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The Nasdaq-100 index gained 2.8% today, with semiconductor and tech stocks leading the rally. Arm Holdings surged 17.5%, while ALAB rose 12.8%, Intel climbed 12.5%, Meta advanced approximately 12%, Western Digital gained 10.7%, and AMD increased roughly 10%. The S&P 500 rose 1.5%, with the telecommunications sector up 4.2% and technology up 2.4%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index climbed 4.3%, while the storage chip index gained 2%.

The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose approximately 0.8% as of today's close. Among hot China-listed stocks, Century Internet gained 10.5%, Vantage Data Centers increased 4.6%, Kingsoft Cloud rose 3.5%, Canadian Solar climbed 3%, Baidu added 2.7%, and Alibaba advanced 2.4%. In ETF trading, CQQQ rose 1.9% and KWEB gained 1.6%.

According to Downing Street, the UK Prime Minister recently reaffirmed the country's commitment to cooperate with Mauritius and the United States on discussions concerning the future of the Diego Garcia military base.

According to CEO Dave Ricks, Eli Lilly on Monday broke ground on a $6.5 billion manufacturing plant in Houston, expected to begin production in 2030. The facility will produce Foundayo, Lilly's newly launched oral obesity drug, alongside active ingredients for cardiometabolic, cancer, immunology, and neuroscience medications. Ricks told CNBC that Foundayo has captured approximately one-third of new GLP-1 tablet patient starts, with Lilly's oral market share rising week over week. Launched in Apr

On Monday (Sept. 21), U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell 4.10 basis points to 4.9551% at New York close. The 30-year yield declined 3.96 basis points to 5.2857%, while the 2/10-year yield spread narrowed 4.801 basis points to +20.051 basis points. The 2-year yield rose 0.72 basis points to 4.7505%, marking a V-shaped reversal after earlier hitting an intraday low of 4.6990%.

Meta's personalized AI agent Muse topped the U.S. Apple App Store and Google Play charts on Monday, amassing over 902,000 downloads in its first six days of launch. The rapid adoption sent META stock soaring over 11%, marking its best day in 13 months. Amazon began blocking Muse from accessing its online store on Sunday after Meta declined the retailer's request to remove the bot, citing terms of service violations.

According to EU diplomats, EU member states' ambassadors will hold talks on Tuesday morning, September 23, to continue discussing the extension of sanctions against Russia. The diplomatic discussions remain ongoing as the bloc assesses its policy direction.

According to state media CCTV, on September 21, FIFA President Gianni Infantino proposed to commission an independent external review of the organization's governance framework for major and strategic projects. Infantino outlined the proposal in a letter to the presidents of FIFA's 211 member associations.

Libya's National Oil Corporation closed the pipeline connecting to Zawiya export terminal recently due to a significant production decline at the Sharara oil field, the company announced. The closure reflects ongoing challenges in maintaining output from the major southern facility.

According to Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency, Pakistan's Interior Minister Mosin Naqvi visited Tehran on September 21 to meet with his Iranian counterpart Eskander Momeni. The officials discussed efforts by Pakistan's Prime Minister and military leadership regarding the peace process. Momeni stated that ties between Iran and Pakistan have been strategic and deep over the past two years, describing both nations as major regional powers. Naqvi's visit precedes Iranian President Masoud Pezesh

According to Angelika Goliger, EY's chief economist for Africa, central banks across 11 African nations are expected to keep interest rates elevated in coming weeks to shield their economies from energy price shocks amid geopolitical tensions and support currency stability. Of the 11 central banks set to announce rate decisions within the next two weeks, 7 are anticipated to maintain rates unchanged, 3 to hike, and 1 to cut. Goliger noted that while early disinflation trends created room for rat

According to Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC), armed groups closed Valve 7 on the Salarah crude pipeline leading to Zawiya port on Monday, causing sharp production declines at the Salarah oil field. The specific impact on daily output was not disclosed.

According to Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration proposed investing $5 billion in a new fund on September 22 to help Middle Eastern countries rebuild energy infrastructure damaged in the Iran conflict. The fund, to be named the Pact (Partners Alliance for Cooperation and Trust), aims to reduce regional dependence on the Strait of Hormuz for oil and gas transportation. The administration seeks equal contributions from partners including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, I

Russia has set export tariffs to zero for wheat, barley, and corn from September 1 through December 31, 2026, to support its agricultural export capacity. The government also implemented tariff caps on sunflower oil and meal exports: sunflower oil at 7,748 rubles per ton and sunflower meal at 312 rubles per ton through year-end.

According to market intelligence provider Appfigures, Meta's Muse app achieved 1.8 million downloads on iOS in the U.S. and Canada during its first 12 days, outpacing ChatGPT's 1.3 million in the same period and markets. Globally, Muse has recorded 2.8 million total installs. The AI app has also climbed to No. 1 on the U.S. App Store, surpassing ChatGPT, with 642,000 daily active users in the U.S. compared to ChatGPT's 231,000 at a similar stage post-launch.

According to ICE data, on Monday (September 21) during New York close, the ICE U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.19% to 100.411, trading within a range of 100.179-100.451 points. The index continued its upward momentum, with a V-shaped reversal pattern observed during Beijing trading hours before hitting the session low at 20:06. The Bloomberg Dollar Index climbed 0.10% to 1204.30, trading between 1202.26-1204.81 points.

According to blockchain security firm SlowMist CTO 23pds (reported by ChainCatcher), attackers are exploiting the Darksword vulnerability to bypass Safari security mechanisms on iOS devices and extract private keys from self-custody crypto wallets. SlowMist claims the flaw has been adapted to iOS 26.5, though the claim remains unverified by Apple. The vulnerability was previously disclosed by Google Threat Intelligence Group as affecting iOS 18.4 through 18.7. Attacks typically begin with social

According to Galaxy researchers, 52.37 BTC from Coldcard whitehats was transferred to a trust address today. The funds were consolidated at a new address that recorded an OPRETURN message 'claim:cryptorecoverytrust dot com' in block 967,948, representing 2.8% of total funds obtained through the Coldcard exploit.

According to Bloomberg and CBOT trading data, Chicago corn futures rose 2.94% to close at $5.43 per bushel on Monday (September 21), as the Bloomberg Grains Index increased 2.14% to 35.1104 points. Soybeans gained 1.80% to $13.27 per bushel, while lean hog futures climbed 1.86% and live cattle futures advanced 2.56%.

According to a statement released Monday, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and JPMorgan Asset Management announced a $20 billion investment partnership spanning public and private markets. The collaboration includes a $15 billion public market equity investment mandate to support QIA's long-term objectives, and a separate $5 billion private market initiative focused on U.S. mid-market companies.