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September 25, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Tech & AI

Akamai’s $11.6 Billion Handshake With Anthropic Ignites the AI Infrastructure Race

Every era has its moment when the money gets real. In the AI boom, the latest one arrived Friday morning in the unglamorous business of cloud plumbing. Akamai Technologies...

September 25, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Federal Reserve & Rates

What to Watch Today: Durable Goods, Consumer Confidence, and the Fed’s Last Word Before Blackout

Friday’s calendar is thin but consequential, the way a short week of doctor’s appointments can still change your whole year. As of 8:30am CT, here’s everything that can move...

September 24, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

Mixed Close: Nasdaq Stages a Quiet Comeback as Yields and Oil Refuse to Blink

Thursday’s session ended the way most of September has felt: tired, anxious, and quietly defiant. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.3%, the S&P 500 finished down less than...

September 24, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Federal Reserve & Rates

Fed Officials Sing From the Same Hawkish Hymn, and Stocks Slide at Midday

By midday Thursday, the stock market had heard enough from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite...

September 24, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Business & Industry

Darden’s Profit Slides 9% as Food and Labor Costs Eat the Sales Gains

Darden Restaurants served up higher sales on Thursday morning, but Wall Street sent the check back. The Olive Garden parent reported a 9% drop in quarterly profit as rising...

September 24, 2026
Boldly Financial
Bonds & Treasury, Breaking

Futures Fall as Bond Yields Hit Near-20-Year Highs, Oil Tops $100

As of 8:30am CT on Thursday, September 24, the mood on Wall Street felt like that moment when the weather forecast flips. S&P 500 futures were down 0.6%, Nasdaq...

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September 24, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Politics & Policy

Trump-Xi Summit Opens in Washington, With Trade, AI, and Oil on the Table

As of 8:30am CT on Thursday, September 24, all eyes in the financial world are on Washington, D.C., where President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for...

September 24, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Economy

Your Market Calendar Today: Jobs Data, Four Fed Speakers, Costco Earnings, and a Big Bond Auction

As of 8:30am CT on Thursday, September 24, today is one of those days where the calendar itself is the story. Between data, speeches, a bond auction, and blockbuster...

September 23, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

Wall Street Sheds Its Record Glow as the 10-Year Hits a 19-Year High

The Nasdaq’s record lasted exactly one day. On Wednesday, the morning after the index set an all-time closing high of 27,244.28, Wall Street woke up to a bond market...

September 23, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

Wall Street Retreats at Midday After Nasdaq’s Record Run

The morning after a record is the hardest session in markets. On Wednesday, Wall Street woke up to the Nasdaq’s fresh all-time high and did what markets so often...