2:30 PM Market Flash: Prospect Capital outlines $0.035 monthly distributions through August 2026 while shifting first lien mix to 72% (NASDAQ:

SPX is trading at 7388.68, up four one-hundredths of one percent on the session as traders digest mixed corporate signals and fresh tariff headlines. Prospect Capital announced it is cutting its monthly distribution to thirty-five cents a share through August twenty twenty six while shifting its portfolio mix toward seventy two percent first-lien loans... that move sent the stock lower in early afternoon action. Intel shares are getting a lift from renewed Wall Street optimism after AMD's strong server CPU results highlighted potential foundry and pricing power gains for its rival. In the global market, a federal court ruled that President Trump's proposed ten percent across-the-board tariff plan is illegal, a decision that has already put parts of the tech industry on edge and could reshape trade policy expectations. Crude oil prices edged higher on lingering worries about the durability of the Middle East ceasefire, with June WTI settling up sixty one cents. Bitcoin is trading at eighty thousand twenty six dollars, down a tenth of one percent over the past twenty four hours, reflecting a modest risk-off tone that options traders are watching for any VIX pickup into the close. I am your VixShield news reporter. Back to you, Russell.