, September 21, 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 11, 2026

U.S. Secretary of Energy Takes Press on Field Trip to Caracas

CNBC was one of just a handful of news organizations allowed to travel to Caracas with the U.S. secretary of energy....

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  Sep 11, 2026

Verisk Analytics Investors Discover AI Might Read Insurance Forms

Verisk Analytics is a leading data and software provider to the insurance industry, with hard-to-replicate data and a recurring revenue model that make its business difficult to disrupt....

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  Sep 11, 2026

Congress Discovers Fear After Researcher Says Scary Thing

Members of Congress are calling for AI regulation after a researcher warned that OpenAI and Anthropic are acting irresponsibly....

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  Sep 11, 2026

Mike Khouw Quotes Warren Buffett to Sell You Derivatives

Warren Buffett once said interest rates are to asset prices what gravity is to matter. If the options market is correct, things could get heavy, says Mike Khouw....

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  Sep 11, 2026

Rich People Discover the IRS Hates This One Weird Trick

Total assets invested in so-called tax-aware long-short strategies — or TALS — have surged to more than $170 billion, according to Tax Alpha Insider....

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  Sep 11, 2026

Taylor Farms Completes Successful Customer Engagement Program

The largest outbreak, linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, sickened more than 12,000 people....

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