What are today's top business/market headlines?

Here are the top business and market headlines for today, September 16, 2026:

Markets & Fed Watch

•Stocks fell Tuesday as traders looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's policy decision this week — which could send ripples through the economy — and as Treasury yields surged to multiyear highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 328.09 points, or 0.63% to close at 52,093.11. The S&P 500 fell 0.45% to end at 7,585.73, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.78% and settled at 25,981.57.

•All eyes are on the Fed today: the next Federal Reserve decision is on Wednesday 16 September 2026, at 2:00 PM US Eastern Time, with a press conference at 2:30 PM ET, and rates sit at 3.50-3.75%, but markets now price a hike after Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole speech. Markets have moved to price a 0.25-point rise to 3.75%–4.00% as more likely than not, after Chair Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole speech and a solid August jobs report, though it's not a settled outcome since headline CPI has fallen for two months running.

•Bond yields surged, with the 10-year Treasury note rising to its highest since 2007, amid mounting fears that the ongoing U.S.-Iran war will fuel inflation and a hawkish turn among central banks.

AI Sector Under Pressure

•Global AI-related stocks fell after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown of the development of AI capabilities, saying AI companies need to slow the pace of innovation for their best models due to safety risks.

•AI capex-exposed stocks are under pressure, with the DRAM ETF and ICE Semis index down roughly 5%.

•OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a Saturday interview an IPO this year would be "ill-advised."

Commodities & Crypto

•The AI boom and tariff uncertainty are pushing copper prices to record highs, with tightening global supply and robust demand whipping up a frenzy for the red metal.

•Crypto stumbled too: Bitcoin fell 2.85% to trade around $76,826, while Ether also sold off, falling 2.7% to just over $2,472.

•The U.S. filed a civil forfeiture complaint against $61 million in cryptocurrency allegedly tied to black-market sales of sanctioned Iranian crude oil, with prosecutors alleging Iran laundered more than $1.5 billion in illicit oil money through a network of crypto actors.

•A Senate cloture vote on the Clarity Act failed, dealing a regulatory blow to the crypto industry.

Corporate News

•Nike co-founder Phil Knight announced plans to donate $1.1 billion to an Oregon medical center.

•GM is launching a new customer software experience with redesigned Chevy and GMC pickups, while Carter's is rebranding to appeal to a new generation of parents.

•Kraft Heinz is betting on more flavors for its Philadelphia cream cheese line.

•Bank of America expects Q3 investment banking fees to fall more than 10%.

•New York Fed's Williams noted risks to employment are rising while upside risks to inflation are lessening, and Fed's Miran backs a quicker rate-easing pace to get closer to the neutral rate.

The dominant theme today is the Fed's rate decision at 2 p.m. ET, layered on top of an AI-sector wobble, surging bond yields, and lingering geopolitical risk from the U.S.-Iran conflict driving oil and commodity prices higher.

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Source excerpt: “... Stocks fell on Tuesday as traders looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's policy decision this week — which could send ripples through the economy —...”
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Source excerpt: “The next Federal Reserve decision is on Wednesday 16 September 2026, at 2:00 PM US Eastern Time (7:00 PM UK time), with a press conference at 2:30 PM ...”
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Source excerpt: “Markets have moved to price a 0.25-point rise to 3.75%–4.00% as more likely than not, after Chair Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole speech on 28 August and...”
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Source excerpt: “Tuesday morning saw the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rise to its highest since 2007, adding 10 basis points to trade at 5.022% by 1:35...”
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Source excerpt: “... U.S. 10-year Treasury yield · Global government bond yields have been in focus for equity markets in recent weeks, with government debt selling of...”
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Source excerpt: “Global AI-related stocks fell after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown of the development of AI capabilities, with other major tech figu...”
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Source excerpt: “AI capex-exposed stocks are under pressure. The DRAM ETF and ICE Semis index are down ~5% today. ”
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Source excerpt: “Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a Saturday interview an IPO this year would be “ill-advised.” ”
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Source excerpt: “Joe Raedle/Getty Images · The AI boom and tariff uncertainty are pushing copper prices to record highs · Sep 10, 2026 · Tightening global copper suppl...”
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Source excerpt: “Cryptocurrency-related stocks were lower in pre-market trading Tuesday, as Bitcoin fell 2.85% to trade at around $76,826. Ether also sold off, falling...”
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Source excerpt: “The U.S. has filed a civil forfeiture complaint against $61 million in cryptocurrency that it alleges proceeds from black-market sales of sanctioned I...”
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