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Thu, Jun 18, 2026

720 indexed SquawkNews stories from this UTC day. Showing 1-105.

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H Fed Chair Warsh Removes Guardrails Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is ditching the central bank's playbook, potentially impacting the market EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC M Waymo Recalls 3,900 Robotaxis After some Waymo robotaxis drove into closed construction zones, the company implemented a recall to fix underlying software issues. The voluntary recall was the second in a little over a month for Alphabet's autonomous EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC H SpaceX Drives Up ETF Costs SpaceX is driving up costs of ETFs as billions of dollars flow in, fueled by 'FOMO' mentality, surpassing S&P 500 valuations EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC L US Cuts Student Loan Rates Federal student loan borrowers who sign up for autopay can receive a temporary reduction of 1 percentage point on their interest rate. The discount starts July 1 and will last through June 30, 2028. Loan holders have unt REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 09:55 PM UTC H Fed Chair Warsh Removes Guardrails Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is ditching the central bank's playbook, potentially impacting the market EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 09:40 PM UTC H CITIGROUP: Oil to Trend Lower CITIGROUP expects oil to trend lower over the next 6-12 months and reach $60-65/bbl by Q1 2027 due to a potential US-Iran conflict resolution ENERGY | Jun 18, 2026, 09:33 PM UTC H Iraq Oil: Resumes Production Iraq's oil fields are ready to resume production operations, according to the oil minister. ENERGY | Jun 18, 2026, 09:30 PM UTC M AUGO Launches Repurchase Aura Minerals announces repurchase programs EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 09:30 PM UTC M Waymo Recalls 3,900 Robotaxis After some Waymo robotaxis drove into closed construction zones, the company implemented a recall to fix underlying software issues. The voluntary recall was the second in a little over a month for Alphabet's autonomous EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 09:20 PM UTC H Dollar Hits 1-Year High The U.S. dollar headed Thursday for its highest close in more than a year, as investors continued to digest the Federal Reserve’s Wednesday meeting, which revived the possibility of further interest-rate increases. FX | Jun 18, 2026, 09:20 PM UTC H Memory Stocks Surge Memory stocks are having their best year ever despite looking cheap EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 09:20 PM UTC L OKE Files S-3ASR OKE files Form S-3ASR for 5,000,000 shares EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC M SLBT Reports FY25 Results SL Science Holding Limited reports full year 2025 financial results EARNINGS | Jun 18, 2026, 09:13 PM UTC L SOAR Files S-3 SOAR files Form S-3 for 6,500,000 shares of common stock EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 09:12 PM UTC L NBA Names Europe Teams The NBA plans to begin naming winning bidders for 12 permanent European teams in the next 60 to 90 days, Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum told CNBC. EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 09:10 PM UTC L MTR Announces No June Distribution MTR Mesa Royalty Trust announces no distribution for June 2026 EARNINGS | Jun 18, 2026, 09:09 PM UTC L SAGT: CEO Buys 1.5M Shares SAGT CEO Ng Chen LokP buys 1,500,000 shares at $1.04 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 09:09 PM UTC L ABT: Stratton Sells Abbott Laboratories director Stratton John G P sells 2,000 shares at $86.82 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 09:09 PM UTC M Korea PPI Rises South Korea's May PPI increases 0.8% month-over-month and 8.5% year-over-year EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 09:05 PM UTC M AKAN Receives Nasdaq Notice Akanda receives Nasdaq notice regarding minimum stockholders' equity requirement REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 09:04 PM UTC L TEVA Releases Q2 Aide Memoire Teva releases Q2 2026 aide memoire EARNINGS | Jun 18, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC L AGI Updates Ops Alamos Gold provides operational update across Canadian operations EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC M BTQ Launches ATM Equity Program BTQ Technologies announces at-the-market equity program EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:59 PM UTC H DSX Reaffirms Genco Offer Diana Shipping Inc. reaffirms offer to acquire Genco Shipping & Trading EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:59 PM UTC H CHDN Acquires Preakness IP Churchill Downs Incorporated announces the State of Maryland's decision to acquire the Preakness IP rights EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:59 PM UTC L LEU Extends Rights Agreement Centrus Energy Corp. announces extension of Section 382 Rights Agreement REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 08:39 PM UTC L Intel: Chandrasekaran Remains Naga Chandrasekaran remains Executive Vice President of Intel Foundry, ensuring continuity in manufacturing and technology development. EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:33 PM UTC M INTC Appoints Leader Intel announces leadership appointment