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U.S. President criticized some long-standing Western partners after several declined a request to send warships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, even as Iran and Israel continued reciprocal strikes that have disrupted Gulf oil facilities, closed airspace temporarily and pushed energy prices higher. The conflict has entered a thir…
The Reserve Bank of Australia increased its cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.1%, pointing to a late-2025 resurgence in consumer inflation, tighter-than-expected domestic capacity and a tight labour market. Officials also flagged heightened uncertainty from the Middle East conflict and its potential to push energy prices and inflation higher.
Eugenie Levin, president of Semrush Holdings Inc, sold 404,249 shares of the company’s Class A common stock on March 13, 2026, for roughly $4.81 million. The transaction leaves Levin with 580,712 direct shares, some of which are tied to restricted stock units. The sale occurred as Semrush shares approached a 52-week peak, and comes alongside compan…
The U.S. government said Tesla and South Korea’s LG Energy Solution have signed an agreement to construct a $4.3 billion lithium iron phosphate (LFP) prismatic battery cell production facility in Lansing, Michigan, with production expected to begin in 2027. The Department of the Interior said American-made cells will power Tesla’s Megapack 3 energy…
United Therapeutics Chairperson and CEO Martine Rothblatt sold 9,440 shares of the company's common stock on March 13, 2026, for about $5.1 million, and exercised options to acquire 9,500 shares the same day. The transactions were carried out under a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted in November 2025. Separately, the company announced publication of its …
Abeona Therapeutics Chief Financial Officer Joseph Walter Vazzano sold 785 shares on March 16, 2026, at $4.76 per share to cover tax liabilities tied to vested restricted stock awards. The transaction amounted to $3,736. The company’s shares are trading at $4.95 with a market capitalization of $258 million as it advances the commercial rollout of i…
Director Walker David B. bought 35,000 shares of Dauch Corp (NASDAQ: DCH) on March 13, 2026, spending $182,000 at $5.20 per share. The trade occurred while the stock traded near $5.18 after a recent pullback. Separately, Dauch has completed its acquisition of Dowlais Group plc and subsidiaries, creating an $11 billion revenue platform and prompting…
Investar Holding Corp director Robert Chris Jordan bought 1,550 shares of common stock on March 12, 2026, spending $41,617. The transaction follows a year in which the stock returned roughly 60% and comes after Investar completed the acquisition of Wichita Falls Bancshares for about $112.9 million, a deal that included cash and a stock issuance.
Nissan will cut production by roughly 1,200 vehicles this month at its Kyushu factory as exports to the Middle East have been disrupted by constrained shipping routes amid regional tensions. The automaker will prioritize storage capacity by scaling back models not bound for the region, while Patrol production at a neighboring plant remains unchange…
Mike Spanos, a director at Casey’s General Stores Inc (NASDAQ: CASY), acquired 300 shares valued at $199,628 on March 13, 2026. The insider purchase accompanies a quarter of notable operating strength and several analyst price-target increases, though third-party analysis flags the stock as overvalued relative to its Fair Value.
JPMorgan Chase has recruited Yi Zhang from Goldman Sachs to serve as co-head of China investment banking, joining Michelle Wang later this summer. The move is part of a broader hiring push across JPMorgan's Asia investment banking franchise amid rising initial public offering activity in Hong Kong and robust M&A in Japan and Australia. David Lau wi…
Shelley E. Sayward, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Casella Waste Systems Inc., sold 491 shares of Class A common stock across two transactions in March 2026 and concurrently received a restricted stock unit award. The moves leave her with a direct holding of 28,369 shares. The firm also reported mixed fourth-quarter results and added …
Sean Steves, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of SW Operations at Casella Waste Systems Inc (CWST), sold 294 Class A shares in two automatic sell-to-cover transactions to satisfy tax obligations on vested restricted stock units, netting roughly $25,998. The trades occurred in mid-March and leave Steves with 9,375 directly held shar…
Casella Waste Systems director John W. Casella completed two sell-to-cover transactions in March 2026, disposing of 2,707 Class A shares for $239,798 to satisfy tax withholding on vested Restricted Stock Units. He also received 5,513 Class A shares at no cost tied to RSU vesting and maintains large direct and indirect holdings of Class B stock. Sep…
Most Asian equity markets rose Tuesday, led by technology and semiconductor stocks after a strong finish on Wall Street driven by Nvidia’s developer conference. Gains were capped as investors continued to track escalating tensions in the Middle East and awaited a slate of central bank decisions including the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Federal R…
Sonoco (SON) looks attractive as a mid-term long trade: low valuation (P/E ~5.2), solid free cash flow and announced April price increases in paperboard create a clear earnings upside. Entry $53.70, stop $50.00, target $63.00 over ~45 trading days.
U.S. officials and intelligence sources say President Donald Trump received warnings before the U.S. and Israel launched air strikes on Iran that Tehran could retaliate against U.S. Gulf allies and threaten regional shipping routes. The president has publicly described such reprisals as unexpected, even as intelligence assessments listed them among…
Two members of Iran’s women’s national football delegation who accepted asylum in Australia have been photographed training with Brisbane Roar’s women's team as they start new lives after being granted humanitarian visas. The pair, who did not sing their national anthem during the Asian Cup, faced criticism in Iranian state media and fears of perse…
Casella Waste Systems Inc. President and CEO Edmond Coletta sold $120,610 of Class A common stock in two transactions on March 12 and March 16, 2026, at prices between $87.81 and $89.80. The filings also show a grant of 6,892 restricted stock units that vest over three years, and Coletta now directly holds 152,618 shares. The company reported Q4 20…
Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) Senior Vice President and President, Commercial, Benjamin Edward Palmer, sold 2,400 shares on March 12, 2026 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, generating $110,904. The company recently reported stronger-than-expected EPS for fiscal Q3 2026 but slightly missed revenue estimates, while demonstrating satellite-enabled voice calling f…
Date Rajeev V, a director at Circle Internet Group, sold 3,819 Class A shares on March 12, 2026 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, receiving $431,547. The same day he exercised options to acquire an equal number of shares at $0.08. Circle's stock has since risen to $125.83, up roughly 59% year-to-date, amid strong analyst attention and rising USDC m…
Pagaya Technologies President Das Sanjiv disposed of 9,702 Class A shares on March 12, 2026, at $10.99 per share for proceeds of $106,624, concurrently exercising options for 23,750 shares to satisfy tax liabilities tied to a compensatory award. The move was reported on a Form 4 filing as the stock trades near a 52-week low and after Pagaya closed …
On March 16, three Tennessee residents, two of whom were minors when the images were produced, filed a federal lawsuit in San Jose accusing Elon Musk's xAI of designing its Grok image generator in a way that allowed users to create sexually explicit imagery using real photos of other people. The complaint seeks class-action designation for U.S. ind…
Oklo Inc. CFO Richard Craig Bealmear reported a sale of 72,090 Class A Common Stock shares on March 13, 2026, for $60.00 per share, totaling $4,325,400. He had converted restricted stock units the previous day into 163,643 Class A shares at $59.59 per share, valued at $9,763,404. The transactions were disclosed via a Form 4 filing and leave Bealmea…
A Cars.com Inc. director, Ross Jenell, purchased 1,995 shares on March 13, 2026, paying $7.56 per share for a total of $15,082. The purchase comes while the stock trades close to its 52-week low and following a fourth-quarter 2025 earnings shortfall and a JPMorgan downgrade that cut the firm's price target.
