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  • U.S. crude, product and LNG exports reached a record 12.9 million bpd last week, positioning the U.S. as the primary global supplier.
  • Deepening factional splits in Iran are stalling war-settlement decisions and raising market uncertainty for energy and shipping sectors.
  • A surge in AI hardware valuations lifted Taiwan's market above the UK and pushed South Korea closer in global market value.
  • As U.S.-Iran tensions ease, attention shifts to midterms, increasing prospects for Democrats to net roughly 15–20 House seats.
  • U.S. forces struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two individuals alleged to be narco-traffickers and drawing rights-group criticism.
  • Vaalco Energy's recent Etame production, Baobab FPSO return and non-core asset sales improved cash flow and valuation, making it a tactical long.

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GeneDx CFO Disposes $438K in Stock Following Zero-Strike Option Exercise

GeneDx CFO Disposes $438K in Stock Following Zero-Strike Option Exercise

GeneDx Holdings Corp CFO Kevin Feeley sold 5,706 shares of Class A common stock on March 16, 2026, for roughly $438,202 after exercising options to acquire 11,012 shares with a zero exercise price. The transactions leave Feeley with direct ownership of 27,148 shares and additional potential holdings through RSUs and options. The stock has recently …

USPS Faces Cash Shortfall Risk This Fall Unless Congress Acts

USPS Faces Cash Shortfall Risk This Fall Unless Congress Acts

U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner told a House Oversight subcommittee the U.S. Postal Service could exhaust its cash as soon as October or November if it continues to meet required retirement and other government payments. Steiner urged Congress to approve higher stamp prices, expanded borrowing authority and other reforms, and outlined cost-cu…

Clearwater Analytics CFO Disposes $436K in Shares After Option Exercise

Clearwater Analytics CFO Disposes $436K in Shares After Option Exercise

Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc (NYSE:CWAN) Chief Financial Officer James S. Cox executed sales of 18,700 Class A common shares on March 16, 2026, generating approximately $436,354 in proceeds. The transactions were carried out in two tranches at weighted average prices that closely matched the prevailing market price, while Cox also exercised op…

El Salvador Alters Constitution to Permit Life Terms for Grave Crimes

El Salvador Alters Constitution to Permit Life Terms for Grave Crimes

El Salvador’s legislature has amended the constitution to permit life imprisonment for offenses including murder, rape and terrorism. The change, approved by 59 votes with one dissenting vote, removes the prior constitutional prohibition that limited time actually served despite judicial sentences exceeding 100 years. The amendment follows recent i…

Better Home & Finance COO Smith Sells Shares, Exercises Options as Company Reports Strong Q4 2025 Results

Better Home & Finance COO Smith Sells Shares, Exercises Options as Company Reports Strong Q4 2025 Results

Chad M. Smith, President and COO of Better Mortgage at Better Home & Finance Holding Co (NASDAQ: BETR), completed multiple transactions in mid-March 2026 including share sales, tax-related disposals and an option exercise. The sales on March 16 and March 17 totaled $144,193. Smith also disposed of shares to cover taxes tied to vesting restricted st…

Buckle EVP Kari G. Smith Disposes $2.52M in Company Stock Over Two Days

Buckle EVP Kari G. Smith Disposes $2.52M in Company Stock Over Two Days

Kari G. Smith, Executive Vice President Stores at Buckle Inc (NYSE: BKE), executed insider sales totaling $2,518,690 across March 16 and March 17, 2026. The transactions - executed at prices between $49.8126 and $50.3869 - came as the apparel retailer reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 results and as UBS trimmed its price ta…

Cheap, Cash-Generative Insurance Play: AII for a Mid-Term Swing

Cheap, Cash-Generative Insurance Play: AII for a Mid-Term Swing

American Integrity Insurance Group (AII) looks inexpensive relative to its profitability and cash generation. With a market cap near $375M, zero net debt, FCF of $51.7M and an EV/EBITDA of 2.4, the stock offers an asymmetric risk/reward for a mid-term swing. Trade plan below targets a run toward the 52-week high while keeping risk tight given opera…

Buying Grab on the Dip: A High-Quality Compounder with Asymmetric Upside

Buying Grab on the Dip: A High-Quality Compounder with Asymmetric Upside

Grab ($GRAB) has turned profitable, is scaling financial services, and is trading well below prior highs after a 2025-2026 pullback. With a $15.7B market cap, improving unit economics, active buyback authorization and expanding automation/capital-light initiatives, this is an actionable long trade for patient investors who want exposure to Southeas…

FTC Intensifies Scrutiny of Drugmakers as Major Patents Near Expiration

FTC Intensifies Scrutiny of Drugmakers as Major Patents Near Expiration

The Federal Trade Commission is actively watching for anticompetitive behavior in the pharmaceutical sector as a wave of blockbuster drugs approaches patent expiry, the agency's head of antitrust enforcement said. Dan Guarnera, director of the FTC's bureau of competition, told attendees at a Pharma USA conference in Philadelphia that the agency wan…

Amazon to Dramatically Reduce USPS Shipments as Contract Renewal Nears

Amazon to Dramatically Reduce USPS Shipments as Contract Renewal Nears

Amazon plans to cut its U.S. Postal Service volume by at least two-thirds by this fall as its delivery contract with the agency approaches expiration in October. The move follows a confidential competitive bidding process for last-mile services and comes amid large Postal Service investments in facilities and automation. Results of the bidding are …

Smackover Momentum: A Tactical Long on Standard Lithium (SLI)

Smackover Momentum: A Tactical Long on Standard Lithium (SLI)

Standard Lithium just cleared two headline milestones: a binding Trafigura offtake for 8,000 tpa and >$1 billion in project debt indications for the South West Arkansas (SWA) project. The stock is digesting those wins after a pullback; with a sub-$1.0B market cap and clear near-term catalysts, this is a defined-risk, mid-term long trade.

Myomo Director Purchases $13,972 of Stock as Company Reports Mixed Results

Myomo Director Purchases $13,972 of Stock as Company Reports Mixed Results

Myomo, Inc. director Getz Heather C acquired 20,000 shares on March 16, 2026, in a transaction valued at $13,972. The purchase comes amid a week of modest stock gains and a steep year-over-year decline. The company reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue but lowered fiscal 2026 guidance, prompting an analyst price-target cut. Myomo a…

Ternium (TX): High Yield, Deep Value Entry with Recovery Upside

Ternium (TX): High Yield, Deep Value Entry with Recovery Upside

Ternium offers a rare combination of a double-digit yield alternative (7.08% yield), a low price-to-book multiple (PB ~0.63) and cyclical upside if steel demand improves. The stock trades below its short- and medium-term moving averages and shows oversold technicals, creating a disciplined long entry for investors who can tolerate cyclicality and l…

Century Aluminum CEO Sells $8.3 Million in Stock as Company Eyes Expansion

Century Aluminum CEO Sells $8.3 Million in Stock as Company Eyes Expansion

Century Aluminum Co's President and CEO, Jesse E. Gary, sold 150,000 shares on March 16, 2026, for $8.32 million under a Rule 10b5-1 plan that has now concluded. The transaction occurred as the stock traded near a 52-week high and follows upbeat company developments including a joint venture to build a new primary U.S. aluminum plant and fourth-qua…