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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet President Donald Trump at the White House to press for broader U.S. negotiations with Iran that would include constraints on Tehran's ballistic missiles and its support for proxy groups. The discussion follows recent talks in Oman and comes amid heightened regional tensions and U.S. military deplo…
Stocks on the Taiwan Stock Exchange finished higher on Wednesday, with the Taiwan Weighted index closing up 2.06% to a new all-time high. Strength in the Semiconductor, Electronic Products Distribution and Electronics sectors propelled the advance. Several individual names recorded double-digit percentage moves in both directions. Commodity and cur…
Wolfe Research identified four consumer finance companies to watch as signs of recovery in consumer credit and lending emerge. The firm endorsed Capital One and Synchrony Financial with Outperform ratings and set price targets for each, while assigning Peer Perform ratings to American Express and Bread Financial. Wolfe highlighted valuation opportu…
South Korea’s Bithumb told lawmakers that major shortcomings in its internal systems allowed an erroneous transfer of about 620,000 bitcoins to customers during a promotional event, a mistake the firm says amounted to roughly $40 billion and triggered a sharp drop in bitcoin prices. Company officials said processing delays and failed checks left th…
Neil F. McFarlane, president and CEO of Zevra Therapeutics (ZVRA), sold 14,625 shares on February 9, 2026, for roughly $125,185 at a weighted average price of $8.5597. Two days earlier he exercised 37,500 restricted stock units, which converted into the same number of shares. InvestingPro flags Zevra as appearing undervalued on a Fair Value basis, …
Felix Fernandez, a director at Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ: CATY), sold 8,972 shares on January 29, 2026, for $453,444. The bank also reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 results that beat expectations on both earnings and revenue and disclosed a planned CFO retirement effective March 1, 2026, with an internal successor named and the outgoing CFO…
Ionis Pharmaceuticals CEO Brett P. Monia sold 29,430 shares on February 6, 2026, for a total of $2.52 million under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The sale occurred as the stock traded close to its 52-week high and follows a series of clinical, regulatory and commercial developments for the company. InvestingPro flags the shares as overvalued based on Fair Va…
Global markets opened with a mix of earnings-driven moves and data sensitivity after U.S. retail sales came in weaker-than-expected, prompting a rally in Treasuries and renewed yen strength following a decisive political outcome in Japan. Investors are awaiting delayed U.S. payrolls and a slate of European corporate results that could shape risk ap…
ByteDance is pursuing development of a proprietary artificial intelligence processor and has been in discussions with Samsung Electronics to handle manufacturing, with internal targets for sample delivery by the end of March and initial production of at least 100,000 units this year for AI inference tasks. The project, reportedly code-named SeedChi…
Australian equities advanced at Wednesday's close, with the S&P/ASX 200 rising 1.66% to reach a new three-month high. Strength in Financials, Gold and Utilities underpinned the rally. Leading gainers included AGL Energy, James Hardie and Evolution Mining, while CSL tumbled to five-year lows. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners and volat…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plans to announce a schedule for holding presidential elections and a referendum on February 24, according to a report citing Ukrainian and European officials involved in planning. Negotiators from the U.S. and Ukraine have discussed a framework in which any peace agreement would be put to a public referendum…
Maureen Hemhauser, EVP and Chief Risk Officer at PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP (NASDAQ:PGC), sold 5,272 shares of common stock on February 9, 2026, for a total of $187,604, according to a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing shows Hemhauser now holds no directly owned shares but retains a variety of indirect and d…
Ashish Bhutani, a director at Ares Management Corp (NYSE: ARES), purchased 10,000 Class A shares on February 6, 2026, for $1.27 million, raising his direct holdings to 34,071 shares. The transaction was disclosed in a Form 4 filed on February 10, 2026. The move comes after Ares reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that missed analyst expectations a…
Swatch Group must rejuvenate product innovation, streamline its brand portfolio and refresh corporate governance to restore profitability and investor trust, analysts and investors say. The company plans to add Andreas Rickenbacher to the board, but critics call for broader change as Swatch's market value has fallen to roughly a third of its 2013 p…
RTX is trading like a premium defense-and-aero compound: strong free cash flow ($7.94B), a $260B backlog and 2025 sales north of $88B, but valuation at ~39x trailing EPS and GTF engine service issues keep volatility elevated. This trade targets a disciplined long with a 180-trading-day horizon, defined entry, stop and target that balance near-term …
A director at Sterling Infrastructure sold 4,000 shares across three transactions between February 6 and February 9, 2026, generating $1.61 million in proceeds. The sales were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Sterling shares are trading close to a 52-week high after delivering a 186.6% return over the past year. Separately, the company au…
January’s employment report is projected to show a modest acceleration in nonfarm payroll additions, largely due to fewer seasonal layoffs in industries tied to the holidays. The jobless rate is forecast to remain at 4.4% while wage growth cools. Economists say trade and immigration policies have dampened hiring even as tax cuts are expected to sup…
ByteDance is building an artificial intelligence processor intended for inference workloads and has engaged Samsung Electronics in manufacturing discussions, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The TikTok parent expects sample chips by the end of March, plans to produce at least 100,000 units this year with potential ramp to 350,…
Director Takata Akira reported the sale of 3,500 shares of SiTime Corp (SITM) common stock on February 6, 2026, via a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, generating $1,511,055 in proceeds. The director retains 13,734 shares after the sale, including 1,290 unvested restricted stock units. Separately, SiTime disclosed fourth-qu…
On Feb 10, ten people, including the shooter, died after a woman opened fire at a high school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. The attack is among the most lethal mass-casualty events in recent Canadian history. This report lists major mass killing incidents across Canada, detailing dates, locations and the casualties recorded in each event.
Delta Air Lines executive vice president Steven M. Sear disclosed the sale of 38,600 shares of common stock on February 9, 2026, in a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The transaction generated $2.9 million in proceeds, with sale prices between $75.020 and $75.125 per share. After the trade, Sear holds 104,404 shares direct…
Glen W. Hauenstein, President of Delta Air Lines, sold 426,933 shares of common stock in transactions executed between February 6 and February 9, 2026, generating $31.3 million. On February 6 he sold 165,864 shares at $71.00 and an additional 123,910 shares at prices between $74.575 and $75.120. On February 9 he sold 137,159 shares at prices betwee…
Peter W. Carter, Delta Air Lines' Chief External Affairs Officer, completed a sale of 27,000 shares on Feb. 6, 2026, generating roughly $2.02 million. The transaction leaves Carter with 421,744 shares. Separately, Delta declared a quarterly dividend and struck a definitive agreement to acquire 31 widebody aircraft from Airbus, while BofA and UBS ma…
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp saw its Hong Kong-listed shares decline after management warned of margin pressure from higher depreciation and costs amid capacity expansion, and of memory shortages driven by strong AI-related demand. These concerns tempered investor reaction to a fourth quarter that delivered a 60.7% jump in net pro…
Saria Tseng, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Monolithic Power Systems, sold 22,875 shares on February 6, 2026, for $26.79 million to satisfy tax obligations associated with the vesting of restricted stock units. The transaction, disclosed on a Form 4 with the SEC, leaves Tseng with 200,626 directly held shares and an indirect holdin…
