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House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoenas defiance

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Billionaire Leon Black is suing the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform seeking to block subpoenas it issued him in its probe of Jeffrey Epstein.

Directly affected

  • QQQY Defiance

    The reported development directly names Defiance in the headline; GA resolved that company to QQQY.

Indirectly affected

  • AIPO DEFIANCE AI & POWER INFRASTRUCTURE ETF

    GA selected AIPO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defiance. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • JEDI DEFIANCE DRONE AND MODERN WARFARE ETF

    GA selected JEDI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defiance. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • MSTX DEFIANCE DAILY TARGET 2X LONG MSTR ETF

    GA selected MSTX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defiance. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • QBTZ Defiance Daily Target 2X Short QBTS ETF

    GA selected QBTZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defiance. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • UFOX DEFIANCE CONNECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES ETF

    GA selected UFOX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defiance. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Billionaire Leon Black is suing the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee seeking to block subpoenas it issued him in its probe of Jeffrey Epstein.

Source: CNBC Top

The price since 16 Sep 2026: Defiance (QQQY) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoenas defiance,” Defiance (QQQY) is -2.38%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.52% over the same days, a -2.90% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Defiance (QQQY)

Companies carried with this story

  • QQQY Defiance

    Defiance (QQQY) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoenas defiance.” Reason on file: The reported development directly names Defiance in the headline; GA resolved that company to QQQY

  • AIPO Defiance Ai & Power Infrastructure Etf

    Defiance Ai & Power Infrastructure Etf (AIPO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoenas defiance.” Reason on file: GA selected AIPO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defiance. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • JEDI Defiance Drone And Modern Warfare Etf

    Defiance Drone And Modern Warfare Etf (JEDI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 16 Sep 2026 story “House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoenas defiance.” Reason on file: GA selected JEDI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defiance. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • MSTX Defiance Daily Target 2X Long Mstr Etf

    For “House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoenas defiance,” Defiance Daily Target 2X Long Mstr Etf (MSTX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected MSTX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defiance. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • QBTZ Defiance Daily Target 2X Short QBTS ETF

    For “House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoenas defiance,” Defiance Daily Target 2X Short QBTS ETF (QBTZ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected QBTZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defiance. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • UFOX Defiance Connective Technologies Etf

    For “House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoenas defiance,” Defiance Connective Technologies Etf (UFOX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected UFOX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defiance. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Defiance (QQQY)

“House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoenas defiance” (16 Sep 2026) reaches Defiance (QQQY) through this story.

The link for Defiance (QQQY) is this: The reported development directly names Defiance in the headline; GA resolved that company to QQQY

Also listed, Defiance Ai & Power Infrastructure Etf (AIPO): GA selected AIPO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defiance. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates in the story, and the Defiance (QQQY) price range

AIPO traded between 25.36 and 30.23 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 25.71. JEDI traded between 20.15 and 26.93 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 20.61. QQQY traded between 21.29 and 23.02 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 21.57.

A simple score for Defiance (QQQY)

46 out of 100

“House votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein subpoenas defiance” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.