at Intel Foundry to accelerate development and manufacturing EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:32 PM UTC M Intel Appoints Seok-Hee Lee Intel appoints Seok-Hee Lee as Executive Vice President of Intel Foundry to expand contract chip manufacturing business EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:32 PM UTC M INTC Appoints Seok-Hee Lee Intel appoints former SK Hynix CEO Seok-Hee Lee as EVP of Intel Foundry EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:32 PM UTC H Iran Invites IAEA Iran invites IAEA to inspect nuclear facilities and identify locations of enriched nuclear material GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 08:32 PM UTC L IOVA Files Mixed Shelf IOVA files a mixed shelf offering with the SEC EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:32 PM UTC L GPUS Offers Common Stock Hyperscale Data announces at-the-market offering of common stock EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:30 PM UTC L NBA Names Europe Teams The NBA plans to name winning bidders for 12 permanent European teams in the next 60 to 90 days, Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum told CNBC. EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:30 PM UTC M AMIX Announces Reverse Split Autonomix announces a reverse stock split EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:30 PM UTC M MFIN Files Mixed Shelf MFIN files $100,000,000 mixed shelf offering EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:29 PM UTC M EU Files $700M Shelf The EU files a $700,000,000 mixed shelf offering. EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:28 PM UTC L QLEP: Announces Separate Trading Quantum Leap Acquisition Corp announces separate trading of Class A Ordinary Shares and Warrants commencing June 23, 2026 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:27 PM UTC L GROW - U.S. Global Investors Declares Continued Monthly Dividend as Oil Drops Below the 50-Day Moving Average, a Positive Signal for Tactica GROW - U.S. Global Investors Declares Continued Monthly Dividend as Oil Drops Below the 50-Day Moving Average, a Positive Signal for Tactical Investors and Traders ENERGY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:25 PM UTC L NASA Awards Contract NASA awards contract for commercial satellite data acquisition EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:24 PM UTC L TLN: Files S-3ASR TLN files Form S-3ASR for up to 2,399,998 shares of common stock by selling stockholders EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:19 PM UTC L SVRN: Announces AGM Results OceanPal Inc. announces results of 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders EARNINGS | Jun 18, 2026, 08:19 PM UTC H US, Iran Draft Nuclear Deal The US and Iran are drafting secret nuclear deal proposals as 60-day technical talks begin Thursday GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 08:18 PM UTC M ENPH Sells Tax Credits ENPH enters a tax credit transfer agreement to sell up to $150M of advanced manufacturing production tax credits generated in 2026 EARNINGS | Jun 18, 2026, 08:17 PM UTC L EPSN Enters ATM Deal EPSN enters an ATM agreement to offer up to $15M of common shares, per an SEC filing. EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:16 PM UTC L SETO Launches Siesta Billy SETO Holdings subsidiary launches Siesta Billy coastal lifestyle inspired beverage platform EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:15 PM UTC M US Cuts Student Loan Rates Federal student loan borrowers who sign up for autopay can receive a temporary 1-percentage-point reduction on their interest rate. The discount starts July 1 and will last through June 30, 2028. Loan holders have until REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 08:15 PM UTC M US Closes Mixed US markets close mixed on Thursday June 18 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:14 PM UTC M Meta Strikes AI Deals Meta strikes AI computing deals with data centre firm Crusoe for 1.6 gigawatts of computing capacity EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:12 PM UTC M Meta Partners Crusoe Meta strikes AI computing deals with data centre firm Crusoe EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:11 PM UTC L BV Extends Loan Maturities BV BrightView announces extension of term loan and receivables financing maturities EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:10 PM UTC L MSGM Names CFO Motorsport Games names Peter Hansen-Chambers as Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2026 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:10 PM UTC L TWST Files Mixed Shelf TWST files a mixed shelf offering with the SEC EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:10 PM UTC H US Expands Venezuela Engagement The US authorizes supply of certain goods and services involving Conviasa, expanding permitted commercial activities with Venezuela. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 08:08 PM UTC H US Allows PDVSA Bond Dealings Washington approved a license covering certain transactions related to the PDVSA 2020 8.5% bond, allowing previously restricted bond-related dealings to move forward from June 19. