π Newsmakers 4:30p ET β new news β 2026-08-07
π Newsmakers β 4:30p ET, 2026-08-07 β new since last alert
π° NEW MARKET THEMES: β’ Extendicare Inc. (EXE:CA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Extendicare Inc. (EXE:CA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript β seekingalpha.com Β· 08/07 4:14p https://seekingalpha.com/article/4933299-extendicare-inc-exe-ca-q2-2026-earnings-call-transcript β’ Trump revives bid to fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook after Supreme Court setback President Trump is reviving his effort to oust Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, with the White House giving her several weeks to answer mortgage-fraud allegations in the wake of comments from her voicing support of hiking interest rates. β nypost.com Β· 08/07 4:11p https://nypost.com/2026/08/07/business/trump-revives-bid-to-fire-fed-gov-lisa-cook-after-supreme-court-setback/ β’ Starwood Property: Why I'm Buying This Mortgage REIT After Q2 Earnings Starwood Property Trust, Inc. is rapidly deploying capital into improving real estate markets but likely not at overall double-digit returns. STWD expects to reallocate $900M from underperforming assets, catalyzing earnings growth as non-accruals decline and U.S. office vacancieβ¦ β seekingalpha.com Β· 08/07 4:06p https://seekingalpha.com/article/4933371-starwood-property-why-im-buying-this-mortgage-reit-after-q2-earnings β’ Trump renews bid to fire Federal Reserve governor Donald Trump is renewing his efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook after the US Supreme Court previously blocked him from dismissing her. β news.sky.com Β· 08/07 3:56p https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-tries-again-to-fire-federal-reserve-governor-lisa-cook-13570793 β’ Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM:CA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM:CA) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript β seekingalpha.com Β· 08/07 3:54p https://seekingalpha.com/article/4933288-wheaton-precious-metals-corp-wpm-ca-q2-2026-earnings-call-transcript
π NEW BIG-CAP MOVERS:
- PLTR +10% $172.01 (395B cap) Palantir's stock stages best week since 2024, showing it's no longer an AI loser Booming demand for Palantir's AI solutions is restoring confidence in the company. β marketwatch.com Β· 08/07 3:41p https://www.marketwatch.com/story/palantirs-stock-stages-best-week-since-2024-showing-its-no-longer-an-ai-loser-2fc6c32b
π NEW GAINERS:
-
CRSR +35% $14.35 (1.5B cap) Corsair Gaming Stock Surges Following Beat-and-Raise Q2 Results Corsair Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ:CRSR) shares are trading sharply higher Friday afternoon following strong second-quarter 2026 financial results that exceeded market estimates, paired with an upgraded full-year outlook across top and bottom lines. β benzinga.com Β· 08/07 3:37p https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/26/08/61054954/corsair-gaming-stock-surges-following-beat-and-raise-q2-results
-
FIGS +27% $14.26 (2.4B cap) FIGS, Inc. (FIGS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript FIGS, Inc. (FIGS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript β seekingalpha.com Β· 08/07 4:24p https://seekingalpha.com/article/4933401-figs-inc-figs-q2-2026-earnings-call-transcript
-
GTN +25% $5.37 (524M cap) Gray Media, Inc. (GTN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Gray Media, Inc. (GTN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript β seekingalpha.com Β· 08/07 3:54p https://seekingalpha.com/article/4933393-gray-media-inc-gtn-q2-2026-earnings-call-transcript
β new items only (already-sent headlines filtered). Full list in the 10am/3pm digest.