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China’s manufacturing sector registered its strongest expansion since December 2020 in February, according to the private-sector RatingDog China General Manufacturing PMI compiled by S&P Global. The index climbed to 52.1 from 50.3 in January, driven by rising new orders at home and abroad, faster output growth and greater confidence among manufactu…
A private-sector Purchasing Managers Index for China’s services sector climbed to 56.7 in February, the strongest reading in 33 months, driven by firmer domestic and overseas demand. The survey also showed a rise in input costs and output charges, a reinvigorated composite output index, and mixed labour trends as firms sought cost control while bac…
Nicole S. Jones, an executive at Cigna Group (CI), sold 2,307 shares on March 2, 2026 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, generating $666,515. The transactions follow earlier February sales and coincide with equity vesting, option grants and a strong fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report. The company also disclosed a planned CEO transition effective July 1, 20…
Michael Whatley, a close ally of former President Donald Trump and one-time Republican National Committee chair, won the Republican primary for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat, according to media reports. With more than 30% of the vote in a seven-candidate field, Whatley avoided a runoff and is set to face Democrat Roy Cooper, the state's fo…
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told a Sydney business summit that financial markets have so far reacted surprisingly calmly to the widening conflict in the Middle East, but it may take a 'couple of weeks' for investors to fully assess short- and medium-term implications. He noted markets often remain muted to geopolitical shocks unless growth is d…
U.S. officials are examining whether Tencent should be permitted to retain its equity in several prominent videogame companies. The discussions focus on potential security concerns tied to Tencent's holdings in Epic Games, Riot Games and Supercell, and form part of a prolonged review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIU…
Nathan B. Theurer, First Solar's vice president - global controller and CAO, reported the sale of 49 shares on March 3, 2026, for roughly $9,600. The filing also shows a vesting of performance share units earlier in the week and leaves Theurer with 92 directly held shares. The disclosure arrives amid a string of analyst adjustments following First …
AirJoule Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: AIRJ) Chief Administrative Officer Jeff Gutke disposed of 3,462 Class A shares on March 3, 2026, to satisfy tax withholding obligations connected to recent restricted stock unit vesting. The trade, reported on a Form 4, was non-discretionary. The company has also priced a public offering to raise roughly $20 mil…
Alta Equipment Group INC Chief Financial Officer Anthony Colucci sold 8,137 shares of common stock on March 3, 2026, for about $57,379 at an average price of $7.0517 per share. Earlier, Colucci received equity from performance stock units and restricted stock units on February 27, 2026. Alta also disclosed fourth-quarter 2025 results that topped es…
Alta Equipment Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Greenawalt sold 27,986 shares on March 3, 2026, for about $197,290 at a weighted average price of $7.0496. The disposition follows a February 27 grant of performance stock units and restricted stock units and comes amid a 58% year-to-date stock rally. Alta reported Q4 2025 results that beat exp…
Asian equities fell sharply as traders exited crowded trades in semiconductor stocks and gold, reacting to a broader Mideast conflict that has sent oil and gas prices higher. Seoul led losses after rapid selling by short-term and foreign investors, Japan posted a third consecutive down day, and benchmark crude climbed amid strikes and attacks tied …
Senior administration officials have invited executives from major U.S. defense firms to a White House meeting to push for accelerated weapons production as the Pentagon works to rebuild inventories depleted by recent operations, including strikes on Iran. A preliminary supplemental budget request of about $50 billion is being prepared to finance r…
DBS Group said its China unit has been granted a principal underwriting licence from China’s National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII), enabling it to lead-manage non-financial corporate bond issues in the country’s interbank bond market. DBS highlighted its dominant role in 2025 panda bond issuance and noted prior s…
Heightened conflict in the Middle East has driven energy prices higher and prompted investors to seek cash, sending the U.S. dollar to a three-month peak and nudging the euro lower for a third day. The price surge in crude and European gas, along with renewed concerns about inflation, are influencing FX and risk assets across markets.
Nepal is voting in a general election on Thursday, the first since mass youth-led protests last September that resulted in 77 deaths and the government's resignation. Nearly 19 million eligible voters will choose a 275-member legislature, with a surge of about one million mostly young voters added after the protests. The contest pits long-establish…
U.S. equity futures declined Tuesday evening following broad losses on Wall Street as a widening conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran entered its fifth day. Investors are increasingly worried that a protracted confrontation could push energy prices higher, feeding global inflation and complicating central bank policy. Attention also turned…
DraftKings Chief Accounting Officer Erik Bradbury sold 2,883 shares of Class A stock on March 3, 2026, for about $70,800 in multiple trades. The company is trading near a 52-week low even as several brokerages reiterated positive ratings tied to an upcoming integrated app and expanded market forecasts. Bradbury also received shares through recent r…
GalaxyEdge Acquisition Corp has priced an initial public offering of 10 million units at $10.00 per unit, generating $100 million in gross proceeds. Each unit comprises one ordinary share and a right to receive one-fourth of a share upon completion of an initial business combination. The units are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exc…
Defense contractors are preparing to excise Anthropic's Claude AI from projects tied to the U.S. military following a federal agency-wide ban announced by President Donald Trump and a subsequent Department of Defense pronouncement that labeled the company a national security supply chain risk. Legal specialists say the administration's legal footin…
Barrett Business Services Inc (NASDAQ: BBSI) director Mark Steven Finn acquired 2,000 shares of company stock in early March, investing $55,315 across two trades recorded on a Form 4 with the SEC. The purchases come amid a recent pullback in the stock and a quarterly report that showed small EPS growth and revenue gains that fell short of analyst e…
L.B. Foster (FSTR) sold off intraday but fundamentals and a cleaner balance sheet support a mid-term long trade. Entry $31.66, stop $28.70, target $36.00 over ~45 trading days. Key drivers: positive free cash flow ($27.7M), improved credit facility, and technical support near the 50-day average.
A sudden escalation in regional hostilities propelled oil prices higher and drove unprecedented hedging activity on the Intercontinental Exchange. Traders and U.S. crude producers moved quickly to fix prices, driving record volumes in energy futures and options and pushing diesel particularly sharply higher amid tight inventories and supply concern…
Jeff B. Gustavson, President of New Energies at Chevron Corp (CVX), sold 6,667 shares of company stock on February 27, 2026, for $1,240,324 at $186.0394 per share and on the same day exercised options to acquire 6,667 shares at $125.35 each, valued at $835,708. The transactions occurred as Chevron traded near its 52-week high and against a backdrop…
Accenture (ACN) has been sold down amid AI job-displacement headlines and macro noise. The pullback leaves a high-quality services franchise trading at attractive multiples, with $11.5B in free cash flow, a 3%+ yield and a conservative balance sheet. This is a tactical long idea sized for a mid-term swing: entry $206.00, stop $188.73, target $260.0…
Krystal Biotech director Daniel Janney sold 11,803 shares of common stock on February 27, 2026, in two transactions executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, generating $3.25 million. The company recently reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that exceeded analyst estimates for both earnings per share and revenue. Krystal shares have advanced mater…
