Stocks rallied to close Monday, September 21, 2026, and the Nasdaq finished at a record high five days after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023. Meta surged more than 10% on its new Muse AI agent, Intel and AMD drove a semiconductor rally with AMD touching an all-time high, crude oil fell more than 4%, and bitcoin climbed back above $86,000. Andrew McDougall of Mercer explains why America’s largest investors are raising cash. Matthew Dolgin of Morningstar breaks down Paramount’s $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery settlement. Bill Stone of Glenview Trust reacts to Warren Buffett stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.
Full coverage of the 3-5pm ET slate: Market Domination, Market Domination Overtime, and Asking for a Trend.
Timestamps:
00:00 Nasdaq on pace for a record as Meta and the chipmakers rip
01:48 Andrew McDougall on why big investors are raising cash
14:55 Dan Howley on Oura’s IPO filing and the AI listing calendar
21:18 Meta surges on its Muse AI agent
23:17 Matthew Dolgin on Paramount’s $110 billion Warner Bros. settlement
33:09 Wedbush initiates cybersecurity coverage as AI agents go rogue
38:31 Eric Jackson on bitcoin above $85,000 and the memory trade
49:18 Bill Stone on Warren Buffett stepping down as chairman
1:00:24 The closing bell: Nasdaq closes at a record high
1:02:03 JJ Kinahan on whether this rally has legs after the rate hike
1:15:09 Market Domination Overtime: the caregiving squeeze on millennials
1:18:09 Kaitlyn Albertoli on data centers, AI and the strained power grid
1:30:31 Asking for a Trend: holiday spending and the K-shaped consumer
1:40:06 Built Different: the Cousins Maine Lobster founders on Shark Tank
1:54:55 What to watch Tuesday: KB Home, AutoZone, Barkin, UN General Assembly
Featuring:
Andrew McDougall, CFA, CAIA, US Chief Investment Officer, Mercer
Dan Howley, Technology Editor, Yahoo Finance
Matthew Dolgin, CFA, Senior Equity Analyst, Morningstar
Steven Wahrhaftig, Vice President, TMT Equity Research, Wedbush Securities
Eric Jackson, Founder and President, EMJ Capital
Brian Sozzi, Executive Editor, Yahoo Finance
Bill Stone, Chief Investment Officer, Glenview Trust Company
JJ Kinahan, Senior Vice President, Head of Retail Expansion and Alternative Investment Products, Cboe Global Markets
Kerry Hannon, Senior Columnist, Yahoo Finance
Kaitlyn Albertoli, Co-Founder and CEO, Buzz Solutions
Brian Mandelbaum, Co-Founder and CEO, Attain
Market Domination, Market Domination Overtime and Asking for a Trend, weekdays 3-5pm ET on Yahoo Finance.
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