Retail sales surged toward the end of summer. Economy still has plenty of momentum.
Sales at U.S. retailers surged in August and posted the biggest increase in five months, offering another piece of evidence suggesting the economy sped up…
Bernstein expects ‘aggressive’ rulemaking from SEC, CFTC, following CLARITY Act failure
Bernstein said the federal agencies will publish new regulations to compensate for the time lost negotiating the CLARITY Act, after its cloture vote failed on…
Like Costco, Walmart will sell Medicare Advantage plans
Walmart will sell Medicare Advantage plans as part of a new partnership with a nonprofit health insurer. Source：MarketWatch
Store brands like Kirkland are winning the war for consumer wallets, squeezing out national brands
From razors to soda, private label keeps eating retail. For many big brands, there’s no point fighting it. Source：MarketWatch
Bitcoin Core 32 enters final testing with faster validation, fee changes and security fixes
The October update changes how nodes estimate transaction fees and process blocks, while fixing a wallet flaw that could let an authenticated user run commands…
The smartest money moves to make with interest rates expected to go higher
The Fed’s next interestrate hike is going to ‘bite’ consumers. Here’s how to prep your money. Source：MarketWatch
Circle launches Arc mainnet with USDC as native gas token
Circle’s Arc mainnet is live with USDC for transaction fees, support for more than 20 fiat stablecoins and links to over 20 blockchains. Source：Cointelegraph
Intel’s stock rises as investors hope memory chips can mark the next step in its turnaround
A report says Intel is in early talks with SK Hynix, which is considering some sort of partnership that would enable it to make memory chips in the U.S.…
My brother-in-law expects my husband and me to pay for his food every time we go out. How can I tell my husband I don’t want to do this anymore?
“We also pay for the daughter’s food and drinks and she doesn’t usually even eat half of the meal.” Source：MarketWatch
Most workers would take a pay cut for job security right now: ‘I can’t deal with this stress anymore’
Workers used to want higher salaries and flexibility, but now they’re chasing a sense of safety Source：MarketWatch
The ‘CIA’ strategy beating the market: How one top-performing money manager spots mispriced stocks
Sebastien Mallet is on the verge of his best oneyear performance ever as portfolio manager of T. Rowe Price Global Value Equity Fund. Here’s what he’s buying.…
Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed
Your dayahead look for Sept. 16, 2026 Source：CoinDesk