Salesforce reported a global service disruption during its Dreamforce conference, first logged at 09:30 BST on September 16. Customers experienced severe delays, intermittent errors, and an inability to access some services. The company said requests were stalling while waiting for an internal login service response, exhausting available server resources. By 11:56 BST, Salesforce said it had validated a fix and was rolling it out.

OpenAI is in talks with investors about a new funding round that would value the company at $1.2 trillion. CEO Sam Altman has said safety concerns make this a poor moment to go public and that the company does not feel pressure to do so. OpenAI raised $122 billion in March at a valuation of $852 billion.

The US Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act after a 49-50 procedural vote, falling 11 short of the 60 needed. The bill sought to establish a federal framework for regulating cryptocurrencies, and its setback undermines prospects for passing market-structure legislation this year. Bitcoin fell nearly 4% to below $76,000, while Hyperliquid’s token HYPE also slipped about 4%.

Amazon plans to build 1,000 same-day fulfillment centers, aiming by 2031 to place inventory within a 10-mile radius of 80% of U.S. Prime members. The push is designed to challenge Walmart’s advantage in fast delivery. Capital spending is estimated at about $48.4 million per facility, and the network is projected to handle 28% of Amazon’s orders by 2029. Internal projections also anticipate the share reaching 50% by 2035.

The Federal Reserve, Bank of England and Bank of Japan are wrestling this week with how to set interest rates when inflation is being pushed around by factors outside their control. Markets overwhelmingly expect the Fed to raise rates by 25bp, but a 5.9% jump in wireless telephone services prices in August has revived the kind of policy debate seen in 2017. The Bank of England is expected to slow the pace of quantitative tightening, while Brent crude has moved back above $100 amid intensifying conflict around Hormuz that has included a drone hit on Saudi Arabia’s EastWest pipeline and continuing threats to commercial shipping.

Planet Labs reported Q2 FY2027 results led by $116.1M Record Revenue, and PL shares fell 1.25% in the completed reaction session. This analysis separates reported earnings from financial guidance, explains the catalyst, and maps verified three-month support and resistance.

Texas Instruments reported Q2 FY2026 results led by $5.46B Revenue Beat, and TXN shares fell 3.13% in the completed reaction session. This analysis separates reported earnings from financial guidance, explains the catalyst, and maps verified three-month support and resistance.

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