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Thousands of students across Serbia have rallied over the past year following the collapse of a railway station roof that killed 16 people, demanding government accountability. For students from the Bosniak Muslim-majority Sandzak region, the protests have offered an unexpected sense of inclusion. A long march from Novi Pazar to Novi Sad, where dem…
Kathryn L. Schoenrock, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Graco Inc (NYSE: GGG), sold 2,223 shares on February 2, 2026, for $195,759 and exercised options for 3,336 shares the same day. Graco reported fourth-quarter 2025 EPS of $0.77 and revenue of $593.2 million, slightly above expectations, with management citing acquisitio…
Graco Inc. director J. Kevin Gilligan carried out a same-day option exercise and share sale on February 3, 2026. Gilligan exercised options to acquire 12,870 shares, then sold those 12,870 shares at a weighted average price of $89.0676, generating roughly $1.15 million in proceeds. After the transactions he holds no shares directly but retains an i…
Associated Banc-Corp (ASB) offers a pragmatic trade setup: inexpensive valuation (P/B ~0.98), a solid yield (~3.3%), a freshly authorized $100M repurchase program and bullish technical momentum near the 52-week high. The combination supports a mid-term swing trade with asymmetric reward-to-risk if you keep stops tight and respect CRE/liquidity risk…
Vend Marketplaces ASA finished 2025 with a strong fourth quarter, reporting EBITDA that exceeded the company-compiled consensus by 13.6%. Group revenues were in line with expectations while verticals delivered revenue and adjusted EBITDA beats. Management provided qualitative guidance for 2026 and flagged execution issues around a platform migratio…
Allogene Therapeutics Executive Vice President of Research and Development Zachary Roberts sold 35,700 shares on Feb. 2, 2026 for roughly $63,189, according to a Form 4 filing. The transaction occurred at prices between $1.71 and $1.87, close to the stock's cited trading level of $1.80. Roberts also received option awards and restricted stock units…
RENK Group (RNKGF) has seen a sharp pullback into oversold territory alongside surging short interest and very low trading volumes. For traders willing to accept OTC liquidity risk, a defined-entry long with a clear stop and a mid-term target provides an asymmetric risk/reward to capture a rebound tied to defense spending tailwinds and a likely tec…
Jay D. Richards, an officer of a BankUnited subsidiary, sold 3,506 shares on February 3, 2026, for $49.83 per share, a transaction worth $174,703 executed under Rule 144. The sale leaves Richards with 35,687 shares. The move comes while BankUnited (BKU) trades near its 52-week high and follows a quarter that prompted multiple upward adjustments to …
Maersk reported fourth-quarter underlying EBITDA broadly in line with analyst forecasts and issued guidance for substantially lower underlying EBITDA in 2026, citing falling freight rates and ongoing industry challenges as headwinds for the coming year. Management highlighted continued transformation in global trade flows and supply chains as the c…
John W. Kozarich, a director at Ligand Pharmaceuticals, sold 467 shares of the company on February 2, 2026, in transactions totaling $91,490. The trades were made under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted March 7, 2025. Ligand recently reported robust third-quarter revenue of $115.5 million, driven in part by $53.1 million from the Pelthos t…
Allogene Therapeutics President and CEO Chang David D. sold 95,269 shares on February 2, 2026 to meet tax withholding tied to vested restricted stock units, a transaction that generated $171,484. The move occurred against a backdrop of strong recent share performance, a favorable arbitration ruling on the company’s cell therapy, an earnings beat fo…
Fastly Chief Technology Officer Artur Bergman sold 20,000 Class A shares on February 2, 2026, for a weighted average price of $9.36, netting $187,200. The sale was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted June 3, 2025. Separately, Fastly increased a convertible notes offering to $160 million, granted an option for up to $20 million more, a…
Several U.S. companies specializing in unmanned aerial systems used the Singapore Airshow to court Asian militaries worried by China’s expanding forces. Backed by battlefield experience in Ukraine and recent Pentagon support, firms displayed a range of systems from small attack quadcopters to multi-million dollar 'loyal wingman' jets, and announced…
Zoom Communications CEO Eric S. Yuan sold $2.2 million of Class A shares across transactions on February 2 and 3 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, while converting 24,200 Class B shares to Class A. The share sales spanned prices from $88.4963 to $93.821 per share. Separately, Zoom reported revenue growth of 4.4% year-over-year, outpacing UBS e…
Cavco Industries director Steven W. Moster bought 300 shares on February 2, 2026, at $456.23 per share for a total of $136,869. The transaction occurred after the stock declined roughly 18% over the prior week. Cavco reported Q3 FY2026 results that missed analyst expectations on both EPS and revenue, while the company is described as having more ca…
Bluescape Riley Exploration Holdings LLC and affiliated entities sold 230,334 shares of Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (NASDAQ: REPX) common stock between February 2 and February 4, generating $6,571,913 in proceeds. The transactions occurred at prices between $28.0654 and $28.5625. Following the sales, Bluescape Riley Exploration Holdings LLC hol…
Warburg Pincus sold 11,849,999 shares of various Banc of California equity classes on February 2, 2026, at $20.00 per share, generating proceeds of $237,000,000. The transaction consisted of Voting Common, Non-Voting Common Equivalent and NVCE Stock. Banc of California’s recent fourth-quarter results outpaced analyst expectations, prompting several…
United Airlines Holdings President Brett J. Hart sold 19,000 shares on February 2, 2026, for $2.02 million and donated 5,695 shares to charity on February 3. The transaction leaves Hart with 264,638 directly held shares. The airline reported robust fourth-quarter 2025 results, prompting several price-target increases from major firms and plans to s…
Jefferies downgraded Steven Madden (SHOO) from Hold to Underperform and reduced its price target to $30 from $37, citing mounting pressure from major wholesale partners unwilling to accept double-digit price increases. The stock has fallen sharply over the past week but still trades above Jefferies' revised target. Competing analyst views are mixed…
Two unnamed sources say Nippon Steel is considering issuing up to 500 billion yen of convertible bonds and may decide as soon as this month. The company has not made a final decision. The potential raise would be the largest convertible bond issuance in Japan at that size, and the firm is also exploring other long-term funding including a possible …
Japan's equity benchmark closed lower on Thursday, dragged down by losses in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors. The Nikkei 225 fell 0.73% as a mix of strong gains in select names contrasted with steep declines among major industrial and technology groups. Market breadth favored advancers, while volatility measures and key commodity …
Memory chip prices surged sharply in the first quarter of 2026, with server and PC DRAM recording gains near or above 90% compared with the prior three months, driven by outsized demand from AI infrastructure buildouts. Analysts say NAND also reversed earlier muted trends, and further price increases are forecast for the second quarter. The rally b…
KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded TransDigm Group from Overweight to Sector Weight after reviewing the aerospace components maker's fiscal first-quarter 2026 results. The research house cited expectations for slower aftermarket growth, margin pressure from recent acquisitions and volatile inventory levels. TransDigm's shares have declined sharply …
Rush Street Interactive Chief Executive Officer Richard Todd Schwartz sold 247,114 shares of Class A common stock on February 4, 2026, in transactions executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan. The weighted average sale price was $17.6134, producing proceeds of $4,352,517. Following the trades, Schwartz directly holds 949,048 shares. Separately, Be…
France's de facto ambassador in Taipei said naval passages by foreign states through the Taiwan Strait are intended to assert international law rather than provoke China. The remarks underscored coordinated messaging among Group of Seven partners on maintaining the status quo, while Taipei views such transits as support for freedom of navigation am…
