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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran may require time to conclude but will not extend into years. The strikes over the weekend killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and provoked retaliatory actions across the region. Netanyahu described the operation as aimed at curbing Iran's nucl…
PayPay, the SoftBank Group-backed mobile payments operator, has filed to offer roughly 55 million American depositary shares in a U.S. initial public offering, targeting a valuation of as much as $13.4 billion. The filing sets an indicative price range of $17.00 to $20.00 per ADS and indicates SoftBank-related entities would retain a roughly 91.8% …
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Executive Vice President and CFO Mardi Dier completed an automatic sale of 1,183 shares on March 2, 2026, at $427.21 per share to satisfy tax withholding tied to restricted stock unit vesting. The transaction totaled $505,389. Madrigal reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that topped revenue expectations but missed on earni…
Tennant Co director Donal L. Mulligan acquired 8,000 shares of company common stock in two transactions on February 26 and 27, 2026, totaling $504,130. The purchases occurred at $63.86 and $61.61 per share and are held indirectly by a trust for his spouse. Tennant Company also reported fourth-quarter 2025 results below expectations and disclosed th…
A recent U.S. military campaign that included the capture of Venezuela's president and strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader has placed Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a diplomatically awkward position ahead of a proposed summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. Beijing's restrained reaction underscores its limited ability to influence U.S. milita…
Asian currencies largely weakened on Tuesday as an intensifying Middle East conflict and higher energy prices bolstered demand for the U.S. dollar. The U.S. Dollar Index held near a five-week peak after overnight gains, while the South Korean won and Indian rupee were among the biggest decliners amid concerns about widening regional instability and…
Rogers Corporation SVP and Chief Administrative Officer Michael Reed Webb sold 954 shares of company stock on March 2, 2026, for about $106,190, after an earlier disposition of 351 shares on February 28, 2026, to satisfy tax withholding on time-based restricted stock units. Following the transactions Webb owns 7,769 shares. Separately, Rogers repor…
Carol S. Eicher, a director at Tennant Co (NYSE: TNC), exercised options and sold a block of shares on February 26, 2026. The moves occurred as the company's stock trades near its 52-week low and following a fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report that fell short of forecasts. Tennant also disclosed a planned retirement for a senior transformation exec…
Saudi Arabia's defence ministry says two drones struck the U.S. embassy in Riyadh early Tuesday, producing a small fire and some material damage. The incident occurred amid wider regional drone and missile activity and prompted shelter-in-place advisories for U.S. citizens in several Saudi cities. Authorities have reported no injuries and an indepe…
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector continued to expand in February but at the slowest pace in nine months, with the Riyad Bank PMI dipping to 56.1 from 56.3. Strong domestic demand and new project approvals supported activity, while employment rose and staff cost inflation reached a record high for the survey. Regional security incidents have di…
Fastly Chief Technology Officer Artur Bergman sold 869 shares of Class A common stock on February 27, 2026 to meet tax obligations tied to vested restricted stock units. The transaction, disclosed via a Form 4 filing, totaled roughly $15,207. Fastly shares have since climbed to $21.17, trading near a 52-week peak and showing a 224% gain over the pr…
Occidental (OXY) has delivered on guidance: higher production, Q4 outperformance, meaningful free cash flow and a decisive asset sale to cut debt. Those are real improvements, but the stock now trades near its 52-week high on a rally tied to a spike in oil from geopolitical shocks. With valuation elevated, technicals overheated, and upside tied to …
Christine Ring, Nurix Therapeutics' chief legal officer, sold 8,148 shares on March 2, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan at a weighted average price of $15.4385 for total proceeds of $125,792. The transaction occurred as the stock has risen 67% over six months but remains down 17% year-to-date. Multiple analysts updated coverage after Nurix's fiscal f…
GSI Technology Senior Vice President of Memory Design, Patrick T. Chuang, sold 20,000 shares on March 2, 2026, for $167,310 after exercising options to acquire 20,000 shares at an exercise price of $3.68. The transaction follows substantial recent share-price gains for GSIT and coincides with recent financial results showing revenue growth and a ne…
Daniel P. Emerson, Chief Legal Officer of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (NASDAQ:TTWO), executed two stock sales totaling $535,637 late February and early March 2026. The transactions coincided with Take-Two’s fiscal third-quarter outperformance and a wave of analyst revisions; market valuation and recent earnings metrics present mixed signals f…
China's annual parliamentary session beginning March 5 is widely expected to present a lower growth target in the 4.5%–5% range and to reiterate competing priorities: lift consumption and accelerate investment in high-tech sectors. The simultaneous release of the 15th five-year plan is likely to reaffirm this dual approach, leaving significant poli…
China has sought for years to shift growth reliance toward household consumption, but multiple structural constraints and large fiscal costs have limited progress. Policymakers have a menu of options - boosting social welfare, expanding services, reforming taxes, easing household registration rules, stabilising the property market, changing land ow…
China’s Premier Li Qiang is due to announce Beijing’s principal economic targets for 2026 when the annual parliamentary session opens on March 5. Observers expect a modest downward revision to the growth goal, steady fiscal deficit guidance, large special debt issuance for stimulus and infrastructure, a continued push on job creation amid a record …
China will present its 15th five-year plan when parliament convenes on March 5, laying out policy priorities for 2026-2030. The document is expected to signal how Beijing intends to raise household consumption, accelerate technological advancement and manage the role of manufacturing in the economy, while restating goals on urbanisation, research s…
Stephen S. Thompson, Chief Administrative Officer of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NASDAQ: BYD), sold 19,530 shares of common stock on February 27, 2026, generating $1,632,512 at prices between $83.28 and $83.99. Following the sale, Thompson holds 22,009 shares directly and 47,125 shares indirectly in trust. The transaction coincides with Boyd Gaming re…
Deerfield Management and affiliated entities disclosed an aggregate $25.0 million purchase of Larimar Therapeutics common stock on February 27, 2026. The block of 5,000,000 shares was acquired at $5.00 per share as Larimar concurrently priced a $100 million public offering and announced FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for its candidate nomlabo…
Figma, Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Herb Tyler sold 1,492 shares of Class A common stock on February 26, 2026, for $32.00 per share, totaling $47,744. The transaction was conducted under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted August 5, 2025, and was signed off by Attorney-in-Fact Brendan Mulligan on March 2, 2026. The company reported rob…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the U.S. and Israel’s campaign against Iran may take “some time” but will not extend for years, rejecting comparisons to protracted regional conflicts. The air campaign began with strikes on Tehran that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and has triggered Iranian reprisals and missile strikes af…
Most Asian equity markets moved lower on Tuesday as renewed hostilities involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran kept investors on edge. South Korea’s market registered the steepest loss, with major tech and auto names dropping sharply after a long holiday. Energy shares advanced across the region amid rising oil prices, while China and Hong Kong showe…
MiniMax Group Inc reported a 158.9% increase in revenue for 2025 to $79.0 million as sales of AI-native products and enterprise AI services accelerated. The stock climbed as much as 21% in Hong Kong after the results, even as the company posted a net loss of $1.87 billion driven primarily by fair value losses on financial liabilities related to pre…
