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September 17, 2026

Thursday, September 17, 2026: AEMD Explodes 471% on North Immunology Reverse Merger

The Daily Briefing · Thursday, September 17, 2026
AEMD Explodes 471% on North Immunology Reverse Merger
AEMD Explodes 471% on North Immunology Reverse Merger
Aethlon Medical shares surge 471% after agreeing to an all, stock reverse merger that takes stealth biotech North Immunology public, backed by a $180 million oversubscribed private placement to advance...
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Generac Surges 40% on Amazon $8B AI Data Center Pact
Generac Surges 40% on Amazon $8B AI Data Center Pact
Amazon signed a supply agreement for up to $8 billion in backup power generators with Generac, with initial deliveries of $2.4 billion contracted for 2027 and 2028.
Saudi Pipeline Days Away, Wright Says; Crude Falls $4
Saudi Pipeline Days Away, Wright Says; Crude Falls $4
Energy Secretary Wright called the Petroline shutdown a "brief and temporary interruption" measured in days during a September 15 CNBC interview.
Trump Demands 1% Interest Rates After Fed Hikes to 3.75%
Trump Demands 1% Interest Rates After Fed Hikes to 3.75%
The Federal Reserve raised its federal funds rate 25 basis points to 3.75%, 4% on Wednesday under Chair Kevin Warsh.
Anthropic Eyes $2T Nasdaq IPO Amid AI Slowdown Push
Anthropic Eyes $2T Nasdaq IPO Amid AI Slowdown Push
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley co, lead a $100 billion, plus offering targeting a $2 trillion market cap at Nasdaq in October 2026.
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Yen Carry Trade Unwind Threatens AI Stocks
Speculators reversed 103,000 contracts net in one week, worth $8.4 billion, the largest positioning shift in yen futures in years
EU Offers Canada Historic Associate Member Status
Von der Leyen proposed an unprecedented "associate member" designation for Canada on Sept. 16, a legal category that does not yet exist in EU treaty law.
Jobless Claims Hit July Low, Fueling Rate, Hike Bets
Initial claims dropped 20,000 in the latest week to 201,000, the tightest labor, market reading since mid, July.
Brent Crude Drops 2% on Surprise U.S. Supply Surge
API data showed a 7.1M, barrel crude inventory build against a 1.8M, barrel drawdown forecast, a near 9M, barrel swing from expectations.
Take, Two Sets GTA VI for Nov. 19, Eyes $1B Cash Flow
GTA VI is confirmed for November 19, 2026, on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with no further delays
U.S. August Retail Sales Beat: Rate Hike Risk Rises
August retail sales rose 1.2% month, over, month, exceeding the 0.8% consensus estimate by 50 basis points.
Zcash Surges 23% as Paradigm Discloses ZEC Stake
Zcash (ZEC) jumped 23% to approximately $1,369 after Paradigm co, founder Matt Huang confirmed the firm holds the asset.
Market briefs
Dave & Buster's Stock Falls 16% on Q2 Earnings Miss
Dave & Buster's (PLAY) swung to a $0.27 adjusted loss in Q2, far below the $0.19 profit Wall Street expected.
PLAY:NASDAQ · 6 sources
Alibaba Stock Falls 2.6% as U.S. Labels AI Distillation a Security Threat
Alibaba (BABA) dropped 2.6% as U.S. agencies cited 151M illicit Claude exchanges before Trump, Xi AI talks.
BABA:NYSE · 6 sources
Intuit Stock Falls 52% YTD as CEO Pitches AI, Native Platform at Investor Day
Intuit (INTU) reaffirms $23.4B revenue guide for FY2027 as CEO Goodarzi bets AI platform ends 2026 slide.
INTU:NASDAQ · 6 sources
HubSpot Stock Falls 41% in 2026 as Analyst Day Opens
HubSpot (HUBS), down 41% in 2026, opens Analyst Day touting Breeze AI and new seat pricing.
HUBS · 7 sources
From the startup desk
Temporal Raises $550M Series E at $12.55B Valuation
Temporal (USA) — AI durable workflow infrastructure company raises $550M Series E at a $12.55B valuation, co-led by Lightspeed, as its open-source installs surpass 43 million and its 4,300+ paying customers include OpenAI, Netflix, and JPMorgan.
TAR Hits $1B Valuation With $120M Series A for Off, Grid AI Power
TAR referenced above; see #4 — moving to next entry.
Expanse Raises $5.3M to Fix AI's GPU Waste Problem
Expanse (UK) — University of Edinburgh spinout raises $5.3M seed led by Crane Venture Partners to build predictive software that pre-calculates AI workload resource needs and eliminates GPU over-allocation before jobs run.
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