skilled-trades-report-1-7-million-openings-a-year-55-trained-per-100-california-loses-17784-workersThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T17:20:00-04:00Skilled trades need 1.7 million hires a year and training covers 55 in 100; California loses 17,784 a year https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/micron-q4-revenue-54-2-billion-14-week-quarter-guides-61-5-billion-customer-deposits-12-9-billionThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T17:05:00-04:00Micron posts $54.2 billion quarter and guides to $61.5 billion; its customers prepaid $12.7 billion https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/stocks-close-mixed-dow-falls-444-points-10-year-yield-5-29-percent-september-30-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T16:45:00-04:00Stocks close mixed as the Dow falls 444 points and the 10-year yield ends at 5.29% despite softer PCE https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/fed-cook-rural-america-inflation-too-high-too-long-transport-quarter-of-rural-budgets-diesel-6-38The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T15:58:00-04:00Fed's Cook: inflation "too high for too long," as rural households spend a quarter of budgets getting around https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/ftc-probe-openai-anthropic-ai-agent-risks-civil-investigative-demands-lands-mid-ipo-processThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T15:58:00-04:00FTC confirms probe of OpenAI and Anthropic over AI risks, with both companies headed toward IPOs https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/sycamore-nears-9-billion-boots-sale-weston-family-about-6-8-billion-pounds-walgreens-take-privateThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T15:58:00-04:00Sycamore nears a $9 billion Boots sale to the Weston family, about £6.8 billion at today's rate https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/colombia-surprise-hike-12-25-percent-4-2-1-vote-inflation-6-2-percent-8-25-points-over-fedThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T15:58:00-04:00Colombia surprises with a hike to 12.25% on a 4-2-1 vote, keeping an 8.25-point cushion over the Fed https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/pjm-suspends-data-center-backstop-auction-ferc-6-8-gigawatts-555-cap-1-4-billion-a-yearThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T15:53:00-04:00PJM shelves its 6.8-gigawatt data center power auction after FERC calls the plan a "mess" https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/cerebras-52-million-options-premium-19-4-million-lockup-shares-unusual-options-september-30-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T15:45:00-04:00Cerebras draws $52 million in options premium as 19.4 million lock-up shares free up and the stock drops 8% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/what-3-dollar-natural-gas-means-for-laundromat-restaurant-bakery-gas-billThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T15:25:00-04:00What $3 natural gas actually means for a laundromat, a restaurant and a bakery paying $13 for the same gas https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/liquidia-falls-50-percent-327-patent-ruling-united-therapeutics-up-14-percent-3-billion-market-value-swingThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T15:01:00-04:00Liquidia falls 50% after losing two patent claims to United Therapeutics, which rises 14% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/10-year-treasury-5-29-percent-above-2007-peak-highest-since-2002-october-hike-odds-37-percent-bear-steepenerThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T14:58:00-04:0010-year Treasury yield hits 5.29%, above its 2007 peak, even as October rate-hike odds fall to 37% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/open-usd-stablecoin-live-coinbase-visa-mastercard-stripe-shopify-1-billion-liquidity-circle-usdc-74-billionThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T14:56:00-04:00Open USD stablecoin goes live with $1 billion from Coinbase, Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Shopify https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/hormuz-crude-exports-13-5-million-prewar-level-refined-fuel-677000-barrels-down-81-percent-diesel-6-38The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T14:54:00-04:00Hormuz crude is back at 13.5 million barrels a day, but fuel shipments are still down 81% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/dallas-fed-energy-survey-q3-2026-wti-88-year-end-79-in-two-years-diesel-48-percent-more-than-four-quartersThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T14:52:00-04:00Texas oil executives see WTI at $88 by year-end and $79 in two years, below today's $93 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/prediction-market-volume-scrutiny-kalshi-polymarket-robinhood-fed-cuts-75-percent-open-contracts-long-shotsThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T14:30:00-04:00Kalshi and Polymarket volumes questioned; in Robinhood's Fed-cuts market, 75% of open contracts sit on 1% long shots https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/usda-corn-stocks-2-10-billion-bushels-up-35-percent-off-farm-up-44-percent-december-corn-falls-23-centsThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T14:25:00-04:00USDA finds 2.10 billion bushels