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lululemon: From Bad To Worse (Rating Downgrade)
lululemon faces worsening fundamentals with Q2 sales down 4% YoY and a 9% drop in comparable sales. Americas led the declines. Margins contracted sharply, with core gross margin down 360 bps and operating leverage deteriorating due to higher SG&A amid falling revenues. Q3 and full-year guidance signal worsening prospects: Q3 revenue is expected to drop 10–11% YoY, and full-year EPS is down 34% at midpoint, excluding tariff refund benefits.
LULU +1.03% Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP memecoin plans 20% airdrop to $TRUMP buyers – Details
But could $LAPTOP become another politically motivated memecoin like $TRUMP and $MELANIA?
Yen strength drives USD/JPY lower as 152 comes into view
Yen strength drives USD/JPY lower as 152 comes into view
Ripple Pays $5M a Year to Put XRP on Florida Field as Token Stays Down 48%
Ripple is spending millions to push XRP into college football, but the token remains down 48% year over year despite growing mainstream exposure.
Why Amgen Stock Is Dropping After Swiss Rival's Trial Setback
Big Pharma has been scrambling to restock its pipelines, so a disappointing readout can have a knock-on effect on other drugmakers.
AMGN -1.76% 
Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD dips below $4,400 as Middle East tensions grow
Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD dips below $4,400 as Middle East tensions grow
Liquid Attackers Return 3,400 BTC and Keep Nearly 600 as Blockstream Prepares a Restart
Most of the bitcoin is back in the federation wallet, but $47 million is not, and the sidechain is still frozen.
Solana (SOL) Price: Network Sees $348M In RWA Inflows Over 30 Days
Solana pulled in $348 million in 30-day RWA inflows, pushing its tokenized asset value to $720 million, per RWA.xyz data.
Sandisk: Don't Overcomplicate The Simple, Free Cash Flow Is What Matters
Sandisk is growing rapidly, trades at just 10x forward free cash flow, and offers significant upside potential. SNDK expects to generate about $24 billion in free cash flow for fiscal 2027, with management returning 100% of excess FCF to shareholders. The company boasts a rock-solid balance sheet with no debt and cash making up about 2% of market cap, enhancing its margin of safety.
SNDK -5.24% 
Zcash Jumps Above $1,200 — Top 4 Reasons ZEC Won't Stop Rising
Zcash surged above $1,200 as ETF demand, privacy interest, short squeezes and tighter supply combined to fuel ZEC's explosive rally.
New Bitcoin whales spark sell-side risk as unrealized gains hit $9B
Unrealized gains by whale speculators hit their highest levels on record last week, per data going back to 2016.
XRP (XRP) Price: Open Interest Falls 14% After $14.2M Liquidation Flush
XRP's leverage reset and growing XRPL stablecoin activity coincide with an analyst's chart pattern call ahead of the Senate's CLARITY Act vote.
CEA Industries (BNC) Holds 515,544 BNB Worth Over $380M
CEA Industries (BNC) holds 515,544 BNB tokens valued at over $380 million. Explore the reported holdings, valuation math and limits of the available details.
Hunter Biden's new “LAPTOP” memecoin targets traders who lost money on TRUMP
Hunter Biden is about to test whether his criticism of political profiteering through crypto applies to his own business ventures. According to The Wall Street Journal, former President Joe Biden's son plans to launch a memecoin called LAPTOP on Sept.
Cronos Reverses $111M After Tectonic Exploit Triggers Network Halt
Validators halt Cronos network, restore chain state after $120M Tectonic exploit
EUR/AUD: A Quiet RSI Signal Challenges the Downtrend
The euro enters this week's ECB meeting (September 9–10) with genuine hawkish backing, having already been told by insiders that policymakers are prepared to raise rates again to counter the inflationary side-effects of the Middle East conflict, even as they signal little appetite for tightening beyond that. July's hold at 2.25% came with Lagarde explicitly warning that renewed hostilities and the resulting oil price rebound pose upside risks to the inflation outlook, keeping the door firmly open to a move back to 2.50% this week.
