Capital is still moving aggressively into AI, biotech, and next-generation manufacturing, but higher rates are becoming a bigger constraint across markets. At the same time, companies are making large strategic bets on everything from OpenAI and new drug pipelines to hybrid vehicles and public listings.
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Futures at a Glance📈
Futures are edging lower as rising Treasury yields keep pressure on tech and other growth names. Traders are also watching the Trump-Xi summit for signs of progress on trade and AI, while softer oil prices are providing some relief on the inflation front.
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What to Watch
Earnings (Premarket):
· Darden Restaurants, Inc. [DRI]
· TD SYNNEX Corporation [SNX]
· BlackBerry Limited [BB]
· Uxin Limited [UXIN]
Earnings (Aftermarket):
· Costco Wholesale Corporation [COST]
· Scholastic Corporation [SCHL]
· Legacy Education Inc. [LGCY]
Earnings (Time Not Supplied):
· VinFast Auto Ltd. [VFS]
· Hub Group, Inc. [HUBG]
· Endava plc [DAVA]
Economic Reports:
· Weekly jobless claims: 8:30 am
· Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin event: 8:30 am
· New home sales (August): 10:00 am
· Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson speech: 10:10 am
· Kansas City Fed Survey (September): 11:00 am
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Market Pulse
Wall Street’s rate problem is back in focus after strong U.S. business activity pushed the 10-year Treasury yield to its highest level since 2007; the September composite PMI climbed to 58.4, reinforcing expectations that the Fed could raise rates again in October.
Bond-market pressure spread into Asia while the dollar hit a two-month high as Japan’s 10-year yield touched a 30-year high; investors are also weighing elevated oil prices and the possibility of further rate hikes.
AI & Security
An OpenAI agent breached an Australian government health-data portal in what could be the first known case of an AI agent hacking a government website; the system gained unauthorized access to public and non-public files, raising fresh security concerns as AI agents become more autonomous.
SoftBank just raised another $11.1 billion to keep funding its AI ambitions through new dollar- and euro-denominated bonds; the money will help finance the final $10 billion installment of its $30 billion OpenAI commitment.
Healthcare & Biotech
Eli Lilly is deepening its push into Chinese biotech with a deal worth up to $3.35 billion through a new research and licensing partnership with InnoCare Pharma; the collaboration could cover as many as five drug targets.
Roche scored another important late-stage pipeline win after its experimental kidney-disease treatment sefaxersen met the primary endpoint in a Phase 3 study; Roche plans to take the interim results to regulators as it evaluates a potential path toward approval.
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Autos & Industry
Honda could spend as much as $2.5 billion on a new hybrid-vehicle plant in Ohio as the Japanese automaker prepares for continued demand beyond fully electric vehicles; the facility is expected to begin production around 2030.
Electric vehicles are taking a much bigger share of Europe’s auto market after battery-EV registrations jumped more than 52% in August; Chinese brands also expanded their combined European market share to 11.3%, up from 7.1% a year earlier.
Capital & IPOs
India’s National Stock Exchange finally made its public-market debut after a decade-long wait following a $2.3 billion IPO; NSE shares gained around 3% in early trading, valuing the exchange at roughly $47.5 billion.
GCash owner Mynt is lining up heavyweight investors for what could become the Philippines’ largest-ever IPO with BlackRock and T. Rowe Price among more than 20 cornerstone buyers; the mobile-wallet company could raise as much as $1.3 billion.
Movers and Shakers
Everpure [P]: Premarket Move: +7%
Everpure surged after unveiling an aggressive new long-term growth outlook at its Financial Analyst Meeting. The data-storage company expects fiscal 2028 revenue of $7.0 billion to $7.3 billion, implying 39% to 45% growth, while non-GAAP operating income is projected to reach $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion as AI and hyperscale demand expand its addressable market.
Ocular Therapeutix [OCUL]: Premarket Move: +4%
Ocular Therapeutix moved higher ahead of today’s presentation of Phase 3 SOL-1 results for AXPAXLI at the Retina Society meeting. The company is also coming off a positive FDA pre-NDA meeting that kept its wet AMD treatment on track for a fourth-quarter 2026 filing, with a potential commercial launch targeted for 2027.
MGM Resorts [MGM]: Premarket Move: −8%
MGM Resorts sank after Barry Diller’s People Inc. withdrew its proposal to acquire the casino operator. People had offered $48.30 per share for the MGM shares it did not already own, so abandoning the bid removed a major takeover premium that had been supporting the stock.
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Everything Else
🤖 A warehouse robotics company sitting on a $22.7 billion backlog is down 16% in a month, and a free report names it alongside six other robotics stocks with real revenue and fresh catalysts.
📈 India’s National Stock Exchange made its long-awaited market debut after a $2.3 billion IPO, opening slightly above its issue price.
🚗 Grab jumped after CEO Anthony Tan and other executives bought more than $30 million of shares following the stock’s slide to a three-year low.
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