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The Department of Homeland Security told state election officials it is not planning immigration operations aimed at polling sites during this year’s midterm elections. A DHS deputy assistant secretary reassured officials that Immigration and Customs Enforcement would not be present at polling locations, though a department official later noted ICE…
Diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran resumed in Geneva as both sides seek to resolve a protracted dispute over Tehran's nuclear program and to prevent new U.S. strikes in the wake of a significant U.S. military deployment. U.S. and Iranian delegations are meeting indirectly under Omani mediation, with high-level envoys attending and …
The U.S. dollar weakened in Asian trading as stronger-than-expected guidance from Nvidia supported risk assets and investors awaited clarity on U.S. tariffs following a Supreme Court ruling. Currency moves were influenced by signals from the Bank of Japan and mixed performance across equities, bonds and cryptocurrencies.
The Bank of Korea will broaden its forward guidance by publishing a quarterly 'dot plot' that aggregates anonymous interest-rate path projections from all seven board members for the coming six months. The move, following 18 months of pilot testing, will be rolled out at the policy meeting on Thursday and then at meetings in February, May, August a…
Director Jennifer S. Grafton sold 1,600 shares of Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI) on February 24, 2026, for $12.36 per share, totaling $19,776. The transaction, carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted in November 2025, leaves Grafton with 10,400 shares. The sale coincides with FPI trading close to its 52-week high of $13 and a 34.6% year-to…
Yelp director Jedda Dan sold 1,464 shares on February 23, 2026, under a 10b5-1 plan, generating $30,773. The sale occurred while the stock traded near its 52-week low and follows a quarter in which Yelp beat modestly on EPS and revenue but provided cautious guidance and faced a lowered price target and a critical short report.
APEX Tech Acquisition Inc. priced an initial public offering of 10 million units at $10.00 per unit, raising $100 million. Each unit includes one ordinary share and one right to receive one-fourth of an ordinary share upon completion of a business combination. The units will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker TRADU on Februar…
Qantas reported a rise in first-half underlying profit, driven by robust domestic travel, operational improvements and the integration of newer aircraft into its fleet. The airline posted A$1.46 billion in underlying profit before tax for the six months ended Dec. 31, up A$71 million year-on-year, and a statutory profit after tax of A$925 million. …
Christian Romaglino, a portfolio manager at BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund, INC. (NYSE:MHD), reported the sale of 684 shares on February 23, 2026, in a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The transaction, executed at $11.805 per share, totaled $8,074. The trade occurred as MHD was trading near its 52-week high; the fund currentl…
Marfrig Global Foods (MBRFY) looks cheap on headline multiples, yields nearly 12% and is trading above its near-term moving averages. I’m upgrading the rating to a buy for a 2026 earnings recovery trade. Entry near $3.95, target $5.25 and stop $3.10 — plan for a long-term hold into 2026 (up to 180 trading days) while watching margin signals and com…
Arista Networks director Kelly Battles sold 422 shares of company stock on February 23, 2026, in transactions governed by a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted June 10, 2025. The weighted sale prices ranged from $126.8497 to $131.464 for a total of $54,042. After the dispositions Battles retains 9,529 shares. The stock trades at $132.89, above the pri…
Lynas Rare Earths reported a markedly stronger half-year performance, recording a net profit of A$80.2 million for the six months ended December 31. The result, more than 13 times the prior-year half, coincided with rising revenues and higher rare earth benchmark prices, sending the stock to a four-month high.
BlueScope’s board has informed the SGH and Steel Dynamics consortium that a revised A$15 billion (US$10.7 billion) offer, equating to A$34 per share and reduced to A$32.35 after recent dividends, is insufficient for the board to recommend a scheme of arrangement. The company says it is prepared to continue discussions if the bidders raise the propo…
Innovex International (NASDAQ: INVX) Chief Executive Officer Adam Anderson sold 18,837 shares on February 24, 2026, for $28.50 per share, netting about $536,854. The transaction, carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 plan established March 14, 2025, leaves Anderson with 466,744 directly held shares. The stock trades near its 52-week high and has risen sh…
iRhythm Holdings' Chief Accounting Officer Marc Wade Rosenbaum sold 280 shares on February 24, 2026, in a transaction executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The sale totaled roughly $39,454. The company reported a strong fourth quarter with revenue of $208.9 million, positive GAAP net income, and an adjusted EBITDA of $34.3 million, while analysts trim…
Mervin Smith, Executive Vice President of Strategic Business Operations at iRhythm Holdings, sold 732 shares of the company on February 24, 2026, generating proceeds of $103,146 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The transaction came amid a roughly 14.5% one-week decline in the stock, which was trading at $135.85 at the time of reporting. iRhythm al…
The opening weeks of 2026 have seen a wave of workforce reductions at U.S. companies as businesses reallocate resources toward artificial intelligence and other strategic priorities. High-profile cuts include Amazon’s January 28 announcement of 16,000 job eliminations globally, while a range of other firms in technology, consumer and retail, manufa…
Ocular Therapeutix Chief Scientific Officer Jeffrey S. Heier sold 3,057 shares on February 23, 2026, for roughly $25,311 to satisfy tax obligations tied to vested restricted stock units. The transaction left Heier with 323,368 shares. The stock has since risen, and recent positive Phase 3 SOL-1 data for Axpaxli and divergent analyst reactions are i…
Peter Kaiser, Chief Development Officer at Ocular Therapeutix, sold 2,810 shares on February 23, 2026, for a total of $23,266 to satisfy tax withholding tied to vested restricted stock units. The transaction came as the stock climbed 38% over the prior week and follows mixed market responses to positive Phase 3 results for the company’s investigati…
Walton Family Holdings Trust, which owns roughly 10% of Walmart Inc., executed a series of sales between February 23 and February 25, 2026, disposing of common stock totaling $159.8 million. The transactions, recorded on a Form 4 filing, included four blocks sold at average prices from $125.6253 to $127.171. After the disposals, the trust continues…
The Department of Defense has requested that Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin evaluate how dependent they are on Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence, a preliminary move that could lead to a formal 'supply chain risk' designation for the AI developer. The request follows Pentagon concerns about Anthropic’s refusal to modify certain safeguards th…
Ocular Therapeutix CEO Pravin Dugel sold 20,056 shares on February 23, 2026 under an automatic instruction to cover tax withholding tied to restricted stock unit vesting. The transaction, disclosed in an SEC Form 4, was non-discretionary. The company recently reported positive Phase 3 results for AXPAXLI while analysts issued a range of price targe…
Meta Platforms Chief Operating Officer Javier Olivan sold 1,555 shares of Class A common stock on February 23, 2026, for about $1.01 million, according to an SEC Form 4. The transactions included both direct and indirect sales through family and LLC entities. The filing leaves Olivan with 17,039 directly held Class A shares. Market metrics cited in…
Reliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:RS) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Stephen Paul Koch executed sales totaling 24,060 shares on February 23, 2026, generating roughly $7.7 million across multiple trades. The share disposals were carried out in tranches at prices in the low $320s. On the same day Koch recorded an acquisition of 24,060 shar…
A senior House Democrat has accused the U.S. Justice Department of suppressing FBI interview records with a woman who has alleged sexual abuse by President Donald Trump when she was a minor. Representative Robert Garcia says the withheld files, drawn from a multi-million document release tied to Jeffrey Epstein, show the FBI conducted multiple inte…
