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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand held its official cash rate at 2.25%, noting that headline inflation rose to 3.1% in the December 2025 quarter but is expected to fall back within the 1% to 3% target band by the March quarter and drift toward the 2% midpoint over the next year. The central bank said earlier rate cuts have supported a gradual recover…
Micron is trading near $400 after a year of dramatic DRAM/NAND repricing and accelerating revenue. Institutional allocators are rotating in, earnings momentum is visible, and balance-sheet metrics support risk-taking. This trade targets continued DDR5-driven pricing power and share gains into 2026 while protecting capital with a strict stop.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is creating an AI oversight unit while pressing an investigation into Elon Musk-backed xAI after allegations its Grok chatbot produced sexualized images of real people, including potentially minors. The attorney general's office has sent a cease-and-desist to xAI, is seeking confirmation that the conduct has st…
Equinix Inc.'s Chief Financial Officer, Keith D. Taylor, sold 2,000 shares on February 12, 2026, for $956.44 each, generating roughly $1.9 million. The company has issued 2026 revenue and adjusted funds from operations per share guidance that exceeded Wall Street expectations, reported record bookings and monthly recurring revenue growth, and promp…
Saira Ramasastry, a director at Mirum Pharmaceuticals (MIRM), sold 2,000 shares on February 13, 2026, under a prearranged Rule 10b5-1 plan and exercised options for 2,000 shares the same day. The stock is trading close to its 52-week high after Mirum reported preliminary 2025 product sales that exceeded guidance, projected significant growth for 20…
Envoy Medical Interim Chief Financial Officer Robert Potashnick purchased 212,500 shares of Class A Common Stock for $85,000 and acquired warrants to buy an additional 340,000 shares. The company also reported reaching the midway point in enrollment for its pivotal study of the Acclaim cochlear implant and disclosed issuance of an Australian patent…
Dawn Christine Maroney, president of Alignment Healthcare, sold 30,000 shares on February 17, 2026, for a total of $618,990 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The transaction occurred at prices between $20.05 and $20.99, near the quoted share price of $20.59. The company is set to report earnings on February 26, and analysts have recently lifted price targe…
Los Angeles Lakers center Deandre Ayton, a native of the Bahamas, was briefly detained by authorities at Lynden Pindling International Airport on suspicion of possessing a small quantity of marijuana. His lawyer said investigators found the substance was not in Ayton's bag and that it belonged to someone else; Ayton was released quickly. The Royal …
CSL Ltd has entered an exclusive licensing agreement with Eli Lilly for clazakizumab, a treatment targeting heart and kidney disease. CSL will receive a $100 million upfront payment and may collect milestone payments and royalties. The announcement coincided with a modest intraday rise in CSL shares after the stock had plunged nearly 17% the previo…
The U.S. dollar remained largely steady as investors balanced renewed geopolitical concerns with reports of diplomatic progress in Geneva and awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve’s January meeting. Asian markets were thin due to Lunar New Year holidays, while currency moves responded to Japanese manufacturing data, an expected hold by New Zeala…
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Executive Vice President and Chief R&D Officer Pushkal Garg sold 2,242 shares on February 13, 2026, to satisfy minimum statutory tax withholding tied to the vesting of performance-based stock units. The transaction totaled $695,201 at a weighted average price of $310.0808. The filing outlines the PSU vesting, Garg’s post-sal…
Monolithic Power Systems Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Hsing sold 31,260 shares on February 12, 2026, for about $38.6 million under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The transactions occurred at prices between $1,155.71 and $1,217.12, while the stock trades near its 52-week high of $1,250. The company reported robust fourth-quarter 2025 results and saw se…
Avidbank Holdings Inc. director Mike Rosinus sold 5,076 shares on February 17, 2026, at $30.172 per share for a total of $153,153. After the transaction Rosinus holds 16,680 shares directly and 183,122 shares indirectly. Separately, the company reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 results with EPS of $0.65 versus an analyst forecast of $0.76, and re…
Pay settlements reported by employers in the UK rose to a median basic award of 3.2% in the three months to the end of January, edging up from 3% recorded across 2025. The Brightmine sample suggests an initial tilt toward higher settlements as firms compete for staff, though employers remain cautious amid broader economic challenges and a spring in…
Jose Jeri was removed from Peru’s presidency after just four months in office, becoming the third consecutive leader to be deposed by Congress. His rapid ascent from head of Congress to the presidency followed the impeachment of Dina Boluarte in October. Jeri’s brief tenure was dogged by controversies, including secret meetings with a Chinese busin…
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Chief Executive Officer Yvonne Greenstreet sold 6,958 shares of common stock on February 13, 2026, in a transaction totaling about $2.16 million to satisfy minimum statutory tax withholding tied to a performance-based stock unit award that vested the prior day. The company reported mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results, with an …
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet told international media that Thai troops continue to occupy areas inside what Cambodia regards as its territory despite a December ceasefire brokered under an international peace initiative. He urged Thailand to permit the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) to resume technical demarcation work to verify the facts on…
AppTech Payments director Albert L. Lord purchased 4,200 shares on February 12, 2026, at an average price of $0.3964 per share, totaling $1,664. Separately, the company amended a $360,000 Senior Unsecured Convertible Promissory Note with Eleven 11 Management LLC, altering the maturity and staging principal repayments with outstanding interest due a…
The International Monetary Fund does not endorse any specific valuation for the Japanese yen, IMF mission chief for Japan Rahul Anand said, stressing that the currency’s level is the outcome of market dynamics and that Japan maintains a flexible exchange-rate regime. When pressed on whether circumstances might prompt Japanese authorities to interve…
Japan's merchandise exports rose 16.8% year-on-year in January, marking a fifth straight month of growth, buoyed by strong shipments to China ahead of the Lunar New Year. Despite the export rebound, broader economic data showed the country only managed meagre growth in the fourth quarter, with weaker-than-expected exports and capital expenditure ci…
California and Connecticut are collaborating on a coordinated legal strategy to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent rescission of the 'endangerment finding' that linked vehicle greenhouse gas emissions to public health harms. State attorneys general say they are assembling claims, standing arguments and timing to mount a prompt b…
Waymo responded to congressional inquiries by asserting that its remote assistance personnel do not directly control or drive robotaxis in U.S. operations. The company said it has not used remote driving or tele-operations to perform driving tasks, described narrow circumstances when U.S.-based staff might prompt a stopped vehicle to move short dis…
Borrowers identified as harmed in enforcement action against student loan servicer Navient have begun receiving payments from a $100 million compensation pool established by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The disbursements follow a 2024 settlement that included a ban on Navient servicing federal student loans and a $120 million paym…
BlueScope Steel said it is evaluating a revised, unsolicited 'best and final' takeover proposal from a consortium led by SGH Ltd and U.S.-based Steel Dynamics that would value the company at about A$15 billion. The cash offer proposes A$32.35 per share via SGH, with North American assets to be sold to Steel Dynamics. BlueScope cautioned there is no…
Santos Ltd reported a 25% fall in underlying net profit after tax to $898 million for the 2025 financial year as softer commodity prices reduced realized sales values. Revenue declined 8% to $4.94 billion. Management announced plans to reduce headcount by around 10% to lower costs and align the company after a period of growth. The company declared…
