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Blackstone Mortgage Trust Chief Financial Officer Marcin Urbaszek sold 452 shares on March 17, 2026, for $19.13 a share, netting $8,646. The transaction was made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted in March 2025 to cover tax obligations tied to vested restricted stock. The firm reported Q4 2025 GAAP net income of $0.24 per share, noted a reduction in …
Lisa Bodensteiner, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Synaptics Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNA), sold 334 shares under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan and had 782 shares withheld to meet tax obligations tied to RSU settlement. After the transactions, she directly holds 71,191 shares. Synaptics reported fiscal second-quarter 202…
Maria Cervantes de Burgreen, vice president and corporate controller at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ: KTOS), sold 6,270 shares on March 16, 2026 under a 10b5-1 trading plan, raising $559,844. The transactions occurred at prices between $87.3625 and $90.454. After the sale she directly holds 59,369 shares. Separately, Rocket Lab secur…
New Zealand's economy posted a slight expansion of 0.2% in the fourth quarter versus the prior quarter, missing forecasts and leaving annual growth modest at 1.3%. Weakness in construction contrasted with gains in rental, hiring and real estate services. The data underlines the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's decision to pause rate cuts and reflects …
Adaptive Biotechnologies President and COO Julie Rubinstein sold 57,180 shares under a 10b5-1 plan between March 16 and March 18, 2026, raising $762,209. At the same time she exercised options to acquire 44,166 shares at $6.55 per share for $289,287. After the transactions Rubinstein holds 494,920 shares. The insider activity coincides with the com…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that tariff-related price rises and higher energy costs linked to the Iran war present material obstacles to reducing inflation. Speaking after the Fed's two-day policy meeting, Powell said the central bank needs to see progress on core inflation this year as one-time tariff impacts pass through, and that …
Meta Platforms Chief Operating Officer Javier Olivan sold 1,555 shares of Class A common stock on March 16, 2026, generating proceeds of $982,791 at $632.02 per share. The transaction was completed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted November 17, 2025, and included both direct and indirect dispositions through family entities and trusts. The s…
Phillip D. Carrai, president of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' STC Division, sold 6,500 shares on March 16, 2026, under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan for roughly $578,947. The company continues to secure defense contracts and expand programs even as some analysts flag valuation concerns and the firm moves forward with a large equity offering.
Meta Platforms director Robert M. Kimmitt sold 580 Class A shares on March 16, 2026, realizing $366,571 at $632.02 per share. The sale was carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted August 15, 2025. At the time of reporting, Meta shares were trading at $615.68, roughly 23% below their 52-week high of $796.25, while the company retains a m…
Bank of America analysts say the recent 35% drop in European software stocks since mid-2025 has created selective buying opportunities. While concerns over generative AI and broader macro risks tied to Middle East conflicts have pressured the sector, BofA argues that fundamentals remain largely intact and identifies several companies with durable p…
Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton emerged victorious in the Democratic primary to succeed retiring U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, defeating 10 rivals and positioning herself for a likely November win in the heavily Democratic state. Stratton ran on an explicitly progressive platform, including a push for a $25 federal minimum wage and calls …
Williams-Sonoma President and CEO Laura Alber sold 19,990 shares on March 16, 2026, for about $3.6 million under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The transaction was reported on a Form 4; Alber continues to hold a large direct stake and additional indirect holdings. The company posted a fourth-quarter earnings-per-share beat but missed revenue expectations, whi…
MediaAlpha CEO Steven Yi sold 4,000 shares of Class A common stock on March 18, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan to cover taxes tied to vesting restricted stock units. The company reported Q4 2025 revenue of $291 million, a small miss versus the $295.02 million expected, while maintaining record financial results attributed to strategic initiatives. …
Jamie L. Reynoso, chief executive of Medicare Advantage at Clover Health Investments Corp. (CLOV), sold 5,833 Class A shares on March 18, 2026, for roughly $11,141 under a previously established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The firm also reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue above expectations and disclosed a technical integration with CMS Aligned Netw…
SkyWater Technology CFO Steve Manko sold 91,109 shares on March 16, 2026, realizing roughly $2.5 million in proceeds from transactions priced between $27.54 and $28.10. He also exercised options for 9,708 shares at a $10.14 exercise price. The activity follows a 237% one-year gain for the stock and comes amid IonQ's planned $1.8 billion acquisition…
Rhonda Farnum, Senior Vice President of Communications and Medical Affairs at Theravance Biopharma, sold 31,067 ordinary shares on March 16, 2026, netting roughly $433,637. The trades were carried out under a 10b5-1 plan and leave Farnum with 232,699 shares. The insider activity comes amid the company’s decision to discontinue the ampreloxetine pro…
Prologis director Sarah A. Slusser sold 111 shares of the REIT's common stock across transactions between July 10, 2025 and January 28, 2026, generating about $12,631. The trades occurred at prices between $108.58 and $127.57. Slusser had previously purchased 13 shares on May 14, 2025 at $107.34 and now directly holds 11 Prologis shares. The compan…
Peter Richard Orszag, Lazard Inc.'s chief executive officer and chairman, sold 69,170 Lazard shares on March 17, 2026, realizing roughly $2.8 million. The transactions were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted in March 2025 and are reported to cover estimated taxes and other personal expenses. Separately, Orszag carried out additional shar…
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions director Scott I. Anderson sold 15,000 shares on March 16, 2026, netting $1.33 million in five transactions executed under a 10b5-1 plan adopted September 10, 2025. The sales come amid a near 198% year-over-year share price rise, recent defense contracts and partnerships, and a $1.17 billion equity offering that …
Mark Breitbard, President and CEO of Gap Brand at Gap Inc (NASDAQ:GAP), sold 119,155 shares on March 17, 2026, realizing $2,836,317 via a Rule 10b5-1 program. The filing also records option exercises and a partial disposition tied to those exercises. The transactions come as Gap reports in-line fourth-quarter results, recent plan updates and receiv…
Federal prosecutors have charged 20-year-old Wyatt James Brzoska of northeastern Ohio with making interstate threats against a mosque and unlawfully possessing firearms while using a controlled substance. A criminal complaint alleges a series of TikTok posts that referenced mass shootings and extremist iconography, and investigators say he admitted…
FormFactor Inc CEO Mike Slessor sold 10,227 shares of the company's common stock on March 18, 2026, under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, realizing $973,076. The transactions were executed in three tranches at prices between $93.63 and $95.87. The sale follows the company's fourth-quarter 2025 results, which beat consensus on both EPS and revenue, while the st…
Recursion Pharmaceuticals Chief Financial Officer Ben R Taylor sold 7,956 shares of Class A common stock on March 17, 2026, raising roughly $26,970 at $3.39 per share under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The transaction occurred while the stock traded close to its 52-week low, and follows a net settlement of restricted stock units the previous day. Re…
Brazil’s policy-setting committee lowered the Selic rate by 25 basis points to 14.75%, ending a run of five meetings at 15%. The move begins an easing cycle but is accompanied by careful language about future steps as oil prices jump and reshape inflation and market expectations. Government fuel measures and Treasury interventions have followed the…
Limbach Holdings CFO Jayme L. Brooks sold 10,310 shares on March 17, 2026 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, generating $778,550. The sale comes as the stock trades well below its 52-week high and after a quarter that beat EPS estimates but missed revenue targets. Analysts have kept bullish price targets, citing stronger-than-expected margins and re…
