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Cash-Secured Puts for Income
Cash secured puts let you earn premium income while waiting to buy stocks at a discount. Learn setup, payoff, and risk.

FTC Confirms Industry-Wide Probe of OpenAI, Anthropic and METR Over AI Agent Risks
FTC officials told CNBC and Reuters the agency has opened an industry-wide investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic, METR and other AI labs over risks from AI agents.

Jabil Guides Fiscal 2027 Revenue to $44.5 Billion on AI Demand, but Shares Slip 3% After Fourth-Quarter Beat
Jabil's preliminary fourth-quarter results beat estimates and the company guided fiscal 2027 revenue to $44.5 billion, up 24%, on AI infrastructure demand, but shares fell 3% premarket, per Stock Titan and Seeking Alpha reports.

August PCE Report: Headline Inflation at 3.4%, Below Forecasts; Core Holds at 3.0% as Spending Jumps 0.9%
August 2026 PCE data show headline inflation at 3.4% year-over-year, below the 3.7% forecast, while core PCE held at 3.0%, consumer spending jumped 0.9% and traders pushed back October rate-hike odds.

Options Flow and Unusual Activity
Unusual options activity reveals where big money bets—learn how to find it, read sweeps vs blocks, and trade it safely.

Hormel Foods to Acquire Brakebush Brothers for $1.055 Billion in Cash, Eyes Fiscal 2028 EPS Accretion
Hormel Foods has agreed to acquire value-added chicken supplier Brakebush Brothers for about $1.055 billion in cash, funded with cash on hand and long-term debt, with adjusted EPS accretion expected beginning fiscal 2028.

HPE Lands First Helios Order: Vultr Commits $1.2 Billion for AMD-Powered AI Racks
HPE said cloud provider Vultr placed a $1.2 billion order for AMD Helios AI Rack by HPE systems — what HPE calls its first order for the new rack-scale platform pairing AMD Instinct GPUs with HPE networking.

Boeing Wins Navy's F/A-XX Contract for Sixth-Generation Carrier Fighter in Deal Reported Above $20 Billion
Boeing has been selected by the U.S. Navy to build the F/A-XX sixth-generation carrier fighter, a deal CNBC reported as worth more than $20 billion, citing the defense departments. Northrop Grumman lost the award.

30-Year Treasury Yield Tops 5.6%, Highest Since 2002, as Long-End Selloff Weighs on Stocks
The 30-year Treasury yield topped 5.6% on Tuesday, its highest since June 2002, as fiscal deficit worries, energy costs and Fed-hike bets drove a long-end selloff that pressured stocks and bank shares.

Novo Nordisk Licenses Hengrui's Phase 1-Ready Once-Weekly Oral Obesity Candidate in Deal Worth Up to $2.6 Billion
Novo Nordisk has licensed Hengrui Pharma's Phase 1-ready HRS-1596, a GLP-1/GIP dual receptor agonist with potential for once-weekly oral dosing, in a deal worth up to $2.6 billion including $300 million upfront, according to the companies and Reuters.

Stock Market Today: Utilities Leads While S&P 500 Slips
Utilities led the session while the S&P 500 slips. See the validated market scorecard, sector performance, and what traders are watching next.

Bad Trading in a Bad Market
A rough market can make you question good trades. The bigger danger is what frustration makes you do next.
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