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September 13, 2026

Morning Brief — 13 Sep 2026

Brazil’s Top Court Gives Police Deadline on Banker’s Phone Data · Automattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board

Brazil’s Top Court Gives Police Deadline on Banker’s Phone Data ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
Morning Brief
Sunday edition · no markets today
 
Sunday, 13 September 2026
No markets today · Eight pieces from the week · Three lines worth keeping
Global markets
 
As of the close on 10 Sep 2026
Overnight
S&P 500 (SPY) -2.36%; Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) -1.07%
Macro
Crude (USO) +11.36%; BTC -3.87%
Crypto
 
BTC
$77,268
-0.04%
ETH
$2,522
+0.33%
Eight pieces from the week
 
01
Brazil’s Top Court Gives Police Deadline on Banker’s Phone Data
Brazil’s Chief Justice Edson Fachin has given the Federal Police 24 hours to provide information regarding the custody and condition of the data extracted from the mobile phone of Daniel…
Technology
02
Automattic confirms Mullenweg has returned as CEO after attempted ouster by board
Matt Mullenweg returned as Automattic CEO after the board reversed its paid leave decision from earlier in the week.
Startups · 2 min
03
HDFC Bank submits two candidates to RBI for next CEO
HDFC Bank submitted two unnamed candidates to RBI for CEO role as Jagdishan retires in October; bank also appointed new whole-time directors.
Markets
04
CBP: Shippers could lose import privileges if customs info is wrong
CBP will revoke import privileges for shippers with inaccurate customs information starting Sept. 18.
Logistics · 2 min
05
Revolut Says Some Customer Data Were Exposed in Email-Based Scam
A limited number of Revolut customers' sensitive data were exposed via an unauthorized third party using a legitimate government email domain.
Technology
06
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026
Sam Altman said OpenAI will not go public in 2026, citing safety concerns, with timing dependent on business readiness and societal moment.
Startups · 1 min
07
Dalal Street Week Ahead: Weak technical setup to keep bulls under pressure
Nifty fell below key moving averages and violated support zones, with VIX rising to reflect increased risk perception.
Markets · 3 min
08
Port of New York, New Jersey to launch $39M ZEV voucher program
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will deploy $39 million in EPA grant vouchers for zero-emission drayage and yard trucks.
Logistics · 1 min
Three lines to think about
 
Practice
Act from your own nature, not from an imitation of someone whose position you do not hold.
Leverage
Reputation is built slowly by delivery and lost quickly by one avoidable surprise.
Signal
If you cannot state the strongest version of the other side, you have not finished reading.
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Headlines from public RSS feeds; titles link to their original sources. Story blurbs are drafted by Claude from the linked articles. Overnight and macro figures are the last close the week's own briefs recorded, and the block says which date that is — no market source is queried today. Personal research note; not investment advice.
Udit Kakar · Morning Brief · Research, not investment advice
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