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Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings CFO Steven P. Coen sold 324 shares of Class A Common Stock on April 17, 2026, in a transaction executed to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to restricted stock vesting. The sale, executed at $7.952 per share for roughly $2,576, followed the vesting of 743 RSUs the previous day and leaves Coen with more than 50,000 s…
A director at City Holding Co. bought 103 shares of company stock on April 20, 2026 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, investing $13,015. The transaction leaves the director with a mix of direct and indirect holdings. Separately, the bank’s board approved a repurchase program permitting the buyback of up to 1,000,000 shares, about 7% of outstanding stock.
James Grant Smith, a director at Presurance Holdings, increased his direct holding by purchasing a total of 24,772 shares of common stock for roughly $18,397 in two transactions in April 2026. The purchases come as Presurance completed a $14 million rights offering and works to cure a Nasdaq minimum bid price deficiency by August 31, 2026.
Moscow stocks finished higher on Monday, driven by gains in the Oil & Gas, Power and Mining sectors. The MOEX Russia Index climbed 1.14% at the close, while mixed performance among individual names left some miners and smaller banks at multi-year lows. Commodities moved unevenly, with crude rising and gold slipping, and implied volatility on MOEX o…
Okta director David Schellhase purchased 3,712 shares of the company's Class A common stock on April 16, 2026, spending roughly $267,408 at prices between $71.8594 and $72.4648 per share. The transactions, executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted January 15, 2026, came as Okta reported stronger-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 results and …
Javier A. Reyes, a director at City Holding Co. (NASDAQ: CHCO), purchased 103 shares of the company’s common stock on April 20, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, spending $13,015. The transaction brings his direct holdings to 2,285 shares. Separately, the company’s board authorized a repurchase program of up to 1,000,000 common shares, repres…
Douglas R. Timmerman, President of Dealer Financial Services at Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY), sold 39,675 shares of company stock on April 17, 2026, raising $1,792,175 at a weighted average price of $45.1714 per share under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted December 3, 2025. After the sale he retains 477,627 shares. Ally reported first-quarter 2026 EP…
Diane W. Strong-Treister, a director at City Holding Co. (CHCO), bought 119 shares on April 20, 2026, spending $15,036 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. After the trade she directly owns 3,987 shares and indirectly holds 1,900 shares in a revocable trust. Separately, the company’s board has approved a repurchase program for up to 1,000,000 common s…
Josh Silverman, Executive Chair of Etsy Inc., sold 54,665 shares of the company’s common stock on April 16 and April 20, 2026, for roughly $3.38 million under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The transactions followed option exercises of the same number of shares at an exercise price of $10.62 per share. The stock has shown strong momentum in recent per…
Snap Inc. announced that Chief Financial Officer Derek Andersen will step down to pursue a new opportunity, with his final day expected to be May 8. The company plans to promote Doug Hott, currently Vice President of Finance, Strategy, and Corporate Development, to the CFO role. Hott has previously served as Vice President of Finance and holds adva…
A federal jury in North Carolina awarded $5,000 to a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a driver she had booked through the Uber app. The decision follows the start of a trial on April 14 and comes amid thousands of related lawsuits consolidated in federal court; an earlier bellwether in Arizona produced an $8.5 million award.
Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE:TOL), a leading luxury home builder, announced the grand opening of the Bianca Elite model home at its community The Isles at Lakewood Ranch in Florida. The new model home features contemporary design and luxury finishes, highlighting Toll Brothers' upscale offerings. The community offers resort-style amenities and is loca…
Fastly Inc. CEO Charles Lacey Compton III sold $720,312 of Class A common stock across a series of trades on April 16-17, 2026. The transactions, carried out at prices between $23.69 and $25.40 per share, included a tax-related disposition tied to the vesting of restricted stock units and several sales under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The stock has climbe…
Micah R. Conrad, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at OneMain Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: OMF), sold common stock worth $300,000 on April 17, 2026. The transaction, executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established on November 18, 2025, consisted of 5,000 shares at $60.00 per share. The company recently reported fourth-quarter 2025…
Lazarus Energy Holdings, LLC acquired 72,500 shares of Blue Dolphin Energy Co. (NASDAQ: BDCO) between April 16 and April 20, 2026, investing $222,675 at prices ranging from $2.80 to $3.25. The purchases raise Lazarus Energy's direct stake to 8,547,500 shares. Blue Dolphin's CEO and company leader, Jonathan Carroll, also holds 4,125,000 shares direc…
Vernon Rogers, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR), sold 2,431 shares on April 20, 2026, for $90.00 per share, receiving $218,790. After the sale he directly holds 159,202 shares, including shares subject to unvested restricted stock units. The company also reported a record $41 million production order…
John Steven Emerson, a 10% stakeholder in Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODA), sold approximately $1.29 million worth of common stock on March 11, 2026, via a combination of direct sales and a gift. The transactions, executed through several trusts and retirement accounts, involved 86,254 shares sold at prices between $14.45 and $14.99 and a se…
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. reported net income of $11.8 million ($0.30 per diluted share) for Q1 2026, marking a significant improvement from a net loss of $27.4 million in Q4 2025 due to a goodwill impairment charge in the previous quarter. The company saw a 16.3% increase in net interest income year-over-year, driven by higher yields on loans and s…
Clarifai said it deleted 3 million OkCupid user photos and associated facial-recognition models after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with OkCupid over a 2014 transfer of images and demographic data. The deletion was certified to the FTC and confirmed to a congresswoman's office; the episode has drawn criticism from some Demo…
Oil prices jumped sharply while major U.S. equity indices slipped after renewed U.S.-Iran tensions and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Market reactions were relatively muted, reflecting investor optimism that talks will resume. Big Tech’s comeback raises renewed attention to AI-era concentration and energy costs. An LSEG webinar on April 23 wi…
Alaska Air Group has rescinded its full-year profit-per-share guidance for 2026 as surging jet fuel prices linked to recent military actions and supply disruptions sharply increase operating costs. The airline reported that volatile fuel markets and uncertainty tied to the conflict have made it impossible to reliably forecast future results. Manage…
Argan Inc. CEO David Hibbert Watson sold 19,310 shares of company stock on April 17, 2026, generating $11,626,744 at an average price of $602.11 per share. The sale followed the vesting of multiple restricted stock units across April 16-17, 2026. AGX shares have risen sharply over the past year and trade close to their 52-week peak, while a recent …
Julie Gruber, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at Gap Inc. (GAP), sold 5,302 shares of common stock on April 17, 2026 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan and simultaneously exercised 5,302 non-qualified stock options granted in 2022. The sales and exercises leave Gruber with a direct holding of 58,414.4577 shares and outstanding options to purchase 42…
Mark N. Rogers, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Amkor Technology (AMKR), sold 5,000 shares of common stock on April 16, 2026, for $59.43 per share, generating $297,150. The sale coincided with the exercise of 5,000 employee stock options at $7.40 per share on the same day. Rogers adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan on August 1, 2025,…
Aehr Test Systems director Rhea J. Posedel sold 7,500 shares on April 20, 2026, for $88.09 each, totaling $660,675, according to a Form 4 filing. The company meanwhile reported a record $41 million production order for package-level burn-in of custom AI processor ASICs, posted mixed Q3 2026 results, and recorded strong bookings that lifted backlog …
