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Verizon Communications is reassessing large sponsorship commitments across sports and music as part of a wider cost-reduction effort. The company considered scaling back or leaving a 10-year NFL sponsorship, a deal signed in 2021 worth more than $1 billion that named Verizon the league's official 5G network and gave the carrier rights to use NFL br…
Michael J. Watson, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at Waste Management (WM), sold 17,251 shares on March 2, 2026, for roughly $4.1 million in two tranches and on the same day exercised options to acquire 12,642 shares. The company recently reported a slight fourth-quarter 2025 earnings shortfall versus estimates and declared a quar…
Tara J. Hemmer, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Waste Management Inc (WM), sold 4,818 shares on March 2, 2026 for $241.83 per share, totaling $1,165,136. The transaction was disclosed on a Form 4 filed March 3, 2026. Waste Management's fourth-quarter 2025 results showed EPS of $1.93 versus an expected $1.95 and revenue of …
Equity markets on Tuesday saw pronounced rotation across market-cap tiers, with major semiconductor and enterprise software names among the heaviest decliners. Micron Technology and MongoDB were notable losers, while a handful of mid- and small-cap companies posted double-digit gains after corporate developments. Below is a categorized roundup of t…
Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced that while crude production has been lowered and exports suspended following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, operations at the country's refineries will continue without interruption. The ministry said authorities adjusted production to preserve feedstock for domestic refining, but it did not provide figure…
Market participants head into Wednesday, March 4, 2026, with a slate of key economic releases that together will inform assessments of labor market momentum, services-sector health, energy supply dynamics and regional economic conditions. The ADP private payrolls reading, two services PMIs, weekly crude oil stockpile data from the EIA and the Feder…
Earnings season presses on with a varied roster of companies scheduled to report on Wednesday. The calendar features names across semiconductors, cloud software, identity management, infrastructure services and consumer goods, as well as a long tail of firms with anticipated results before the opening bell and after the market close. Investors will…
Quentin A. Fendelet, Corp. VP - CAO of Vicor Corp (NASDAQ:VICR), sold 2,299 shares of common stock on March 2, 2026, for $204.72 per share, generating proceeds of $470,653. On the same day he exercised non-qualified stock options to acquire 2,000 shares at $71.74 per share, at a cost of $143,480. Vicor's shares have risen 245% over the past year an…
General Motors is reorganizing how its U.S. dealer network sells pre-owned vehicles by ending a long-standing GM-backed warranty program and requiring most Chevrolet, Buick and GMC dealerships to join its CarBravo platform starting in June. The change aims to broaden the range of vehicles that can carry factory-backed warranties, add non-GM and old…
Eric D. Faust, Chief Risk Officer of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ: FMAO), sold 275 shares on March 2, 2026, for $25.92 per share, receiving $7,128. The transaction leaves Faust with 4,460 shares. Separately, the company's board authorized a repurchase program for up to 650,000 shares (about 4.7% of outstanding stock) through December 31, 202…
Tonya Stevens, Chief Accounting Officer at Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), sold 3,230 shares on March 2, 2026, in two transactions totaling approximately $308,078. The trades were made under a pre-approved 10b5-1 plan adopted November 19, 2025. The disclosure arrives as the stock has advanced sharply over recent periods and following quarter results …
Finance minister Rachel Reeves told parliament that Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts support her plans, but the sudden escalation of war in the Middle East and fresh domestic political instability have already put those projections at risk. Market reactions, higher energy costs and potential pressure on public spending and taxes threaten …
A top Pentagon research official told industry leaders that broad operational restrictions embedded in some commercial AI contracts could incapacitate U.S. military missions in real time, potentially stopping planning or execution if terms of service were seen to be violated. The remarks, delivered at a Washington security technology summit, came a…
The Trump administration is evaluating plans to provide military protection for oil and gas tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz and to possibly support insurance for those voyages. The moves come as energy prices have risen sharply amid threats to vessels and ongoing fighting in the region, raising concerns about disruptions to natural gas and …
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the administration plans to conclude multiple trade probes within five months, allowing President Donald Trump to implement replacement tariffs after a Supreme Court decision invalidated previous duties. The investigations will proceed under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act and follow a global baseline…
Magnum Ice Cream Company is a recognizable premium ice cream brand that appears to be trading through near-term separation and integration uncertainty. This trade backs a disciplined, mid-term long: enter at $12.50, target $18.00, stop $9.75. The thesis rests on durable brand equity, resilient category dynamics, and the likelihood that market senti…
When Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, a subset of Russian hardliners hoped his erratic, transactional approach might serve Moscow's interests in Ukraine. The U.S. strike on Iran has since unsettled that cohort, convincing many that Trump poses a direct danger to Russia as well as to American rivals. Prominent nationalists and pro…
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said the United Kingdom will not compromise its principles to secure a more favorable trade arrangement with the United States, defending the government's refusal to back an American-Israeli offensive against Iran. Reeves cited legal judgment on the absence of a basis for offensive action, signaled close mo…
The SEC's Division of Investment Management held a brief call with independent trustees and fund counsel instructing them to tell issuers not to allow a set of proposed leveraged ETFs to go effective. The regulator flagged concerns that a new generation of funds - some designed to deliver as much as five times the daily return of underlying indexes…
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said the recent U.S.-Israel attack on Iran has increased uncertainty about the U.S. economic outlook and complicated the central bank's path for interest-rate policy. Kashkari, a 2026 Federal Open Market Committee voter, said he entered the year expecting easing inflation pressure to allow…
The U.S. Treasury unveiled plans to overhaul post-2008 bank liquidity regulations to increase lending capacity for priorities such as artificial intelligence infrastructure, domestic supply chains, and defense manufacturing. Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Jonathan McKernan, speaking from remarks prepared by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a…
Director Christopher Cannucciari bought 1,300 Greene County Bancorp Inc. (GCBC) shares on March 2, 2026, at $22.05 each, a $28,665 transaction. The purchase leaves him with both direct and indirect holdings while the company keeps its quarterly dividend steady at $0.10 per share, preserving a 27-year dividend payment streak and a current yield of 1…
Neil C. Viotto, Executive Vice President and COO of SR Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRBK), purchased 990 shares of the company’s common stock on March 3, 2026, in transactions totaling $16,828. The shares were bought indirectly through an IRA at prices between $16.67 and $17.0396 each. The purchase comes as SRBK shares have rallied about 40% over the pas…
Credo Technology fell sharply after a solid quarter and upbeat guidance. The pullback takes valuation from frothy toward more defensible levels, RSI is oversold, and high-frequency data-center demand gives a clear growth runway. This trade targets a bounce back to $140 within ~45 trading days, with a disciplined stop below $85 to limit downside ris…
Senior U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve officials signaled plans for a wide-ranging review of bank liquidity requirements, arguing current rules limit lending and hinder use of the Federal Reserve’s discount window. Proposals include recognizing prepositioned collateral at the discount window as part of banks' liquidity capacity, with caps that co…
