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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.
Most Asian currencies traded in tight ranges as renewed strength in oil prices, driven by ongoing hostilities related to the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, kept risk sentiment subdued. The Australian dollar outperformed peers slightly as traders positioned for a likely Reserve Bank of Australia rate increase. Attention now turns to a sequence of c…
Pagaya Technologies Chief Financial Officer Evangelos Perros sold 8,425 Class A Ordinary Shares on March 12, 2026, at $10.99 per share to satisfy tax-withholding obligations tied to a compensatory award. On the same date he exercised options resulting in 20,625 additional shares obtained through Restricted Stock Unit vesting, and now directly holds…
Phillips 66 Executive Vice President Brian Mandell sold 42,800 shares on March 12, 2026, realizing roughly $7.2 million at a weighted average price of $169.527. On the same day he exercised options to acquire 42,800 shares at $89.57 each. The company reported Q4 2025 earnings that beat EPS estimates but missed revenue expectations, and announced tw…
Taiwan's defence minister told reporters he has seen no official notice that a second U.S. arms package has been postponed, saying Washington's internal review appears to be proceeding on schedule. The comments come after media reports that a major arms package could await U.S. presidential approval and amid uncertainty caused by a potential postpo…
BridgeBio Pharma Chief Executive Kumar Neil, acting through trusts where he is co-trustee, sold 70,185 shares of common stock on March 12 and 13, 2026 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, generating roughly $5.5 million in proceeds. The transactions come as BBIO shares have risen 115% over the past year and follow positive interim Phase 3…
DraftKings Inc. director Jocelyn Moore sold 2,150 Class A shares on March 13, 2026, in a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, generating $55,040 at $25.60 per share. The transaction leaves Moore with 1,406 directly held shares and 24,778 shares indirectly held through The Mustard Seed Living Trust. The sale occurs against a backdrop of a 42% decline in D…
A federal jury in Los Angeles has convicted Samir Ousman Alsheikh, who led Damascus Central Prison under the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad, on multiple counts including conspiracy to commit torture, torture, and immigration fraud. Alsheikh, 73, faces lengthy maximum penalties for the convictions and remains in U.S. custody pending sentencing…
