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Sarah R. Stafford, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of OGE Energy Corp (NYSE: OGE), sold 6,130 shares on February 24, 2026, in a transaction valued at $292,802. The move leaves Stafford with 28,559 shares held directly and 6,697.992 shares held indirectly through a retirement plan. The divestiture occurred as OGE shares traded near a 52-week…
Eikon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:EIKN) shares declined after Wedbush initiated coverage with an Underperform rating and a $7.00 price target. Analyst Robert Driscoll highlighted significant clinical risk across the company’s pipeline, questioning the prospects for its lead assets including a TLR7/8 agonist, PARP1-selective agents, and an early-stage WRN …
Citizens Financial Group lowered its rating on C3.ai to Market Perform from Market Outperform following a fiscal third quarter report that missed expectations across earnings, revenue and free cash flow. The company posted a wider-than-expected non-GAAP loss, reported sharp declines in total and subscription revenue, and issued guidance that implie…
On Feb. 26 a Texas judge declined Kenvue’s request to dismiss a suit brought by State Attorney General Ken Paxton alleging the company concealed risks to children from prenatal use of Tylenol. The judge issued a one-sentence order denying the bid to dismiss; no rationale was immediately provided. The lawsuit contends Kenvue violated Texas’ Deceptiv…
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to provide a closed-door deposition to a congressional committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein. The move follows initial refusals by her and former President Bill Clinton to cooperate, and comes amid wider document releases and revelations tying Epstein to numerous public figures.
Barclays Plc and Atlas SP Partners were among the institutions that helped arrange in excess of £2 billion of loans to Market Financial Solutions Ltd. (MFS), a UK mortgage finance firm that entered a form of insolvency amid allegations the judge said include fraud and double-pledging of assets. Other lenders named as exposed include Banco Santander…
TV Azteca said shareholders have authorized a voluntary bankruptcy procedure to reorganize the company's finances and liabilities. The broadcaster cited a series of financial pressures — including license payments in 2018, the COVID-19 pandemic, protracted talks with international creditors and recent payments of years of overdue taxes to Mexican a…
The U.S. Justice Department filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn a federal judge's November injunction that halted the Trump administration's plan to terminate Temporary Protected Status for about 6,000 Syrian nationals. The move marks the third time the administration has appealed to the high court over TPS termin…
A California woman identified in court as Kaley G.M. is scheduled to take the stand in Los Angeles, where she will describe her use of Instagram and YouTube as a child and the harm she says followed. Her lawyers say the platforms sought to profit from engaging young users despite awareness of potential mental health risks. The trial has already hea…
Poland's main index, the WIG30, closed lower on Thursday, dragged down by losses in Basic Materials, Developers and Banking stocks. The index fell 0.77% as market breadth favored decliners; however, several utilities posted notable gains, with Tauron and Enea reaching all-time highs. This report details the headline moves, market breadth, and relat…
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 closed modestly higher, supported by gains in Technology, Consumer Goods and Personal & Household Goods sectors. Market breadth was essentially balanced, while commodities and currency moves added context to the session's trading dynamics. Several blue-chips posted notable swings in both directions.
Marianne Vidershain, Lear Corp's vice president and head of investor relations, sold 1,590 shares on February 24, 2026, for $135.00 per share, generating $214,650 in proceeds and leaving her with 1,862 shares. The transaction was reported on a Form 4 filing with the SEC. The company recently posted a sizable Q4 2025 earnings beat and drew a buy rat…
Google announced Nano Banana 2, also known as Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, a new image-generation model that integrates capabilities formerly reserved for the Pro tier with accelerated performance. The model supports advanced world knowledge, precise text rendering and translation, and upscaling from 512 pixels to 4K. Nano Banana 2 is rolling out today …
South Korea’s equity market has outperformed peers in 2026, driven by surging demand for memory chips linked to AI, growing confidence in corporate governance reforms, and supportive macroeconomic signals. The KOSPI has climbed 49.7% year to date, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix among the strongest contributors to the rally. Analysts note the…
Jehoshaphat Research has announced a short position in industrial conglomerate GPGI, claiming the company overstated financial performance tied to its recent acquisition of Husky Technologies. The report contends Husky represents more than 70% of pro forma EBITDA, that its free cash flow is overstated by 90%, and that several key metrics may be aff…
Morocco's stock market closed lower on Thursday, with the Moroccan All Shares index retreating 0.84% as losses in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors outweighed gains among selected issues. Market breadth favored decliners, and moves in oil, gold and currency pairs marked the wider trading backdrop.
Murray Stahl, president and co-portfolio manager of RENN Fund, Inc. (RCG), purchased 1,134 shares of the fund on February 25, 2026, spending $3,311 at $2.92 per share. The acquisition was executed through a series of transactions that included both direct and indirect purchases across several affiliated accounts. After the trades, Stahl directly ho…
Imperial Petroleum (IMPP) has the balance-sheet action you want to see before a re-rate: a recent $60M registered direct offering, a compact but expanding fleet (three MR product tankers and one Aframax), and value metrics that look compelling on the surface (market cap ~$187M, P/E ~3.84, P/B ~0.32). Combine that with bullish technical momentum and…
Kirby Corp Chief Executive David W. Grzebinski sold 34,152 shares on February 24, 2026, for roughly $4.44 million after exercising options for the same number of shares. The move comes amid a recent 32% share-price gain over six months, a fourth-quarter 2025 earnings beat on EPS but a revenue miss, and the board nomination of Tracy A. Embree as an …
Ivory Coast and Ghana, which together produce about half of the world's cocoa, face a sales and payment crisis driven by large global harvests, sharply lower futures prices and weaker demand from chocolate makers. Their regulated systems - which set fixed farmer prices based on advance sales - have left farmers unpaid and stocks building up as inte…
GameSquare Holdings (NASDAQ: GAME) saw its stock rise 10.2% on Thursday after announcing a multi-phase promotional partnership with Capcom to support the February 27, 2026 release of Resident Evil Requiem. The program, active since December, deploys multiple GameSquare units to run creator-driven digital activations, product seeding and in-person f…
Norway's main benchmark fell at Thursday's close, dragged down by losses in Media, Transport and Diversified Financials. The Oslo OBX declined 0.43% as shipping-related names led the gainers while primary industrial and geophysical stocks moved lower. Market breadth favored decliners, and energy and FX markets saw modest moves.
Israel's TA 35 closed down 1.47% on Thursday as losses concentrated in the Banking, Financials and Insurance sectors pulled the market lower. While Shapir Engineering, Elbit Systems and Azrieli Group posted gains, several major banks and financial names declined sharply. Commodity and currency moves included higher crude and a firmer U.S. dollar ag…
Greek equities finished higher on Thursday as sector gains in Banking, Construction and Travel pushed the Athens General Composite up 0.89%. Mid- and large-cap movers included Qualco Group, OPAP Holding and National Bank of Greece on the upside, while Ellaktor, Piraeus Port and Jumbo were among the laggards. Market breadth favored advancers, and co…
Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ:FRSH) unveiled a $400 million repurchase program for its Class A common stock, prompting a roughly 9% intraday rise in its shares. The buyback authorization follows Freshworks achieving GAAP profitability in 2025 and reporting more than $223 million in free cash flow and $0.76 per weighted average diluted share, figures that…
