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.
Month: September 2026
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.
May Mobility Inks $1.4B SPAC Deal: Inside the 12% PIPE
May Mobility agrees to go public at a $1.4B valuation via ACP Holdings SPAC, backed by a $120M 12% preferred PIPE structured for high-rate public markets.
J.B. Hunt Plunges 13%: $35M Cost Shock Triggers Q3 Profit Warning
J.B. Hunt shares sank 13.3% on Sept 16, 2026 after management warned Q3 profit will drop 5% to 10% sequentially due to diesel costs and driver onboarding.
Fed Floor System: How IORB and ON RRP Set Interest Rates
Discover how the Federal Reserve’s floor system controls interest rates using administered rates like IORB, the ON RRP facility, and the discount window.
Fed Hikes Rates to 4.00%: Bond Yields and Dot Plot Reaction
The Federal Reserve raised its policy rate 25 bps to 3.75%-4.00% in a 12-0 vote, lifting 2026 dot plot forecasts to 4.1% as Treasury yields hover near 5%.