🆕 Newsmakers — 9:30a ET, 2026-06-18 — new since last alert

📰 NEW MARKET THEMES: • U.S. Jobless Claims Fell Last Week The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits fell to 226,000 in the week through June 18, compared with the upwardly revised 230,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said. — wsj.com · 06/18 8:53a https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/u-s-jobless-claims-fell-last-week-ceec6b9f • Gas prices fall below $4 per gallon as oil supply fears ease after Iran deal Drivers in the U.S. paid $3.99 on average, the first time prices have fallen below $4 since March 30, according to data shared by AAA. Prices have fallen the past 28 days in a row after peaking at $4.56 on May 21. — cnbc.com · 06/18 8:47a https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/18/iran-war-gasoline-price-strait-hormuz-oil.html • Nasdaq set to rebound as Iran deal signed, dollar hits year's high US stocks are set to rebound on Thursday after Wall Street suffered a sharp sell-off following the first meeting of a new Federal Reserve regime, with investors taking comfort from signs of a de-escalation in the Middle East. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 have risen 1.3%, while the… — proactiveinvestors.com · 06/18 8:39a https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1094119 • We're in 'a pretty sweet spot' for yields right now, says JPMorgan's Kelsey Berro Kelsey Berro, JPMorgan Asset Management fixed income portfolio manager, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the Fed's decision to keep interest rate steady, key takeaways from Fed Chairman Warsh's commentary, state of the economy, inflation expectations, and more. — youtube.com · 06/18 8:11a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc7ZHNO1rOE • Rate hikes are on for the G10 economies The agreement between the United States and Iran to end their war, and the subsequent fall in oil prices, are good news for central bankers worried that high energy costs will spill over into ​broader price pressures. — reuters.com · 06/18 8:04a https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/global-markets-central-banks-graphic-2026-06-18/

🐘 NEW BIG-CAP MOVERS:

1. INTC +9% $132.22 (665B cap) Intel Soars 9% After Trump Says Apple Will Partner With Intel on U.S. Chip Production Intel (NASDAQ:INTC | INTC Price Prediction) stock is ripping higher Thursday morning, up 9% to around $132 in early trading. — 247wallst.com · 06/18 9:24a https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/06/18/intel-soars-9-after-trump-says-apple-will-partner-with-intel-on-u-s-chip-production/

2. TQQQ +6% $82.04 (30B cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

3. AAL +3% $15.87 (10B cap) Prediction market bets Fable 5 stays dark, with restoration barely a coin toss by July Traders on Polymarket, the cryptocurrency-based prediction market, are betting that Anthropic's suspended Claude Fable 5 model will stay offline for US... — proactiveinvestors.com · 06/17 7:29a https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1094032/prediction-market-bets-fable-5-stays-dark-with-restoration-barely-a-coin-toss-by-july-1094032.html

4. SMCI +2% $28.45 (17B cap) Super Micro Computer: Super Messy Dilution, But Still A Buy Super Micro Computer remains a high-risk, high-reward buy despite governance and compliance concerns. SMCI's $7 billion equity offering raises questions about management's anticipation of surging demand and capital planning. Margins have contracted from 12% to 6%, and free cash… — seekingalpha.com · 06/18 9:09a https://seekingalpha.com/article/4916014-super-micro-computer-super-messy-dilution-but-still-a-buy

5. SOFI +2% $17.82 (23B cap) SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know In the closing of the recent trading day, SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI) stood at $17.4, denoting a -1.75% move from the preceding trading day. — zacks.com · 06/17 6:46p https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2939015/sofi-technologies-inc-sofi-falls-more-steeply-than-broader-market-what-investors-need-to-know?cid=CS-STOCKNEWSAPI-FT-tale_of_the_tape|yseop_template_6-2939015

6. HOOD +2% $107.35 (97B cap) Bitcoin Is Stuck Near $64,000, But These Crypto Stocks Are Flashing Strong Momentum Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is pulling back near the $64,000 level, but some crypto-linked equities are telling a stronger story: Galaxy Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:GLXY) and BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BMNR) have climbed into top-tier momentum zones. — benzinga.com · 06/18 6:21a https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/26/06/53270008/bitcoin-is-stuck-near-64000-but-these-crypto-stocks-are-flashing-strong-momentum

📈 NEW GAINERS:

1. JLHL +39% $33.40 (681M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

2. BRAI +25% $9.36 (1.2B cap) Braiin Accelerates $20B+ Agentic AI Customer Experience as a Service (CXaaS) Market Expansion, Securing Landmark Australian Contract MELBOURNE, Australia, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Braiin Limited (NASDAQ: BRAI) today announces a landmark partnership with leading Australian enterprise BillCentral Pty Ltd, a leading Australian enterprise, to deploy Braiin's pioneering full-stack Agentic AI-powered custo… — globenewswire.com · 06/17 8:30a https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/06/17/3313429/0/en/braiin-accelerates-20b-agentic-ai-customer-experience-as-a-service-cxaas-market-expansion-securing-landmark-australian-contract.html

3. AGCC +18% $15.71 (358M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

4. BRBI +17% $13.63 (4.4B cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

5. NBIL +12% $60.50 (336M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

6. CPAC +11% $11.87 (1.0B cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

7. MOBI +10% $14.53 (483M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

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