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Asian equity markets weakened in early trade Tuesday following a selloff on Wall Street that dented investor confidence. Concerns over U.S. tariff policy after a Supreme Court ruling, rising geopolitical strains and fresh warnings on AI-driven disruption combined to sap momentum. MSCI's broad Asia-Pacific index outside Japan moved from gains to a 0…
Adam Eltoukhy, Samsara Inc's Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, sold 4,688 shares of Class A common stock on February 20, 2026, for roughly $125,611 at an average price of $26.6981 per share. The trades took place while the stock is trading close to its 52-week low and amid fresh analyst coverage and company-reported safet…
Entegris INC (NASDAQ: ENTG) Senior Vice President and General Counsel Joseph Colella completed a series of equity transactions on February 19-20, 2026, including an open-market sale of 1,580 shares for roughly $207,754 and a separate disposition of 2,574 shares to cover tax obligations. On February 19 he also received 4,850 shares tied to the settl…
Olivier Blachier, Entegris' senior vice president and chief strategy officer, executed planned and tax-related sales of company stock in mid-February 2026 while also receiving performance-settled shares. The transactions occurred as Entegris traded close to its 52-week high and after the company reported a fourth-quarter earnings beat that prompted…
U.S. authorities ran foreign-exchange rate checks in January aimed at supporting the Japanese yen and were prepared to undertake joint intervention with Tokyo if requested, sources cited by the Nikkei told reporters. The New York Federal Reserve conducted the checks on behalf of the U.S. Treasury without a formal request from Japan’s finance minist…
A Reuters poll of economists forecasts the Bank of Korea will leave its policy rate at 2.50% at its February meeting and keep it unchanged through 2026. The unanimous view reflects concerns over currency weakness, rising housing prices and financial stability risks, even as consumer inflation sits at the central bank’s 2.0% target.
Michael Eugene Lee, Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Officer of Five Star Bancorp, disposed of 1,200 shares of the company's common stock on February 20, 2026, in a transaction valued at $47,160. The sale leaves Lee with 35,272 shares, some of which were granted under the Five Star Bancorp 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. Separately, Five Star…
Woodside Energy's shares reached their highest level in 18 months after the company reported record annual production and confirmed a full-year dividend of 112 U.S. cents per share. Net profit after tax fell to $2.72 billion as weaker realised oil and gas prices offset increased output, while underlying net profit was $2.65 billion.
A Ridgepost Capital director acquired 10,000 shares of the company's Class A common stock on February 19, 2026, for $86,500. The purchase came as the stock traded near its 52-week low; the transaction followed the company's rebranding from P10 to Ridgepost Capital, its new RPC ticker listing, and expansion into the Dubai International Financial Cen…
xAI has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to make its Grok artificial intelligence model available for use in classified military systems, a defense official confirmed. The deal means Grok becomes the second AI model cleared for the military’s most sensitive intelligence, weapons development and battlefield applications, join…
Dino A. Rossi, a director at Krystal Biotech, sold 18,950 shares of common stock on February 19, 2026, in two transactions totaling $4.95 million, and on the same day exercised options to acquire 18,950 shares at $8.79. The company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that exceeded analyst forecasts for both EPS and revenue. The stock has risen 82%…
USANA Health Sciences Chief Legal Officer Joshua Foukas sold 4,461 shares on February 20, 2026, at $21.345 per share, netting about $95,220 and leaving him with no direct holdings, according to a Form 4 filing. The company recently adjusted its fiscal 2025 net sales target to roughly $925 million and issued an initial revenue range of $925 million …
A senior Trump administration official told U.S. authorities that Hangzhou-based DeepSeek used Nvidia’s most advanced AI processor, the Blackwell, to train its newest model, which could violate existing U.S. export controls that bar Blackwell shipments to China. The official said DeepSeek may have attempted to remove technical traces of U.S. chips …
Eric Sprott and an affiliated Ontario entity purchased 150,000 Class A shares of Hycroft Mining Holding Corp (HYMC) on February 20, 2026, at $42.05 per share, a transaction valued at $6,307,500. The acquisition increases their combined holdings to 36,903,704 shares and is disclosed amid a surge in Hycroft stock and a substantive update to the compa…
The White House is considering imposing a fresh set of national security tariffs across about six industrial categories following a Supreme Court decision that struck down much of earlier tariff authority. The proposed duties would be issued under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and are planned to be separate from recently announced …
United Overseas Bank reported fourth-quarter net profit of S$1.41 billion, missing the S$1.45 billion consensus and declining from S$1.52 billion a year earlier. Weaker trading income and margin pressures offset modest loan growth and a rise in fee income. For the full year the bank posted S$4.68 billion in net profit and proposed a final dividend …
A Timken Co director sold 10,000 shares on February 19, 2026, for roughly $1.06 million as the stock approached its 52-week peak. The transaction, reported on a Form 4, followed robust fourth-quarter results and recent analyst price-target revisions, while third-party analysis flags the stock as overvalued relative to its fair value.
FedEx has sued the U.S. government in the Court of International Trade seeking a full refund of emergency tariff payments that the Supreme Court recently found unlawful. The lawsuit follows the high court's determination that former President Trump exceeded his authority in imposing the tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act,…
Newmont offers asymmetric upside as a defensive commodity exposure with operational optionality. A disciplined entry at $37, stop at $30 and target at $48 gives a favourable risk/reward for a long-term (180 trading days) trade backed by macro and company-level catalysts.
Cricut, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ashish Arora sold 180,000 shares of Class A common stock in three transactions between February 19 and February 23, 2026, generating roughly $821,664. The trades were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on August 20, 2025. Following the sales, Arora retains direct ownership of 3,798,453 shares. The…
Entegris Inc. Chief Financial Officer Linda LaGorga reported a sale of 11,438 shares at $135.00, generating $1.54 million, according to a Form 4 filing. The filing also shows LaGorga received shares from settled performance share units and from exercising employee stock options. The disclosure comes as the stock trades close to its 52-week high and…
Rackspace Technology CFO Mark A. Marino sold 234,683 shares on February 23, 2026, at $1.63 per share in a sell-to-cover transaction tied to tax withholding for vested restricted stock units. The sale was carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted in September 2023. After the trade Marino directly holds 2,193,115 shares. The stock is trading with …
PayPal looks like a cash machine that can no longer grow into its historic narrative. Weak execution on Branded Checkout, a surprise CEO exit, and multiple securities suits make the upside story fragile. At around $44, I recommend a mid-term short with tight risk controls: entry $44.00, stop $47.00, target $30.00 (45 trading days).
Johnson Controls (JCI) benefits from broad HVAC and energy-management tailwinds and a growing services mix that supports earnings resilience. Valuation is rich but justified by high ROE and recurring revenue; trade the stock long with a clear entry at $142.83, a stop at $137.00 and a target of $155.00 over the next 45 trading days.
LA28 CEO Reynold Hoover publicly reaffirmed his and the board's support for Chair Casey Wasserman after recent U.S. Justice Department documents included decades-old emails linking Wasserman with Ghislaine Maxwell. Hoover highlighted the committee's commercial progress and said there has been no sponsor concern or operational disruption.
