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Immersion Corp Chief Financial Officer J. Michael Dodson executed a non-discretionary sale of 4,899 shares on June 12, 2026, totaling $32,039. The transaction, priced at $6.54 per share, was initiated to satisfy tax withholding requirements linked to the vesting of restricted stock units. Following this sale, Dodson retains direct ownership of 34,2…
Fitch Ratings reiterated Brazil's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at 'BB' with a Stable Outlook, highlighting the country's sizable, diversified economy, robust external finances and a flexible currency as buffers against shocks. The agency also flagged fiscal pressures - including a rising debt burden, widening budget deficit and structural rigidi…
Citadel Securities' macro strategy team says the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will begin raising interest rates in September has risen as inflation becomes more widespread and persistent. The firm points to a mix of easy financial conditions, ongoing supply-chain disruptions, a tightening labor market and rising artificial-intelligence inves…
Moody's has upgraded The GEO Group's corporate and secured debt ratings, citing improved leverage and coverage metrics driven by income from three reactivated company-owned facilities, new transportation contracts and rate increases. The agency projects further improvement in debt ratios over the next 12-18 months and notes ongoing discussions with…
S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed Algoma Steel Inc.'s issuer credit rating at 'CCC+' and adjusted the outlook to stable from developing, while keeping a 'B-' issue-level rating on the company's senior secured second-lien notes due 2029. The agency projects negative adjusted EBITDA for 2026 but expects a return to positive EBITDA in 2027 as electric-arc…
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has long argued the central bank holds too many bonds and that reducing those holdings should be a priority. Now that he leads the Fed, he will test whether colleagues can be persuaded to adopt changes to the balance sheet. Officials expect interest rates to remain unchanged at the conclusion of his first Federal O…
Arabica coffee futures climbed sharply on ICE as traders covered short positions amid concerns over delayed harvesting in Brazil, a forming El Nino pattern and declining certified stock levels. Robusta and sugar contracts also moved higher, while dealers noted crude oil weakness earlier had weighed on the sugar market.
Significant option positions across a range of major currency pairs are scheduled to expire Wednesday at the New York cut, with particularly large expiries in USD/JPY, EUR/USD, USD/MXN, AUD/USD, USD/CNY and USD/BRL. Several complementary multi-billion-euro and multi-billion-dollar strikes are also scheduled for mid-June dates, notably June 18 and J…
Pelthos Therapeutics shares climbed after a Form 4 filing showed director Todd C. Davis bought about 35,948 shares for nearly $1 million on June 11, 2026. The filing, made public June 15, revealed weighted average purchase prices between about $27.80 and $28.73. The insider transaction, Davis' second-largest of six purchases, coincided with a favor…
Expensify Inc. director Carlos Eduardo Alvarez Divo executed a sale of 10,700 shares of Class A Common Stock on June 15, 2026, totaling $13,696. The transaction, conducted under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted in late December 2025, reflects routine portfolio management rather than a direct signal regarding the company's near-term outlook. This …
Hershey (HSY) looks positioned to extend the 2026 margin rebound driven by lower commodity costs and cost discipline. Fundamentals — free cash flow of $1.93B, a 3.1% dividend yield and ROE of 17% — support a tactical long. This trade idea lays out entry, stop and target for a mid-term swing (45 trading days) and the risks that would invalidate the …
TD Cowen analyst Oliver Chen has elevated Walmart to his top pick for 2026 after meetings with company investor-relations leaders and the head of Walmart International. Chen points to stronger price leadership, a tougher outlook for traditional grocery that favors share capture, and an accelerating digital profit engine encompassing delivery, adver…
Goldman Sachs said it has advised on more than $1 trillion of announced mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2026, a half-year record for any investment bank, according to a LinkedIn post citing Dealogic. The milestone follows the firm’s role as lead left underwriter on SpaceX’s landmark initial public offering. Goldman also reported a sha…
Matthew Reade Miller, a director at Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRNT), has increased his ownership in the company through an automatic dividend reinvestment. The transaction occurred on June 12, 2026, adding 696 shares to his portfolio. This move comes as Granite Ridge Resources reports strong financial results for the first quarter of 20…
Marvell Technology Chairman and CEO Matthew J. Murphy executed a pre-arranged sale of 7,500 shares on June 15, 2026, valued at approximately $2.24 million. The transaction, governed by a 10b5-1 plan initiated in December 2025, reduces his direct holdings to 788,009 shares. This sale occurs against a backdrop of a 340% stock surge over the past year…
Palantir looks like a reasonable risk-reward for a mid-term long trade. Revenue is accelerating (management flagged an 85% surge in the latest quarter), free cash flow is healthy at roughly $2.69B, and the company sits at the center of recurring government and commercial AI deployments. The stock is still richly priced - P/E roughly 140x and market…
Potential Tropical Cyclone One formed off the Texas coast and is being monitored by the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Located about 65 miles (105 km) southwest of Corpus Christi with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph (45 km/h), the system could become Tropical Storm Arthur if it strengthens. Forecasters warn of 4 to 8 inches of rain, isolated tot…
Mobileye looks materially undervalued given an $8.23B market cap, strong free cash flow ($473M), a modular EyeQ roadmap and a robotaxi market that could re-rate the stock quickly. We upgrade to Buy and lay out a swing trade with a clear entry, stop and target backed by fundamentals, catalysts and technical considerations.
The U.S. government has begun advanced negotiations with five companies to convert nearly 20 metric tons of Cold War-era plutonium, including material from dismantled warheads, into reactor fuel as part of an effort to expand nuclear capacity to meet surging demand from data centers. Advocates say the plan could help bridge fuel shortages, but expe…
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC, acting as the investment adviser for RENN Fund, Inc., has increased its direct stake in the company through a recent transaction. The firm acquired 756 shares of common stock, adjusting its total holdings while the fund's market capitalization remains under $20 million.
NuScale Power (SMR) sits between promise and proof: regulatory first-mover status and fresh international SMR demand support upside, but persistent revenue declines, steep multiples, and cash burn keep the risk high. This is a tactical swing trade for disciplined traders who want to capture a sentiment-driven bounce while limiting downside.
Options trading in Northern Oil & Gas Inc. (NOG) spiked to 3,687 contracts at 2:31 p.m. New York time on Tuesday, with calls comprising the bulk of volume. The session featured a heavy block in a December 17, 2027 $20 call and a sizable diagonal spread combining September and June 2026 call series.
Harold L. Keene, a director and significant shareholder of New Peoples Bankshares Inc., executed a series of transactions involving the company's common stock on June 12, 2026. According to a recent SEC Form 4 filing, Keene acquired 5,000 shares through his LLC and simultaneously sold 1,500 shares directly. The activity occurs as the stock trades n…
Fastly's edge platform continues to capture AI-driven traffic and security demand, yet the market has pulled back after a rapid rerating. Fundamentals show durable revenue growth (20-23% in recent quarters) and improving profitability; valuation at ~4.5x price-to-sales still prices some growth but leaves room for upside if execution continues. This…
Randy Shefman, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Royal Gold Inc., sold 500 shares of the company's common stock on June 16, 2026, resulting in a transaction value of $107,925. The sale occurred at a price of $215.85 per share. Following the transaction, Shefman retains a direct holding of 8,582 shares in Royal Gold. The company recently …