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 08:08 PM UTC H US Eases Venezuela Restrictions The US Treasury issues new Venezuela-related general licenses, authorizing certain transactions involving the Venezuelan government for telecommunications and mail services GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 08:08 PM UTC L FISV: CFO Sells Shares Fiserv Inc Chief Financial Officer Todd Paul M P sells 10,060 shares at $49.7 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:07 PM UTC L ABBV Declares Dividend AbbVie declares quarterly dividend EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:07 PM UTC L ODYS Clarifies Capital Raising Odysight.ai clarifies its disciplined approach to capital raising EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:05 PM UTC H SpaceX Falls 6% SpaceX shares fall 6% to nearly $180, erasing most post-IPO gains for average buyer EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:05 PM UTC H GSBC - Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2026 Preliminary Earnings Release Date and Conference Call GSBC - Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2026 Preliminary Earnings Release Date and Conference Call EARNINGS | Jun 18, 2026, 08:05 PM UTC H US Stocks Rise US equity benchmarks closed higher, with the Dow up 0.14%, S&P 500 up 1.09%, and Nasdaq up 1.91% EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:04 PM UTC L HAWK Appoints New Leadership HawkEye 360 announces new leadership for innovative signal analysis EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:03 PM UTC L FTW Joins S&P Indexes Presidio Production Company to join S&P Total Market Index and S&P Completion Index EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:02 PM UTC H Meta Seeks Immunity Meta Platforms has lobbied U.S. Congress for immunity from child-harm lawsuits as part of child online safety legislation REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 08:02 PM UTC H US Stocks Rise US equities closed higher on Thursday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gaining 1.09% and 1.91% respectively EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:01 PM UTC L FTW Joins S&P Indexes FTW Presidio Production Company to join S&P Total Market Index and S&P Completion Index EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:01 PM UTC M LFS Reports Q1 FY2026 Results LFS - LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. reports financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 EARNINGS | Jun 18, 2026, 08:00 PM UTC L ATNI Raises Dividend ATN International announces a 5.5% increase in its quarterly cash dividend EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 08:00 PM UTC M SpaceX Sinks 2% The stock has surged more than 40% since its historic debut. Investor bullishness showed signs of waning on Wednesday as shares sank 5%. SpaceX shares dropped 2% on Thursday, as the stock's recent rally showed signs of c EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 07:55 PM UTC H Amazon Investigates Engineers Amazon is investigating three engineers who spoke at recent Seattle City Council meetings about a one-year AI data center moratorium. The employees called for greater regulation of data centers and criticized tech's "all EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 07:55 PM UTC H US Cuts Student Loan Rates The Trump administration is temporarily cutting student loan interest rates for borrowers on autopay by 1 percentage point starting July 1. REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 07:55 PM UTC H Oil Prices Drop Global oil prices on Thursday touched their lowest level since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began almost four months ago. That marks a drop of more than 30% from their May peak and likely averts the disaster commodity ENERGY | Jun 18, 2026, 07:55 PM UTC H MOC Sees $7B Sale Imbalance MOC imbalance is $7 billion to the sale side ahead of rebalance EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 07:51 PM UTC L SLSN Wins Award Solésence named Contract Manufacturing Partner of the Year in the 2026 Cosmetics Business Innovation Awards EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 07:49 PM UTC M DBGI Expires Warrants DBGI announces expiration of 9.6 million outstanding cash warrants, eliminating dilution overhang EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 07:45 PM UTC H Iran Welcomes Leader's Message Iran's Foreign Minister welcomes Supreme Leader's message, vows to secure Iran's interests GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 07:41 PM UTC H Saudi Tankers Cross Hormuz The three Saudi tankers switched their transponders on Thursday after hiding their location for more than two months. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a deal Wednesday that is suppose GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 07:40 PM UTC H COSM Reports Record Q2 Revenue CosmoFarm delivers record Q2 2026 revenue of over $15M, representing a $60+ million annualized run-rate EARNINGS | Jun 18, 2026, 07:34 PM UTC H HYG Sees Bearish Bets While many traders focused on government bonds in the wake of new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's first meeting, it was another corner of the debt markets that caught the eye of options traders. The iShares iBoxx EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 07:30 PM UTC H US Navy Ends Iran Blockade U.S. Central Command said the Navy has ended its blockade of Iran. The end of the blockade comes after the U.S. and Iran signed an agreement that aims to end the war. Under the agreement, Iran is obligated to allow comme GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 07:30 PM UTC M US Cuts Student Loan Rates The Trump administration is temporarily cutting student loan interest rates for borrowers on autopay by 1 percentage point starting July 1. REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 07:30 PM UTC H Iran Suspends Switzerland Trip Iranian negotiating delegation suspends trip to Switzerland due to Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 07:21 PM UTC M Uber, Lyft Face Pricing Probe Consumer Reports finds discrepancies in pricing and discounts for same-time ride bookings, Uber and Lyft deny claims REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 07:16 PM UTC H SpaceX Falls 6% The average investor who bought SpaceX shares in the open market after its debut has seen nearly all of their gains disappear as a sharp pullback erased a large chunk of the stock's post-IPO surge. Shares of SpaceX fell EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 07:05 PM UTC M US Cuts Student Loan Rates The Trump administration is cutting student loan interest rates by 1 percentage point for borrowers on autopay starting July 1. REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 07:05 PM UTC M NBA Names Europe Teams NBA Europe remains on schedule to debut in October 2027. Bids for NBA Europe teams are due at the end of June. Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum also pitched organization's Basketball Africa League. The NBA plans to name wi EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 07:05 PM UTC L FULC: Block Trade FULC block trade of 640k shares at $3.60 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 07:02 PM UTC M FCEL Hits Highs FCEL reaches new highs EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 06:59 PM UTC L BE Vol Pops BE volume pops EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 06:48 PM UTC H Iran Issues Permits Iran's Supreme National Security Council orders the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to issue permits as fast as possible GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 06:46 PM UTC H Iran Waives Hormuz Fees Iran's Supreme National Security Council says no fees will be charged to ships transiting Strait of Hormuz for 60 days based on an MoU with the US GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 06:46 PM UTC H Fed Hikes Rate Odds Federal Reserve officials, using their so-called “dot plot” grid, dropped their earlier outlook for a rate cut in 2026. Now, they’re pointing to the possibility of a rate hike. Kalshi traders have also lifted their expec EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 06:45 PM UTC H Gas Prices Fall Below $4 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 dropped the past 28 days in a row after peaking at $4.56 on May 21. It is ENERGY | Jun 18, 2026, 06:45 PM UTC H US Navy Ends Iran Blockade U.S. Central Command said the Navy has ended its blockade of Iran. The end of the blockade comes after the U.S. and Iran signed an agreement that aims to end the war. Under the agreement, Iran is obligated to allow comme GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 06:45 PM UTC H Wall Street recovers from Fed slump, and the next step for Amazon's AI chip ambitions Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading. CENTRAL_BANK | Jun 18, 2026, 06:45 PM UTC H US Defends Iran Peace Deal Vice President JD Vance defended President Donald Trump's interim peace deal with Iran at a White House news conference. Vane said the United States is not paying the Islamic Republic and that any economic benefits for I GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 06:45 PM UTC H MRNA Wins FDA Panel Backing Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine benefits outweigh the risks in adults aged 65 and above EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 06:45 PM UTC H Israel's Defense Minister: "I'm saying clearly, we are responsible for our own security...we do this on our own." Israel's Defense Minister: "I'm saying clearly, we are responsible for our own security...we do this on our own." GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 06:35 PM UTC H US Navy Ends Iran Blockade The US Navy lifts its blockade of Iran's ports and coastal areas after a memorandum of understanding was signed between the US and Iran GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC H Fed Ditches Playbook The new Fed chief is ditching the central bank’s playbook — leaving your portfolio flying blind. EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC M Oil Hits New Day Highs Oil prices reach new highs for the day ENERGY | Jun 18, 2026, 06:28 PM UTC H Saudi Tankers Cross Hormuz The three Saudi tankers switched their transponders on Thursday after hiding their location for more than two months. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a deal Wednesday that is suppose GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 06:15 PM UTC M Nike Sees Boost The World Cup might be the boost Nike needs to jumpstart its business. EARNINGS | Jun 18, 2026, 06:15 PM UTC H Fed: Warsh Signals Hawkish Stance Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh's tough talk on inflation reverberated through financial markets, with traders expecting that the central bank could start jacking up interest rates in just a few months. A popular narrative that EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 06:15 PM UTC