GitLab Q2 FY27: Revenue $286M, +21%, Guide Raised
GitLab beat Q2 FY27 with $286.3M revenue up 21%, DBNR of 117%, and raised full-year guidance. GTLB traded up 22% pre-market on the print.
Month: September 2026
Fed Funds Futures Explained: How Markets Price Rate Cuts
Fed funds futures let traders bet on the path of the overnight rate. Here is how the contract works, and how CME FedWatch turns prices into cut probabilities.
30-Year Treasury Near 5.3%: Bessent Doubles Buybacks Sep 9
The US 30-year yield closed at 5.28% on Sept. 1, its worst September start since 2006. Treasury doubles long-end buybacks to $4B.
Dell Q2 FY27: $47B Revenue, $95B AI Backlog, Guide Raised
Dell posted record $47.0B revenue (+58%), $16.4B AI server revenue and $95B backlog, then raised FY27 to $192B. What the print actually shows.
How ETFs Actually Work: Creation, Redemption, and APs
ETFs trade like stocks but avoid mutual-fund cash drag by swapping baskets in-kind with authorized participants. Here’s the mechanism in plain English.
Big Banks Team Up on Dollar Stablecoin, Eye 2027 Launch
Goldman Sachs, Citi, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank and others plan a joint dollar stablecoin for 2027, targeting the $312B market dominated by USDT and USDC.
Texas Halts Data-Center Power on 474 GW ‘Ghost Demand’
Texas paused new data-center hookups after interconnection requests hit 474 GW — nearly 10x the state’s 2023 total — forcing a reckoning with ‘ghost demand.’
Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Frontier
How Harry Markowitz’s 1952 paper reshaped investing: expected return, variance, correlation, the efficient frontier, and where MPT breaks in real markets.
Global Bond Selloff: Japan Cracks 3%, UK 30Y Near 6%
Long-end bond yields surged worldwide on Sep 2, 2026: Japan’s 10-year cleared 3% for the first time since 1996, UK 30Y Gilts hit 5.83%, and the US 30Y sits at 5.27%.
Ternus Takes Over Apple: What He Inherits on Day One
John Ternus is Apple CEO as of September 1, 2026. Here’s the $4.59T company he inherits — and the five open questions on day one.