🆕 Newsmakers — 4:30p ET, 2026-06-26 — new since last alert

📰 NEW MARKET THEMES: • United Parks & Resorts Is Cheap Enough To Ride Out The Pain United Parks & Resorts remains a 'Buy' despite recent underperformance versus the S&P 500, due to compelling valuation and operational improvements. PRKS faces declining attendance and revenue pressures, but management's cost-cutting and technology investments are expected to dr… — seekingalpha.com · 06/26 3:47p https://seekingalpha.com/article/4918150-united-parks-and-resorts-is-cheap-enough-to-ride-out-the-pain • EU defends digital tax approach, says ready to act if Turmp takes measures The European Commission said ​on Friday the EU ‌and its member states have the sovereign ​right to ​regulate economic activity, responding to ⁠U.S. President ​Donald Trump's threats over digital ​taxes. — reuters.com · 06/26 3:00p https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-defends-digital-tax-approach-says-ready-act-if-turmp-takes-measures-2026-06-26/

🐘 NEW BIG-CAP MOVERS:

1. UBER +5% $76.20 (155B cap) OpenAI poaches Uber India chief to lead its biggest market outside the U.S. OpenAI is making yet another big, visible bet on India. It has appointed former Uber India and South Asia president Prabhjeet Singh as its first managing director for the country to scale its presence in what it has called its second-largest market after the U.S. — techcrunch.com · 06/26 2:19p https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/26/openai-poaches-uber-india-chief-to-lead-its-biggest-market-outside-the-u-s/

2. KO +3% $82.63 (356B cap) Coca-Cola vs. PepsiCo: Which Soda Stock Offers More Fizz in 2026? Coca-Cola operates as a pure-play beverage company with high net margins and a focused global distribution strategy. PepsiCo provides broader diversification through its large food and snack divisions alongside its beverage portfolio. — fool.com · 06/26 2:27p https://www.fool.com/coverage/better-buy/2026/06/26/coca-cola-vs-pepsico-which-soda-stock-offers-more-fizz-in-2026/

3. HL +3% $15.54 (10B cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

📈 NEW GAINERS:

1. LVWR +37% $1.38 (283M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

2. UP +17% $8.33 (302M cap) Surf Air Mobility Announces Wheels Up as Launch Customer for Enterprise BrokerOS LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surf Air Mobility Inc. (NYSE: SRFM) ("Surf Air Mobility") today announced Wheels Up Experience Inc. (NYSE: UP) ("Wheels Up") as the launch customer for Enterprise BrokerOS, Surf Air Mobility's SurfOS charter broker product powered by Palantir Techno… — businesswire.com · 06/25 8:00a https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260625097923/en/Surf-Air-Mobility-Announces-Wheels-Up-as-Launch-Customer-for-Enterprise-BrokerOS/

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