of old corn, up 35%, and December corn drops about 23 cents to $4.99 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/reuters-oil-poll-wti-83-90-implies-80-rest-of-2026-below-93-today-raised-forecast-mathThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T14:15:00-04:00Analysts raised their 2026 oil call to $83.90 WTI, which quietly implies about $80 for the rest of the year https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/senate-stock-trading-ban-vote-house-members-963-stock-purchases-2026-three-members-63-percentThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T14:10:00-04:00Senate takes up a congressional stock-buying ban; in House filings this year, 3 members made 63% of the purchases https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/fed-watchdog-renovation-no-crime-no-guaranteed-maximum-price-2-billion-awarded-mep-bids-500-million-overThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T14:05:00-04:00Fed watchdog clears the $2.4 billion renovation of crimes, but finds no price cap after $2 billion of contracts https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/student-loan-default-9-3-million-treasury-support-center-wage-garnishment-15-percent-employersThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T13:55:00-04:00Treasury opens a portal for 9.3 million defaulted student loan borrowers; employers handle the garnishments https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/cubs-vs-padres-wild-card-game-2-san-diego-leads-1-0-gausman-vs-pivettaThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T13:46:00-04:00Cubs vs Padres: San Diego leads 1-0 after an 8-0 rout, and Chicago must win Game 2 tonight https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/oil-rises-eia-crude-build-spr-draw-total-crude-flat-283-8-million-spr-down-30-percentThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T13:40:00-04:00Oil climbs 2% despite a "crude build": the SPR drained almost exactly what commercial tanks gained https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/tesla-stock-what-is-going-onThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T12:55:00-04:00Tesla stock: what is actually going on https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/stellantis-record-low-4-41-market-value-11-billion-euros-net-cash-10-billion-filosa-reaffirms-2026-guidanceThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T12:25:00-04:00Stellantis at a record low $4.41 is worth about €11.3 billion, barely above its €10 billion industrial net cash https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/bank-of-england-fpc-ai-debt-450-billion-2026-47-percent-sterling-bonds-700-billion-private-credit-data-centersThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T12:20:00-04:00Bank of England: AI debt hit $450 billion this year and hyperscalers took 47% of sterling bond sales https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/german-inflation-3-3-percent-september-energy-14-9-percent-core-2-4-unchanged-ecb-2-5-percentThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T12:15:00-04:00German inflation jumps to 3.3%, but energy did about a third of it and core held at 2.4% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/fair-isaac-moderna-jabil-robinhood-trending-retail-investors-september-30-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T12:13:00-04:00Fair Isaac, Moderna and Jabil join Robinhood's Trending list, and all three are down 3% to 7% today https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/hpe-networking-outlook-raised-vultr-1-2-billion-helios-order-margin-22-percent-to-mid-high-20s-synergies-800-millionThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T12:10:00-04:00HPE lands a $1.2 billion Vultr order and targets networking margins in the mid-to-high 20s, up from 22% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/sec-proposes-performance-fees-retail-funds-accredited-investors-17-million-households-qualified-clientThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T12:05:00-04:00SEC proposes performance fees in retail funds and would make about 17.1 million more households eligible https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/earnings-expected-moves-september-30-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T11:30:00-04:00Jabil options priced 7.9%, it fell 6.2%; Conagra priced 5.4%, fell 5.4%. Micron priced for 7.6% tonight https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/leslies-chapter-11-cuts-685-million-debt-lenders-take-control-76-more-stores-close-pro-pricing-staysThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T11:15:00-04:00Leslie's files Chapter 11 to cut $685 million of debt; lenders take control and 76 more stores close https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/eia-distillate-stocks-105-million-barrels-14-percent-below-average-demand-up-5-percent-russia-diesel-ban-october-31The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T11:10:00-04:00Diesel stocks fall to 105 million barrels, 14% below normal, as demand runs 5% above last year https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/lilly-eloratzp-23-3-percent-weight-loss-dropouts-up-to-27-percent-vs-2-9-tirzepatide-stock-flatThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T11:05:00-04:00Lilly's Zepbound-plus-amylin combo hits 23.3% weight loss, but