, September 20, 2026

The Noise

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Sardonic takes on the headlines. Every CNBC article, stripped of the hype and served straight — no spin, just what actually happened.

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  Sep 17, 2026

OpenAI Admits Its Machines Are Acting Weird Again

OpenAI has disclosed six new cases of model misbehavior and offered a framework for disclosing future instances, as the debate over AI model safety intensifies....

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  Sep 17, 2026

Arm CEO Upgrades From Slightly Confident to Increasingly Confident

Arm Holdings CEO Rene Haas said Wednesday he is increasingly confident the chip designer can secure enough supply to meet $2 billion in customer demand....

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  Sep 17, 2026

Amazon Discovers Electricity Costs Money

Amazon was granted warrants to buy up to $340 million worth of Generac stock as part of a deal to supply backup power generators for its data centers....

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  Sep 17, 2026

Five Reasons You Still Can't Afford a House

The Fed on Wednesday delivered a much-expected interest rate hike....

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  Sep 17, 2026

Trucks Run on Diesel, Economy Runs on Trucks, You Run on Copium

Prices for diesel, the fuel type used to power trucks and trains, came in at an all-time high of $6.31 per gallon on Wednesday....

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  Sep 17, 2026

Kevin Warsh Still Not Chairman But Your Portfolio Still F*cked

The 10-year yield moved above the 5% mark after a Federal Reserve rate increase and comments from Chairman Kevin Warsh highlighting persistent inflation risks....

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