, 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 15, 2026

Santoli Declares AI Dead, Retail Traders Check Robinhood Anyway

The AI narrative has flipped to a focus on the risk with the tech unpopular with the public and projections of order backlogs beyond a few quarters now suspect....

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  Sep 15, 2026

Iran Books Flight While Pentagon Counts Receipts

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit China on Wednesday for talks, Beijing's foreign ministry announced on Tuesday....

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  Sep 15, 2026

Retail Traders Discover Round Numbers

Stocks sold off on Tuesday as the yield on the 10-year Treasury broke above 5%....

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  Sep 15, 2026

GM Discovers Buttons Were the Problem All Along

The new system comes as vehicles are becoming more digital, leading GM to also redesign its organizational processes....

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  Sep 15, 2026

Correlation Equals Causation Equals Panic Equals Profit

Oil and 10-year Treasury yields are moving in near lockstep, with their correlation at its strongest since 2019....

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  Sep 15, 2026

Wall Street Discovers Computers Cost Money

Investors see a potential AI slowdown as problematic for companies tied to the data center buildout....

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