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Senior members of President Donald Trump’s national security team were due to brief the Senate and the House on U.S.-Israel military action against Iran, as some Democrats and a subset of Republicans pressed for more information and debated whether Congress must authorize further military operations or funding. Lawmakers signaled upcoming votes on …
Brazil's main equity benchmark, the Bovespa, closed lower on Tuesday, sliding 3.38% as losses in Financials, Basic Materials and Consumption sectors pressured the market. Decliners outpaced advancers by more than two-to-one, while volatility and moves in commodities and FX were notable at the end of the session.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with employees to respond to concerns about the company's agreement permitting the U.S. Defense Department to use its artificial intelligence tools for classified operations. The deal, disclosed last Friday, drew criticism from researchers and industry observers and led OpenAI to revise the agreement to bar domestic survei…
Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) looks positioned to benefit from renewed LNG market tightness. With a $30B market cap, $2.53B of free cash flow and a clean balance between cash generation and distributable cash, we're upgrading CQP to a tradeable buy for swing traders. The technicals and shorter-term momentum support a push toward the 52-week high, …
Murray Stahl, President and Co-Portfolio Manager at RENN Fund, Inc. (RCG), purchased 1,134 shares of common stock on March 2, 2026, at $2.88 per share for a total outlay of $3,265. The acquisition was executed through a mix of direct and indirect channels and leaves Stahl with 151,694 directly held shares. The stock is trading near its 52-week high…
Marshall S. Stanton, senior vice president at Artivion (NASDAQ: AORT), sold 1,513 shares of common stock on March 2, 2026 at $38.0249 per share, producing proceeds of $57,531. The sale, executed to satisfy tax withholding tied to restricted stock unit vesting and described as non-discretionary, leaves Stanton with 40,408 directly held shares. The t…
Artivion President and CEO James P. Mackin sold 14,911 shares of the company’s common stock on March 2, 2026, for $38.0249 per share, yielding proceeds of $566,989. The sale was made to satisfy tax withholding tied to the vesting of restricted stock units. The transaction followed a year in which Artivion shares returned 53%, even as third-party an…
Hrt Financial LP, a holder of roughly 10% of La Rosa Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: LRHC), reported a sale of 8,368 Class A shares on March 2, 2026, at $1.09 per share for $9,121. The filing follows a prior purchase of 14,584 shares at $1.07 on February 27, 2026. La Rosa has also announced several corporate actions including debt conversion, minority inter…
Virginia has filed an appeal asking the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to lift a federal judge's preliminary injunction that halted enforcement of a state law restricting social media use by children under 16 to one hour daily. The law, signed last May and effective January 1, also mandated age verification and was framed as a measure to protect…
President Emmanuel Macron announced the deployment of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Mediterranean and said France is working to assemble a coalition to protect commercial shipping after the Middle East conflict began to threaten routes including the Straits of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea. Paris has also ta…
Artivion Inc. (NASDAQ: AORT) disclosed that Chief Commercial Officer John E. Davis sold 2,784 shares on March 2, 2026, generating $105,861 in proceeds. The transaction was carried out to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units and is labeled in SEC paperwork as non-discretionary. The company also reported a…
U.S. financial services firms have elevated cybersecurity vigilance following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei last weekend in an air strike and the resulting escalation of conflict in the Middle East. Industry officials, intelligence assessments and sector groups warn of increased hacktivist activity - including distributed denia…
President Donald Trump said the U.S. Development Finance Corporation will immediately provide political risk insurance and guarantees for maritime trade through the Gulf, and that the U.S. Navy stands ready to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. The moves come amid conflict involving the U.S., Israel and Iran that has severely disrupted sh…
Meta Platforms has set up a new applied AI engineering organization within its Reality Labs division to back the company’s superintelligence initiatives. The unit will be led by Maher Saba, report to Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth, and is designed with an ultra-flat structure that may see as many as 50 employees reporting to a single mana…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to introduce legislation that would bar companies from processing more than one type of meat and prompt reviews of foreign-owned meat companies. The proposal could compel major processors to divest beef plants and targets firms such as Brazil-based JBS and Smithfield Foods, which is majority-owned by Hong …
The National Transportation Safety Board is examining incidents in January in which Waymo self-driving vehicles passed stopped school buses with flashing lights in Austin, Texas. One event on Jan. 12 occurred while a bus was loading students; the agency is also aware of a Jan. 14 incident involving a 2023 International school bus on a special-needs…
Major aviation hubs across the Gulf region have closed, prompting the cancellation of 21,300 flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded. Airlines operating through these connecting airports have suspended services, U.S. authorities have arranged alternative evacuation flights for American citizens, and airline equities fell amid a concurr…
Widespread disruptions to aviation and tourism followed an escalating U.S. and Israeli air campaign against Iran, leaving major Gulf airports closed or severely restricted for a fourth day, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and prompting emergency repatriation efforts. Airlines globally saw shares slide as oil prices jumped, complicating fu…
Anduril Industries is pursuing roughly $4 billion in new funding from venture investors Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, a person familiar with the discussions said, a move that would push the company’s valuation materially higher from its $30.5 billion mark in mid-2023. The California-based defense startup, known for sensors and autonomous …
The U.S. State Department has moved more than 9,000 American citizens out of the Middle East in recent days, including over 300 evacuees from Israel. The department is operating charter flights from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, and is arranging onward travel to third countries for Americans in locations without commercial air…
Stephen F. Page, a director at AeroVironment Inc (AVAV), sold 250 shares on March 2, 2026, at $300 per share, totaling $75,000. The stock has since fallen to $229.30, a decline exceeding 20% over the last week. Page retains direct ownership of 1,705 shares while the Stephen F. Page Living Trust holds 50,001 shares. The sale was made under a Rule 10…
Bank of America moved Unity's rating from Underperform to Neutral and increased its price target to $19 from $17, arguing that the stock has already priced in a significant portion of downside risk. The firm sees limited immediate upside until product changes and targeting improvements demonstrate sustained revenue acceleration, particularly in the…
Global investors shifted rapidly into cash on heightened Middle East tensions after strikes linked to Iran and retaliatory attacks widened the conflict, prompting synchronized selling across equities, government bonds and gold while oil and the U.S. dollar rallied. Market flows showed heavy inflows to money market funds and outflows from equity fun…
Gold remains supported by renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and persistent economic uncertainty, but a swift move into the dollar as a safe haven and forced selling in other asset classes have driven a sharp short-term pullback. Market participants say the recent drop should draw buying interest and that the metal's structural appeal…
Mary-Lee Stillwell, Verizon Communications SVP and Controller, sold 8,569 shares at $50.00 apiece on March 2, 2026, generating $428,450 in proceeds. The transaction, executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted November 17, 2025, leaves Stillwell with 43,782 shares. The move comes as the stock trades close to its 52-week high amid a period of …
