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Thu, Jun 18, 2026 - Page 2

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H US Navy Ends Iran Blockade The US Navy has lifted its blockade of Iran's ports and coastal areas at the direction of President Donald Trump GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 06:15 PM UTC L Pixar: Releases Toy Story 5 A string of surprise hits has this year’s box office already up 15% from last year, but studios and theater owners are looking to Pixar’s signature franchise to deliver a big boost. EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 06:15 PM UTC M SNOW Faces Threat Citrini contributor says SNOW's biggest threat is Anthropic, not Amazon EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 06:13 PM UTC M MU Hits Highs Micron Technology hits highs EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 06:11 PM UTC H Anthropic Seeks US Ban Lift Anthropic proposes to end US ban of 'Mythos,' 'Fable' AI models REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 06:09 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, 06:00 PM UTC L LIVE Files $50M Shelf Live files $50 million mixed shelf EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:57 PM UTC H TC Gets Fast Lane TC gets government-mandated fast lane to the grid for AI data centers REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 05:56 PM UTC H SpaceX sinks 7% 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 7% on Thursday, as the stock's recent rally showed signs of c EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:45 PM UTC L Earlier comment post by Channel 14 being picked up by major wires Earlier comment post by Channel 14 being picked up by major wires EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:41 PM UTC H Fed's 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, 05:35 PM UTC H Warsh, Vance Question Inflation Target The U.S. government’s official 2% annual inflation target has suddenly been thrown into doubt by Kevin Warsh and J.D. Vance. EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:35 PM UTC H IRAN: Leader Comments Iran's Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei comments on memorandum of understanding GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 05:32 PM UTC H Iran, US Sign Memo Iran and the US have signed a memorandum of understanding after extensive efforts from officials GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 05:27 PM UTC H US Backs Israel President Trump confirms US would back Israel if it launches an independent attack on Iran GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 05:22 PM UTC L BIAF Raises $3.2M bioAffinity Technologies announces closing of $3.2 million offering EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:19 PM UTC H IBCP Acquires HCB Independent Bank Corporation announces shareholder approval to acquire HCB Financial Corp. and Highpoint Community Bank EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:17 PM UTC M MSTR Hits Lows MSTR hits new lows EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:12 PM UTC H US Senate: Unlikely Iran Deal Senate Republicans express high-level dismay over the Iran deal, saying a final agreement is unlikely GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 05:11 PM UTC H Thailand Revives Coast-To-Coast Corridor Thailand is reviving a $30 billion coast-to-coast corridor to rival the Malacca Strait GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 05:10 PM UTC M FTSE 100 Falls 1% London's FTSE 100 index falls 1% as miners and tech stocks weigh, while the Bank of England holds interest rates steady. EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:10 PM UTC L GKN Aerospace Restarts GKN aerospace factory in California prepares to restart after chemical tank scare EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:10 PM UTC L Vistra Corp Files Form 144 Vistra Corp files Form 144 for June 18 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:10 PM UTC H Oil Hits Pre-Iran War Lows Oil touches pre-Iran war lows after ceasefire deal ENERGY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:10 PM UTC M US Regulator Pushes Grid Overhaul US energy regulator pushes grids to overhaul data center power rules ENERGY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:10 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, 05:10 PM UTC H Iran: Energy Security Rethink The Iran war’s legacy likely will be an urgent need to rethink energy security. ENERGY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:10 PM UTC L Baker Hughes: Rig Count +1 Baker Hughes reports a 1-rig increase in the weekly rig count to 563 ENERGY | Jun 18, 2026, 05:02 PM UTC H Intel Gains 10% Intel's stock climbed 7% on Thursday. The rally came after President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the semiconductor company had agreed to a deal with Apple to design and build chips in the U.S. Intel's stock ha EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:55 PM UTC H SpaceX sinks 9% 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 9% on Thursday, as the stock's recent rally showed signs of c EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:55 PM UTC H US Defends Iran Peace Deal Vice President JD Vance defends President Donald Trump's interim peace deal with Iran, saying the US is not paying Iran and any economic benefits depend on full compliance GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 04:55 PM UTC H US Denies $300B Iran Payment The US denies making a $300 billion payment to Iran, calling it 'Fake News'. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 04:50 PM UTC H US Treasury Screens China Biotech The US Treasury is assessing options to screen investments in China biotech GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 04:49 PM UTC M US Banks Push Capital Rule Changes US banks are making a final push for capital rule changes as the Fed wraps up its consultation REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 04:45 PM UTC H Oil Flows Through Strait Oil is flowing through the strait, but Israeli strikes in Lebanon raise doubts over peace GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 04:45 PM UTC H BoE: Sets Rates Outlook Bank of England policymakers set out views on rates outlook in minutes of June meeting EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:45 PM UTC L FHLB SF Files 8K Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco files Form 8K for June 18 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:45 PM UTC L CervoMed Prices $10M Offering CervoMed prices $10M registered direct offering at $4/share EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:45 PM UTC H Cuba Passes Reforms Cuban lawmakers are voting on Castro-backed economic reforms amid US sanctions GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 04:45 PM UTC M CHAT: Preparing GPT-5.6 CHAT GPT-5.6 model family is being prepared for release EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:44 PM UTC M KARD Opens IPO KARD's initial public offering is now open EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:40 PM UTC H US Student Loan Defaults Surge US student loan defaults surge to 9.16 million as collection crackdown intensifies EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:39 PM UTC H Gold, Silver Hit New Lows Gold and Silver prices are hitting new lows COMMODITIES | Jun 18, 2026, 04:37 PM UTC M CRVO Sells Shares CRVO sells 2,500,000 shares of common stock at $4.00 per share EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:36 PM UTC L OKTA Volatility Pops OKTA volatility pops EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:36 PM UTC M CRVO: Offers $10M Common Stock CervoMed announces $10 million registered direct offering of common stock priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:35 PM UTC L ARM Vol Downtick ARM volume is experiencing a downtick EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:34 PM UTC H SPCX Plans $20B Bond Offering SpaceX plans an investment-grade US dollar bond offering of at least $20 billion to refinance a $20 billion bridge loan maturing September 2027 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:33 PM UTC H IDF Approved to Open Fire Israel's political echelon approves IDF to open fire in areas of the Blue Line in Lebanon GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 04:32 PM UTC M NVDA Hits Highs NVIDIA Corp hits new highs EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:31 PM UTC L Baltic Index Rises Baltic dry bulk freight index rises from two-month low COMMODITIES | Jun 18, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC L Coffee Futures Slip Coffee futures slip after hitting multi-week highs COMMODITIES | Jun 18, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC H Cuba Passes Economic Reforms Cuban lawmakers are voting on Castro-backed economic reforms amid a US stranglehold GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC M US Regulator Overhauls Data Center Rules US energy regulator pushes grids to overhaul data center power rules REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC H Apple Raises Prices Apple is throwing in the towel, facing down soaring memory and storage chip costs. EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC H SpaceX sinks 8% 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 8% on Thursday, as the stock's recent rally showed signs of c EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:30 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, 04:30 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, 04:30 PM UTC H Iran Issues Message Iran's Supreme Leader to issue a message about the end of war MOU with the U.S. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 04:28 PM UTC M QQQ Hits Highs QQQ reaches new highs EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:24 PM UTC H SpaceX Preparing Bond Sale SpaceX bankers are preparing for a bond sale of at least $20 billion EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:24 PM UTC L MTN Sees Small Vol Pop MTN experiences a small volume pop EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:18 PM UTC M Vail Resorts Taps Bankers Vail Resorts taps bankers to play defense EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:18 PM UTC L Hershey Files Form 144 Hershey Co files Form 144 on June 18 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC L Oxford Metrics Buys Oxford Metrics director purchases 25,000 shares at 43.5p EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC L Finland Stocks Down 1.35% Finland stocks are lower at the close of trade with the OMX Helsinki 25 down 1.35% EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC H Iran: 60-Day Deal Period Starts A 60-day period in the Iran deal begins Thursday, according to Vance. