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Mercari shares swing on Pokémon card listing restrictions, recovery under way

The online resale sector in Japan proved again this week that platform-level policy decisions carry real share-price weight. Mercari, the Japanese online marketplace, sold off after the company placed restrictions on Pokémon card…

By Harlan Prescott · 2 min read

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MARKETSMercari shares swing on Pokémon card listing restrictions, recovery under waySeptember 18, 2026/EARNINGSLions-Bills total moves higher after Week 1 scoring; analyst backs under 54.5 for Thursday Night FootballSeptember 18, 2026/EARNINGSUS AI generates ten times the revenue of Chinese models combined, Rhodium Group findsSeptember 18, 2026/REGULATORYAuburn and Florida renew a deep rivalry with first-year coaches on both sidelinesSeptember 18, 2026/AAPLSeasonal back-to-school demand surfaces in smaller accessories as spending cycle reaches second waveSeptember 18, 2026/MACROHormuz vessel traffic falls to four on Thursday, against a 10-day average of roughly 16September 18, 2026/EARNINGSAlexandra Daddario shares vacation photos seven months after split from film producer Andrew FormSeptember 18, 2026/BRTBRT Apartments cuts credit spread by 40 basis points, resets buyback at $10 millionSeptember 17, 2026/MARKETSMercari shares swing on Pokémon card listing restrictions, recovery under waySeptember 18, 2026/EARNINGSLions-Bills total moves higher after Week 1 scoring; analyst backs under 54.5 for Thursday Night FootballSeptember 18, 2026/EARNINGSUS AI generates ten times the revenue of Chinese models combined, Rhodium Group findsSeptember 18, 2026/REGULATORYAuburn and Florida renew a deep rivalry with first-year coaches on both sidelinesSeptember 18, 2026/AAPLSeasonal back-to-school demand surfaces in smaller accessories as spending cycle reaches second waveSeptember 18, 2026/MACROHormuz vessel traffic falls to four on Thursday, against a 10-day average of roughly 16September 18, 2026/EARNINGSAlexandra Daddario shares vacation photos seven months after split from film producer Andrew FormSeptember 18, 2026/BRTBRT Apartments cuts credit spread by 40 basis points, resets buyback at $10 millionSeptember 17, 2026/
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Earnings

Lions-Bills total moves higher after Week 1 scoring; analyst backs under 54.5 for Thursday Night Football

Against the backdrop of a betting line that has already moved higher after last weekend's scoring, Thursday Night Football's Week 2 matchup arrives priced for a shootout. The Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills are the clubs in…

By Gordon Ashwell · 2 min

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Earnings

US AI generates ten times the revenue of Chinese models combined, Rhodium Group finds

The distance between US and Chinese artificial intelligence revenue is now measurable and large. Rhodium Group, a research group, found in its latest analysis of US and Chinese AI companies that OpenAI and Anthropic together are…

By Vincent Lorne · 2 min

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Regulatory

Auburn and Florida renew a deep rivalry with first-year coaches on both sidelines

Against the backdrop of an SEC Saturday that has most attention fixed on Oxford, Mississippi, where top-ten Ole Miss and LSU meet with College Football Playoff aspirations and the added theater of Lane Kiffin returning to Vaught…

By Adaeze Nwosu · 2 min

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Seasonal back-to-school demand surfaces in smaller accessories as spending cycle reaches second wave

The back-to-school retail season concentrates first-round spending on visible, high-ticket categories, leaving a secondary wave of practical accessories to fill later. Portable power banks, Apple AirTags, cold-pack sets, and…

September 18, 2026 · 2 min

Macro

Hormuz vessel traffic falls to four on Thursday, against a 10-day average of roughly 16

Seaborne commodity traffic through a critical maritime chokepoint fell sharply on Thursday. Vessel counts through the Strait of Hormuz came in at four on the day, against a 10-day average of approxim

September 18, 2026 · 2 min

Earnings

Alexandra Daddario shares vacation photos seven months after split from film producer Andrew Form

The entertainment calendar has run at its usual pace through the summer months, and against that backdrop, Alexandra Daddario shared a vacation series on Instagram Wednesday that offered a quieter note than her recent schedule.…

September 18, 2026 · 2 min

Regulatory

BRT Apartments cuts credit spread by 40 basis points, resets buyback at $10 million

September 17, 2026 · 2 min

Macro

IRGC strikes another Hormuz tanker as Trump weighs annihilation policy

September 17, 2026 · 2 min

Regulatory

Corebridge Financial stockholders seat full director slate at 2026 annual meeting

September 17, 2026 · 2 min

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