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Powerlaw Corp., a San Francisco-based fund within Akkadian Ventures’ Powerlaw Capital Group that buys private-company shares from existing investors, has filed to list on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker PWRL. With more than $1.2 billion in assets under management, the fund reported approximately $355 million at cost across 18 private tech…
Dave & Buster's (PLAY) is executing a 'back to basics' turnaround under new leadership. The stock trades at $15.74 with an enterprise value to EBITDA of 5.2 and market cap of ~$546M. A disciplined entry at $15.50 with a $13 stop and $25 target offers asymmetric risk/reward if management stabilizes comps and margins.
Arista reported stronger-than-expected Q4 results and gave confident Q1 revenue guidance. With AI networking demand still accelerating and cloud customers shifting toward Ethernet, revenue growth should re-accelerate later in 2026. The trade here is a long position sized to a plan with a clear entry, stop and target tied to margin recovery and orde…
Saba Capital Management, L.P., identified as a ten-percent owner of PIMCO Dynamic Income Strategy Fund (NYSE: PDX), reported two sales of common stock on February 12 and 13, 2026. The firm disposed of 15,702 shares at $20.11 and 90,000 shares at $20.08, bringing total proceeds to $2,122,967. After the transactions, Saba indirectly holds 6,588,956 s…
President Donald Trump announced that Japan has initiated the first wave of investments tied to a $550 billion pledge to the United States. The initial projects, described as being in "strategic areas," include oil and gas development in Texas, a gas-fired power plant in Ohio and a critical minerals facility in Georgia. The president attributed the…
Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:SNOW) shares fell 3.9% on Tuesday following Google's announcement of a preview feature for BigQuery called global queries, which enables single-statement SQL queries across multiple geographic locations. The capability removes some of the need for complex ETL workflows when analyzing distributed data and challenges Snowflake's …
Liftoff Mobile Inc., which is backed by Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX), withdrew its initial IPO registration earlier in the day and is reportedly weighing a revised filing that could be submitted as soon as Tuesday. The mobile app advertising company paused an earlier offering less than two weeks before its expected pricing and had sought up to $762 mi…
Saba Capital Management, L.P., identified as a ten-percent owner of ASA Gold & Precious Metals Ltd (NYSE: ASA), reported acquiring 134,093 shares of ASA common stock across two days in February 2026. The transactions, executed on February 12 and 13, were completed at prices between $69.69 and $71.50 and totalled $9,436,454. After the purchases, Sab…
Aquestive plunged on an FDA letter that identified deficiencies in the Anaphylm NDA but confirmed review remains ongoing. The underlying biology, patents, and a recent funding line argue the program is viable; the stock now trades like a binary gamble. This trade idea lays out a mid-term, event-driven long with entry, stop, and target levels, and a…
Safran's aftermarket business is accelerating, margins are improving, and momentum indicators are bullish. With elevated short interest and constructive technicals, we upgrade to Strong Buy and recommend entering at $404.11 with a $480 target and a $368 stop. We expect the trade to play out over the next 180 trading days as recurring services and m…
Byline Bancorp General Counsel Brian F. Doran bought 750 shares on February 17, 2026, at $33.1299 per share for a total of $24,847. The transaction coincides with the bank trading near its 52-week high and follows a quarter in which Byline posted earnings and revenue above expectations and received a price-target increase from Piper Sandler.
Hasbro Chief Executive Christian P. Cocks executed a package of transactions on February 12, 2026, selling 254,581 shares of the company’s common stock for roughly $18.86 million and exercising options to acquire 191,571 shares. The moves leave Cocks with 249,861 shares directly owned. The activity comes after Hasbro reported stronger-than-expected…
CS Disco (LAW) shares fell roughly 20% on Tuesday after reports that legal AI startup Legora is in discussions to raise $400 million at a valuation exceeding $5 billion. The move underscores a broader pattern of market volatility as well-funded AI startups attract private capital and prompt re-evaluation of established companies in adjacent sectors…
Peru's Congress voted to remove President Jose Jeri from office after four months amid controversy over a secret meeting with a Chinese businessman. Lawmakers passed a censure motion that strips Jeri of his role as head of Congress and, because of his interim succession status, removes him from the presidency. Legislators must now elect a new head …
Donald J. Smith, Senior Vice President - Operations at Waste Management Inc (NYSE:WM), sold 12,194 shares on February 17, 2026, for $2,847,055 and exercised options to acquire 4,842 shares valued at $573,997 the same day. The company recently reported Q4 2025 results that narrowly missed consensus on both earnings and revenue.
Hasbro President, Toy, Lic & Ent Timothy J. Kilpin sold 7,773 shares on February 13, 2026, for $103.00 per share, totaling $800,619. After the sale, Kilpin retains 36,528 shares. The transaction comes on the heels of Hasbro's fourth-quarter 2025 results, which beat consensus on both earnings and revenue and prompted several firms to raise price tar…
Danaos (DAC) looks cheap on headline multiples and has a $4.3B contracted backlog and strong charter coverage for 2026. Management's $90 per-share special dividend and an announced stake in the Alaska LNG project complicate the capital-allocation picture. This trade favors a disciplined long exposure that expects the market to look past a temporary…
Global banking regulators have flagged a rapid expansion in synthetic risk transfers - transactions in which banks pass credit risk to private investors - and called for heightened supervision as the market creates new links between banks and non-bank intermediaries that could impair credit flows if strained.
Darrell W. Schuh, senior vice president and president and general manager of Lochinvar at A. O. Smith Corporation, sold 356 shares of company stock on February 13, 2026, and exercised restricted stock units for 1,460 shares the same day. The company reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings per share above expectations while revenue came in below conse…
San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said Tuesday that the Fed must rigorously examine the data to determine whether artificial intelligence is materially increasing productivity and allowing faster economic growth without producing inflationary pressure. While some in government and portions of the economics profession argue AI is alr…
Wayfair shares rose about 3% after Evercore ISI added the stock to its Tactical Outperform List, highlighting an 'asymmetric' risk-reward profile with the focus on sustained margin improvement rather than revenue acceleration. The retailer has seen a roughly 18% year-to-date decline and is due to report fourth-quarter results on Thursday; Evercore …
Julie G. Castle, a member of Sierra Bancorp's board, sold 250 shares of company common stock on February 13, 2026, for $37.52 per share, totaling $9,380. The filing shows Castle retains direct ownership of 7,806 shares and holds additional shares indirectly through family trust structures. Separately, Sierra Bancorp reported a solid quarter that pr…
ChoiceOne Financial Services director Gregory A. McConnell purchased a total of $45,005 of company stock in open-market transactions on February 13, 2026, increasing his direct holdings to 35,950 shares. The Michigan-based regional bank trades at $28.86, with a market capitalization of $429 million, a P/E of 14.23 and a 4.03% dividend yield. Analys…
Espey MFG & Electronics Corp. reported that President and CEO David A. Oneil sold 8,856 shares on February 13, 2026 for $50.00 per share and separately exercised options to acquire 7,675 shares in three transactions. The company also declared a quarterly dividend payable December 26, 2025 and named Nancy Patzwahl as Chair of the Audit Committee, wi…
Build-A-Bear (BBW) has shifted from turnaround to growth, delivering record revenue and stronger margins while sitting on a clean balance sheet and healthy free cash flow. With a market cap near $660M, PE around 11x, and an oversold technical backdrop, I like a controlled long swing trade that targets continued franchise rollouts, commercial/licens…
