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  • U.S. shoppers show rising interest in low-cost Chinese EVs, but tariffs and regulatory barriers keep them out of U.S. showrooms.
  • The U.S. gave Thailand until April 15 to respond to a Section 301 probe, risking tariffs on Thai exports if no defense is submitted.
  • Australian S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.74% to a six-month low as materials and mining stocks dragged markets down.
  • Threats to close the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil and LNG prices higher.
  • Bank of Japan signalled a policy-language change that would ease the path to a near-term rate hike amid rising import costs.
  • Poste Italiane launched a €10.8bn cash-and-stock offer to buy Telecom Italia and delist it from Euronext Milan.

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BioCryst Legal Chief Sells $1.37M in Stock After Exercising Options

BioCryst Legal Chief Sells $1.37M in Stock After Exercising Options

Alane P. Barnes, Chief Legal Officer of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc., executed an automatic insider transaction plan on March 16, 2026, exercising options to acquire 150,000 shares and selling 150,000 shares of common stock. The sale totaled $1,372,500 at a weighted average price of $9.15, while the option exercise cost $826,500. Following the act…

Agilysys Director Melvin L. Keating Purchases $27,289 in Shares

Agilysys Director Melvin L. Keating Purchases $27,289 in Shares

Agilysys INC director Melvin L. Keating bought 390 shares of common stock between March 16 and March 17, 2026, spending $27,289. The purchases were filed on a Form 4 and executed at prices between $67.98 and $68.49. The stock has traded near its 52-week low amid a 43% year-to-date decline and the company recently reported record revenue but an earn…

Root Inc. CAO Sells $179,550 of Stock Amid Recent Earnings Update

Root Inc. CAO Sells $179,550 of Stock Amid Recent Earnings Update

Root Inc.'s Chief Administrative Officer, Jonathan Allison, sold 3,990 shares of Class A common stock on March 17, 2026, for $45.00 per share under a 10b5-1 trading arrangement, realizing $179,550. The transaction leaves Allison with 85,989 directly held shares. The sale coincides with ROOT trading close to a 52-week low and follows the company's f…

Hims & Hers COO Disposes $2.4M in Stock Amid Strategic Momentum

Hims & Hers COO Disposes $2.4M in Stock Amid Strategic Momentum

Hims & Hers Health COO Michael Chi executed a sale of 97,289 Class A shares on March 17, 2026, for $24.69 per share under an existing Rule 10b5-1 plan, netting about $2.4 million. The transaction leaves Chi with 407,282 shares. The sale coincides with significant corporate developments including a collaboration with Novo Nordisk, an analyst upgrade…

Opus Genetics COO Executes $19,525 Stock Sale to Cover RSU Withholding

Opus Genetics COO Executes $19,525 Stock Sale to Cover RSU Withholding

Opus Genetics Chief Operating Officer Joseph K. Schachle completed an automatic sale of 3,719 shares on March 16, 2026, yielding $19,525 to satisfy tax withholding tied to restricted stock unit vesting. The disposition occurs while Opus Genetics shares trade near a 52-week high amid recent clinical progress and a $25 million capital raise.

Esperion CEO Disposes $69,546 in Shares; Sale Linked to RSU Tax Liability

Esperion CEO Disposes $69,546 in Shares; Sale Linked to RSU Tax Liability

Esperion Therapeutics President and CEO Sheldon L. Koenig sold 25,578 shares on March 17, 2026, generating $69,546 at $2.719 per share. The sale, disclosed in an SEC filing, was made to satisfy tax obligations on vested restricted stock units. Esperion reported mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results and noted regulatory guideline recognition for its cho…

Qnity Shares Climb After NVIDIA Partnership to Speed Materials R&D

Qnity Shares Climb After NVIDIA Partnership to Speed Materials R&D

Qnity Electronics saw its stock tick up 2% in after‑hours trading Wednesday after announcing a collaboration with NVIDIA. The agreement will apply NVIDIA’s accelerated computing technologies to materials modeling and simulation across the semiconductor value chain, with an explicit focus on materials R&D for AI, high‑performance computing and advan…

Sweden Condemns Execution of Its Citizen in Iran, Summons Ambassador

Sweden Condemns Execution of Its Citizen in Iran, Summons Ambassador

Sweden says a Swedish national detained in Iran since June of last year was executed on Wednesday. The Swedish foreign minister summoned Iran’s ambassador in Stockholm and criticized the legal proceedings as falling short of due process, while the EU’s foreign policy chief condemned the execution and expressed condolences to the family.

Avalo Therapeutics CMO Disposes $411K in Shares After Executing Options

Avalo Therapeutics CMO Disposes $411K in Shares After Executing Options

Avalo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: AVTX) Chief Medical Officer Mittie Doyle sold 25,492 common shares on March 16, 2026, for $411,606 following the exercise of options to acquire an identical number of shares. The transactions coincide with recent analyst interest and a marked year-over-year share gain, while InvestingPro data flags the stock as trad…

Guidewire CEO Sells $776,194 of Stock as Company Faces Mixed Analyst Views

Guidewire CEO Sells $776,194 of Stock as Company Faces Mixed Analyst Views

Guidewire Software Inc's Chief Executive Officer, Michael George Rosenbaum, sold 4,737 shares on March 17, 2026, generating $776,194 at $163.8579 per share. The sale, disclosed as a tax-covering move tied to the settlement of Restricted Stock Units, leaves Rosenbaum with 221,206 directly held shares. The transaction comes while the stock has fallen…

Curtiss-Wright CFO Sells Shares to Cover Taxes After RSU Vesting; Company Posts Strong Q4 2025 Results

Curtiss-Wright CFO Sells Shares to Cover Taxes After RSU Vesting; Company Posts Strong Q4 2025 Results

K. Christopher Farkas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW), sold 918 shares of common stock on March 17, 2026, to satisfy tax obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock units. The transactions followed the exercise of 2,183 RSU-derived shares on March 16, 2026. Curtiss-Wright als…

Renn Fund President Adds 1,134 Shares as Stock Climbs to 52-Week High

Renn Fund President Adds 1,134 Shares as Stock Climbs to 52-Week High

Murray Stahl, President and Co-Portfolio Manager of RENN Fund, Inc. (EXCHANGE:RCG), purchased 1,134 common shares on March 17, 2026, at $3.27 per share, a price that matches the stock's 52-week high. The total value of the transactions was $3,708. Stahl's direct stake increased to 155,654 shares, and additional shares were allocated to accounts and…

IAU: A Cheap, De-risked Way to Ride the Next Gold Leg Higher

IAU: A Cheap, De-risked Way to Ride the Next Gold Leg Higher

IAU (iShares Gold Trust) offers low-cost, liquid exposure to physical gold. After a steep rebound from last year's lows and a recent pullback from $104.40, the ETF is trading at $91.14 and looks set up for a mid-term trade into a renewed risk-off or weaker dollar. This trade pairs a pragmatic entry, a conservative stop and a realistic target tied t…

TSA Absenteeism Eases to 9.9% as Partial Shutdown Enters 33rd Day

TSA Absenteeism Eases to 9.9% as Partial Shutdown Enters 33rd Day

Absences among Transportation Security Administration officers dipped slightly to 9.9% on Tuesday as the partial government shutdown reached its 33rd day, the Department of Homeland Security said. The funding lapse has forced roughly 50,000 TSA airport security officers to work without pay for a month, producing spot shortages at several major airp…