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Ionis Pharmaceuticals CEO Brett P. Monia sold roughly $5.2 million worth of company shares on January 30, 2026, after receiving a larger grant the prior day from vested performance-based restricted stock units. The stock is trading near its 52-week high, supported by recent regulatory approvals and positive Phase 3 trial results, while company fina…
Eugene Schneider, executive vice president and chief clinical development officer at Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS), sold 6,179 shares on January 30, 2026, for $515,629, after receiving 11,991 performance-based restricted stock units that vested a day earlier. The sale occurred at prices close to the stock’s 52-week high, while the company has seen s…
Eastroc Beverage's Hong Kong listing began with shares matching the HK$248 offer price, valuing the company at about HK$166.39 billion. The Chinese energy drink maker raised HK$10.14 billion ($1.3 billion) through the sale, with substantial oversubscriptions in both the retail and international tranches. Proceeds are earmarked for capacity expansio…
PubMatic CEO Rajeev K. Goel sold a combined 65,592 shares of Class A Common Stock in late January and early February 2026 for roughly $477,250. The trades included transactions executed through The Goel Family Trust under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Separately, Goel exercised options and converted Class B shares into Class A shares. PubMatic also reported …
Charles R. Schwab, Co-Chairman of Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW), sold 145,650 shares on January 29, 2026, for roughly $15 million at a weighted average price of $103.1649. The transaction leaves him with substantial direct and indirect holdings. The firm also announced a 19% dividend increase and an internal leadership change at Charles S…
Oil futures rose after reports that a U.S. military action had downed an Iranian drone near a U.S. aircraft carrier, adding to earlier gains. Markets are also processing a new U.S.-India trade agreement and the scheduled resumption of U.S.-Iran nuclear discussions, while dollar moves have influenced commodity prices.
SoftBank Corp's unit Saimemory and Intel Corporation have agreed to collaborate on commercializing a new memory architecture called Z-Angle operation memory technology. The partners said the work targets memory chips that combine high capacity, high bandwidth and reduced power consumption, intended for use in artificial intelligence data centers. T…
Solid Biosciences Inc. Chief Financial Officer Kevin Tan sold 26,837 shares of common stock on February 2, 2026, in a set of transactions that generated about $172,747. The disposition, reported on a Form 4, was executed to meet withholding tax obligations tied to the recent vesting of performance stock units. The company continues to report clinic…
Nextpower Inc director William D. Watkins sold 5,000 shares on January 30, 2026, for $118.57 per share, a transaction totaling $592,850. The sale, reported in a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, occurred with the stock trading close to its 52-week high and after the company posted fiscal third-quarter results that outperfor…
M EVO GLOBAL ACQUISITION CORP II completed an initial public offering that generated $300 million by selling 30 million units at $10 apiece, including the full exercise of a 3 million-unit over-allotment. Units began trading on NASDAQ under the symbol MEVOU on January 30, 2026. Each unit is composed of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of a r…
Oil futures rose roughly 2% after U.S. forces shot down an Iranian drone and a group of Iranian gunboats approached a U.S.-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns that diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions could be disrupted. Prices were also influenced by estimates of a large weekly draw in U.S. crude inventories and wider geopoli…
Asian equity markets and bullion rebounded on Tuesday after a period of sharp volatility in metals and other asset classes. The recovery followed a stronger-than-expected U.S. factory PMI print and came as traders monitored an Australian central bank meeting and a packed corporate earnings calendar in the United States. Currency moves and bond yiel…
The U.S. dollar held recent gains as stronger U.S. manufacturing data and shifting expectations about Federal Reserve leadership outweighed worries about a potential government shutdown. The Australian dollar advanced ahead of an expected Reserve Bank of Australia rate hike, while the yen remained under pressure amid comments from Japan's prime min…
NRW Holdings has been awarded a bulk earthworks contract from Rio Tinto valued at about A$175 million for the West Angelas Sustaining Project, prompting a near 7% rise in its shares. The Sydney-listed contractor also reported additional civil and port-related contract wins, with work expected to begin in early 2026 and extend into 2027.
Palomar Holdings' CEO and chairman Mac Armstrong sold 7,604 shares across January 29 and 31, 2026, for about $927,354 at a weighted average price between $121.7437 and $122.0432. Simultaneously, Armstrong received 14,771 restricted stock units through option exercises at no cost. The insurer reported a strong third quarter for 2025, beating EPS and…
American International Group Executive Vice President and CFO Keith Walsh disclosed dividend reinvestment purchases of AIG common stock totaling $2,207 between December 2024 and December 2025, with share prices between $73.20 and $86.54. Walsh also disposed of 4,540 shares at $73.92 for $335,596 and now directly holds 42,799.25 shares. Separately, …
Jon Christianson, president of Palomar Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PLMR), sold 1,673 restricted stock units on January 29 and 31, 2026, for roughly $204,025 and concurrently exercised options that converted to 4,109 shares at no cost. The company, a specialty insurer with a $3.29 billion market value, has shown robust revenue growth and recent acquisitiv…
TD Synnex director Richard T. Hume sold 492 shares on January 30, 2026, for $78,921 and exercised options to acquire 492 shares at $107.32 the same day. The trades were carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted July 14, 2025. Separately, TD Synnex reported fourth-quarter 2026 net revenue of $17.4 billion and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $3.83, while …
A U.S. federal judge in Washington, D.C. has stopped the Department of Homeland Security from terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roughly 350,000 Haitians, preventing an administration plan that would have made them eligible for deportation while the country faces severe violence and displacement.
Yelp Chief Executive Jeremy Stoppelman disposed of 90,000 shares of common stock across three transactions between January 29 and February 2, 2026, generating roughly $2.46 million. The trades were carried out under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan adopted May 19, 2025, coinciding with option exercises and ahead of Yelp's February 12 earnings report. The…
Japan's finance minister defended the prime minister's remarks that highlighted potential advantages of a weaker yen, saying the premier was referring to conventional economic teachings. The defense came as the dollar regained levels above 155 yen following a weekend campaign speech in which the prime minister underscored the currency's benefits fo…
The U.S. Justice Department's publication of millions of internal records related to Jeffrey Epstein has laid bare social, professional and occasional financial links between the late financier and a wide array of high-profile individuals. The material documents interactions spanning decades and includes photographs, emails and lists of attendees a…
Google Cloud and Liberty Global have entered a five-year strategic agreement to deploy Google’s Gemini AI models and related cloud technologies across Liberty Global’s European cable operations. The pact intends to introduce AI-driven features to consumer services such as Horizon TV search and discovery, automate customer service, broaden device di…
Power Integrations director Balu Balakrishnan completed an automatic sale of 5,581 shares on January 29, 2026, generating $260,036 to cover taxes on a Restricted Stock Award. The transaction was reported on a Form 4 filed February 2, 2026. Separately, the company increased the share pool for its 2025 Inducement Award Plan and saw mixed analyst sign…
Kent A. Hansen, chief financial officer and executive vice president of Kingsway Financial Services Inc., purchased 114 shares at $13.69 apiece on February 2, 2026, using the company’s employee share purchase plan. The $1,560 transaction modestly increased Hansen’s direct holdings to 119,707 shares. The move comes as Kingsway reports strong revenue…
