U.S. stocks turned lower Monday as renewed U.S.-Iran tensions pushed oil prices higher and Treasury yields climbed. As of 11:10 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.80%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.92%, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 1.09%. 

Brent crude gained more than 2% to $106.79 a barrel, while WTI rose about 2% to $94.40. The 10-year Treasury yield topped 5.2%, and the 30-year yield exceeded 5.5%, both near multiyear highs. 

Nvidia bucked the broader AI-stock decline, rising about 2% after announcing an additional $150 billion share-buyback plan, bringing its total authorization to $235 billion.

Top Movers: Under $10 

Volato Group Inc (SOAR) is up 112.81% today to trade at the current level of $0.38. This comes after the company announced $1.17 billion in four-year contracts with a major AI customer.

Lifecore Biomedical Inc (LFCR) zoomed 57.11% in today’s trade to $6.6 after announcing that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Webster Equity Partners in a transaction valued at up to $663.7 million, assuming full achievement of certain performance milestones.

In current trading, Fusemachines Inc (FUSE) stock is at $0.67 after announcing access to IBM Fusion infrastructure from modulAIre at nominal cost, expanding computing capacity for its AI Twin technology.

DataMEDS AI Inc (MEDS) rose 41.50% in the early hours of today's trading to move to $4.40 following the launch of its new “Health Lives Here” mobile application with Tollo Health.

In the current trading session, Webuy Global Ltd (WBUY) jumped 18.87% to $0.98 over a previous close of $0.83 after announcing its unaudited financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2026.

Ex-Dividend Stocks

Advanced Flower Capital Inc (AFCG) is about to trade ex-dividend Wednesday, meaning that investors who buy the stock after Wednesday will not be eligible for the next dividend payment. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.05 per share. It has set September 30 as the record date and will pay the dividend on October 15. Last year, the company distributed $0.25 per share to shareholders. Based on last year's worth of payments, AFCG has a trailing yield of 7.02% on the current stock price of $3.56.

Another stock that is shelling out dividends Wednesday is AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC), having a market capitalization of $11.40B. It will pay a dividend of $0.12 per share, the payment date of which is October 09. Currently, the stock is trading at a trailing dividend yield of 14.97%.

Shares of Bancfirst Corp (BANF) will be the talk of the stock market on Wednesday as the stock will turn ex-dividend. The company's next dividend payment will be $0.52 per share, and in the last 12 months, it paid a total of $1.96 per share. Last year's total dividend payments show that BANF has a trailing yield of 1.80% on the current share price of $108.71.

Crescent Capital BDC Inc (CCAP) is also set to go ex-dividend Wednesday. The next dividend payment from CCAP will amount to $0.03 per share. November 30 has been designated as the record date for this dividend, with the actual payout scheduled for December 15. In the previous year, CCAP distributed a total of $1.59 to its valued shareholders. Considering the cumulative dividend payments from last year, the trailing yield for CCAP stands at 16.65% based on the current stock price of $9.57.

Carlyle Secured Lending Inc (CGBD) will be paying out a dividend of $0.35 per share to shareholders holding their shares as of the close of the business hours on the record date of September 30. Over the past 12 months, CGBD has paid out a total of $1.55 per share in dividends. Based on the total dividends paid out last year, CGBD boasts an impressive trailing yield of 13.78% on the current share price of $11.25.

Crypto Market Highlights

• South Korea considers a digital-asset market-making system after a yen stablecoin traded at 4x its peg.

• California bans public officials from issuing memecoins as Newsom criticizes Trump’s crypto ventures.

• Zano rolls back a month of blockchain history after a vulnerability caused unauthorized tokens to enter circulation.

• Kalshi loses appeal as courts allow Ohio and Tennessee to regulate sports-event contracts as gambling.

• CFTC sues Cash FX Group and three individuals in a $950 million crypto-linked forex investment case.

Most Shorted Stocks

Arbor Realty Trust Inc (ABR) was one of the most shorted stocks as of latest short interest figures, with 23.56% short interest. The days to cover ratio, a measure of how long it would take for all the short positions to be covered based on average trading volume, is 11.2. This represents a change of -1661439 shares, which corresponds to a -3.80% decrease in short interest. The total value of the shares held short is estimated to be around $169.71 million. The average daily volume stands at 4.16M shares, and the market capitalization of the company is $751.83M.

The Lovesac Company with the symbol LOVE currently has a short interest of 23.55%. The short interest has changed by 117492 shares. The days to cover ratio stands at 8.1. The estimated value of the shares held short is approximately $47.58 million. On an average day, 252.53K shares are traded, with the company's market capitalization totaling $219.09M.

For the stock Aquestive Therapeutics Inc (AQST), the current short interest is at 23.22%. This represents a significant short interest change of 1682956 shares, corresponding to a short interest percentage increase of 6.61%. The days needed to cover the short positions amount to 11.8. The approximate worth of the shares held short is $127.12 million.

With the symbol JBGS, the stock currently has a short interest of 24.19%. The short interest change is 340679 shares, compared with a short interest percentage change of 2.81%. It would take approximately 16.4 days to cover all the short positions. The short value of the shares is estimated to be around $286.01 million. The company boasts an average daily volume of 848.05K shares, contributing to a market capitalization of $785.73M.

The stock SG has a current short interest of 26.05%. The short interest percentage has experienced an increase of 4.67% while there was a change of 1132152 shares in short interest. The ratio indicating the time required to cover short positions is 5.0. The calculated worth of the shorted shares amounts to around $102.86 million. Trading activity averages 5.67M shares per day, while the company's market capitalization stands at $980.90M.

Upcoming IPOs

Accelevation Holdings Corp. (ACCV) is set to debut on the NASDAQ exchange on September 30. The company plans to offer 30,000,000 shares in a price range of $20.00 to $24.00 per share, with the offering expected to raise approximately $660.00M through its IPO.

Oura Inc. (OURA) is scheduled to begin trading on the NASDAQ on September 30. The IPO will consist of 50,000,000 shares in a price range of $40.00 to $44.00 per share, targeting gross proceeds of approximately $2.10B.

Siyata PTT (PTT) is scheduled to debut on the NASDAQ exchange on September 30. The company plans to offer 6,112,327 shares at a fixed price of $7.00 per share, with the offering expected to raise approximately $42.79M through its IPO.

That's it for today. Thanks for reading. Good luck out there!

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