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Elizabeth C. Cushman, Abbott Laboratories' Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, completed two sales of Abbott common stock in late February and early March 2026 totaling $195,602. After the transactions she holds 38,573 shares. Abbott continues to declare dividends, report positive clinical outcomes for an atrial fibrillation th…
Robert P. Goodman, a director at CS Disco, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAW), purchased 1,026,700 shares on February 27, 2026, in a transaction valued at $3,275,173. The purchase occurred at prices between $3.10 and $3.19. Following the trade, Goodman’s direct and indirect holdings are disclosed. CS Disco recently reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that beat an…
A Suezmax oil tanker, identified as Pola, transited the Strait of Hormuz this week and is proceeding to the United Arab Emirates port of Jebel Dhanna to load Abu Dhabi Murban crude for delivery to Thailand, industry sources and shiptracking data show. The vessel switched off its AIS tracker late on March 2 and re-appeared off Abu Dhabi on March 3, …
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman sold 17,900 shares of Class A common stock on February 27, 2026, in multiple trades totaling about $2.6 million. The trades were carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted May 19, 2025. On the same day Huffman exercised options to acquire 18,000 Class A shares at a price of $0.00 per share; those options were…
Negotiations to inject fresh capital into Raizen have broken down after co-owners and interested investors could not align on terms. Shell had signalled a commitment to contribute 3.5 billion reais and anticipated another investor would match that amount, but Cosan said it could not provide equivalent support and private equity parties declined to …
Atomera Inc. (NASDAQ: ATOM) Chief Technology Officer Robert J. Mears sold 3,989 shares on March 2, 2026, while simultaneously receiving substantial equity awards at no cost. The move coincides with the company’s recent registered direct offering, a fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report that met EPS expectations but showed weak revenue, and share-pric…
Atomera Inc.'s chief financial officer, Francis Laurencio, sold 4,799 shares on March 2, 2026, for $4.95 per share, generating $23,755 in proceeds. The transaction coincided with the stock trading below its prior close, despite the equity being up 117% year-to-date. A Form 4 filing also shows Laurencio received 114,504 shares through performance an…
Summary: U.S. Central Command says operations against Iran are progressing faster than planned after coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes reached deep into Iranian territory and Tehran responded with strikes across the Gulf. The five-day conflict has disrupted global travel with more than 20,000 flight cancellations, prompted large-scale troop depl…
South Korean equities plunged over 10% and the won fell to its weakest level in 17 years as fighting in the Middle East broadened, triggering circuit breakers, heavy foreign outflows and sharp losses among large-cap exporters and domestic cyclical names. The rout underscores investor sensitivity to higher oil prices and FX volatility for a country …
Sources with direct knowledge say Iranian Kurdish militias based in Iraqi Kurdistan have been in recent discussions with U.S. officials about whether and how to launch attacks on Iranian security forces in western Iran. The coalition has trained for such an operation amid intensified U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iranian targets and says the objective wo…
Shares of Samsung Electronics fell sharply after a report citing multiple people familiar with the matter said mass production at the company’s Taylor, Texas semiconductor plant has been delayed, with a meaningful ramp-up now expected in early 2027 instead of later this year. The company said preparations for mass manufacturing are expected to be c…
Asian markets moved sharply lower as heightened worries about the U.S.-Iran conflict and its potential inflationary effects drove investors away from risk assets. South Korea's KOSPI plunged as much as 11% and trading was halted, while major Chinese and Hong Kong indexes retreated after mixed purchasing managers index data. Australian equities fell…
John Cornyn and Ken Paxton will face off in a May 26 Republican runoff in Texas after neither candidate secured a majority in the party primary. Cornyn led a three-way field while U.S. Representative Wesley Hunt finished third. Allies of the senator poured more than $60 million into the contest to blunt Paxton's challenge. The primary dynamics - a …
I recommend a tactical long on Tsakos Energy Navigation (TNP) based on tightening tanker supply fundamentals and firmer spot freight momentum. Use a defined entry at $7.00, a stop loss at $5.50, and a first target at $9.50. This trade leans on cyclical upside in tanker rates and fleet utilization, but carries elevated macro and sector-specific risk…
On March 3, Gina Hinojosa, a long-serving member of the Texas House of Representatives and former chair of the Texas Democratic Party, won the Democratic primary for governor and will face incumbent Republican Greg Abbott in the November general election. Hinojosa, 52, first elected to the Texas House in 2016, entered the contest as the clear favor…
CoreWeave has grown into a multi-billion revenue machine with a blockbuster contracted backlog and a massive 2026 capex plan. The stock looks attractively valued for a high-growth cloud infrastructure name trading under $80, but heavy leverage, steep cash burn, and pending litigation make execution the primary risk. This trade idea lays out an entr…
Oil futures climbed in Asian trading as an intensifying conflict involving the U.S., Israel and Iran heightened concerns about supply disruptions. Brent and WTI both rose following multi-day gains, with Tehran's actions in the Gulf and reported Iraqi production shutdowns injecting a significant geopolitical premium into prices. Announcements of U.S…
An Israeli strike on a four-storey residential building in eastern Lebanon's Baalbek has left at least four people dead and six injured, state media reported on March 4. Rescue teams were working to extract families from the debris as the incident formed part of a wider surge in cross-border hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, which has respo…
California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks has urged candidates seeking the party’s gubernatorial nomination to 'honestly assess the viability of their candidacy and campaign,' citing concern that an overcrowded field could permit two Republicans to secure the top spots in the June 2 open primary and leave Democrats off the November ballot. Hick…
Discussions over a multi-billion dollar investment that would have made Blackstone the largest shareholder in New World Development have slowed after the Cheng family resisted surrendering control. The proposed structure called for roughly $2.5 billion from Blackstone into a special-purpose vehicle and a family contribution of $1 billion to $1.5 bi…
Acumen Pharmaceuticals Chief Legal Officer Derek M. Meisner sold 9,406 shares of common stock on February 27, 2026 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan and exercised options to buy the same number of shares the same day. The sale generated about $28,311 at a weighted average price of $3.0099, while the option exercise paid $1.85 per share for a to…
South Korea’s KOSPI fell sharply over two sessions, sliding 8.1% on Wednesday to 5,322.93 points and triggering a 20-minute trading halt under a sell-side circuit breaker. The decline followed a 7.2% fall on Tuesday as investors, citing heightened geopolitical risk from the U.S.-Iran war and concerns over energy-driven inflation, engaged in heavy p…
Goldman Sachs’ departing chief legal officer, Kathryn Ruemmler, will testify before the U.S. House Oversight Committee after Justice Department documents revealed she accepted gifts from Jeffrey Epstein and provided him advice on responding to media inquiries. Ruemmler has denied wrongdoing and said she had no knowledge of any ongoing criminal acti…
Mark A. Goldsmith, a director at Revolution Medicines (RVMD), sold common shares totaling $3,644,353 on March 2, 2026, and executed option activity across March 1-2. The company recently reported a wider fourth-quarter 2025 loss driven by higher R&D and SG&A spend, while several analysts revised coverage and price targets.
China’s official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for manufacturing fell to 49.0 in February from 49.3 in January, marking a second consecutive month of contraction. Weak domestic demand and subdued investment are cited as drags that offset resilient exports. Non-manufacturing PMI edged up slightly to 49.5, remaining below the 50 cutoff for expansi…
