‼️ Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson sees momentum stocks poised for a comeback, but with a different leadership mix as the market broadens and rotates from early-cycle AI enablers toward mid-cycle adopters. He argues the recent momentum unwind reflects this cyclical transition rather than just positioning, and expects the next leg higher to be led by services-oriented, asset-light businesses that prioritize free cash flow and operational efficiency—particularly in software, financial services, insurance, and healthcare services.
‼️ LOW STORAGE, HORMUZ SHIPPING RISKS AND REDUCED PIPELINE FLOWS FROM ALGERIA AND NORWAY ARE TIGHTENING EUROPE’S WINTER OUTLOOK, RAISING FURTHER POWER-PRICE AND INFLATION RISKS.
‼️ 🇬🇧 📲 The UK plans to mandate Apple, Google and other tech firms to block children from capturing, viewing or sharing nude images on their devices, aiming to curb grooming, blackmail and coercive pressure. Privacy advocates warn the measures could raise surveillance concerns by requiring age verification and digital-ID checks.
‼️ 🚕 A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows that Uber’s Chief Operating Officer Andrew Macdonald bought 70,000 Uber shares on Sept. 4 for roughly $5.3 million. The stock was purchased across two transactions at prices between $75.23 and $76.85 a share
‼️ 🛢️ 🇧🇷 Brazil’s environmental regulator Ibama has authorized Petrobras to drill the Manga, Morpho Extension and Crotalus wells in the Foz do Amazonas basin, clearing the way for work expected in 2027. The wells will help assess reservoir dynamics and the commercial potential of the Morpho discovery, a key step for a basin estimated to hold up to 10 billion barrels of oil equivalent and viewed as central to replenishing Brazil’s roughly 21 billion boe of reserves.
‼️ BREAKING: Bessent is expected to announce a larger U.S. Treasury buyback of about $5 billion to $6 billion, drawing attention to long-dated bonds ahead of 10- and 30-year auctions. A bigger operation could curb net long-term debt supply and help ease elevated Treasury yields.
‼️ 🧠 BREAKING: Corning jumped more than 7% to close at $165.72 after securing a multi-billion-dollar fiber supply agreement with Verizon. The 2027–2032 deal covers over 80 million miles of high-density optical fiber and connectivity solutions for broadband, long-haul networks and AI hyperscaler infrastructure, strengthening Corning’s exposure to data-center demand.