up to 27% quit on side effects https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/cigna-investor-day-3-billion-productivity-not-reserve-10-14-percent-eps-growth-50-billion-cash-flow-2030The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T11:00:00-04:00Cigna targets 10-14% yearly EPS growth to 2030; its $3 billion plan is a cost program, not a reserve https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/cal-maine-q1-fiscal-2027-loss-58-6-million-conventional-egg-price-down-59-percent-no-dividendThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T10:55:00-04:00Cal-Maine loses $58.6 million as conventional egg prices fall 59%; no dividend this quarter https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/general-mills-dana-mcnabb-ceo-harmening-returned-17-billion-market-value-18-billionThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T10:40:00-04:00General Mills names Dana McNabb CEO; Harmening returned $17 billion, about what the company is worth now https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/jabil-q4-fiscal-2026-core-eps-4-40-guides-44-5-billion-payables-nearly-double-14-4-billionThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T10:30:00-04:00Jabil guides to $44.5 billion in sales, but its $1.5 billion of free cash rested on payables nearly doubling https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/what-august-spending-from-savings-means-for-restaurant-used-car-lot-gymThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T10:23:00-04:00What Americans spending out of savings in August actually means for a restaurant, a used-car lot and a gym https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/what-section-301-tariff-court-fight-means-for-home-goods-store-skincare-shop-wine-shopThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T10:23:00-04:00What the 12.5% tariff court fight actually means for a home-goods store, a skincare shop and a wine shop https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/hormel-buys-brakebush-1-055-billion-0-9-times-sales-accretive-only-fiscal-2028-foodservice-chickenThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T10:20:00-04:00Hormel buys Brakebush for $1.055 billion, about 0.9 times sales, but no EPS lift until fiscal 2028 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/mba-mortgage-applications-fall-6-percent-7-3-rate-arm-share-10-3-percent-arm-rate-jumped-37-basis-pointsThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T10:12:00-04:00Mortgage applications fall 6% as the MBA rate hits 7.3%; ARM share climbs to 10.3% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/fed-stress-test-overhaul-6-1-vote-barr-dissents-staff-put-capital-cut-near-1-percent-averaging-2029The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T10:05:00-04:00Fed finalizes its stress test overhaul 6-1; its own staff put the capital cut at about 1% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/mattel-ceo-kreiz-resigns-roger-lynch-conde-nast-33-6-million-sign-on-package-stock-near-52-week-lowThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T09:35:00-04:00Mattel CEO Kreiz quits; Condé Nast's Roger Lynch takes over with $33.6 million in sign-on awards https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/conagra-q1-fiscal-2027-eps-0-41-grocery-volume-down-5-4-percent-dividend-1-40-equals-low-end-guidanceThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T09:25:00-04:00Conagra beats on profit, but its $1.40 dividend now equals the low end of its $1.40-$1.50 EPS guidance https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/adp-september-90000-jobs-base-pay-3-2-percent-below-3-4-percent-pce-inflation-midsize-firms-54000The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T09:15:00-04:00ADP: private employers added 90,000 jobs in September, and firms with 50 to 499 workers added 54,000 of them https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/q2-gdp-revised-2-2-percent-august-goods-deficit-132-6-billion-capital-goods-imports-up-57-percentThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T09:05:00-04:00Q2 GDP revised up to 2.2%, but August's goods deficit hit $132.6 billion, the widest of 2026 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/august-pce-3-4-percent-core-3-0-miss-was-revision-saving-rate-4-1-percent-lowest-since-2022The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T08:55:00-04:00August PCE: core at 3.0%, below the 3.3% forecast, but the revision did that, not August https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/crypto-prices-today-september-30-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T08:20:00-04:00Bitcoin at $83,829, Ether at $2,695: crypto prices today, September 30, 2026 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/soon-token-up-116-percent-week-upbit-bithumb-78-percent-of-volume-ai-agent-perps-platformThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T07:45:00-04:00SOON is up 116% in a week, and three quarters of its trading is on two Korean exchanges https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/before-the-bell-september-30-2026The Company Chronicleen2026-09-30T07:17:00-04:00Before the bell: futures flat with PCE due at 8:30; Boeing rises 2% on a Navy fighter contract