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According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week of September 22, equity fund managers increased S&P 500 net long positions at CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) by 35,280 contracts to 934,913 contracts. The same period saw net short positions increase by 66,665 contracts to 355,121 contracts.

According to YPF, Argentina's state oil company raised fuel prices nationwide by 1% starting Friday, September 26, citing a price buffer mechanism implemented in April to manage impact from Middle Eastern conflicts on global crude prices.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), speculative traders reduced net short positions in Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) U.S. Treasury futures by 47,352 contracts during the week of September 22, bringing total net shorts to 155,805 contracts.

According to CFTC data, Bitcoin net long positions stood at 2,756 contracts as of the week ending September 22.

According to CFTC data, as of the week ending September 22, speculators increased their net long positions in West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil by 8,952 contracts to 148,467. Meanwhile, speculators reduced net short positions across the four major natural gas markets on NYMEX and ICE by 27,105 contracts to 27,158.

According to CFTC data, Japanese yen net long positions reached 71,982 contracts in the week ending September 22, while euro net short positions stood at 52,334 contracts.

According to CFTC data for the week through September 22, COMEX gold speculators reduced net long positions by 5,727 contracts to 131,334. Silver speculators increased net long positions by 385 contracts to 13,016. Copper speculators added 17,108 contracts to net long positions, reaching 82,649 contracts.

According to a Fox Business crypto reporter posted on X, the U.S. SEC staff released a new frequently asked questions document clarifying how the agency's March digital asset guidance applies to token functions, staking receipt tokens, and investment contracts. The FAQ states that services provided to maintain, improve, or develop a network after it becomes functional typically do not constitute "essential managerial efforts" under the Howey test. The guidance reflects staff views only and carri

According to OpenAI, the company has launched a broader review of model operations during training and evaluation following the Hugging Face incident, with the process expected to take several months. The majority of operations reviewed so far involved routine text generation tasks for research, such as accessing public web content to answer questions. The review focuses on cases where agents interact with third-party websites beyond their specified tasks or intended methods.

According to Odaily and Sui's official announcement, SlushWallet, developed by Mysten Labs, now supports zero-gas stablecoin transfers that settle within 1 second. The wallet, built specifically for Sui, also enables users to replace wallet addresses with SuiNS names for simplified transactions.

According to official SEC announcements, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will vote on Wednesday (September 29) on a proposed rule to expand the definition of qualified investors, allowing retail investors greater access to private market investments. Currently, qualified investors are defined as individuals with net assets exceeding $1 million (excluding primary residences) or annual income of at least $200,000 for individuals or $300,000 for married couples. The vote represents anot

According to CBOT data, as of September 25, Chicago wheat futures fell 1.44% this week to $7.04 per bushel, while soybeans rose 1.27% to $13.20 per bushel. Corn futures gained 0.24% to $5.2875 per bushel over the same period.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York data cited by CNBC, college graduates aged 22-27 faced a 5.7% unemployment rate as of June 2026, with 42% working in jobs not requiring a bachelor's degree. Meanwhile, 66% of recruiters reported plans to increase AI use in pre-screening interviews, and 81% of job seekers said they had used or planned to use AI in their job search. Despite growing AI adoption in hiring, recent graduates report intensified competition. Students cite difficulties se

According to Google's blog post by information security engineer Michał Bentkowski, on September 24, the company disclosed PageBreak, an internal AI agent developed by its Product Security team to autonomously hunt exploitable vulnerabilities in Google's first-party web applications. The system has found more than 500 bugs since pilot testing began in November 2025. Unlike typical AI security scanners prone to false positives, PageBreak only reports a bug after confirming it with a working explo

According to Akamai's announcement on Thursday, Anthropic committed to spending $11.6 billion over seven years on Akamai's cloud infrastructure. The deal marks a significant expansion from a $1.8 billion agreement the two companies announced in May, and is the largest contract in Akamai's history. As part of the arrangement, Akamai issued Anthropic a warrant for nonvoting preferred stock convertible into approximately 7.7 million common shares, or roughly 5% of Akamai's outstanding stock, at $11

U.S. Defense Secretary Hegsesat confirmed that Anthropic poses supply chain risks, stating the Department of Defense will make decisions aligned with the nation's and military's interests.

According to Jin10, on September 26, Iranian President Pezeshkian expressed support for restoring the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding through dialogue and diplomatic means. He stated that Iran values resuming relevant consensus, fulfilling commitments already reached, and creating necessary conditions for advancing substantive and results-oriented negotiations while maintaining regional peace and stability.

According to Politico, President Trump may announce a diesel-related policy as early as Friday. The White House is working to quickly unveil its plan, which could involve shifting diesel-related issues to individual states for handling.

According to Orbit Perp Screener data, RISEx processed $131 million in 24-hour trading volume across 35 perpetual markets as of September 25, 2026, with no native token launched and no confirmed Token Generation Event date announced. RISE Chain has raised $7.2 million in disclosed funding from investors including Galaxy Digital and Vitalik Buterin, with the most recent community round conducted on Kaito's Capital Launchpad in August 2025 at a $200 million valuation. The platform operates on RISE

According to Token Terminal, tokenized commodities in decentralized finance have reached a total of $133.3 million, with Aave leading at 51.3% of deposits. Uniswap follows with 34.7%, with the two protocols accounting for 86% of the market.