Today is Thursday, September 18, 2025.

The Early Bird Index today is 93.70.

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Bitcoin's Fed Cut Reaction 🔍

Bitcoin's $BTC.X ( ▲ 0.35% ) price dipped less than 1% on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points and signaled further cuts ahead.

Details: The Fed’s decision was expected. Most investors anticipated this outcome and decided to take profits and sell, which caused the price of Bitcoin to drop.

Price: Bitcoin’s price is up about 2% over the last week. But if you look over the past 30 days, Bitcoin’s price is flat. It’s been one of the most lackluster months for Bitcoin in 2025.

Early Bird’s Nest Egg Gains: The Fed’s rate cut is expected to impact Bitcoin's price in the short term, likely leading to a period of range-bound trading and elevated volatility over the next few days to weeks. 

• There could be more volatility if it isn’t clear what the Fed may do next with rate cuts.

• For now, expect continued choppiness and sharp moves, with broader breakouts dependent on macroeconomic clarity and renewed investor confidence.

Final Thoughts: As Bitcoin slipped a bit on Wednesday, most other cryptocurrency prices ticked up. Perhaps some investors view altcoins as more favorable in the short term?

Notables

Notable Earnings Today: FedEx (NYSE: FDX), Lennar (NYSE: LEN), Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI), FactSet (FDS), Scholastic (Nasdaq: SCHL), Research Solutions (Nasdaq: RSSS).

Notable IPOs Today: Netskope, Inc. Class A Common Stock (Nasdaq: NTSK), Anfield Energy Inc. Common Shares (Nasdaq: AEC), Emmis Acquisition Corp. Units (Nasdaq: EMISU), Regentis Biomaterials Ltd. (NYSE American: RGNT).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: RISE Robotics (Wefunder), Aficionado Distribution (Honeycomb), Zarate (Honeycomb), Iggy's Place (SMBX).

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index (8:30 a.m. ET), Philly Fed Employment (8:30 a.m. ET), U.S. Leading Indicators (10:00 a.m. ET), TIC Net Long-Term Transactions (4:00 p.m. ET), Fed's Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m. ET).

Cracker Barrel's Traffic Falls

The restaurant and gift store Cracker Barrel Old Country Store $CBRL ( ▼ 3.16% ) plunged 9.28% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after posting mixed financial earnings results.

Financials: Cracker Barrel reported earnings of 74 cents per share in the past quarter, which were lower than expected. Revenue reached $868 million, which was better than expected.

Powering the Story: The company’s results were impacted by a decline in same-store sales as well as higher expenses.

Outlook: Cracker Barrel expects traffic to decline 4% to 7% this year.

Background: These were the first earnings results since Cracker Barrel revised its logo, faced widespread backlash, and went back to the old logo. Customers did not like this.

Final Thoughts: Cracker Barrel’s stock was already down 9% this year.

Red Cat’s New Offering

The drone and robotic solutions company Red Cat Holdings $RCAT ( ▲ 4.06% ) fell 7.10% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after announcing a new proposed public offering of its stock.

Final Thoughts: Red Cat’s stock was already down 5% this year.

Trends to Watch

Censorship: ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure (New York Times)

Bankruptcy Pains: Spirit CEO says struggling airline will slash flights, braces employees for more job cuts (CNBC)

Don’t Buy Them: Chinese Officials Urge Firms to Shun Nvidia AI Chip (Wall Street Journal)

Ticket to Going Public: Ticket reseller StubHub raises about $800 million in US IPO (Reuters)

No Guarantee: Why the Fed’s rate cut might not boost the economy (MarketWatch)

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