https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/sec-two-commissioners-peirce-leaves-october-2-cftc-one-seven-of-ten-seats-empty-quorum-ruleThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T20:00:00-04:00SEC drops to two commissioners when Peirce leaves Friday; with the CFTC's one, seven of 10 seats will be empty https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/disney-lays-off-about-300-hr-technology-third-round-2026-under-1-percent-of-231000-workforceThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T19:55:00-04:00Disney cuts about 300 jobs in HR and technology, its third round of layoffs this year under D'Amaro https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/mortgage-rates-7-58-percent-highest-since-november-2023-10-year-spread-narrower-every-loan-type-52-week-highThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T19:50:00-04:00Mortgage rates reach 7.58%, the highest since November 2023, while the 10-year sits at a 2007 high https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/robinhood-hood-summit-agents-perpetual-futures-10x-weekend-trading-early-2027-4x-intraday-marginThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T19:45:00-04:00Robinhood adds AI trading agents and 10x crypto perpetuals; weekend stock trading waits until early next year https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/goldman-private-credit-fund-withdrawals-2-03-percent-peers-10-to-16-percent-unitranche-spreads-25-basis-points-widerThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T19:35:00-04:00Goldman's private credit fund gets 2.03% withdrawal requests while big rivals face 10% to 16% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/tva-clinch-river-smr-construction-permit-first-us-bwrx-300-darlington-first-unit-4-3-billion-doe-400-millionThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T19:25:00-04:00TVA gets the first U.S. permit to build a small modular reactor; Canada's twin costs about $4.3 billion https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/paramount-warner-debt-109-billion-orders-loan-upsized-8-5-billion-junk-bonds-low-9-percent-bb-index-6-85The Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T19:15:00-04:00Paramount draws $109 billion of orders for Warner debt, but its junk bonds price near 9%, 2 points over BB peers https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/accelevation-ipo-18-below-range-seven-ipo-postponements-third-quarter-company-gets-155-millionThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T19:05:00-04:00Accelevation IPO seen at $18, below its $20-$24 range, as third-quarter IPO postponements reach seven https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/boeing-wins-navy-f-a-xx-fighter-20-billion-development-quarter-of-defense-backlog-northrop-fallsThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T18:55:00-04:00Boeing wins the Navy's F/A-XX fighter; the $20 billion development deal is about a quarter of its defense backlog https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/phillies-vs-braves-wild-card-game-1-riley-homer-off-duran-atlanta-wins-5-3The Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T18:46:00-04:00Phillies vs Braves: Austin Riley's three-run homer off Jhoan Duran wins Wild Card Game 1 for Atlanta, 5-3 https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/cboe-8-k-sp-500-options-license-2051-royalty-reset-2027-fees-redactedThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T18:05:00-04:00Cboe 8-K: S&P 500 options license now runs to 2051, but the royalty reset in 2027 is blacked out https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/microsoft-up-36-percent-third-quarter-meta-31-nasdaq-100-flat-tesla-down-16-big-tech-splitThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T17:59:00-04:00Microsoft up 36% this quarter and Meta 31%, while the Nasdaq-100 fund is flat and Tesla is down 16% https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/coinbase-clearing-cftc-dco-fully-collateralized-only-leveraged-perpetuals-still-outside-4-2-trillionThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T17:57:00-04:00Coinbase wins CFTC approval for its own clearinghouse, but only for fully collateralized contracts https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/kalshi-1-billion-raise-40-billion-valuation-tiger-dragoneer-bigger-than-cboe-82-percent-since-mayThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T17:57:00-04:00Kalshi in talks to raise $1 billion at about $40 billion, 82% above May and more than Cboe is worth https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/treasury-futures-short-cftc-data-hedge-funds-787-billion-down-a-third-from-record-ultra-bond-near-highThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T17:57:00-04:00Hedge funds' Treasury futures short is $787 billion, a third below its record; the crowding is in ultra-long bonds https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/tesla-8-k-credit-lines-30-billion-from-5-billion-capex-doubles-first-halfThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T17:55:00-04:00Tesla 8-K: bank credit lines jump to $30 billion from $5 billion as capital spending doubles https://thecompanychronicle.com/story/congress-ends-penny-common-cents-act-cash-rounding-nearest-nickel-card-sales-stay-exactThe Company Chronicleen2026-09-29T17:54:00-04:00Congress votes to end the penny: cash sales can round to the nearest 5 cents, card sales stay exact