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The Daily Briefing · Thursday, September 3, 2026
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Tesla Cybercab Hits Austin Streets in Robotaxi Debut
Tesla deploys its no, steering, wheel Cybercab for commercial ride, hailing in Austin, marking its first fully driverless service launch.
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Also today
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U.S., Iran Strikes Push 10, Year Yield to 4.80%
CENTCOM confirmed new U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets Wednesday; Tehran claimed retaliatory operations, marking a dangerous new escalation cycle.
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Kroenke Buys Angels in Record MLB Deal
Kroenke's acquisition sets a new all, time record for an MLB franchise sale, eclipsing every prior baseball transaction.
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GoPro Surges 50% on $85M AI, Optical Merger
GPRO surged as much as 50% in record volume after announcing an $85 million all, stock deal to acquire AI, optical startup Starman Optical.
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August ISM Services PMI Tops 54.0, Shores Up Soft Landing
The August ISM Services PMI registered 55.4%, beating the 54.0 consensus and rising 1.3 percentage points from July's 54.1%
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Lululemon Q2 2026: Athleisure Under Pressure
Analysts forecast Q2 revenue of $2.45, $2.475 billion, a 2.7% year, over, year decline, with EPS of $1.79 versus $3.10 in the year, ago quarter.
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Weekly Claims Hold at 205K, NFP Friday Now Decisive
Initial claims for the week ending August 29 came in at 205,000, matching the consensus and ticking up from the prior week's revised 203,000.
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More headlines
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Ciena Q3 FY2026: Revenue Jumps 37%, EPS Triples
Ciena's Q3 FY2026 adjusted EPS of $2.11 beat the $1.73 consensus by 22%, a 215% jump from the prior, year quarter's $0.67.
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HPE Q3 2026: Record $12.2B Beat, Shares Fall Anyway
HPE reported Q3 non, GAAP EPS of $1.11, topping the $0.93 consensus, on $12.2 billion in revenue that exceeded estimates by roughly $280 million.
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NVS Surges 4% on Remibrutinib Phase 3 MS Win
Remibrutinib beat teriflunomide on annualized relapse rate and all key MRI endpoints across both Phase 3 REMODEL studies.
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PANW Crushes Q4 FY2026, Acquires AI Security Firm Console
PANW Q4 FY2026 revenue of $3.41B topped the $3.35B consensus by 1.8% and grew 34% year over year.
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JNJ Prints $276.50 Record as Stagflation Fortress Trade Peaks
JNJ touched $276.50 on August 19, 2026, extending its one, year total return to 55.73% and marking the stock's first all, time high since the post, spinoff reset.
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NVDA Surges 3.8%, Rescues Dow and Nasdaq From Tuesday's Hole
NVDA gained 3.8% Thursday, Sept. 3, erasing the damage inflicted during Tuesday's sharp multi, index selloff.
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Nike Hits 12, Year Stock Low as Turnaround Fails
NKE shares trade at a 12, year low near $38, down 38.6% year, to, date and trailing the S&P 500 by the widest margin in 25 years
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ADP August Payrolls Collapse to 38,000
ADP August private payrolls of 38,000 mark the slowest monthly gain since January, missing the 47,000 consensus estimate by a wide margin.
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Snowflake Q2 Crushes Estimates; Shares Surge 22%
SNOW Q2 product revenue grew 37% year, over, year to $1.49B, with AI workloads accounting for roughly half of the acceleration.
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Broadcom Triples AI Revenue, AVGO Slides on Q4 Guidance
Broadcom AI semiconductor revenue surged 221% year, over, year to $16.7B in fiscal Q3, far exceeding analyst forecasts.
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Five Below Q2: Comps Jump 14.1%, Guidance Raised
Comparable, store sales climbed 14.1% in Q2, one of Five Below's strongest quarterly performances in recent memory.
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GitLab Q2 Earnings Beat Sends GTLB Stock Up 20%
GitLab reported Q2 revenue of $86 million, beating the $73 million Wall Street consensus by approximately 18%.
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Dow vs. Russell 2000: 2026's Sharpest Single, Day Split
The Russell 2000's 1.23% single, session loss against the Dow's 0.37% gain represents the widest blue, chip, small, cap performance spread recorded in 2026.
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BofA Director: AI Bubble Is Fit to Burst
BofA's Bull & Bear Indicator reached 9.7 in August, its highest since 2021 and deep above the firm's 8.0 contrarian sell threshold
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AVGO Earnings: $16 Billion AI Revenue on the Line
Broadcom's Q3 AI semiconductor revenue is guided to exceed $16 billion, more than triple the year, ago level, representing over half of projected total quarterly revenue.
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From the startup desk
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AITAN Exits Stealth With $41M Defense AI Round
AITAN (Israel) exits stealth with $41M co-led by Deep33 and Dell Technologies Capital — formerly eyesAtop, it pioneered "Robotic Sovereignty-as-a-Service," supplying AI systems that coordinate drone swarms and unmanned vehicles, battle-tested across 500,000+ IDF combat hours.
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Wonderful Raises $550M Series C at $5B Valuation
Wonderful (Netherlands) raises $550M Series C at a $5B valuation led by Insight Partners — Amsterdam-based enterprise AI OS that coordinates agents, workflows, and AI-native apps across the organization, doubling from a $2B valuation in six months.
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PANW Buys AI Helpdesk Startup Console for $500M
Console (US) acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $500M — two-year-old AI agent helpdesk automation startup had raised just $29M from Thrive and DST, delivering a rapid 3x+ investor return as PANW folds it into its Cortex platform.
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Video of the day
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Commodity Index Funds Explained
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