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC L Blue Ridge Files 8K Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc files Form 8K for June 18 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC L Space Startups Seek Insurance Space startups are seeking insurance for orbital AI data centers EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC L Glanbia Shrinks Board Glanbia's board is shrinking as Tirlán reduces its representation EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC L Focus Universal Plans Reverse Split Focus Universal plans 4-for-1 reverse stock split effective June 23 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC H US Warns NATO Allies The U.S. Defense secretary also said it was "shameful" that European allies refused to give U.S. forces access to bases to strike Iran. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC H Fed Seeks Inflation Control The Federal Reserve is in a “new era,” but home buyers are facing the same old affordability challenges. EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC M ARM Downgrade Talk ARM shares experiencing a quick downtick due to talk of a potential downgrade at NewStreet EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:14 PM UTC H Iran Accesses $6bn Iran to get access to $6bn of frozen funds to buy US goods GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 04:08 PM UTC M Waymo Recalls 4,000 Robotaxis Waymo is recalling nearly 4,000 robotaxis after some drove into freeway construction zones at highway speeds EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:06 PM UTC L SONY Files F-3ASR Sony files Form F-3ASR for senior debt securities EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:05 PM UTC L META -- Ha Thai departs Meta to lead comms for OpenAI devices META -- Ha Thai departs Meta to lead comms for OpenAI devices EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:02 PM UTC M Sweden Opposes Tesla Self-Drive Sweden may oppose Tesla's supervised self-driving tech in Europe due to speeding concerns REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 04:00 PM UTC L US Asks Court The Trump administration asks an appeals court to let Kennedy pick vaccine panel members REGULATION | Jun 18, 2026, 04:00 PM UTC H Wall St Rises Wall Street advances as Iran deal optimism offsets hawkish Fed comments, with Intel stock jumping. EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:00 PM UTC H US Warns NATO Allies US Defense secretary warns NATO allies that some nations will fail US defense review GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 04:00 PM UTC M NFE Approves UK Restructuring NFE New Fortress Energy Inc. announces approval of UK restructuring plan EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 04:00 PM UTC H US, Iran End Military Ops The US and Iran have declared an immediate and permanent end to military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon. GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 03:59 PM UTC M NAAIM Exposure Rises NAAIM Exposure is at 92.83 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:59 PM UTC H US Sends Iran Deal to Congress The White House delivers Iran agreement to Congress GEOPOLITICS | Jun 18, 2026, 03:58 PM UTC L Strategy Inc Hits 52-Week Low Strategy Inc stock hits 52-week low at 90.93 USD EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:50 PM UTC H US Banks Lobby Fed US banks making final push for capital rule changes as Fed consultation ends EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:50 PM UTC M Italy sells Monte Paschi stake Italy is neutral on Monte Paschi and may sell its stake through share placement EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:50 PM UTC L Lords Group Trading Approves Resolutions Lords Group Trading shareholders approve all AGM resolutions EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:50 PM UTC L IBAT Posts Q4 Loss IBAT posts Q4 2026 loss as lithium talks advance EARNINGS | Jun 18, 2026, 03:50 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 ENERGY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:50 PM UTC H JPM Delays BoE Hike J.P. Morgan delays BoE rate hike forecast to November amid inflation risks EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:40 PM UTC M UniCredit Taps CEO's Brother UniCredit turns to CEO Orcel's brother to broker Russia sale EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:40 PM UTC M Safe Bulkers Lifts Profit Safe Bulkers reports Q1 2026 results with increased profit due to higher rates and advancing fleet renewal EARNINGS | Jun 18, 2026, 03:40 PM UTC M Invesco Raises Dividend Invesco Asia Dragon Trust raises dividend by 21.5% for 2027 EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:40 PM UTC M Form 4 RENN Fund Inc For: 18 June Form 4 RENN Fund Inc For: 18 June EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:25 PM UTC M Belden stock gains after launching four OT network products Belden stock gains after launching four OT network products EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:25 PM UTC M Amazon explores selling AI chips to challenge Nvidia Amazon explores selling AI chips to challenge Nvidia EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:25 PM UTC M Form 13D/A Beeline Holdings Inc For: 18 June Form 13D/A Beeline Holdings Inc For: 18 June EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:25 PM UTC M Form 4 Team For: 18 June Form 4 Team For: 18 June EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:25 PM UTC M Crane Co stock hits all-time high at 214.5 USD Crane Co stock hits all-time high at 214.5 USD EQUITY | Jun 18, 2026, 03:25 PM UTC H Earnings call transcript: Safe Bulkers tops Q1 2026 estimates as freight rates improve Earnings call transcript: Safe Bulkers tops Q1 2026 estimates as freight rates improve EARNINGS | Jun 18, 2026, 03:25 PM UTC H First Fed Bank names Chris Walsh as chief banking officer First Fed Bank names Chris Walsh as chief banking officer CENTRAL_BANK | Jun 18, 2026, 03:25 PM UTC