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President Donald Trump said the U.S. Development Finance Corporation will immediately provide political risk insurance and guarantees for maritime trade through the Gulf, and that the U.S. Navy stands ready to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. The moves come amid conflict involving the U.S., Israel and Iran that has severely disrupted sh…
Meta Platforms has set up a new applied AI engineering organization within its Reality Labs division to back the company’s superintelligence initiatives. The unit will be led by Maher Saba, report to Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth, and is designed with an ultra-flat structure that may see as many as 50 employees reporting to a single mana…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to introduce legislation that would bar companies from processing more than one type of meat and prompt reviews of foreign-owned meat companies. The proposal could compel major processors to divest beef plants and targets firms such as Brazil-based JBS and Smithfield Foods, which is majority-owned by Hong …
The National Transportation Safety Board is examining incidents in January in which Waymo self-driving vehicles passed stopped school buses with flashing lights in Austin, Texas. One event on Jan. 12 occurred while a bus was loading students; the agency is also aware of a Jan. 14 incident involving a 2023 International school bus on a special-needs…
Major aviation hubs across the Gulf region have closed, prompting the cancellation of 21,300 flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded. Airlines operating through these connecting airports have suspended services, U.S. authorities have arranged alternative evacuation flights for American citizens, and airline equities fell amid a concurr…
Widespread disruptions to aviation and tourism followed an escalating U.S. and Israeli air campaign against Iran, leaving major Gulf airports closed or severely restricted for a fourth day, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and prompting emergency repatriation efforts. Airlines globally saw shares slide as oil prices jumped, complicating fu…
Anduril Industries is pursuing roughly $4 billion in new funding from venture investors Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, a person familiar with the discussions said, a move that would push the company’s valuation materially higher from its $30.5 billion mark in mid-2023. The California-based defense startup, known for sensors and autonomous …
The U.S. State Department has moved more than 9,000 American citizens out of the Middle East in recent days, including over 300 evacuees from Israel. The department is operating charter flights from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, and is arranging onward travel to third countries for Americans in locations without commercial air…
Stephen F. Page, a director at AeroVironment Inc (AVAV), sold 250 shares on March 2, 2026, at $300 per share, totaling $75,000. The stock has since fallen to $229.30, a decline exceeding 20% over the last week. Page retains direct ownership of 1,705 shares while the Stephen F. Page Living Trust holds 50,001 shares. The sale was made under a Rule 10…
Bank of America moved Unity's rating from Underperform to Neutral and increased its price target to $19 from $17, arguing that the stock has already priced in a significant portion of downside risk. The firm sees limited immediate upside until product changes and targeting improvements demonstrate sustained revenue acceleration, particularly in the…
Global investors shifted rapidly into cash on heightened Middle East tensions after strikes linked to Iran and retaliatory attacks widened the conflict, prompting synchronized selling across equities, government bonds and gold while oil and the U.S. dollar rallied. Market flows showed heavy inflows to money market funds and outflows from equity fun…
Gold remains supported by renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and persistent economic uncertainty, but a swift move into the dollar as a safe haven and forced selling in other asset classes have driven a sharp short-term pullback. Market participants say the recent drop should draw buying interest and that the metal's structural appeal…
Mary-Lee Stillwell, Verizon Communications SVP and Controller, sold 8,569 shares at $50.00 apiece on March 2, 2026, generating $428,450 in proceeds. The transaction, executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted November 17, 2025, leaves Stillwell with 43,782 shares. The move comes as the stock trades close to its 52-week high amid a period of …
Verizon Communications is reassessing large sponsorship commitments across sports and music as part of a wider cost-reduction effort. The company considered scaling back or leaving a 10-year NFL sponsorship, a deal signed in 2021 worth more than $1 billion that named Verizon the league's official 5G network and gave the carrier rights to use NFL br…
Michael J. Watson, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at Waste Management (WM), sold 17,251 shares on March 2, 2026, for roughly $4.1 million in two tranches and on the same day exercised options to acquire 12,642 shares. The company recently reported a slight fourth-quarter 2025 earnings shortfall versus estimates and declared a quar…
Tara J. Hemmer, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Waste Management Inc (WM), sold 4,818 shares on March 2, 2026 for $241.83 per share, totaling $1,165,136. The transaction was disclosed on a Form 4 filed March 3, 2026. Waste Management's fourth-quarter 2025 results showed EPS of $1.93 versus an expected $1.95 and revenue of …
Equity markets on Tuesday saw pronounced rotation across market-cap tiers, with major semiconductor and enterprise software names among the heaviest decliners. Micron Technology and MongoDB were notable losers, while a handful of mid- and small-cap companies posted double-digit gains after corporate developments. Below is a categorized roundup of t…
Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced that while crude production has been lowered and exports suspended following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, operations at the country's refineries will continue without interruption. The ministry said authorities adjusted production to preserve feedstock for domestic refining, but it did not provide figure…
Market participants head into Wednesday, March 4, 2026, with a slate of key economic releases that together will inform assessments of labor market momentum, services-sector health, energy supply dynamics and regional economic conditions. The ADP private payrolls reading, two services PMIs, weekly crude oil stockpile data from the EIA and the Feder…
Earnings season presses on with a varied roster of companies scheduled to report on Wednesday. The calendar features names across semiconductors, cloud software, identity management, infrastructure services and consumer goods, as well as a long tail of firms with anticipated results before the opening bell and after the market close. Investors will…
Quentin A. Fendelet, Corp. VP - CAO of Vicor Corp (NASDAQ:VICR), sold 2,299 shares of common stock on March 2, 2026, for $204.72 per share, generating proceeds of $470,653. On the same day he exercised non-qualified stock options to acquire 2,000 shares at $71.74 per share, at a cost of $143,480. Vicor's shares have risen 245% over the past year an…
General Motors is reorganizing how its U.S. dealer network sells pre-owned vehicles by ending a long-standing GM-backed warranty program and requiring most Chevrolet, Buick and GMC dealerships to join its CarBravo platform starting in June. The change aims to broaden the range of vehicles that can carry factory-backed warranties, add non-GM and old…
Eric D. Faust, Chief Risk Officer of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ: FMAO), sold 275 shares on March 2, 2026, for $25.92 per share, receiving $7,128. The transaction leaves Faust with 4,460 shares. Separately, the company's board authorized a repurchase program for up to 650,000 shares (about 4.7% of outstanding stock) through December 31, 202…
Tonya Stevens, Chief Accounting Officer at Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), sold 3,230 shares on March 2, 2026, in two transactions totaling approximately $308,078. The trades were made under a pre-approved 10b5-1 plan adopted November 19, 2025. The disclosure arrives as the stock has advanced sharply over recent periods and following quarter results …
Finance minister Rachel Reeves told parliament that Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts support her plans, but the sudden escalation of war in the Middle East and fresh domestic political instability have already put those projections at risk. Market reactions, higher energy costs and potential pressure on public spending and taxes threaten …
