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USDA's September WASDE trims 2026/27 U.S. corn supply, cuts ending stocks and raises farm prices for corn and soybeans, while global wheat supplies grow.
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is reportedly considering moving Electronic Arts under its Savvy Games unit as it scales gaming assets.
ECB raised its three key rates by 25 basis points, projecting inflation above 2% through 2028 while euro-area growth remains weak.
The SEC sent a draft to the White House to rescind Rule 14a-8, which could move oversight of shareholder proposals from a federal standard to state laws.
On Sept. 9 nearly 1,900 Blizzard employees ratified contracts with Microsoft, winning pay raises, layoff protections, AI bargaining and a three-day hybrid week.
Verizon agreed a multibillion-dollar deal with Corning to reserve 80+ million miles of optical fiber for broadband and AI backbone networks through 2032.
Boston Scientific says an Aug. cyber incident is likely material, disrupted global manufacturing and shipments and makes meeting 2026 sales and EPS guidance unlikely.
Chile's Orionx said Sept. 3 it is closing after a forensic audit found $7M+ in customer assets moved to external wallets; withdrawals suspended.
A single on-chain transfer of 7,656 BTC (about $612 million) moved between two unlabeled wallets, Whale Alert reported.
Washington’s DFI charged CoinFlip with anti-money-laundering and consumer-protection failures, seeking license revocation, refunds and a $1.03M fine.
The SEC proposed rescinding its 2010 'pay‑to‑play' rule barring advisers from paid government work after certain political donations; public comment is open.
On Sept. 2 a wallet tagged 'Coinbase Institutional' moved 1,992 BTC (~$154M), one of several large same-day Coinbase-linked transfers.
Circle's USDC Treasury minted two 250 million USDC batches on Solana (~$500M). On-chain mints don't show whether tokens entered circulation.
Trackers show 500 million XRP 'unlocked' on Sept. 1 followed Ripple's monthly escrow schedule; no evidence of a $689M open-market sale.
CBO finds automatic stabilizers will barely reduce deficits from 2026–2036, leaving structurally large federal deficits averaging 6.1% of potential GDP.
July PCE inflation stayed at 3.7% (core 3.3%), well above the Fed's 2% goal, while real consumer spending was essentially flat.
AAA says August 2026 was the first August on record with U.S. national average gasoline above $4 a gallon every day, underscoring persistent summer fuel costs.
Nvidia posted a record $96.2B quarter and forecast $108B next quarter as data-center AI demand drives revenue; outlook excludes China compute.
Second BEA estimate leaves Q2 GDP at 1.5% but shows stronger private demand, firmer inflation and a sharp jump in corporate profits.
Bitcoin topped $81,000 on Aug. 25 — its highest since mid‑May — after nearly $2bn of U.S. spot‑ETF inflows, Treasury long‑bond buybacks and a softer dollar.