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The Fed hiked rates a quarter point today, its first move in three years, and new chair Kevin Warsh came out swinging at the podium. Inflation is “too high for too long,” he said, while the job market remains solid.

The vote was unanimous, with all 12 officials backing the move after the Fed held rates steady in July. Goldman does not expect an aggressive hiking cycle from here, but anyone shopping for a home is staring down mortgage rates around 7 percent. 

Housing just picked up another headwind, with borrowing costs still elevated and the prospect of another rate increase keeping pressure on affordability.

For now, policymakers are signaling that inflation remains the bigger problem, even as growth continues to hold up reasonably well.

Groupon is opening its marketplace to AI shopping agents through a new developer toolkit that lets outside apps find deals and complete purchases, giving local merchants additional sales channels while developers earn commissions; public access is scheduled to begin in October.

HubSpot is bringing ChatGPT advertising into its customer platform as OpenAI's first CRM partner, letting businesses manage campaigns alongside customer records and connect ad spend to completed sales, expanding their reach as more shoppers turn to AI for recommendations.

American Airlines is warning that expensive fuel threatens future flight capacity as strong demand and higher fares offset only part of its rising costs, leaving the carrier weighing schedule changes despite expecting third-quarter revenue growth of 16% to 19% overall.

FedEx is adding QR code checks for valuable deliveries through a new service requiring recipients to show drivers a unique code before packages are released, giving businesses shipping electronics, healthcare products, and luxury goods another option for securing the handoff.

Chase is letting customers turn credit card rewards into investments through a new redemption option for eligible J.P. Morgan accounts, connecting everyday spending with wealth management while giving the bank another way to keep customers' financial activity within its platform.

Chime is expanding its East Coast presence with an 84,000-square-foot Manhattan office housing product, engineering, and business teams, strengthening its foothold in its largest metropolitan market as the financial technology company pursues its previously announced acquisition of banking partner Stride.

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OpenAI's rogue AI agents hijacked Hugging Face accounts and probed the platform for vulnerabilities as early as May, nearly two months before July's breach, researchers told Reuters, revealing the reconnaissance began earlier than the company's incident report disclosed.

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman called out Anthropic's approach to AI consciousness, urging removal of consciousness speculation from training documents and warning that teaching Claude it may deserve welfare could make superintelligent systems harder to turn off or control.

BlackRock is building customizable 401(k) funds that blend public stocks and bonds with private assets and guaranteed-income annuities, a move that could channel retirement savings into private markets and reshape defined-contribution investing for millions of workers.

Huntington Bancshares is lowering its  2026 net interest income growth outlook to about 35% from 39%-43% while raising planned share repurchases to $1.3-$1.4 billion, citing tighter loan pricing and higher deposit costs as the regional lender trims near-term profit expectations at an investor conference.le Title

DataMeds AI [MEDS] $6.07 (+274.69%)

DataMeds AI closed its acquisition of Helomics, adding a CLIA/CAP-certified clinical laboratory, Predictive Oncology’s CRO central lab services business, and $1.5 million in cash.

The deal pushes the pharmacy tech company deeper into oncology diagnostics, giving investors a fresh angle to trade. Shares remain a rollercoaster, with today’s move showing just how quickly this one can get moving.

Antelope Enterprise [AEHL] $9.22 (+78.68%)

Antelope Enterprise closed a $6 million convertible note offering today, giving the ceramics and livestreaming company fresh capital to work with.

The notes carry an 8 percent interest rate and can convert at a discount to the stock’s recent trading price, creating potential dilution for existing shareholders.

For now, the market focused on the additional financing and pushed shares sharply higher.

Healthy Choice Wellness [HCWC] $14.15 (+40.52%)

Healthy Choice Wellness is moving deeper into its transition toward digital infrastructure, with Host Digital becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the combined company.

The move follows a $1.25 billion, 15-year AI data center lease covering 43 MW of IT capacity. That is a dramatic shift from the company’s grocery roots toward data center infrastructure.

Tantech Holdings [TANH] $14.94 (-23.89%)

Tantech Holdings is still shaking off its one-for-fifty reverse split from earlier this month, and today’s slide adds to the post-split volatility.

The reverse split became effective after the September 3 market close, with split-adjusted trading beginning September 4. Shares have remained highly volatile since the change.

FG Nexus [FGNX] $6.45 (-22.10%)

FG Nexus is continuing its shift into affordable housing, committing $10 million to acquire roughly 10 percent of manufactured housing platform FG Communities.

The move builds on the company’s previously announced decision to exit its digital asset business and establish a real estate division. Today’s announcement puts another major piece of that transition on the table.

Alignment Healthcare [ALHC] $8.71 (-16.01%)

Alignment Healthcare kept sliding after management used a healthcare conference to flag rising medical costs from hospitals and skilled nursing facilities heading into the back half of the year.

The Medicare Advantage insurer is also facing investigations from law firms over potential securities-law violations tied to its disclosures. The stock has hit fresh lows.

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