Robinhood shares surged 16.6% on Thursday to $124.72 as Wall Street analysts highlighted growth in the firm’s prediction markets that could reduce its reliance on crypto trading. Second-quarter event-contract revenue reached $156 million, up more than tenfold year over year, topping $129 million from equity transactions and $100 million from crypto transactions. Piper Sandler lifted its price target to $145 from $135, saying the U.S. football season could drive another strong stretch for prediction-market activity.

Shares of Australian AI cloud firm IREN rose more than 7% on Friday to close at $44.68. Analysts reiterated Buy ratings and set an average price target of $75.67, implying about 69% upside from current levels. In fiscal Q4 2026, AI cloud revenue totaled $70.5 million, up 110% year over year, while full-year AI cloud revenue reached $128.8 million, up 687%. Citizens analyst Gregory Miller kept an $80 target, citing continued acceleration in the company’s AI cloud business.

Strong jobs data released on Sept. 4 showed higher labor force participation, with the unemployment rate steady at 4.1%. Markets raised the implied probability of a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve rate hike in September to 58.4% from 49.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 272.51 points, or 0.51%, while trading volume totaled 13.14 billion shares, below the 20-day average.

El Salvador’s government has agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to stop purchasing additional bitcoin and to transfer the majority ownership and control of more than 7,763 tokens, valued at over $632 million, to a private operator. The move marks a major shift from the country’s policy since bitcoin was made legal tender in 2021. The decision came after the policy faced opposition from 71% of the population and saw very limited real-world use.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said public advocacy for Bitcoin is protected speech under U.S. law and argued the asset should be treated as a commodity rather than a security. U.S. lawmakers are set for a September 15 procedural vote on the CLARITY Act, a step that would advance consideration but not finalize passage. Strategy also bought 4,603 BTC for about $369.7 million at an average price of $80,318, lifting its total holdings to 845,050 BTC.

UiPath shares fell about 16% on Friday after the automation software company’s fiscal third-quarter outlook pointed to revenue growth slowing from 13.4% in Q2 FY27 to about 8%. The weaker Q3 FY27 guidance outweighed a Q2 revenue beat and an upgraded full-year outlook. After the results, Canaccord Genuity raised its price target on PATH to $17 from $15 but downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy.

Donald Trump warned he would stop trading with countries where the United States runs a trade deficit if the Federal Reserve does not cut interest rates. He urged the central bank to lower rates immediately and said the U.S. should have the lowest interest rate in the world. With inflation and housing costs elevated, a Gallup Research poll in August found 74% of Americans think the economic outlook is worsening, up from 63% a year earlier.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would stop trading with countries where the United States runs a deficit if the Federal Reserve does not cut interest rates. He argued that high rates put the United States at an unfair disadvantage. Separately, August jobs data came in stronger than expected, lifting market expectations for a Fed rate hike later this month.