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FCC Chairman Says Agency May Issue Guidance On 'Fake Polls' Ahead Of Midterms

Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness,

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency may soon issue guidance to television broadcasters over what he called "fake polls," particularly if they are intended to suppress voter participation ahead of November's midterm elections.

Carr said Sunday that broadcasters face federal public-interest obligations because local television stations use FCC-licensed public airwaves, unlike cable networks and online platforms.

"There's a lot of interest right now in fake polls that are out there," Carr said. "And so the FCC may put guidance out soon to remind broadcasters about their obligations with respect to not airing fake polls, particularly if they're done to suppress people heading into the fall."

Carr's comments follow criticism from President Donald Trump over media coverage of political polling and his endorsement record in Republican primaries.

Trump recently called for the FCC to take action against NBC News' Kristen Welker after she said on a local NBC affiliate that Trump had experienced "mixed results" with candidates he endorsed in this year's primaries.

Trump disputed that characterization and said Welker should be reported to the FCC for "rebuke or punishment."

NBC News defended Welker.

Carr did not announce a formal investigation of Welker.

Instead, he said the FCC was considering several actions involving broadcasters and emphasized their obligation to operate in the public interest.

The FCC regulates local broadcast television and radio stations, but its authority over news content is limited by federal law and the First Amendment. The commission has historically said it generally will not intervene in complaints about one-sided or inaccurate news coverage because doing so could improperly substitute the government's judgment for that of broadcasters.

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, the commission's sole Democrat, rejected the idea that the agency can punish individual journalists over their reporting.

"As I've said many times, the FCC has no authority to punish journalists this administration doesn't like," Gomez said.

Carr has not specified what standards the FCC would use to determine whether a political poll is "fake" or what consequences broadcasters could face under any new guidance.

Tyler Durden Wed, 09/09/2026 - 14:50

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Scarcity Warnings In Physical World Send Commodities To 14-Year High, Threatening Stock Rally

Readers are familiar by now with the broad-based commodity rally, with energy, agricultural products and metals moving sharply higher as former Goldman Sachs commodities head Jeff Currie warned this summer of growing scarcity in the physical economy.

The Bloomberg Commodity Index has climbed to levels last seen in 2012...

... while the Quantix Commodity Index has hit a new record high.

Bloomberg macro strategist Simon White is out with a new note this morning warning that the commodity rally is threatening to squeeze corporate margins and household spending, raising questions about how long stocks can withstand an inflation shock spreading well beyond oil.

White wrote:

Stocks are reacting negatively to the inflation and growth risks from commodities, which have just reached levels not seen since 2012.

Commodities are rallying, but this is no longer principally an oil story. The rally is instead broadening out. Since the beginning of August, not only are energy prices rising, such as European gas (up 34%), or gasoline (+22%), metal prices are also rising (zinc, copper), as well as precious metals (silver, platinum, gold), and softs, such as sugar, cocoa and corn.

He added:

Only a handful of the main commodities traded on futures markets (eg hogs, cattle, nickel and orange juice) are down since Aug. 1.

The energy shock affects input costs for everything from manufacturing to food production. The hobbling of refinery capacity from the Iran war has led to elevated prices for products such diesel and gasoline, inflaming transport costs.

Soft commodity prices are being further pressured by the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war, especially in the Black Sea region, as well as concerns about a particularly potent El Nino this year and next.

For equity bulls, White warned that soaring commodity prices raise questions about how long stocks can withstand an inflation shock broadening across the commodity complex. 

He continued on that thought:

The recent rally in raw materials has taken the Bloomberg Commodity Index to near 15-year highs. On a 10-year annualised basis, returns recently reached a level they have only once eclipsed, in 2008, since the mega-commodity rally of the 1970s.

But as we can see from the chart above, when commodity prices are high, such as in the 1970s or early 2010s, stock prices falter. Equivalently, stocks tend to enjoy their best periods when commodities are historically on the low side.

The current environment of rising stock and commodity returns looks somewhat of an anomaly. Stocks are slipping today, but if commodity prices stay bid - and there are many reasons for them to do just that - the equity market has more downside ahead. (Tatiana's point on higher energy prices boosting earnings won't translate into higher stock prices if the rest of the economy is suffering from broad-based commodity inflation.)

The Nasdaq 100's ratio to the Quantix Commodity Total Return Index has pointed to this summer's renewed commodity outperformance as traders price in scarcity. 