Satellogic taps former US geospatial-intelligence chief as president
The new president of Earth-observation firm Satellogic is a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral who led the Pentagon's geospatial intelligence agency, a key hire for its defense business as it builds a satellite network that can map the entire planet on a daily basis.
SATL -3.19% 
Tron's Justin Sun Pulls 10,000 ETH and Sends $12.3M to Poloniex
Tron founder Justin Sun has redeemed 10,000 ETH from Lido since Aug. 26, and roughly $12.3 million of it has already landed on Poloniex, an exchange he backs. The Trail Since Aug.
Starknet shields 45 assets with new privacy framework
Starknet's privacy framework could redefine DeFi privacy standards, balancing user confidentiality with regulatory transparency. Starknet shields 45 assets with new privacy framework.
AUD/JPY'S Slide to Four-Week Lows And Why Iron Ore Gains Won't Help
AUD/JPY cross has followed a rare pattern where strong commodity prices have not strengthened the Australian dollar. We discuss what it means
Microchip Technology: This Chip Stock Is Cheaper Than It Seems
Microchip Technology is rated Buy as cyclical recovery combines with emerging structural growth from data centers and aerospace & defense. MCHP's valuation becomes notably more attractive from FY2028 onward, with P/E dropping to 16x and potential upside to $91–$103 per share. Data center revenue is accelerating, driven by PCIe Gen6 adoption and diversified product exposure, while industrial and automotive markets are rebounding.
MCHP -3.77% 
SoFi Technologies: Growth Is Doing The Heavy Lifting, And I Am Buying The Setup
I rate SoFi Technologies a Strong Buy with a $23 price target, reflecting confidence in its transition to a diversified financial platform. The main growth drivers are lending and the Loan Platform Business, deeper Financial Services cross-buy, and incremental contributions from SoFi Plus, Tech Solutions, and newer products. Management raised 2026 guidance to $4.75–$4.85B in adjusted net revenue and $1.60B in adjusted EBITDA, emphasizing scaling fee-based and Technology Platform revenues.
SOFI -2.2% 
Tamarack Valley, Headwater Exploration agree $7.2 billion all-stock merger
Tamarack Valley and Headwater Exploration will merge in an all-stock deal valued at C$10 billion ($7.25 billion), the companies said on Tuesday, creating the largest publicly traded producer focused on Alberta's Clearwater oil play.
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PopDEX pits Robinhood Chain against BNB Chain
PopDEX starts a new trading rewards round and Meme Gang War featuring PONS, CASHCAT and MARSCOIN, with both campaigns ending Sept. 20.
XRP Dips Below Crucial Support, BTC Slides Toward $78K: Market Watch
AERO and PIEVERSE are today's top gainers, while PONS has finally retreated.
XRP Ledger Batch Upgrade Falls Short of 80% Vote
XRP Ledger's BatchV1_1 upgrade holds 68.57% validator support, still below the 80% threshold needed to begin its two-week activation period.
SPDR Energy And S&P E&P ETFs: Not As Headline-Dependent As You Think, Still Pricing In Sub-$70 Oil
Energy Select Sector SPDR and SPDR S&P Oil & Gas E&P ETF are rated strong buys, with valuations reflecting long-term oil prices near $67.50/bbl—well below current spot prices. Year-to-date, XLE and XOP have shown their weakest correlation to oil prices since 2007, decoupling from short-term geopolitical headline risk and speculative futures positioning. Recent trading history demonstrates energy stocks are not simply proxies for oil; they have not fully priced in oil's rally and have shown resilience during oil's sharp declines.
XLE +2.89% 
Fractal Bitcoin cuts block reward to 6.25 FB after first halving
Fractal Bitcoin has completed its first halving at block 2,100,000, cutting the network's block reward to 6.25 FB as the FIP-102 upgrade takes effect and sets aside an equivalent 6.
Apple to Make First Big Change to iPhones in Years
Fans of the company's products widely believe it will unveil a folding smartphone at its annual launch event on Wednesday.
AAPL +0.45% 
Goldman Sachs reverses engines on oil-price forecasts and raises the specter of $120 per barrel crude
In the span of just three months, Goldman Sachs analysts have gone from lowering their oil-price forecasts to hiking them.
BNO +2.63% 
