🆕 Newsmakers 12:30p ET — new news — 2026-08-19
🆕 Newsmakers — 12:30p ET, 2026-08-19 — new since last alert
📰 NEW MARKET THEMES: • Markets Trying To Recover From 3-Day Losing Streak Moderna and Merck jump on positive results for melanoma cure. Federal Open Market Committee notes become public this afternoon. — seekingalpha.com · 08/19 12:10p https://seekingalpha.com/article/4938365-markets-trying-to-recover-from-3-day-losing-streak • Why Scott Bessent Is Playing With the Treasury Market The simple explanation for all this is that the world is going into a new era of capital need, for data centers, the military and reshoring. — wsj.com · 08/19 11:59a https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/why-scott-bessent-is-playing-with-the-treasury-market-828256d4 • Allianz's Mohamed El-Erian on the Treasury Department doubling the size of long-end bond buybacks Mohamed El-Erian, Rene M. Kern Professor at the Wharton School and chief economic adviser at Allianz, joins ‘Squawk on the Street' to discuss the Treasury Department's announcement of increased buyback operations for longer-term debt, what the move signals about the economy, and… — youtube.com · 08/19 11:31a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLWzUoHwGx8
🐘 NEW BIG-CAP MOVERS:
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MRNA +129% $143.90 (57B cap) Merck Soars On Cancer Vaccine Trial Win With Moderna, More Upside Ahead Merck & Co., Inc. surges to all-time highs after positive Phase 3 melanoma vaccine trial results with Moderna. MRK maintains a Buy rating, citing strong oncology growth, robust free cash flow, and technical breakout potential. Despite a GAAP loss from a strategic acquisition, MR… — seekingalpha.com · 08/19 12:19p https://seekingalpha.com/article/4938346-merck-soars-on-cancer-vaccine-trial-win-with-moderna-more-upside-ahead
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BMNR +14% $20.86 (12B cap) Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) gibt bekannt, dass der ETH-Bestand 5,82 Millionen Token erreicht hat und sich die gesamten Krypto- sowie Barbestände auf 11,4 Milliarden US-Dollar belaufen Bitmine hält 4,8 % des gesamten ETH-Umlaufs von 120,7 Millionen Bitmine hat in nur 14 Monaten bereits 96 % des Weges zur „Alchemy of 5 %" zurückgelegt Im Juli — prnewswire.com · 08/18 12:57p https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bitmine-immersion-technologies-bmnr-gibt-bekannt-dass-der-eth-bestand-5-82-millionen-token-erreicht-hat-und-sich-die-gesamten-krypto--sowie-barbestande-auf-11-4-milliarden-us-dollar-belaufen-302854371.html
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PFE +3% $28.10 (160B cap) Insider Watch: 3 CEOs Betting Millions on Their Own Stocks Several stocks have recently seen notable insider buys from CEOs, including a $10 million dollar bet from a semiconductor favorite. — zacks.com · 08/19 12:16p https://www.zacks.com/commentary/2976618/insider-watch-3-ceos-betting-millions-on-their-own-stocks?cid=CS-STOCKNEWSAPI-FT-investment_ideas-2976618
📈 NEW GAINERS:
- MRNA +128% $143.70 (57B cap) Merck Soars On Cancer Vaccine Trial Win With Moderna, More Upside Ahead Merck & Co., Inc. surges to all-time highs after positive Phase 3 melanoma vaccine trial results with Moderna. MRK maintains a Buy rating, citing strong oncology growth, robust free cash flow, and technical breakout potential. Despite a GAAP loss from a strategic acquisition, MR… — seekingalpha.com · 08/19 12:19p https://seekingalpha.com/article/4938346-merck-soars-on-cancer-vaccine-trial-win-with-moderna-more-upside-ahead
— new items only (already-sent headlines filtered). Full list in the 10am/3pm digest.