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📅 Daily Post: Friday Midday — CPI 3.4%, Dow 52,649, Physint to Xbox

📅 Daily Post: Friday Midday — CPI 3.4%, Dow 52,649, Physint to Xbox

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

BLS printed August CPI: 0.4% month, 3.4% year. Dow 52,648.77 at 1:13 — not a close. PlayStation...

🧠 Knowledge: CPI Printed 0.4 and 3.4. That Is Not a Rate Hike.

🧠 Knowledge: CPI Printed 0.4 and 3.4. That Is Not a Rate Hike.

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

BLS: August CPI +0.4% month, +3.4% year. Core +0.3% / +2.4%. Gasoline +3.9%. PPI yesterday was +0.4%...

🇺🇸 Kauai: 66% of KIUC Back On — Up From 32%, Three Hospitals Energized, No North-Shore ETA

🇺🇸 Kauai: 66% of KIUC Back On — Up From 32%, Three Hospitals Energized, No North-Shore ETA

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

Star-Advertiser / KIUC: about 66% of customers restored, up from 32% in the prior report. More than...

🌍 Kyiv: Jet Drones Hit Ukrnafta Stations — Klitschko: 2 Killed, 12 Hurt; 161 Drones Overnight

🌍 Kyiv: Jet Drones Hit Ukrnafta Stations — Klitschko: 2 Killed, 12 Hurt; 161 Drones Overnight

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

Guardian, Friday: two Kyiv petrol stations hit in the morning rush, following a Thursday strike — three...

🇺🇸 Minnesota Indictment: Mukeshkumar Chaudhari Charged Over 2024 Ballot — Charges Not Convictions

🇺🇸 Minnesota Indictment: Mukeshkumar Chaudhari Charged Over 2024 Ballot — Charges Not Convictions

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

DOJ, Sept. 10: a District of Minnesota grand jury returned two counts against Mukeshkumar Somabhai Chaudhari, an...

🇺🇸 Reuters: 5 of 15 Dallas Loyalists Doubt the Trump-as-Ballot Pitch — Approval 33%

🇺🇸 Reuters: 5 of 15 Dallas Loyalists Doubt the Trump-as-Ballot Pitch — Approval 33%

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

Reuters, Sept. 11: 15 Republicans at the midterm convention — donors, activists, the most engaged. Five questioned...

🎮 Physint: PlayStation Steps Away, Xbox Steps In — Bloomberg on Budget, Deadlines, No Date

🎮 Physint: PlayStation Steps Away, Xbox Steps In — Bloomberg on Budget, Deadlines, No Date

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

Jason Schreier, Bloomberg, Sept. 11: Sony pulled out of Hideo Kojima’s Physint over budget, profitability, and exclusivity....

📉 Midday Tape: Dow +585 to 52,649 — CPI 0.4%/3.4%, Brent $104.98

📉 Midday Tape: Dow +585 to 52,649 — CPI 0.4%/3.4%, Brent $104.98

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

Yahoo Finance, 1:13 p.m. ET: Dow 52,648.77 (+1.12%), S&P 7,670.08 (+1.03%), Nasdaq 26,386.64 (+1.17%). BLS: August CPI...

🧠 Knowledge: CPI Is Not PPI, and 8:02 Futures Are Not 4 p.m.

🧠 Knowledge: CPI Is Not PPI, and 8:02 Futures Are Not 4 p.m.

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

BLS prints August consumer prices at 8:30. That is what households paid. Thursday’s PPI was what producers...

📅 Daily Post: Friday Morning — 27–7, a Dallas Pledge, CPI at 8:30

📅 Daily Post: Friday Morning — 27–7, a Dallas Pledge, CPI at 8:30

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

49ers beat the Rams in Australia. Trump closed Dallas with a hand-raise. Houthis on Perim. Saudi supply...