🆕 Newsmakers — 10:30a ET, 2026-08-20 — new since last alert

📰 NEW MARKET THEMES: • Conditions are ripe for a market ‘accident,' but surging bond yields alone won't cause it, concedes pessimistic strategist The rise in bond yields renders markets more vulnerable to bad news, observes the “permabear” Albert Edwards of Société Générale. — marketwatch.com · 08/20 10:14a https://www.marketwatch.com/story/conditions-are-ripe-for-a-market-accident-but-surging-bond-yields-alone-wont-cause-it-concedes-pessimistic-strategist-222cfc57 • Crypto comeback? Bitcoin, ethereum are headed for their best day in months as investors flock to hard assets After months of slumber, digital currencies are waking up, with bitcoin and ethereum shooting higher on Thursday, as traders credited President Donald Trump's crypto-bill initiative and the disturbance in bond markets for helping to revive momentum in the hard-hit space. — marketwatch.com · 08/20 10:09a https://www.marketwatch.com/story/crypto-comeback-bitcoin-ethereum-are-headed-for-their-best-day-in-months-as-investors-flock-to-hard-assets-1573b803 • Trump administration to back US minerals projects with $500 million in grants The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding $500 million in grants to seven companies building ‌domestic lithium, cobalt and other mineral and battery projects, the latest in a string of investments aimed at bolstering American mining and processing, according to a document seen b… — reuters.com · 08/20 10:03a https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-administration-back-us-minerals-projects-with-500-million-grants-2026-08-20/ • Higher Interest Rates Are 'Likely Here to Stay': Furman Jason Furman, former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama, says higher interest rates are "likely here to stay" as government and businesses compete for capital, with US national debt surpassing $40 trillion. Furman says Congress ultimately must add… — youtube.com · 08/20 9:59a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZBUb91hguE • Harmonic: Sale Of Video And A Robust Q2 Lead To A Rating Upgrade Harmonic Inc. is now a pure-play Broadband business after divesting its Video business, with a Strong Buy rating upgrade. Q2-2026 broadband revenue surged 54% YoY, offsetting Video revenue loss, while backlog rose 71% to $587.6 million, signaling accelerating demand. HLIT raised… — seekingalpha.com · 08/20 9:46a https://seekingalpha.com/article/4938729-harmonic-sale-of-video-and-a-robust-q2-lead-to-a-rating-upgrade

🐘 NEW BIG-CAP MOVERS:

1. BMNR +6% $21.36 (12B cap) BMNR stock jumps as Ethereum rebounds, BitMine nears inflection point BitMine stock jumped to $20.85, its highest level since May 15, up sharply from the year-to-date low of $12.54. This rebound happened as Ethereum price jumped above the crucial resistance level of $2,000 amid a crypto resurgence. — invezz.com · 08/20 10:00a https://invezz.com/news/2026/08/20/bmnr-stock-jumps-as-ethereum-rebounds-bitmine-nears-inflection-point/

2. MSTR +5% $109.72 (36B cap) Strategy Shares Gain as Bitcoin Breaks $71K After White House Crypto Summit Shares of Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) are trading higher Thursday morning, gaining alongside broader digital asset markets. Here's what investors need to know. — benzinga.com · 08/20 10:06a https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/26/08/61330572/strategy-shares-gain-as-bitcoin-breaks-71k-after-white-house-crypto-summit

3. SKHY +4% $163.07 (1158B cap) SK Hynix Shares Jump on Buyback Acceleration: ETFs to Benefit SK Hynix's massive buyback and strong AI-driven memory demand could provide a fresh catalyst for the stock and ETFs with exposure to the chipmaker. — zacks.com · 08/20 9:35a https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2977411/sk-hynix-shares-jump-on-buyback-acceleration-etfs-to-benefit?cid=CS-STOCKNEWSAPI-FT-etf_news_and_commentary-2977411

📈 NEW GAINERS:

1. SCSC +18% $60.66 (1.2B cap) ScanSource Delivers Strong Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC), a leading technology distributor uniquely positioned to address complex technologies, today announced financial results for the — gurufocus.com · 08/20 9:00a https://www.gurufocus.com/news/9045368/scansource-delivers-strong-fourth-quarter-and-fullyear-results

2. XRP +16% $13.81 (2.5B cap) XRP Surges As Trump Urges Congress To Pass Clarity Act A presidential push for crypto legislation sent XRP jumping toward key resistance levels, but whether that political momentum can survive a Senate vote still months away is the question every trader in the room avoided answering. — 247wallst.com · 08/20 6:24a https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/20/xrp-surges-as-trump-urges-congress-to-pass-clarity-act/

3. XRPC +16% $13.13 (287M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

— new items only (already-sent headlines filtered). Full list in the 10am/3pm digest.