🆕 Newsmakers — 12:30p ET, 2026-08-20 — new since last alert

📰 NEW MARKET THEMES: • Mortgage rates fall for second consecutive week The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to 6.65%, according to the latest Freddie Mac data released Thursday. That is down from last week's reading of 6.67%. — foxbusiness.com · 08/20 12:21p https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/mortgage-rates-8-20-2026 • Treasury Bond Buybacks Attacks "Symptom, Not Cause" of Yield Spikes The Treasury is "attacking the symptom, not the cause" of rising yields, says Liz Ann Sonders (@CharlesSchwab). Momentum in fixed income markets, paired with concerns on inflation and the U.S.-Iran war, is what Liz Ann sees silencing the short-term downtrend in the 10-year yield… — youtube.com · 08/20 12:00p https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJhY9EItcZw • Bessent Says Recent Bond Moves Have Just Been 'Noise' “Anything that happens within a 24-hour period is noise,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells reporters, responding to a question about the bond market erasing gains since the Trump administration's decision to increase buybacks of longer-dated bonds. -------- More on Bloo… — youtube.com · 08/20 11:55a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrT2GbusXyY • Treasury rout restarts one day after Bessent's beefed-up buyback plan Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's plan to calm markets is being short-circuited. — marketwatch.com · 08/20 11:37a https://www.marketwatch.com/story/treasury-rout-restarts-one-day-after-bessents-beefed-up-buyback-plan-972766a1 • Agriculture sec sounds alarm over MAJOR shift in America's food supply U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins joins 'Mornings with Maria' to discuss how a historic cattle shortage is driving beef prices higher. Rollins also reacts to the latest jobless claims and details the rising energy demands of AI data centers. — youtube.com · 08/20 11:30a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMx5AhZbsa4

🐘 NEW BIG-CAP MOVERS:

1. BMNR +6% $21.50 (12B cap) Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ : ORBS) annonce un actif total d'environ 389 millions de dollars, comprenant notamment OpenAI, Beast Industries, plus de 16 000 jetons ETH et près de 302 millions de jetons WLD Au cours des deux dernières semaines, Eightco a racheté 14 millions d'actions ordinaires dans le cadre de son programme de rachat d'actions de 125 millions de — prnewswire.com · 08/20 12:08p https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eightco-holdings-nasdaq--orbs-annonce-un-actif-total-denviron-389-millions-de-dollars-comprenant-notamment-openai-beast-industries-plus-de-16-000-jetons-eth-et-pres-de-302-millions-de-jetons-wld-302856620.html

2. PCG +4% $18.31 (49B cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

📈 NEW GAINERS:

1. SCSC +17% $60.40 (1.2B cap) ScanSource Q4 Earnings Call Highlights ScanSource NASDAQ: SCSC reported a strong fiscal fourth quarter and full-year 2026, citing improving demand across its technologies, the return of larger deals and growth in recurring revenue. The company also announced a definitive agreement to acquire MicroAge, a move manageme… — marketbeat.com · 08/20 12:05p https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/scansource-q4-earnings-call-highlights-2026-08-20/

2. MRVI +15% $8.31 (2.3B cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

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