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Matthew J. Scarpato, the Chief Operating Officer of York Water Co (NASDAQ:YORW), has expanded his personal position in the company through a direct stock purchase. This transaction occurred while the stock was trading near its 52-week low, with the current price of $29.56 representing a margin of only 4% above the year's low of $28.26. The acquisit…
According to a recent SEC Form 4 filing, Kuntal Kumar Verma, the Chief Manufacturing Officer at First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), has completed a sale of company stock. The transaction, which took place on May 6, 2026, involved the disposal of 270 shares of common stock for a total value of $58,903. This divestment was conducted through a Rule 10b5-…
The Trump administration is preparing an executive order to direct U.S. agencies to coordinate with artificial intelligence companies to bolster defenses against AI-enabled cyber attacks. According to people familiar with the matter, the draft would fold AI firms into existing cybersecurity information-sharing programs and aims to help identify and…
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said in a television interview that policymakers retain the full range of options on interest rates, including both cuts and hikes. His comments follow the Fed's decision to hold rates at its late-April meeting and reflect growing anxiety about inflation tied to an energy-price shock linked …
Inspire Brands has confidentially filed a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the company advances plans for an initial public offering of its common stock. The filing does not yet specify how many shares will be offered or the expected price range. The company said net proceeds would be used to r…
Nathan B. Theurer, who serves as the Vice President - Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), has completed a sale of company shares. The transaction, which took place on May 6, 2026, involved the disposal of 31 shares of common stock at a price point of $218.16 per share. This specific sale resulted in a…
An SEC Form 4 filing reveals that James Edward Sklar, serving as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary at Heritage Global Inc. (NASDAQ:HGBL), has sold a portion of his company holdings. The transaction, which occurred on May 1, 2026, was conducted through an established 10b5-1 trading plan. This insider activity follows a period …
Diamondback Energy has purchased put options that would pay off if the spread between U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude and Brent crude widens to roughly minus $42 a barrel in coming quarters. The positions, disclosed in the company's quarterly filing, would produce gains for the producer if a U.S. ban on crude exports pushes WTI sharply low…
Jason E. Dymbort, who serves as the General Counsel and Secretary for First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR), has completed a sale of common stock. According to an SEC Form 4 filing, the transaction occurred on May 6, 2026. The sale involved 228 shares of the company's common stock at a price point of $218.16 per share, resulting in a total transaction va…
Phillip C. Jamerson, a member of the Board of Directors at Bank of the James Financial Group Inc. (NASDAQ: BOTJ), has executed an additional purchase of company common stock. The transaction, which took place on May 7, 2026, involved the acquisition of 1,000 shares, representing a total investment value of $23,396. This move increases Mr. Jamerson'…
Claudio Tuozzolo, serving as a Director and Corporate Vice President at Vicor Corp. (NASDAQ: VICR), has completed a series of transactions involving the exercise of stock options and the subsequent sale of resulting shares. The activity, recorded on May 6, 2026, involved the liquidation of 6,132 shares of common stock for an aggregate total valued …
Scott A. Love, who serves as the Executive Vice President of Wealth Management for WESBANCO INC (NASDAQ:WSBC), has executed a purchase of company stock. On May 8, 2026, Mr. Love acquired 400 shares of common stock in a transaction valued at $13,632. The acquisition was completed at a share price of $34.08.This move increases Mr. Love's direct holdi…
U.S. officials are reportedly close to finalizing a roughly $400 million settlement with TikTok to resolve a Justice Department lawsuit alleging violations of child-privacy protections. Sources say the White House has discussed using the funds for presidential projects in the Washington area, while the DOJ and TikTok have not commented publicly.
Nano Labs is a microcap semiconductor and AI-infrastructure play that has aggressively pivoted into crypto reserves and BNB Chain tokenization while keeping its chip design credentials. The market is punishing the stock near $1.73, but a low $40M market cap, insider buying and concrete strategic initiatives (NBNB program; MoU on North America AI da…
Diamondback Energy has purchased put options that pay off if the U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) benchmark widens its discount to global Brent crude to roughly $42 a barrel or more. The firm paid nearly $70 million for the contracts, a rare use of basis puts by a major U.S. onshore producer, and a hedge that would prove lucrative if a U.S. crude…
Raymond James upgraded Fastly to Outperform from Market Perform and set a $23 price target, pointing to improved operations, accelerating AI-driven traffic demand, and momentum in the company’s security offerings. The firm raised revenue forecasts for 2026 and 2027 and highlighted positive free cash flow and disciplined infrastructure spending as s…
Irene Elizabeth Hudson, who serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for AptarGroup, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATR), has completed a series of transactions involving company common stock. According to reported filings on May 7, 2026, these activities included both the exercise of stock options and the subsequent sale of shares. The total …
Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment detailing a years-long insider trading operation sourced from confidential M&A information. Two people familiar with the probe identified the unnamed former Wachtell attorney in the indictment as Avi Sutton, who left the law firm to take an executive role at LionTree. Sutton has not been charged; prosecuto…
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that the Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) has departed its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, en route to its homeport ahead of commissioning. This marks HII's continued momentum in delivering advanced surface combatants equipped with upgraded radar and combat sy…
Anthropic PBC has agreed to a $1.8 billion cloud computing contract with Akamai Technologies Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. Akamai confirmed it won a seven-year cloud deal with a 'leading frontier model provider' but did not identify the client. The arrangement will deliver cloud resources to Anthropic for its artificial intell…
An SEC filing has revealed that Hunter Westbrook, the President and Chief Executive Officer of HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTB), conducted a series of stock transactions on May 7, 2026. The activity involved both the acquisition of shares through the exercise of options and the subsequent sale of an equivalent number of shares. This movemen…
April's employment report showed payroll gains well above expectations and an unemployment rate that held steady, but a deeper read reveals divergent survey signals: employers report record payroll employment while households report a loss of jobs. The labor force is contracting rapidly, participation is near multi-decade lows outside the pandemic,…
Anthropic has entered into a $1.8 billion agreement with Akamai Technologies to secure cloud computing capacity as demand for its artificial intelligence software grows. Akamai shares surged after the company disclosed a long-term cloud arrangement with a frontier model provider without naming the partner. Akamai and Anthropic both declined to comm…
In a loud, crowded college auditorium, New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board provisionally set ranges that keep a rent freeze on the table for roughly one million regulated apartments. The board voted 7-1, with one abstention, to recommend 0-2% increases for one-year leases and 0-4% for two-year leases ahead of a final vote on June 25. Tenants and …
The cessation of Spirit Airlines' operations and its expedited liquidation process have made a number of late-model A320neo airframes and GTF engines available for disassembly. Industry participants say removing GTF Pratt & Whitney engines from grounded Spirit jets and leasing them to carriers with sidelined aircraft is offering limited, temporary …
