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OpenAI is partnering with two defense technology contractors chosen by the Department of War to supply voice-to-digital-instruction software for a six-month, $100 million prize challenge aimed at enabling plain-language command of large autonomous drone fleets. The firm's contribution is explicitly constrained - it will not power weapons integratio…
Labcorp Holdings Inc. Executive Vice President of Operations Jonathan C. Meltzer sold blocks of company stock in early February and exercised restricted stock units, according to a recent Form 4 filing. The transactions coincided with shares trading close to their 52-week high and follow recent corporate developments including new testing offerings…
Labcorp Holdings Inc. reported that President and CEO Adam H. Schechter sold 5,273 shares of company stock on February 11, 2026, generating $1.49 million. On the same date he exercised 3,656 restricted stock units, converted them into common shares, and surrendered 1,521 shares to satisfy tax-withholding obligations. After these actions, Schechter …
Crocs reported operational discipline that translated into better-than-expected guidance, supported by strong free cash flow and attractive valuation multiples. We see a tactical long opportunity on pullbacks with a clear entry at current levels, disciplined stop, and a mid-term target toward prior highs.
Dutch Bros reported another quarter of healthy top-line growth (29% YoY) and accelerated profitability while expanding its footprint to 1,136 stores. The pullback in price creates a tactical entry for investors willing to accept premium valuation for sustained store-level growth and store count expansion. This trade idea lays out an entry at $52.00…
Magna International's stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results sent its stock sharply higher and buoyed other auto supplier shares. Magna reported revenue and adjusted earnings that exceeded analyst estimates, along with a notable rise in adjusted EBIT, while global light vehicle production declined 1% in the quarter. Investors interpreted the…
Gold.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOLD) Chief Operating Officer Brian Aquilino sold 10,000 shares on February 11, 2026, and concurrently exercised options for 10,000 additional shares. The transactions occurred as the stock trades near its 52-week high after a 104% year-over-year gain, while the company pursues share repurchases and completed a $150 million p…
Wolfe Research has downgraded Inspire Medical Systems to Peer Perform, saying a reversal in U.S. reimbursement policy has eliminated a previously expected pricing advantage and introduced greater uncertainty into the company’s near-term outlook. The brokerage highlighted the loss of facility-level incentives and the potential for reduced physician …
QuidelOrtho Corp's chief financial officer, Joseph M. Busky, purchased 3,370 shares on February 13, 2026, spending roughly $79,741. The trade comes as the company's shares have dropped sharply in recent periods and follow a quarter that beat revenue expectations but missed on adjusted EPS. Company financials show a sizable debt load and expectation…
A U.S.-backed ceasefire and integration agreement in northeastern Syria has reduced frontline clashes and allowed initial government deployments into Kurdish-run cities, but core matters remain unresolved. Kurdish-led forces retain control of parts of the region while negotiations continue over how fighters and heavy weapons will be folded into sta…
Hermes reported fourth-quarter revenue that exceeded expectations, supported by robust sales in the United States and Japan and continued strength in its leather division. The group's planned price increases for 2026 are set lower than last year due to currency effects, and management said it is observing positive signs in China. Hermes delivered a…
Amprius Technologies offers one of the clearest risk/reward setups in battery microcaps: proprietary silicon-nanowire cells that solve energy-density limits for tactical drones, a defense procurement cycle (NDAA) favoring domestic suppliers, and a market cap of roughly $1.34B. The upside is large if Amprius becomes the incumbent NDAA-compliant supp…
IDEXX Laboratories Executive Vice President George Fennell sold 10,615 shares on February 10, 2026, generating roughly $7.3 million. The filings show he also exercised options for a combined 12,821 shares in early February. The company reported fourth-quarter revenue and headline EPS that beat some analyst expectations, while a separate report cite…
Saks Global has filed for Chapter 11 and secured a $1.75 billion financing package as it reorganizes. The company’s collection of high-profile retail locations - including nearly 125 stores across roughly 13 million square feet and ground leases at 39 sites - could become central to negotiations with creditors. Immediate moves signaled in court fil…
Freedom Capital Markets raised its rating on Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR) from Sell to Buy and kept a $170 price target after the company reported Q4 2025 results that beat guidance and analyst estimates. The research firm highlighted the company’s Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) as the primary driver of renewed U.S. commercial and gove…
Ioannis Kouzilos, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of Ponce Financial Group, executed a sale of 10,929 shares and exercised options for 11,929 shares on February 11, 2026. Separately, Ponce Bank appointed Marlene Cintron to its board of directors; no new earnings or M&A activity was disclosed.
Meta Platforms (META) is a pragmatic way to own AI exposure inside a cash-generative social-media franchise. At $650.64 shares, the stock trades at ~27x earnings with a $1.645 trillion market cap, attractive cash flow and meaningful upside to recent highs. This trade idea lays out a long entry, stop and target for a 180-trading-day horizon while ba…
U.S. Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill is expected to step down from his current post as part of a broader reshuffling of department leadership, a report published on Friday said. O’Neill, who also serves as Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and acts as a top aide to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will l…
Venezuela’s state oil firm PDVSA has been turning away offers from buyers that lack individual U.S. licenses, according to multiple company sources, reducing the pace at which stored crude is being sold. Although U.S. authorities issued a general license and targeted individual permissions to major traders, PDVSA and banks remain cautious and are s…
Coinbase is a profitable, cash-generative crypto exchange whose share price has been hammered by crypto weakness. Technicals show oversold conditions, valuation metrics are reasonable for a high-quality, cyclical growth business, and short-covering can amplify an upside. This is a structured mid-term (45 trading days) long trade: entry at $166.71, …
A coalition of 15 global technology companies led by Microsoft and Ericsson announced the Trusted Tech Alliance, a set of five principles intended to ensure safe use of technology regardless of geographic origin. The move arrives as governments in Europe and Asia intensify attention on digital sovereignty amid growing U.S. isolationist tendencies u…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said any narrowing of the metals tariffs would be a decision for President Donald Trump, while allowing that some modifications - likely clarifications for incidental objects - could be made. The Commerce Department oversees the Section 232 tariffs that were doubled last year to cover many derivative products; …
Lawrence Erik Kurzius, a ten percent owner of McCormick & Co., sold 50,000 shares on February 12, 2026, for $3.58 million and on the same day purchased 50,000 shares at a lower price. McCormick reported fourth-quarter 2025 EPS below estimates but revenue slightly above forecasts, prompting analysts to lower price targets amid cost pressures and con…
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized the repeal of the 2009 'endangerment finding' for vehicles, removing the federal foundation for regulating greenhouse gases from motor vehicles. The move eliminates a key federal lever that had allowed national tailpipe emissions standards and supported broader EPA regulation of greenhouse gases across …
The European Central Bank has levied a €7,551,050 periodic penalty payment against French lender Crédit Agricole after finding the bank did not satisfy a materiality assessment requirement for 75 full days in 2024. The decision, part of broader ECB efforts to tighten supervision of climate-related financial risks, can be contested at the Court of J…
