The 10-year Treasury yield hits its highest level since 2007 this week, closing at 5.11% on September 24, 2026. The move ranks among the most consequential bond-market developments of the year, since the 10-year yield acts as a benchmark for everything from mortgage rates to corporate borrowing costs. What Happened According to TheStreet’s market coverage,…
Anthropic says its Claude agents discovered a new enzyme system in phage DNA, an uncharacterized bacteriophage enzyme system the company has named array-associated reverse transcriptases, or ART, according to a September 24, 2026 report from Tech Startups. What Happened Anthropic reported that 950 Claude agents ran for 21 hours, consuming approximately 210 million tokens, to…
DeepSeek’s revenue run rate hits $1 billion, the Chinese AI startup disclosed, marking one of the fastest scale-ups in the generative AI industry. According to a September 24, 2026 roundup from Tech Startups, the company is now preparing a $7.5 billion funding round at a valuation near $74 billion. What Happened DeepSeek’s annualized revenue run…
Mortgage rates climb past 7.3% this week, reaching their highest level in roughly two years, according to a September 24, 2026 report from U.S. News & World Report. The jump tracks directly with this week’s surge in Treasury yields and adds fresh pressure to an already strained US housing market. What Happened The average 30-year…
Oil prices jump as Iran vows not to back down, with crude climbing 2.63% to $94.58 a barrel on September 24, 2026. The move adds another variable to a week already dominated by surging Treasury yields and a major US-China diplomatic visit. What Happened Crude oil rose 2.63% to $94.58 a barrel, according to Yahoo…
Trump and Xi extend the US-China trade truce through January 10, 2027, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on September 24, 2026, as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for his first visit to the United States in nearly three years. What Happened According to Yahoo Finance’s live markets coverage, Bessent confirmed that the US…
Gold slips as rate-hike bets grow, with the metal falling 0.47% to $4,298.10 an ounce on September 24, 2026. The pullback is notable because it came on a day when nearly every other risk asset was also under pressure, highlighting how unusual this stretch of markets has become. What Happened Gold fell 0.47% to $4,298.10…
Meta unveils the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 smart glasses, expanding its AI-powered eyewear lineup with a starting price of $449, according to a September 24, 2026 report from Tech Startups. What Happened Meta introduced the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3, the latest generation of its smart glasses developed in partnership with EssilorLuxottica, featuring improved battery life,…
TSMC chip costs are now cheaper than AI memory, according to a September 24, 2026 report from Sammy Fans, in a role reversal that captures just how much the AI boom has reshaped the semiconductor industry’s economics. What Happened According to data cited from Kernel Insights and DRAMeXchange, TSMC’s 3nm wafer production costs approximately $20,000,…
Amazon opens its seller tools to Anthropic’s Claude, beginning beta access that allows an outside AI agent to perform tasks inside its merchant infrastructure for the first time, according to a September 24, 2026 report from Tech Startups. What Happened Amazon began beta testing a program that gives third-party AI agents, starting with Anthropic’s Claude,…
