Key PointsRobinhood's Total Platform Assets ended August at $384 billion, up 26% year over year.

Key PointsSocial Security benefits are due for a cost-of-living adjustment in 2027.

Key PointsBroadcom currently demonstrates higher revenue totals and a faster pace of year-over-year expansion compared to Applied Materials across recently reported financial periods.

Key PointsRegulatory compliance is a major hurdle for Tesla's Cybercab rollout, but NHTSA's investigation may delay but also accelerate regulatory updates.

Key PointsPlug Power is growing sales and reducing cash burn.

Key PointsAfter over a year of declines, Shiba Inu's price has been trending higher over the last month.

Key PointsOklo is developing advanced nuclear reactors but remains pre-revenue, posting a $124.2 million operating loss in early 2026.

Key PointsIntel consistently generated higher total revenue throughout the entire observed timeline, although Applied Materials displayed a visibly steeper upward pattern recently.

Key PointsSandisk officially becomes an S&P 100 company on Monday, Sept. 21, along with Dell Technologies, Palo Alto Networks, and Arista Networks.

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Key PointsVT provides comprehensive exposure to both U.S. and international markets, while IEFA excludes North American equities.

Key PointsAehr Test Systems provides specialized wafer-level testing solutions for the silicon carbide and AI markets.

Key PointsThe Federal Reserve just raised rates by a quarter point, and more hikes seem highly likely.

Key PointsWells Fargo thinks Netflix's shares could fall 20%.

Key PointsThe stock has trended downward, despite the fact that antitrust authorities will leave Google Advertising intact.

Key PointsSome AI developers issued public warnings about what might happen if control over the technology is lost.

Key PointsNetflix bought back a record $4.7 billion of stock in the second quarter and ended it with $27.1 billion of authorization left.

Key PointsThe U.S. Army just awarded Olin $788.4 million to supply it with small-arms ammunition.

Key PointsThe biotech will both contribute to and draw from its findings.

Key PointsThe Chairman Emeritus disposed of 600,000 shares (300,000 sold and 300,000 gifted) on September 16, 2026.

Key PointsSeveral high-profile figures in the AI space sounded warnings on the technology.

Key PointsMeritage Hospitality Group has been a top Wendy's operator for years.

Key PointsPfizer has a deep pipeline that could help improve its approved lineup and financial results over the medium term.

(RTTNews) - Meritage Hospitality Group (MHGUP), one of Wendy's (WEN) largest U.S. franchisees, has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the restaurant operator faces declining sales, higher costs and weaker profitability.

(RTTNews) - Unsealed court documents have revealed internal discussions at Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and OpenAI about the use of news content to train artificial intelligence systems.