🆕 Newsmakers — 3:30p ET, 2026-06-17 — new since last alert

📰 NEW MARKET THEMES: • Right Conclusion, Wrong Reasoning: My Thoughts On Kevin Warsh And The Market I affirm a 'Sell' rating on core US indices due to expensive valuations, narrow leadership, and fading buyback-driven liquidity. Despite concerns over Kevin Warsh's appointment and QT, I see the toolkit available for him and proposed regulatory reforms as ultimately supportive f… — seekingalpha.com · 06/17 3:12p https://seekingalpha.com/article/4915784-right-conclusion-wrong-reasoning-my-thoughts-on-kevin-warsh-and-the-market • Oil prices fluctuate as Trump's Iran deal could fully reopen Strait of Hormuz Oil prices fluctuate as investors await U.S.-Iran deal expected Friday, with Brent Crude crossing $80 per barrel amid cautious market optimism. — foxbusiness.com · 06/17 3:11p https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/oil-prices-fluctuate-trumps-iran-deal-could-fully-reopen-strait-hormuz • Warsh launches his push to change how the Fed operates Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh made waves on Wednesday while hosting his first press conference as head of the U.S. central bank. — marketwatch.com · 06/17 3:09p https://www.marketwatch.com/story/warsh-launches-his-push-to-change-how-the-fed-operates-3ddd9b90 • Fed leaves rates unchanged following first FOMC meeting under Warsh FOX Business White House correspondent Edward Lawrence reports on the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain current interest rates on 'Making Money.' 00:00 - Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged & Statement Changes 00:48 - Real GDP and Unemployment Projections 01:09 - Fed Reverses Inflat… — youtube.com · 06/17 3:00p https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyWmFyZqq1c • See How the First Fed Statement Under Warsh Evolved Interest rates didn't change, but the language in Fed's policy statement, which it released alongside its rate decision today, certainly did. — nytimes.com · 06/17 2:54p https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/business/economy/kevin-warsh-fed-statement.html

🐘 NEW BIG-CAP MOVERS:

1. HOOD +11% $107.14 (96B cap) Robinhood Soars 12%, Webull Jumps 8% as a Workforce Cut Meets Record Trading Volumes Shares of Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD | HOOD Price Prediction) are surging in midday trading on Wednesday, June 17, with the stock up 12% to roughly $109. — 247wallst.com · 06/17 3:18p https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/06/17/robinhood-soars-12-webull-jumps-8-as-a-workforce-cut-meets-record-trading-volumes/

2. MRVL +7% $299.36 (262B cap) 3 Beaten-Down Stocks That Could Roar Back in June June is shaping up as a stock-picker's month. Spring volatility has settled, and contrarian investors are scanning the wreckage for quality names trading well off their highs with identifiable recovery catalysts. — 247wallst.com · 06/17 3:20p https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/06/17/3-beaten-down-stocks-that-could-roar-back-in-june/

3. INTC +4% $121.76 (612B cap) Bull v. Bear: INTC Extends Massive Rally as 18A-P Enters Production Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options. https://bit.ly/2v9tH6D. — youtube.com · 06/17 3:00p https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46pqgiFzqzc

📈 NEW GAINERS:

1. QURE +79% $48.33 (3.0B cap) Biotech Stocks Surge As UniQure 'Nail-Biting Journey' Comes To An End Biotech stocks climbed Wednesday after the Food and Drug Administration signaled the end of a "nail-biting journey" for UniQure. — investors.com · 06/17 2:12p https://www.investors.com/news/technology/biotech-stocks-regulatory-leniency-uniqure-atara-repliumne-biohaven-moderna/

2. PDYN +19% $7.09 (275M cap) Palladyne AI Stock Rises On U.S. Army Contracts For Swarm Tech And Mini-Bomber UAV Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ:PDYN) shares are trading higher Wednesday after the company announced it was awarded a pair of U.S. Army contracts to research, develop, and operationally validate its SwarmOS autonomous swarm technology and Gremlin-X mini-bomber UAV. — benzinga.com · 06/17 8:18a https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/26/06/53246382/palladyne-ai-stock-rises-on-us-army-contracts-for-swarm-tech-and-mini-bomber-uav

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