Sep 8, 2026 · 7 min
Stock gains meet clinical-trial risk and smarter-city planning
Closing Bell: Bloom Energy Gains, Amgen Lower, Constellation Brands Declines
The episode links a volatile market close with the broader challenge of how fast-growing cities plan for infrastructure and technological change.
- 1Bloom Energy and Everpure rose after joining the S&P 500, while investors also watched quantum-computing stocks.
- 2Amgen led declines after disappointing heart-drug trial news raised concerns about related drug prospects.
- 3Treasury yields edged higher as a Dubai-focused segment examined long-term planning, innovation, and AI in urban growth.
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The sharpest turn comes when the report moves from Amgen’s clinical-trial setback and rising yields to Dubai’s long-term blueprint for managing rapid growth.
The brief
Bloom Energy and Everpure gained after their additions to the S&P 500, while quantum-computing stocks drew fresh investor interest, including attention to D-Wave.
Amgen led the decliners after disappointing heart-drug trial news from Novartis cast doubt on related drug prospects and weighed on biotechnology shares.
The bond-market check was quieter but still notable: two-year, ten-year, and thirty-year Treasury yields rose, with the ten-year yield advancing for a fifth straight session.
The episode then shifts from markets to cities, previewing how Dubai used long-term planning and adaptation to manage sharp population growth while exploring AI’s role in smarter urban development.
Jacob Greaves hosts the urban-development segment, with Rohit Krishnan and Estefanía Tapias contributing perspectives on innovation, artificial intelligence, and smart-city strategy.
What was said on this episode
3 statements · 3 positive
- Romaine Bostickon U.S. government minority stakes in D-Wave, Rigetti Computing, and QuantinuumPositive1:13
The U.S. government is taking minority equity stakes in quantum companies
“the U.S. government is taking minority equity stakes in these companies”
Listen at 1:13
AI will accelerate and compress processes in smart-city development
“AI will allow in the smart city space to compress a lot of things. The speed will change.”
Listen at 5:14
Dubai has a long-term urban planning vision
“They have a long-term urban planning vision”
Listen at 5:42
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