As we've pointed out in the metals space, copper is at an all-time high, north of $14,700, and iron ore might have found a bottom, with prices in Singapore around $100 a ton. On the critical materials side, we've outlined the continued tightening of supplies from China to the West, as seen last week in a Reuters report. We've also identified miners that are poised to break China's "quasi-monopolistic" grip on critical materials.

Tyler Durden Wed, 09/09/2026 - 14:35

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Apple's Long-Awaited Foldable iPhone Arrives. Will It Fit In Your Pocket?

Summary:

• Foldable iPhone: Apple announces its first folding iPhone
• iPhone 18 Pro Max: Starts at $1,299.
• New CEO John Ternus' First Major Test with Wall Street
• Apple Set to Launch Foldable iPhone at 1 p.m. ET Event

Apple Unveils its First Foldable, Called "iPhone Duo" 

iFold is here

*APPLE ANNOUNCES FOLDABLE IPHONE

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 9, 2026

iPhone Duo ... 

Apple has just unveiled its first foldable, iPhone Duo pic.twitter.com/JPZnpFEDdn

— 9to5Mac (@9to5mac) September 9, 2026

Apple Unveils Foldable iPhone, iPhone 18 Pro Lineup and New Wearables (courtesy of Bloomberg):

• Foldable iPhone: Apple announces its first folding iPhone.
• iPhone 18 Pro: Starts at $1,199.
• iPhone 18 Pro Max: Starts at $1,299.
• A20 Pro chip: Built on 2nm technology, with seven GPU cores and a 32-core Neural Engine to strengthen on-device AI performance.
• Camera upgrade: iPhone 18 Pro adds a 48MP Fusion main camera with variable aperture.
• Photo verification: Apple introduces its Reference Image Standard, designed to verify photo authenticity at capture. The feature will be unavailable in the EU and China.
• Apple Intelligence: Remains unavailable in the EU and China.
• AirPods 5: Base model starts at $129.
• Apple Watch: New Series 12 and Ultra 4 models join the lineup.

Shares are mixed following the launch event:

Absolutely dreadful, they missed the point of the phone being smaller than a usual phone when folded up, this ain’t going to do well.

— Ross (@rossr180) September 9, 2026 Live Launch Event

Apple's product launch event at its Cupertino, California, headquarters begins at 1 p.m. ET.

Here's a breakdown of the expected announcements and production outlook from Susquehanna semiconductor analyst Mehdi Hosseini:

1. Our checks suggest Sep-Q iPhone builds are tracking to 60 million units, including 28 million units of the iPhone 18 family and 1-2 million units of the iPhone Ultra1, Apple's first foldable form factor. Rolling forecasts further indicate Dec-Q iPhone builds of 74 million units, including 45 million iPhone 18 units and 6-7 million iPhone Ultra1 units.

2. Importantly, iPhone18 production in 2H26 is expected to consist exclusively of the Pro and Pro Max models, while up to 10 million units of the lower-priced iPhone18 are currently scheduled for shipment in 1Q27.

3. Our updated model projects total iPhone builds and shipments of ~240 million units in 2026, down 2% Y/Y. This includes iPhone17, iPhone18, and iPhone Ultra1 production of 144 million, 73 million, and 8 million units, respectively.

4. Looking ahead, current forecasts suggest Mar-Q iPhone builds of 62 million units, down 17% Q/Q but up 10% Y/Y. This total comprises roughly 10 million iPhone17 units, 45 million iPhone 18 units (including the base, Pro, and Pro Max models), and ~3 million iPhone Ultra1 units.

5. Key Features of iPhone18 - The iPhone18 is expected to feature Apple’s A20 processor built on a 2nm process node, offering ~15% higher performance while reducing power consumption by ~30%. Additional enhancements include under-display Face ID, a larger battery, Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, and an aluminum chassis.

6. Key Features of iPhone Ultra1 (foldable) - Apple's first foldable iPhone is expected to feature a 5.5-inch outer display that expands to a 7.8-inch inner display, a liquid-metal hinge design, a 24MP to 28MP camera system, Touch ID authentication, a hole-punch Dynamic Island implementation, and a titanium frame.

Apple shares were down about 1% ahead of the launch event.

Bloomberg data show how the stock performed over the five days following previous iPhone releases.

Watch the event live:

Apple's Foldable iPhone Moment Arrives: New CEO Ternus Faces First Big Wall Street Test

Apple is expected to unveil its long-awaited foldable handset, rumored to be called the "iPhone Ultra," at today's big product event, scheduled for 1 p.m. ET and led by new CEO John Ternus.

