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STUDENT INVESTMENT CHALLENGE

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Designed for younger student investors to develop investment knowledge, research skills, teamwork and practical market experience.

Student Investment Challenge

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GLOBAL INVESTMENT CONTEST

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A global investment competition for emerging investment talent to research markets, construct investment strategies and present their ideas.

Global Investment Contest

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WALL STREET BRIEFING

What matters in
markets this week.

A weekly briefing curated from trusted public sources.
EDITION · SEPTEMBER 4, 2026

S&P 5007,747.71+1.1%NASDAQ26,584.06+1.4%DOW JONES53,686.11+1.2%WTI CRUDE$91.30+0.3%US 10Y4.77%−0.02AS OF SEPTEMBER 3, 2026 CLOSE
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MARKET FOCUS

Technology shares lead Wall Street higher as bond yields ease

U.S. stocks rebounded as large technology companies rallied and Treasury yields eased. Investors also weighed higher energy prices and the upcoming employment report.

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FED WATCH

Productivity rose in the second quarter

Revised BLS data show nonfarm productivity increased at a 1.4% annual rate in the second quarter, while unit labor costs rose 1.2%.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Job openings rate held at 4.4% in July

The latest JOLTS release offers students a look at labor-market demand, hiring and separations—indicators investors follow alongside payroll data.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

WEEK AHEAD

August employment report is due this morning

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A GLOBAL COMMUNITY

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42COUNTRIES & TERRITORIES

18k+STUDENT PARTICIPANTS

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13YEARS OF IMPACT

SINCE 2013

Years of ideas, growth,
and ambition, compounding.

2013GIC founded

2015Omaha Summit Collaboration

2019SIC launched

2023Global community expansion

2026Integration, and beyond

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Institutions supporting learning, access and global exchange for the next generation of investors.

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Where the Next Generationof Investors Begins.

Choose your challenge.

Start theJourney.

Shape theFuture.

Build a record thattravels with you.

What matters inmarkets this week.

Technology shares lead Wall Street higher as bond yields ease

Productivity rose in the second quarter

Job openings rate held at 4.4% in July

August employment report is due this morning

Ambition has no borders.

Years of ideas, growth,and ambition, compounding.

ACME Society

Where the Next Generation
of Investors Begins.

Start the
Journey.

Shape the
Future.

Build a record that
travels with you.

What matters in
markets this week.

Years of ideas, growth,
and ambition, compounding.