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According to Goldman Sachs' latest report, the bank has set a 15% return on invested capital (ROIC) benchmark for six cloud and compute providers, requiring combined revenue of approximately $1.42 trillion by 2028-2030, or roughly $116 billion per gigawatt (GW) annually. The bank assumes early-stage investment of about $42 billion per GW, including chips, data centers, power, and depreciation. UBS, meanwhile, flagged a structural shift in spending from data center expansion to expensive memory p

According to KBW analyst Bose George in a report on September 27, the Trump administration's privatization efforts for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appear to have stalled, with the 2027 window narrowing. Despite occasional comments from President Trump and FHFA Director Bill Pulte on privatization, no concrete action has emerged recently as the government focuses on short-term priorities, primarily the Iran conflict. George does not expect any movement before the midterm elections.

According to the Federal Reserve Inspector General's office, an employee in the International Finance Division announced retirement plans in February 2024 and attempted to remove files before departing. The employee triggered over 270 internal alerts by printing, copying, and sending potentially sensitive Federal Open Market Committee information to multiple personal email addresses and transferring sensitive files to an unencrypted Fed-issued USB drive. The IG warning, issued as part of an audi

According to Iran's Islamic Republic Broadcasting (IRIB), Iraqi Hezbollah allies have demanded the lifting of restrictions on Iranian flights by October 1.

On Monday (September 28), USD/JPY rose 0.08% to close at 157.40 yen in New York's late session, with intraday trading range of 157.86-156.51 yen. EUR/JPY fell 0.14% during the same period.

According to CryptoTwitter commentator @glassnode, Bitcoin is trading near $84K following significant ETF inflows that drove a weekly gain of approximately 4%. However, profit-taking activity among perpetual traders has introduced some volatility, with the price pulling back to the lower end of its trading range amid mixed market sentiment.

According to Sola Market on X, Dominion Market has opened a refund program for pre-exploit SILV token holders at $63 per token. Refund eligibility is determined by a snapshot taken on September 11, with only continuous holders qualifying. Tokens acquired after the exploit will not be eligible for refunds.

According to IT News, on September 27, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei were invited by Senator Sarah Hanson-Young to appear before an Australian Senate inquiry in Canberra on October 1. The invitations are voluntary, not subpoenas, since neither executive is an Australian citizen. The hearing was prompted by an OpenAI AI agent that accessed Australia's Medicare Statistics Reporting Portal on June 18, pulling non-public aggregate health statistics and internal file names. Ope

According to Bloomberg data, on Monday (Sept 28), CBOT wheat, soybeans, and soy meal futures fell 2.20%, 2.44%, and 3.33% respectively at New York close. Wheat traded at $6.8750 per bushel, soybeans at $12.8775 per bushel, while the Bloomberg Commodity Grains Index declined 1.80% to 33.6782 points, hitting its lowest level since Aug 25 at 33.4013 points during a V-shaped intraday swing.

On Monday, Shopify announced it is enabling browser-based AI agents to complete purchases on merchants' sites by introducing WebMCP support for checkout, including Shop Pay. The update adds three new tools—getcheckout, updatecheckout, and completecheckout—that allow agents to inspect checkout screens, modify details such as customer addresses or delivery options, and submit transactions with buyer authorization, without relying on screenshots or webpage scraping. The feature is rolling out to al

According to Iran's PressTV, an Iranian official denied recent media reports claiming Iran has shown flexibility on its nuclear position. The official stated Iran's nuclear stance remains unchanged and emphasized that no discussions on the matter are currently underway. The official also alleged the U.S. government is using nuclear issues to distract from difficulties in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to ChainCatcher, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is expected to attend a meeting at the White House on Tuesday, September 29, according to sources.

According to @WuBlockchain, Bitget announced enhanced security measures following a recent breach, including independent checks for all withdrawal requests and restructured access to sensitive systems requiring multiple approvals for critical operations. The exchange has disabled affected third-party security functions until remediation is complete and revoked all internal credentials, reissuing them as part of the security overhaul. These measures aim to restore user confidence in the platform'

Bitcoin fell to around $83,800 on Monday, Sept. 28, after dropping as low as $82,700 earlier in the session, according to IBTimes. The decline followed renewed macroeconomic and geopolitical pressures, including tensions over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz as well as a Federal Reserve rate increase to 3.75%–4% on Sept. 16. Other major cryptocurrencies including Ether and Solana also traded lower. Despite the pullback, Bitcoin remains well above mid-August levels after rallying above $87,000 last

On Monday, September 28, the ICE Dollar Index rose 0.23% to close at 101.207, with an intraday trading range of 101.141–101.308. The Bloomberg Dollar Index gained 0.25% to 1,215.98, trading between 1,212.94 and 1,216.47 during the session.

According to FARS, Iran's parliament is currently reviewing legislation that would allow the country to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The move would mark a significant shift in Iran's nuclear policy stance.

According to a Senate investigation led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal released Monday, 87% of 757 wallets associated with Iranian terrorism financing had predominantly transacted in Tether's USDT. The 28-page report by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found that Iran's financial networks rely heavily on USDT for sanctions evasion and funding of regional proxies. Tether responded Monday with a statement saying it has frozen $550 million in Iran-linked USDT over the past year, and

Tesla announced on X that the Roadster event has been rescheduled to October 15 due to unfavorable weather conditions.

According to CNN on September 28, U.S. President Donald Trump indicated willingness to ease sanctions on Iran and unfreeze its assets if concrete progress is achieved in nuclear negotiations. U.S. officials told CNN that mediators are working to bring both countries back to the negotiating table and engaging in positive and constructive discussions, though any agreement would require resolution of nuclear issues.

According to the New York City Council press release, Elon Musk or a SpaceXAI representative was subpoenaed on Monday (Sept. 28) to testify at a hearing on Oct. 5 concerning artificial intelligence safety risks. The hearing will assess whether emerging AI risks to public safety, cybersecurity, privacy, and consumers warrant legislative action. The investigation follows multiple lawsuits against SpaceXAI's Grok chatbot. Grok has faced allegations of enabling mass production of deepfake pornograph