"Watching Apple's event is later today… huge index weight, first major event under John Ternus, and potentially the first foldable iPhone. If the product/new CEO combination lands well, it could become a useful mega-cap catalyst," Goldman Sachs Delta-One desk head Rich Privorotsky told clients earlier.

Last-minute details about Apple’s foldable iPhone: the iPhone Duo 🚨

Source: @markgurman pic.twitter.com/nR8vvO9Xhe

— Apple Hub (@theapplehub) September 9, 2026

Today's event will give CEO Ternus an early opportunity to set Apple's new direction as Wall Street looks for evidence that AI and new products can translate into hardware upgrades and greater adoption of Apple's services.

Whether the foldable iPhone is called "iPhone Ultra" or, as some have suggested, "iPhone Duo" remains irrelevant at this point because, yet again, Apple is testing the premium market, with rumored prices north of $2,000 for the model with 256 gigabytes of storage and $3,000 for the top-tier version. Bloomberg reported last week that memory costs were among the reasons for the price hikes.

Wait, the new iphone starts at $2400?

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 8, 2026

Apple is also expected to raise iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max prices by $100 each. Those models will mostly retain familiar designs while adding upgrades to the camera, battery, processing, and other components. Apple is expected to release the standard iPhone 18 and other lower-priced models next year.

Melissa Otto, the global head of Visible Alpha Research at S&P Global Market Intelligence, wrote in a Tuesday note that the new foldable iPhone faces a demanding financial test: persuading consumers to spend as much on a handset as they would on a laptop.

Otto continued:

Apple's upcoming September 9 event will be John Ternus's first big hardware event and an opportunity for the market to see how he may put his thumbprint on the company. Last year's event was widely viewed as underwhelming, because there was little emphasis on AI and how the company may start to leverage its AI capabilities to drive innovation and stickiness in its ecosystem. This gap left many investors wondering what Apple's role will be in the new AI world and what may be next for the Company. Under Ternus's new leadership, the market is likely to be looking for clear indications about Apple's AI direction and how that may trickle into hardware upgrades and broader services adoption.

Apple is expected to release the new iPhone 18 with an enhanced Siri capability. In addition, the company is projected to showcase its first foldable phone. A foldable phone may serve as a catalyst for broader adoption of its higher margin services, as a larger screen option may be a key factor for some users. Based on Visible Alpha consensus, Apple is expected to sell 259 million iPhone units next fiscal year, flat year-over-year. Foldable phones at competitors are priced higher than current iPhones. For example, Samsung'sd foldable phone ranges from $1,899 to $2,999, compared to $989 to $1199 for an iPhone 17. Will a foldable model enable iPhone to raise prices on next generation models, or will they keep prices in line to grab to try to grab share?

Last year, promotional trade-ins at carriers for 13-series and above offered $1100 in credit (offsetting monthly payments, not lump sum). Coming into the important fall Back to School and holiday seasons, will these promotions reappear to entice users to upgrade? In Q4 2026, Apple is expected to generate $55.5 billion in iPhone revenue and $274.2 billion next year. Expectations for both the upcoming quarter and next fiscal year have been increasing steadily since last year, suggesting the market is pricing in users upgrading to next generation iPhones.

The event is also expected to feature updates to air pods and the apple watch. The wearables segment is projected to generate $36.2 billion in sales this fiscal year and $37.9 billion next year. Expectations for Services revenue in the upcoming Q4 2026 and in FY 2027 have declined since last quarter. Will these accessories, along with iPhone upgrades, help to drive higher sales and profitability longer-term through increased usage of service?

At the start of the week, Huawei Technologies and Xiaomi unveiled premium foldable phones priced similarly to the Apple foldable iPhone- mid-$2,500 range. 

Counterpoint analyst Ivan Lam said Apple has the "world's biggest premium device installed base," adding, "Its foldable will sell well and rapidly grab market share." He also noted that the new handset could spur broader consumer demand, giving rivals a lift.

Smart Analytics Global forecasts that Apple could capture 41% of worldwide foldable sales next year. Its entry will undoubtedly intensify competition across the foldable space.

However, Nikkei Asia reported last week that production of foldable iPhones remains limited ahead of today's launch.

"Apple has very high quality requirements and added an extra trial run in August ahead of actual production. However, production is ramping up slowly, with output currently at only a few hundred units a day in late August. That initial volume could be challenging to meet market demand," one supply chain manager told the Japanese news outlet.

