🆕 Newsmakers — 4:30p ET, 2026-07-14 — new since last alert

📰 NEW MARKET THEMES: • Big Banks' Profits Surge in Red-Hot Quarter Plus, lower-than-expected inflation prompted traders to sharply pull back their bets on rate hikes. — wsj.com · 07/14 4:08p https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/big-banks-profits-surge-in-red-hot-quarter-944ff257 • U.S. strikes Iran before Hormuz Strait blockade restarts U.S. forces launched strikes against Iranian targets shortly before the U.S. resumed its naval blockade of Iranian ports in and around the Strait of Hormuz. — cnbc.com · 07/14 3:43p https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/14/iran-strikes-hormuz-strait-blockade-trump-tolls.html

🐘 NEW BIG-CAP MOVERS:

1. NVDA +4% $211.81 (5130B cap) Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF vs Russell 1000 Growth ETF. Should Investors Go Small- or Large-Caps for Growth in 2026? VONG delivers superior 5-year returns and lower drawdowns, while VBK offers higher recent gains with broader diversification across 579 holdings. — fool.com · 07/14 3:16p https://www.fool.com/coverage/etfs/2026/07/14/vanguard-small-cap-growth-etf-vs-russell-1000-growth-etf-should-investors-go-small-or-large-caps-for-growth-in-2026/

📈 NEW GAINERS:

1. SEZL +14% $182.39 (6.1B cap) Sezzle to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results and Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences Minneapolis, MN, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ: SEZL) (Sezzle or Company) // Purpose-driven digital payment platform, Sezzle, will release its second quarter 2026 results after the market close on August 6, 2026. The Company will host a conference call an… — globenewswire.com · 07/14 4:01p https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/14/3327238/0/en/Sezzle-to-Announce-Second-Quarter-2026-Results-and-Participate-in-Upcoming-Investor-Conferences.html

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