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.
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Dow Drops 328 Points as 10-Year Yield Hits 5% and Oil Climbs
The Dow dropped 328.09 points to 52,093.11 on Sept. 15 as the 10-year Treasury yield hit 5.00% and crude oil surged above ahead of the Fed rate decision.
BofA Warns Investment Banking Fees to Drop Over 10% in Q3
Bank of America expects Q3 investment banking fees to drop over 10% as dealmaking cools, CEO Brian Moynihan warned, sending BAC shares down 5%.
Private Credit Divide: 12% of Small Loans Face Distress
Houlihan Lokey’s DataBank reveals a divide in private credit: distressed loans jumped to 12% for small borrowers while mega-cap direct lending holds firm.
AI Slowdown Warning Hits Tech: Nasdaq Futures Drop 1.3%
Tech futures slid Sunday night as Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and a viral safety warning triggered fears of AI curbs, sending Nasdaq-100 futures down 1.26%.
SpaceX Faces $15.5B Inflow Ahead of 2.3B Share Unlocks
SpaceX’s Nasdaq-100 weighting rises to 2.25% on Sept. 21, driving $15.5B in passive buying as 2.3B insider shares approach unlock deadlines.
Why Stock Futures Are Falling: $107 Oil and Fed Hike Fears
U.S. stock futures slide as Brent tops $107 after a Saudi pipeline attack and hot CPI lifts Fed hike odds to 86%. What is driving the selloff.
OpenAI Shelves 2026 IPO: Why Altman Delayed the $1T Listing
Sam Altman confirms OpenAI won’t go public in 2026, calling an IPO ‘ill-advised’ as Anthropic picks Nasdaq and AI labs weigh a voluntary safety slowdown.
Harvey Legal AI Hits $15.5B on $550M Series F Round
Harvey raised $550M at a $15.5B valuation, doubling its worth in six months as Diffusion and Lightspeed co-lead the legal AI unicorn’s Series F.
NVIDIA to Buy Hugging Face for $12.9B: Deal Terms, Timing
NVIDIA agreed to acquire open-source AI hub Hugging Face for ~$12.9B ($11.9B cash + $1.0B retention equity). Deal targets H1 2027 close.