For Ternus, the big challenge is convincing consumers facing $4 gasoline and record diesel prices to upgrade to a phone that costs as much as a laptop. Financing and trade-in incentives may soften the upfront cost but underlying affordability remains the most troubling picture for the demand story. Apple's disappointing $3,000-plus Vision Pro offers a cautionary lesson for the new CEO: premium pricing requires a compelling use case, and even monthly payment plans have limits.

Tyler Durden Wed, 09/09/2026 - 14:16

3rd Burning Man Attendee Dies En Route To Hospital

Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times,

A third person has died at this year's Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert, according to the local sheriff's office.

Details about the death, reported on Sept. 8, were not released as festival attendees faced the usual traffic jam on their way home from the annual event in Black Rock Desert about 110 miles north of Reno.

The death occurred en route to a Reno-area hospital on Sept. 4, according to the Burning Man Project.

"We are saddened to have learned that a Burning Man participant, who experienced a serious medical emergency in Black Rock City during the early hours of Friday, Sept. 4, and immediately received on-site lifesaving measures, later passed away after being transported to Reno for medical care," a festival spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email.

The examiner overseeing the death investigation at the Washoe County Medical Examiner's Office didn't return requests for more information.

Two other festival attendees died this year at the weeklong event that started on Aug. 30.

On Sept. 3, the first man, identified later by Sheriff Jerry Allen as Sampson Tshombe, was pronounced dead by a doctor on festival grounds.

"It is with heavy hearts that The Burning Man Project confirms a Black Rock City participant in his mid-50s experienced a medical emergency, immediately received lifesaving measures, and was transported to the onsite center for emergency care where he was pronounced deceased," the organization said of Tshombe in a statement.

Two days later, the festival reported Craigh Mann, 60, was found dead by his friends at his camp at about 3 p.m.

Mann was also sent to the Washoe County Medical Examiner's office for an autopsy and toxicology screening, according to the sheriff.

Allen reported deputies had arrested 34 people for drug sales and trafficking at this year's festival as of Sept. 5.

Requests sent to the sheriff to confirm the arrest information were not returned by publication time.

An average of one death a year is reported at the annual festival that typically attracts about 70,000 people to its temporary sand metropolis.

Last year, 37-year-old Vadim Kruglov, of Russia, was found dead at the event. Sheriff's deputies, who were investigating the death as a homicide, have not yet made any arrests.

[ZH: We have one question, while we know they went out dusty, did they go out smiling?]

Tyler Durden Wed, 09/09/2026 - 14:05

Google To Invest $15 Billion In AI Infrastructure And Nuclear Power In Finland

By Georgia Butler of DataCenterDynamics

Google has committed to investing €13 billion ($15.13bn) in digital infrastructure in Finland across 2027 and 2028.

This will include data centers and supporting infrastructure investments in Hamina, Kajaani, Muhos, and Vaala, in the country. According to Google, this is its largest single investment in Europe to date.

Google has had a presence in Finland since it acquired a former paper mill in Hamina in 2009 and transformed it into a data center. The data center is cooled with seawater, and has been upgraded numerous times over the last 15 years. In 2022, the company purchased 50 acres of adjacent land to accommodate further expansion.

In 2024, Google acquired 1,400 hectares of land in Kajaani and Muhos from state-run forest agency Metsähallitus, but did not detail plans for the sites at the time. In February of this year, it added to its Finland land portfolio again with the acquisition of 900 hectares in Vaala for a possible data center project.

With the new investment and plans to build out in the country, Google is estimating that it will bring around 16,000 construction jobs to Finland, out of a total of 37,000 jobs generated. Once operational, the facilities will employ some 7,000 people.

"Finland is an attractive destination for investments, and attracting further investment remains a top priority. Google’s decision is a clear testament to our strengths. The value of the data economy extends far beyond direct investment into spurring innovation, research, and development. Deepening our collaboration with Google will deliver lasting benefits for both parties," said Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Finland.

Ruth Porat, president and chief investment officer of Alphabet and Google, added: "Google is proud to deepen our roots in Finland with the company’s largest single investment in Europe, building on more than 15 years of sustained investment in Finland. This investment underscores Google’s commitment to grow our presence responsibly, pairing the expansion of our technical infrastructure with new energy capacity, grid enhancements, and energy affordability initiatives."

Alongside the investment in data centers, Google has invested in energy initiatives in the country, including a Power Purchase Agreement with Fortum to extend the life of the Loviisa nuclear power plant, two onshore wind projects developed by Valorem and Suomen Hyötytuuli, and a 94MW battery system that will be located near Google's site in Kajaani.

Tyler Durden Wed, 09/09/2026 - 13:50

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