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Loose Change Daily - Friday, September 18, 2026 (Morning)

"Your mortgage just hit 6.95%"

Sep 18, 2026

Loose Change Daily - Friday, September 18, 2026

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Loose Change Daily

5 Money Ideas Worth Your Time

Friday, September 18, 2026  ·  Morning Edition

Good morning.

After the Fed hike, three money stories are already sitting on the kitchen table: a house payment that just got worse, a fill-up that will not quit, and a chip-led bounce that does not pay the bills by itself.

Your mortgage just hit 6.95%. The house payment felt that first.

Gas climbed to $4.44. Your commute is collecting again.

Chip stocks just dragged Wall Street out of its inflation funk.

 

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In the late 1990s, I sat across from two co-heads of technology research at a major Wall Street firm.

I was trying to get them to adopt a valuation model I had built. Most of the other analysts at the firm were already using it. They kept giving me reasons why they could not. I pushed back on each one.

Eventually, they told me the real reason...

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Money Idea #1

Your Mortgage Just Hit 6.95%. The House Payment Felt That First.

Freddie Mac put the 30-year fixed at 6.95%, up 19 basis points in a week. Highest since January 2025.

The quote on the house you want just got harder to love.

Here's What We Uncovered →

Money Idea #2

#1 Stock to Own as Trump Launches Historic Mission Backing "Medical AI"

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In the biggest federal push since the Apollo program that landed on the Moon... Trump is now pouring the full support of the federal government into a new type of AI that could soon be worth 500 times more than ChatGPT.

It works 10,000 times faster than human PhDs... and Elon Musk calls the underlying tech "the most disruptive force in history."

See the #1 Medical AI Stock →

Money Idea #3

Gas Climbed to $4.44. Your Commute Is Collecting Again.

AAA put national regular near $4.44, up about 16 cents on the week. Diesel sits near $6.40.

Oil eased off its peak. The pump still did not throw a party.

Here's What We Found →

Money Idea #4

Anthropic could go public as early as October 1

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It is part of a $4 trillion wave of tech IPOs Harvard calls "the AI IPO Tsunami."

Former IPO insider Jason Bodner has uncovered three companies primed to soar as AI companies start going public.

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Money Idea #5

Chip Stocks Just Dragged Wall Street Out of Its Inflation Funk

Nvidia, Intel, AMD, and Micron helped power the Nasdaq's best day in weeks after oil and yields eased.

A green day for chips does not erase the pump or the house payment.

Here's Our Take →
 

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