Policy Shifts and Buybacks Drive Today’s Market; Volatility Bites Leveraged ETFs — AI and Infrastructure Moves Keep the Tape Busy

$FRSH $SOXS $ZSL $UBER $LYFT — A policy reversal on gig-worker rules sent UBER and LYFT higher, Freshworks ($FRSH) stunned the market with a $400M buyback, and leveraged ETFs ($SOXS, $ZSL) saw heavy, volatile flows. Meanwhile, AI scale-ups and regional infrastructure hires point to continued thematic momentum in automation, retail tech and state-level energy policy.