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Relatives of Keith Porter Jr., 43, who was shot and killed outside his Los Angeles apartment on January 31, have asked California Attorney General Rob Bonta to order an independent inquiry. Family attorneys, including Ben Crump, said they do not trust the Los Angeles Police Department to carry out a fair and transparent investigation. The U.S. Depa…
Wintrust Financial Corp Vice Chair Lee David Eric sold 558 shares on January 30, 2026, for $147.42 each, totaling $82,260 and leaving him with 16,085 shares. Since the sale, WTFC has traded up to $156.04, close to its 52-week peak of $156.16. The bank announced a 10% quarterly dividend increase to $0.55 per share and has attracted elevated analyst …
Activity in India's services sector rebounded in January, with HSBC's services PMI rising to 58.5 from 58.0 in December, driven by a faster expansion in new business and stronger export orders. Employment growth was only marginal, while input costs increased, prompting firms to raise output charges.
Ford Motor Company and Chinese automaker Geely are engaged in discussions over a possible manufacturing partnership that could see Geely vehicles built at Ford’s European factories. The talks, which have been underway for months, also cover automated driving technology. The manufacturing conversations are reportedly the most developed element of th…
Levi Strauss & Co. SVP and General Counsel David Jedrzejek sold 2,248 shares of Class A common stock on February 3, 2026, for $44,060, after receiving restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights on January 30, 2026. The company reported Q4 2025 results that beat consensus on both EPS and revenue, yet the stock fell in after-hours and subse…
Ford Motor Co. and China's Geely are engaged in sustained discussions about a potential partnership that could include Geely using Ford factory space in Europe to produce vehicles and a framework for sharing vehicle technologies, including automated driving systems. Multiple sources describe talks concentrated on European manufacturing as more adva…
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman sold 17,997 Class A shares on January 30, 2026, in transactions tied to option exercises that generated roughly $3.3 million. The stock has since fallen to $165.41, a 14.36% decline over the past week. The trades were executed through The XYZ Revocable Trust under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted in May 2025. Huffman still holds …
Chevron Chief Financial Officer Eimear P. Bonner carried out a sequence of stock transactions at the end of January 2026, selling 32,100 shares for roughly $5.6 million while simultaneously acquiring the same number of shares via option exercise. The moves were made under a pre-established trading plan and were followed by additional disposals and …
Fortinet President and CEO Xie Ken sold 175,637 shares on Feb. 2, 2026, realizing roughly $14.3 million, while also exercising stock options on Feb. 1 and Feb. 2 and disposing shares to cover RSU-related taxes. The moves come as the company prepares to report quarterly results and as brokerages and market checks deliver a range of views on demand a…
Boeing said it expects to start handing over upgraded 787-9 and 787-10 Dreamliners to airline customers in the first half of the year. The changes raise the maximum takeoff weight, allowing carriers either longer stage lengths or several tons of extra freight. The company also reiterated plans for 777X certification in the second half, while noting…
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran has resigned as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, concluding a temporary dual appointment that drew criticism over potential conflicts. Miran had been on unpaid leave from the CEA after his unexpected move to the Fed’s Board of Governors and can remain at the central bank until a Senate-co…
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said the state will join the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) after the United States formally left the WHO last month. The decision, announced on Tuesday, follows California's enrollment in January and represents a state-level effort to maintain ties to WHO-coordinated out…
Most Asian currencies traded in narrow bands as the dollar steadied following a recent rebound, while the Japanese yen weakened further ahead of a snap lower-house election. Investors are parsing the implications of a U.S. Fed chair nominee and awaiting key U.S. payrolls data, even as regional central bank moves and a U.S.-India trade deal influenc…
CK Hutchison’s Panama Ports Company has initiated international arbitration following Panama’s Supreme Court decision to annul its contract to operate two key Panama Canal ports. The ruling, which found the contract violated the Panamanian constitution by granting exclusive privileges and tax exemptions, adds a complex legal layer to a $23 billion …
Peter Radovich, president and COO of Mirum Pharmaceuticals (MIRM), sold 2,631 shares on February 2, 2026, to satisfy tax withholding tied to vesting restricted stock units. The transaction left him with a direct ownership of 20,655 shares. Separately, Mirum reported preliminary unaudited net product sales for 2025 of about $520 million, provided 20…
The U.S. embassy in Cuba has issued an advisory to American citizens in the country, warning of an increase in government-sponsored protests targeting the United States, instances of U.S. citizens being denied entry upon arrival, and the risk of significant disruption from prolonged power outages and fuel shortages. The advisory follows Washington'…
Mirum Pharmaceuticals CEO Christopher Peetz sold 9,108 shares on February 2, 2026, for $940,888 to cover tax withholding tied to restricted stock unit vesting. The company, valued at $6.3 billion and trading close to its 52-week high, reported robust preliminary 2025 product sales and has revised expectations for 2026 growth while completing a stra…
Jolanda Howe, senior vice president and global controller at Mirum Pharmaceuticals, sold 968 shares of common stock on February 2, 2026, in a transaction recorded to satisfy tax withholding tied to restricted stock unit vesting. The company reported preliminary unaudited net product sales of about $520 million for 2025, issued guidance of $630 mill…
Veradermics, Incorporated has set the price for its upsized initial public offering at $17.00 per share for 15,077,647 shares, anticipating approximately $256.3 million in gross proceeds before fees. The dermatologist-founded company aims to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MANE in early February 2026, and has provided …
Mizuho upgraded Booking Holdings from Neutral to Outperform while holding its $6,000 target, implying roughly 30% upside from the current share price of $4,644.64. The firm raised its 2027 EPS estimate by 4% and called concerns that generative AI will shift bookings directly to hotels 'overblown.' Booking trades below its three-year average valuati…
Oil futures gave back some earlier gains after conflicting reports about whether nuclear talks between the United States and Iran were proceeding. Markets were also supported by industry data showing a substantial, surprise draw in U.S. crude inventories as extreme cold disrupted production and exports.
Nintendo's stock tumbled 10% after the company reported strong Switch 2 sales over the year-end shopping period but left its full-year earnings and hardware forecasts unchanged. Analysts and investors expressed unease about the console's early momentum and a perceived shortage of major game releases to sustain demand, while rising memory chip price…
The U.S. dollar traded with little change while the Japanese yen weakened near a two-week low as investors weighed Kevin Warsh's Fed nomination and an upcoming national election in Japan. The euro and sterling were steady ahead of European central bank policy meetings, and markets continued to factor in recent U.S. political developments and centra…
CK Hutchison’s Panama Ports Company has initiated international arbitration after Panama’s Supreme Court annulled its licences for two key Panama Canal terminals, a decision that clouds the future of the Balboa and Cristobal ports and the conglomerate’s planned $23 billion divestment of its global port assets.
Joseph H. Griffith IV, chief financial officer of 908 Devices Inc., sold 23,175 shares on February 2, 2026, generating about $143,221 in proceeds. The sale occurred as the stock traded near $6.44, following a strong 171.73% gain for the prior 12 months. One day earlier, Griffith received 70,035 shares upon settlement of restricted stock units. Prel…
