How Automated Market Makers Work: AMMs and Impermanent Loss
Learn how automated market makers use liquidity pools and constant product formulas to price trades, and how to calculate impermanent loss.
Month: September 2026
Bank of England Holds at 3.75%: Gilts Slide on 6-3 Split
The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% in a 6-3 vote, defying the Fed’s rate hike. Benchmark 10-year and 30-year gilt yields tumbled as markets weighed inflation.
Senate Blocks AI Data Center Bill: What It Means for Stocks
The Senate blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act. Here is what the clash over AI data center grid costs means for power producers and hyperscalers.
Stock Index Futures Explained: Fair Value, Basis, and Pricing
Learn how stock index futures work, how fair value and basis are calculated using the cost-of-carry model, and how premarket trading forecasts market opens.
S&P Global Buys OpenZeppelin to Rate Onchain Risk
S&P Global agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin to integrate smart contract audits and onchain risk metrics into institutional credit rating frameworks.
Generac Surges 25% on $8B Amazon AI Data Center Power Deal
Generac stock jumped 25% after signing an $8 billion generator supply agreement with Amazon Web Services, including warrants to buy 1.69 million shares.
Securities Lending Explained: How Share Loans & Rebates Work
Understand how securities lending works, how cash collateral is reinvested, how rebate rates are calculated, and what hard-to-borrow specials cost borrowers.
CoreWeave Launches $3B Convertible Debt Sale for AI Buildout
CoreWeave announced a $3B Rule 144A convertible senior notes offering due 2033 with capped calls to lower financing costs and fund AI infrastructure capex.
Lennar Falls as Q3 Profit Halves to $284M and Margins Shrink
Lennar reported Q3 2026 net income of $284 million, down 52% YoY, as 6.8% mortgage rates forced builder incentives and squeezed gross margins to 15.8%.
The Prime Rate Explained: How It Is Set and What It Moves
Learn what the prime rate is, how banks set it 300 basis points above the Fed funds rate, and how it directly affects credit cards, HELOCs, and loans.