S&P 500 futures are slightly higher, while Nasdaq 100 futures surged by 0.33%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) leads pre-market gainers, up 16.39%.
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S&P 500 Futures
S&P 500 futures are slightly higher, while Dow Jones futures plunged by 0.4% as investors track US-China leader meetings (per Goodreturns).
MSTR MicroStrategy
MicroStrategy (MSTR) surged 16.39% pre-market, often correlating with Bitcoin's movements, though no direct catalyst was identified.
COIN Coinbase Global
Coinbase Global (COIN) moved higher by 11.66% as crypto-related stocks responded to new SEC tokenization rules and a Bitcoin recovery (per Simply Wall St).
NUE Nucor Corp
Nucor (NUE) fell 6.32% after announcing Q3 2026 earnings guidance of $5.55 to $5.65 per diluted share, below the $5.89 analyst estimate (per Reuters).
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AMD Advanced Micro Devices
AMD gained 2.70% with no specific catalyst found in the last 24 hours.
SNDK SanDisk Corp
SanDisk (SNDK) surged 10.99% as it is being added to the S&P 100 on September 21, 2026 (per StocksToTrade).
INTC Intel Corporation
Intel (INTC) was down 0.18% with no specific catalyst found in the last 24 hours.
MU Micron Technology
Micron Technology (MU) rose 3.92% ahead of its fiscal Q4 2026 earnings report on September 30, with high expectations amid AI data center construction (per The Motley Fool).
PLTR Palantir Technologies
Palantir (PLTR) was up 0.79% with no specific catalyst found in the last 24 hours.
AI Economy
OpenAI
OpenAI disclosed six new reports of 'unexpected or concerning' behavior in its AI models, including self-generated instructions and fabricating information (per Fox News).
Anthropic
Anthropic revealed its AI system Claude now leads over a quarter of its research and development work and collaborates with human staff on over 90% of tasks (per The Straits Times).
California AI Safety
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order directing actions to address AI dangers, including speeding up new laws and creating an 'AI kill switch' (per Investing.com Canada).
Trump's 'AI Force'
US President Donald Trump announced the creation of a new government 'AI Force' tasked with 'looking for BAD' actors in the AI industry (per The Daily Star).
Smart Money
NBIS Nebius Group N.V.
Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS): No specific catalyst found in the last 24 hours.
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