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Donald Pilmer, an Executive Vice President at Old Second Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: OSBC), has completed a sale of company common stock totaling $518,795. The transaction, which took place on May 11, 2026, involved the disposal of 25,000 shares at an individual price of $20.7518 per share.This movement by a high-ranking executive occurs as Old Second Ba…
Necip Sayiner, a member of the board of directors at Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), has completed a sale of company shares valued at approximately $1,278,888. The transaction, disclosed in a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, involves the disposal of 9,824 shares of common stock. This move comes amidst a period of significant p…
Mark Schoenberg, the Chief Medical Officer at UroGen Pharma Ltd. (NASDAQ:URGN), has completed a sale of 10,000 ordinary shares valued at approximately $300,000. The transactions took place on May 8, 2026, with share prices ranging between $30.00 and $30.05. This divestment was carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that had been established b…
Virginia Democrats asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a congressional map that state voters approved to increase Democratic chances in the November midterms. The request follows a 4-3 decision by the Virginia Supreme Court that invalidated the ballot measure on procedural grounds, and it deepens a rare mid-decade redistricting conflict with …
An SEC filing has revealed that Steven Laub, a director at Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), conducted a sale of common stock on May 7, 2026. The transaction involved the disposal of 1,500 shares for a total value of $188,279. These sales were executed through several transactions with prices ranging from $125.49 to $125.52 per share, resulting in a weig…
The U.S. Supreme Court has prolonged a temporary stay that blocks a decision curtailing the ability to prescribe and mail the abortion pill mifepristone. Justice Samuel Alito maintained the pause until May 14, allowing the medication to continue to be dispensed by mail while the full Court considers appeals by two drug manufacturers against a 5th U…
The U.S. Commerce Department removed a webpage detailing its agreement with Google, xAI and Microsoft to provide pre-deployment AI models for government security testing. The link returned an error and later redirected to the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, the office charged with the testing. The department had said companies would hand ov…
Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever told a California courtroom that his ownership stake in the AI startup is worth roughly $7 billion as he testified in the legal dispute between Elon Musk and OpenAI. The trial, which has drawn testimony from current and former OpenAI executives as well as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, could influence gove…
The U.S. Treasury on Monday designated three individuals and nine companies for their roles in assisting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to sell and ship oil to China using front companies in permissive jurisdictions. The businesses sanctioned are located in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. The move follows related measures ta…
The Port of Los Angeles recorded 890,861 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in April 2026, a 5.7% increase from April 2025. Loaded containers rose to 587,551 TEUs, with inbound loaded boxes up 4.7% and outbound loaded boxes down 0.5%. Empty container moves grew 10.2%. The monthly results follow a recovery from earlier 2026 declines and come after …
On May 11 in Washington, the U.S. Treasury announced sanctions on three individuals and nine companies accused of facilitating Iran's shipment of crude to China. The Office of Foreign Assets Control said the designated parties helped the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps move oil to China through front companies located in permissive jurisdictions.…
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday after agreeing to hand ownership to its noteholders under a debt restructuring plan. The agreement, struck in early April with Brigade Capital Management, Man Group and an affiliate of HIG Capital, covers bondholders that own 72% of the companys $310 million in n…
Gary S. Collins, serving as Vice Chairman of Old Second Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: OSBC), has completed a sale of 15,000 shares of common stock. The transaction, occurring on May 8, 2026, resulted in total proceeds of $318,525. This insider activity takes place against a backdrop of significant annual stock appreciation and recent quarterly earnings tha…
Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (Nasdaq: KFFB) reported a substantial increase in net income to $581,000 ($0.07 per share) for Q1 2026 compared to $7,000 ($0.00 per share) in Q1 2025, primarily due to a 34.5% rise in net interest income. The nine-month period also saw net income rise to $1.2 million from $5,000. Growth was driven by increased intere…
The Republic of Congo has formally asked the International Monetary Fund to open discussions on a new financing arrangement after several years of very high public debt and weakening GDP growth. An IMF mission is due in Brazzaville in the coming weeks to design a framework for potential support, while official data point to a debt burden among the …
Toyota Motor Corporation announced plans to build a new assembly plant in the Bidkin industrial area of Maharashtra, India, with production scheduled to begin in the first half of 2029. Operated by Toyota Kirloskar Motor, the facility is intended to reinforce the automaker's production base in India and supply vehicles to domestic and nearby region…
Options market pricing on Monday showed investors trimmed wagers on a weaker New Zealand dollar for the third time in four trading days. One-month NZD/USD risk reversals traded at 0.53% in favor of puts, down from 0.67% a week earlier and 0.71% two weeks ago, matching levels last seen on February 19. While the market still leans toward a softer kiw…
US Treasury yields moved higher across the curve during Monday afternoon trading. The 10-year Treasury yield registered the largest increase, while the 30-year and 1-year yields also rose. The spread between 5-year and 30-year Treasuries tightened, the S&P 500 inched up modestly, and US 5-year credit default swaps were unchanged.
The Commerce Department removed a webpage that described its arrangement with Google, xAI and Microsoft to provide pre-release AI models for government security testing. The previously available announcement link now returns a "Sorry, we cannot find that page." message and later redirects to the Center for AI Standards and Innovation site. The depa…
Treasury prices fell on Monday as yields climbed roughly 5 to 6 basis points after a 3-year note auction showed weaker-than-expected demand. Key bidding metrics disappointed and primary dealers took a larger share, while indirect participation dipped. Markets reacted with a selloff in the belly of the curve as investors prepared for upcoming 10-yea…
The Australian Taxation Office is preparing a draft taxation determination to clarify how capital gains tax applies to certain exchanges of cryptocurrency assets conducted via wrapping contracts. The ATO said the guidance will address scenarios in which an asset is sent to a wrapping contract on the basis that it has been abandoned, and that the ru…
Canada's sovereign bond yields moved higher across maturities on Monday afternoon, with the 10-year note recording the largest increase. The 1-year yield rose to 2.649%, the 10-year reached 3.54%, and the 30-year climbed to 3.906%. The gap between the 1-year and 30-year yields widened slightly, while credit default swaps for the five-year tenor wer…
Onex Partners is seeking to raise $1 billion through a single-asset continuation fund to extend its remaining minority stake in OneDigital, with Evercore advising on the proposed transaction. The strategy reflects growing use of secondaries structures that allow private asset managers to keep positions beyond conventional fund timelines.
The Czech Financial Administration issued guidance on April 30 interpreting recent amendments under Law No. 32/2025 for individual income tax exemptions on crypto-asset transfers. The guidance applies rules tied to the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (2023/1114/EU), sets a value-based exemption limit of 100,000 koruna for 2025, excludes el…
Canadian National Railway Company (CN) announced the addition of five new industrial development sites and the recertification of six existing U.S. sites under its Certified Rail-Ready Sites program. This initiative, in partnership with the Site Selectors Guild's REDI Sites, aims to provide businesses with well-evaluated, rail-served industrial loc…
