🗞 Newsmakers — MID ET, 2026-10-13

📊 MARKET MACRO: S&P 500 $777.38 -0.09% Nasdaq $743.33 -0.36% Dow $516.20 -0.33% Russell 2K $276.29 -0.58% VIX $15.45 +1.58% US Dollar $29.05 -0.29% Oil $151.92 +0.59% Gold $380.99 -0.30% Bitcoin $83,417.20 +2.03% Treasuries: 10Y 5.24% 30Y 5.6% Today's Fed / econ events: 20:00 [Medium] Fed Collins Speech 18:00 [Medium] Budget Balance (Sep) 17:00 [Medium] Fed Barkin Speech 14:00 [High] Existing Home Sales MoM (Sep) 14:00 [High] Existing Home Sales (Sep) 10:00 [Medium] OPEC Monthly Report 07:45 [Medium] Fed Waller Speech

🔥 HOT SECTORS TODAY (the sectors to watch): Communication Services +1.75% Utilities +1.10% Energy +1.00% Technology +0.62%

📰 MARKET THEMES & CATALYSTS: • AI Chips' New Secret Sauce Is Packaging Plus, Meta releases a new model it says it cutting-edge, and OpenAI may be closing the gap with Anthropic. — wsj.com · 10/13 12:00p https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-chips-new-secret-sauce-is-packaging-a144a348 • Trump's diesel deal with Russia equals less than two weeks of U.S. demand President Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia would supply the global market with 4.8 million metric tons, or nearly 36 million barrels total. This is equivalent to about 10 days of U.S. domestic demand or a little more than a single day of global demand. — cnbc.com · 10/13 11:48a https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/trump-putin-zelenskyy-russia-ukraine-diesel-oil-price.html • Breaking Down Big Bank Earnings Four of Wall Street's biggest banks reported earnings on Tuesday morning. JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. set a fresh record for how much they earned from lending. — youtube.com · 10/13 11:32a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gwH7bxWxLw • The Job Market: Healthier Than You Think The Fed can stay focused on inflation Despite its recent weak showing, we believe the U.S. labor market remains healthy. Last week's jobs report caught investors by surprise, with the U.S. economy adding just 29,000 new jobs in September versus an expected 90,000. — etftrends.com · 10/13 11:23a https://www.etftrends.com/etf-strategist-content-hub/the-job-market-healthier-than-you-think/ • ‘Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli is in trouble with regulators again, this time for influencing biopharma stocks The controversial investor has been weighing in on biopharma stocks even though he's banned from doing so. — marketwatch.com · 10/13 11:17a https://www.marketwatch.com/story/pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-is-in-trouble-with-regulators-again-this-time-for-influencing-biopharma-stocks-7356c3bb

📈 TOP 5 GAINERS (small/mid-cap % leaders, with catalyst):

1. BMBL +56% $5.93 (774M cap) Why Bumble stock exploded higher today and what comes next Bumble (BMBL) shares charged explosively to the upside after the dating-app operator agreed to an all-cash acquisition by Ithaca Holdings. The transaction values BMBL at “$1.3 billion” and offers shareholders $6.05 per share. — invezz.com · 10/13 12:13p https://invezz.com/news/2026/10/13/why-bumble-stock-exploded-higher-today-and-what-comes-next/

2. AENT +16% $5.19 (265M cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

3. RGC +14% $8.11 (4.0B cap) (no fresh news today — likely technical / low-coverage move)

4. EFXT +13% $27.33 (3.3B cap) Enerflex Announces Major Project Award and Increases Behind-the-Meter Power Generation Backlog to Over 1.75 Gigawatts CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enerflex Ltd. (TSX: EFX) (NYSE: EFXT) (“Enerflex” or the “Company”) today announces the award of a major Engineered Systems (“ES”) project. The Company has been contracted to design, engineer, fabricate, and assemble over one g… — globenewswire.com · 10/13 6:00a https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/13/3379469/0/en/enerflex-announces-major-project-award-and-increases-behind-the-meter-power-generation-backlog-to-over-1-75-gigawatts.html

5. AGBK +11% $7.57 (1.2B cap) Financial Contrast: AGI (NYSE:AGBK) vs. Fannie Mae (OTCMKTS:FNMA) Fannie Mae (OTCMKTS:FNMA - Get Free Report) and AGI (NYSE: AGBK - Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst re… — defenseworld.net · 10/12 2:15a https://www.defenseworld.net/2026/10/12/financial-contrast-agi-nyseagbk-vs-fannie-mae-otcmktsfnma.html

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