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John W. Kozarich, a director at Ligand Pharmaceuticals, sold 467 shares of the company on February 2, 2026, in transactions totaling $91,490. The trades were made under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted March 7, 2025. Ligand recently reported robust third-quarter revenue of $115.5 million, driven in part by $53.1 million from the Pelthos t…
Allogene Therapeutics President and CEO Chang David D. sold 95,269 shares on February 2, 2026 to meet tax withholding tied to vested restricted stock units, a transaction that generated $171,484. The move occurred against a backdrop of strong recent share performance, a favorable arbitration ruling on the company’s cell therapy, an earnings beat fo…
Fastly Chief Technology Officer Artur Bergman sold 20,000 Class A shares on February 2, 2026, for a weighted average price of $9.36, netting $187,200. The sale was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted June 3, 2025. Separately, Fastly increased a convertible notes offering to $160 million, granted an option for up to $20 million more, a…
Several U.S. companies specializing in unmanned aerial systems used the Singapore Airshow to court Asian militaries worried by China’s expanding forces. Backed by battlefield experience in Ukraine and recent Pentagon support, firms displayed a range of systems from small attack quadcopters to multi-million dollar 'loyal wingman' jets, and announced…
Zoom Communications CEO Eric S. Yuan sold $2.2 million of Class A shares across transactions on February 2 and 3 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, while converting 24,200 Class B shares to Class A. The share sales spanned prices from $88.4963 to $93.821 per share. Separately, Zoom reported revenue growth of 4.4% year-over-year, outpacing UBS e…
Cavco Industries director Steven W. Moster bought 300 shares on February 2, 2026, at $456.23 per share for a total of $136,869. The transaction occurred after the stock declined roughly 18% over the prior week. Cavco reported Q3 FY2026 results that missed analyst expectations on both EPS and revenue, while the company is described as having more ca…
Bluescape Riley Exploration Holdings LLC and affiliated entities sold 230,334 shares of Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (NASDAQ: REPX) common stock between February 2 and February 4, generating $6,571,913 in proceeds. The transactions occurred at prices between $28.0654 and $28.5625. Following the sales, Bluescape Riley Exploration Holdings LLC hol…
Warburg Pincus sold 11,849,999 shares of various Banc of California equity classes on February 2, 2026, at $20.00 per share, generating proceeds of $237,000,000. The transaction consisted of Voting Common, Non-Voting Common Equivalent and NVCE Stock. Banc of California’s recent fourth-quarter results outpaced analyst expectations, prompting several…
United Airlines Holdings President Brett J. Hart sold 19,000 shares on February 2, 2026, for $2.02 million and donated 5,695 shares to charity on February 3. The transaction leaves Hart with 264,638 directly held shares. The airline reported robust fourth-quarter 2025 results, prompting several price-target increases from major firms and plans to s…
Jefferies downgraded Steven Madden (SHOO) from Hold to Underperform and reduced its price target to $30 from $37, citing mounting pressure from major wholesale partners unwilling to accept double-digit price increases. The stock has fallen sharply over the past week but still trades above Jefferies' revised target. Competing analyst views are mixed…
Two unnamed sources say Nippon Steel is considering issuing up to 500 billion yen of convertible bonds and may decide as soon as this month. The company has not made a final decision. The potential raise would be the largest convertible bond issuance in Japan at that size, and the firm is also exploring other long-term funding including a possible …
Japan's equity benchmark closed lower on Thursday, dragged down by losses in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors. The Nikkei 225 fell 0.73% as a mix of strong gains in select names contrasted with steep declines among major industrial and technology groups. Market breadth favored advancers, while volatility measures and key commodity …
Memory chip prices surged sharply in the first quarter of 2026, with server and PC DRAM recording gains near or above 90% compared with the prior three months, driven by outsized demand from AI infrastructure buildouts. Analysts say NAND also reversed earlier muted trends, and further price increases are forecast for the second quarter. The rally b…
KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded TransDigm Group from Overweight to Sector Weight after reviewing the aerospace components maker's fiscal first-quarter 2026 results. The research house cited expectations for slower aftermarket growth, margin pressure from recent acquisitions and volatile inventory levels. TransDigm's shares have declined sharply …
Rush Street Interactive Chief Executive Officer Richard Todd Schwartz sold 247,114 shares of Class A common stock on February 4, 2026, in transactions executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan. The weighted average sale price was $17.6134, producing proceeds of $4,352,517. Following the trades, Schwartz directly holds 949,048 shares. Separately, Be…
France's de facto ambassador in Taipei said naval passages by foreign states through the Taiwan Strait are intended to assert international law rather than provoke China. The remarks underscored coordinated messaging among Group of Seven partners on maintaining the status quo, while Taipei views such transits as support for freedom of navigation am…
Siemens Healthineers delivered a steady first quarter, with comparable revenue up 3.8% to 5.4 billion euros. Strength in Imaging and Precision Therapy - led by Varian - offset a 3.1% decline in Diagnostics and headwinds from currency, tariffs and a higher tax rate. Adjusted EBIT fell 1.5% to 809 million euros, keeping the adjusted margin at 15.0%. …
Alphabet reported beat-and-raise style results (Q4 revenue $113.8B, EPS $2.82) and blistering Google Cloud growth (+48% to $17.7B), yet the stock is trading below its 52-week high after a sharp post-session move. This trade idea frames a mid-term buy with a clear entry, stop and target and explains why the market's reaction sets up an actionable ri…
World Bank President Ajay Banga told Reuters that Pakistan must generate roughly 25 to 30 million jobs over the next decade - about 2.5 to 3 million annually - to turn its youth bulge into an economic advantage and avoid risks of instability and migration. The Country Partnership Framework commits about $4 billion a year in combined public and priv…
Matthew David Feierstein, president of EverCommerce Inc. (NASDAQ:EVCM), completed a series of sales totaling 29,920 shares between February 2 and February 4, 2026, yielding $338,477. The transactions were executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan established August 20, 2025. EverCommerce’s third-quarter 2025 revenue of $147.5 million slightly trailed analy…
A steep fall in software stocks has prompted some portfolio managers to pick at beaten-down names, while others remain wary pending clearer signs of AI-driven revenue and corporate adoption. The sector's declines, driven by concerns over artificial intelligence disruption and weak earnings from major firms, have triggered technical readings that so…
Deanna H. Lund, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), sold 4,990 shares on February 2, 2026, for about $484,362 under a 10b5-1 plan. The company has reported strong 12-month share gains and a very high P/E ratio, while advancing participation in the War Department's Drone Dominance Progr…
Cadence Design Systems Sr. Vice President Paul Cunningham sold 1,000 shares on February 2, 2026, for $295,090 under a pre-existing Rule 10b5-1 plan. The sale coincides with a recent pullback in the stock and precedes an upcoming earnings report; the company has also announced a new DSP product and a board appointment.
Markets turned cautious after major U.S. technology firms, widely expected to report strong quarters, left some investors exposed heading into earnings season. Alphabet posted robust results after the bell but surprised analysts by announcing capital expenditure guidance of $175 billion to $185 billion for the year, well above Wall Street expectati…
Australian equities closed lower on Thursday with the S&P/ASX 200 falling 0.43% as losses in the Gold, Metals & Mining and Resources sectors pressured the market. A mix of notable winners in wine, retail and wealth management contrasted with heavy declines among uranium, biotech and defense technology names. Commodities and currency moves included …
