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China has sought for years to shift growth reliance toward household consumption, but multiple structural constraints and large fiscal costs have limited progress. Policymakers have a menu of options - boosting social welfare, expanding services, reforming taxes, easing household registration rules, stabilising the property market, changing land ow…
China’s Premier Li Qiang is due to announce Beijing’s principal economic targets for 2026 when the annual parliamentary session opens on March 5. Observers expect a modest downward revision to the growth goal, steady fiscal deficit guidance, large special debt issuance for stimulus and infrastructure, a continued push on job creation amid a record …
China will present its 15th five-year plan when parliament convenes on March 5, laying out policy priorities for 2026-2030. The document is expected to signal how Beijing intends to raise household consumption, accelerate technological advancement and manage the role of manufacturing in the economy, while restating goals on urbanisation, research s…
Stephen S. Thompson, Chief Administrative Officer of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NASDAQ: BYD), sold 19,530 shares of common stock on February 27, 2026, generating $1,632,512 at prices between $83.28 and $83.99. Following the sale, Thompson holds 22,009 shares directly and 47,125 shares indirectly in trust. The transaction coincides with Boyd Gaming re…
Deerfield Management and affiliated entities disclosed an aggregate $25.0 million purchase of Larimar Therapeutics common stock on February 27, 2026. The block of 5,000,000 shares was acquired at $5.00 per share as Larimar concurrently priced a $100 million public offering and announced FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for its candidate nomlabo…
Figma, Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Herb Tyler sold 1,492 shares of Class A common stock on February 26, 2026, for $32.00 per share, totaling $47,744. The transaction was conducted under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted August 5, 2025, and was signed off by Attorney-in-Fact Brendan Mulligan on March 2, 2026. The company reported rob…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the U.S. and Israel’s campaign against Iran may take “some time” but will not extend for years, rejecting comparisons to protracted regional conflicts. The air campaign began with strikes on Tehran that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and has triggered Iranian reprisals and missile strikes af…
Most Asian equity markets moved lower on Tuesday as renewed hostilities involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran kept investors on edge. South Korea’s market registered the steepest loss, with major tech and auto names dropping sharply after a long holiday. Energy shares advanced across the region amid rising oil prices, while China and Hong Kong showe…
MiniMax Group Inc reported a 158.9% increase in revenue for 2025 to $79.0 million as sales of AI-native products and enterprise AI services accelerated. The stock climbed as much as 21% in Hong Kong after the results, even as the company posted a net loss of $1.87 billion driven primarily by fair value losses on financial liabilities related to pre…
Indie Semiconductor President Ichiro Aoki sold 4,573 Class A shares on March 2, 2026, for roughly $16,287 to satisfy withholding tax obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units. The moves follow an RSU exercise on March 1 that added 10,800 Class A shares at no cash cost. Separately, Indie was chosen by Mahindra & Mahindra Limited …
Paul Elliot Mann, Executive Chairman of ASP Isotopes Inc. (ASPI), disposed of 162,153 shares on March 2, 2026, in a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan to meet tax obligations arising from a restricted stock award vesting. The trade totaled $881,463 and occurred while ASPI shares remain well below their 52-week high. Separately, ASP Isotopes completed it…
GPGI trades at $22.54 with a $6.52B market cap, a dividend yield of ~1.11% and rising institutional interest after a recent rebrand. The business combines metal payment cards with Arculus digital-asset authentication and services that can drive recurring revenue. Management is prioritizing debt paydown and accretive M&A, which gives upside optional…
Oil prices continued to rise in Asian trading following a more than 7% surge in the previous session, as an escalation in the Middle East and threats to passage through the Strait of Hormuz kept supply disruption concerns at the forefront of markets. Brent and WTI maintained gains, while investors and analysts assessed how much of the geopolitical …
ON24 Inc. Chief Financial Officer Steven Vattuone sold 22,884 shares on March 2, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan to meet tax withholding from RSU vesting. The transaction, executed near the stock's 52-week high, follows an earlier non-monetary acquisition of 27,673 shares by Vattuone and comes as ON24 has agreed to be acquired by Cvent for $8.10 per…
ON24 Chief Revenue Officer Blackie James sold 20,277 shares on March 2, 2026, for $162,447 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan to cover tax withholding tied to restricted stock units. The transaction took place as ON24 shares trade close to their 52-week high and after the company agreed to an all-cash acquisition by Cvent valued at about $400 mi…
Jayesh Sahasi, EV President, Product and CTO of ON24 Inc. (NYSE: ONTF), sold 21,617 shares on March 2, 2026, under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan to cover tax withholding tied to vested restricted stock units. The sale, executed at $8.00 to $8.02 per share for $173,182, occurred near the stock's 52-week high and the $8.10 per-share cash considerat…
ON24 Inc. CEO Sharat Sharan sold 15,679 shares of common stock for $125,610 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan to satisfy tax withholding from restricted stock unit vesting. The sale, reported on a Form 4 filed March 2, 2026, occurred as the company’s stock traded near its 52-week high and while ON24 has agreed to be acquired by Cvent in an all-…
Fold Holdings Chief Financial Officer Wolfe Repass completed sales of 22,852 common shares on February 26 and 27, 2026, to satisfy tax withholding related to restricted stock unit vesting. The disposals, executed at prices between $1.463 and $1.479, generated roughly $33,579 in proceeds. The SEC filing also shows Repass converted 65,776 restricted …
The U.S. Interior Department described a recently exposed internal database outlining proposed changes to historical and cultural content at national park sites as deliberative draft material and said employees who manipulated and leaked the files would face consequences. The database showed planned revisions touching on topics including African-Am…
Japan's spending on factories and equipment rose 6.5% year-on-year in the October-December quarter to 15.4 trillion yen, Ministry of Finance data showed, marking a fourth consecutive quarterly increase and a record high for the quarter. The result underpins expectations for an upward revision to GDP, even as consumption remains pressured by inflati…
Expedia (EXPE) is trading at a low multiple of free cash flow, generating meaningful shareholder returns via buybacks and a growing dividend, and showing resilient top-line growth. Short-term sentiment is shaken by AI headlines, but the balance sheet, cash generation, and valuation give a favorable risk-reward. I present a concrete long trade with …
Rackspace Technology Chief Human Resources Officer Kellie Teal-Guess sold 21,266 shares on March 2, 2026, to satisfy tax liabilities tied to vesting restricted stock units. The sale, executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted in September 2023, generated roughly $38,491 at trade prices between $1.75 and $1.89. Since the sale the stock has climbed to…
Rackspace Technology EVP and President of Public Cloud sold 45,393 shares on March 2, 2026, in a sell-to-cover transaction tied to restricted stock unit vesting. The trade, executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, generated approximately $82,161. The stock has climbed sharply in the last week and the company reported Q4 2025 results that out…
Rackspace Technology CFO Mark A. Marino sold 20,183 shares on March 2, 2026, to meet tax obligations tied to vested restricted stock units. The trades, carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 plan established in September 2023, totaled roughly $36,531. The transaction coincided with substantial recent stock gains after the company reported a better-than-ex…
Two U.S. officials said on Monday that U.S. Marines fired on demonstrators who breached the outer wall of the U.S. consulate in Karachi over the weekend. The incident, which officials described as a rare use of force at a diplomatic mission, occurred as protests swept Pakistan following reports that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was…
