🗞 Newsmakers — MID ET, 2026-10-07

📊 MARKET MACRO: S&P 500 $776.57 -0.32% Nasdaq $756.12 -0.47% Dow $511.04 -0.69% Russell 2K $277.74 -1.28% VIX $15.40 +2.60% US Dollar $29.04 +0.45% Oil $144.05 -0.59% Gold $377.12 -1.35% Bitcoin $83,525.00 -2.36% Treasuries: 10Y 5.31% 30Y 5.66% Today's Fed / econ events: 18:00 [High] FOMC Minutes 14:30 [Medium] EIA Gasoline Stocks Change (Oct/02) 14:30 [Medium] EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change (Oct/02) 11:00 [Medium] MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate (Oct/02)

🔥 HOT SECTORS TODAY (the sectors to watch): Healthcare +1.84% Utilities +1.28% Technology +0.84% Consumer Cyclical +0.66%

📰 MARKET THEMES & CATALYSTS: • Markets Turn Lower As Treasury Yields Hit 24-Year High Geopolitical tension and profit-taking drive markets lower. Crude oil prices rise. — seekingalpha.com · 10/07 12:05p https://seekingalpha.com/article/4952558-markets-turn-lower-treasury-yields-hit-24-year-high • Wells Fargo faces regulator probe over efforts to boost Black homeownership, WSJ reports The Donald Trump administration's housing officials ​are launching a probe ‌into Wells Fargo over programs and commitments the bank made ​nearly a decade ​ago to increase homeownership among ⁠Black Americans, the Wall ​Street Journal reported on ​Wednesday. — reuters.com · 10/07 11:58a https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/wells-fargo-faces-regulator-probe-over-efforts-boost-black-homeownership-wsj-2026-10-07/ • Bank Of America: Fed Policy Shift Creates NII Upside (Rating Upgrade) Bank of America is poised for strong Q3 2026 earnings on October 14, 2026, supported by recent Fed rate hikes and a resilient U.S. economy. BAC's net interest income and profitability are expected to benefit from higher rates, with moderate 3-4% Q/Q loan growth expected in Q3. S… — seekingalpha.com · 10/07 11:52a https://seekingalpha.com/article/4952541-bank-of-america-fed-policy-shift-creates-nii-upside-rating-upgrade • Markets Cautious Ahead of FOMC Minutes Pre-market futures are giving back some of the gains they've made so far this week, partly due to profit-taking and partly due to decades-high bond yields on the long end. The Dow is down -423 points, the Nasdaq is -241, the S&P 500 is -35 and the small-cap Russell 2000 is off b… — zacks.com · 10/07 11:40a https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/3001855/markets-cautious-ahead-of-fomc-minutes?cid=CS-STOCKNEWSAPI-FT-economic_highlights-3001855 • Wells Fargo Faces Regulator Probe Over Efforts to Boost Black Homeownership Trump's Housing and Urban Development is seeking to crack down on race-based lending, calling it a potential violation of the Fair Housing Act. — wsj.com · 10/07 11:40a https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/wells-fargo-faces-regulator-probe-over-efforts-to-boost-black-homeownership-a337b46e

📈 TOP 7 GAINERS (small/mid-cap % leaders, with catalyst):

1. ZSQR +24% $5.42 (287M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

2. XRPN +24% $23.81 (940M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

3. PENG +17% $75.21 (3.9B cap) Penguin Solutions shares rise over 15% after strong earnings and higher 2027 outlook Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) shares were up over 15% at $73.88 on Wednesday morning after the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure company reported record fourth-quarter results and raised its fiscal 2027 outlook.  The company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $567 mi… — proactiveinvestors.com · 10/07 11:28a https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1099749

4. CD +13% $9.39 (743M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

5. TTRX +12% $13.01 (388M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

6. PRE +11% $22.69 (386M cap) SPECTRUM COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS TO BRING PRE-INSTALLED INTERNET AND WIFI TO SILVERWOOD'S NEW COMMUNITY, SILVERWOOD, IN HESPERIA, CALIF. Spectrum to Install Spectrum Move-In Ready Connectivity in The First Build-out Phase, Which Includes 3,200 Homes, Under Agreement with DMB Development Key Takeaways: Spectrum Community Solutions will provide move-in connectivity to 3,200 homes in the first build-out phase at Sil… — prnewswire.com · 10/07 9:35a https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spectrum-community-solutions-to-bring-pre-installed-internet-and-wifi-to-silverwoods-new-community-silverwood-in-hesperia-calif-302901198.html

7. BKH +10% $77.83 (5.9B cap) Black Hills plans $1.8 billion investment to power Google's data center Black Hills Corp said on Tuesday it signed agreements to power a proposed Google data center ​in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and plans to spend $1.8 ‌billion from 2027 to 2029 on new generation capacity, as tech firms race to secure electricity for power-hungry AI data ​centers. — reuters.com · 10/06 5:06p https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/black-hills-plans-18-billion-investment-power-googles-data-center-2026-10-06/

— auto-generated, alert-only (not investment advice). 'No fresh news' = likely a technical/low-float move, not a catalyst.