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Senate Republicans say former Special Counsel Jack Smith's team obtained text message records from 44 members of Congress via subpoenas to the National Archives and Records Administration. The records encompass exchanges between lawmakers and Trump-era officials from October 2020 through January 2021 and were gathered while Smith pursued probes int…
Main Street Capital (MAIN) trades like a distressed credit story despite solid fundamentals: a diversified lower-middle-market portfolio, rising monthly dividend ($0.265/mo), manageable leverage (debt/equity ~0.82) and a cash-generative business model. The recent private-credit sell-off pushed valuation to attractive levels (P/E ~11.4, P/B ~1.58). …
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 308-117 to approve legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, eliminating the twice-yearly clock changes. The measure, backed by the president and previously approved by a Senate vote in March 2022, would prevent a return to standard time in November if enacted and would allow stat…
Maurice J. Duca, a significant ten percent stakeholder in AppFolio Inc. (NASDAQ: APPF), has executed a series of stock sales totaling $1,981,605 in early July 2026. The transactions, conducted under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan, involved both direct share disposals and sales from trusts where Duca holds fiduciary roles. This activity occurs a…
Mexico's main equity gauge, the S&P/BMV IPC, closed higher on Tuesday, supported by strength in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. Market breadth was mixed, with more decliners than advancers, while select large-cap names posted significant moves. Commodities and currency benchmarks showed disparate performance, with crude…
Talen Energy reported successful results from the PJM Base Residual Auction for the 2028/2029 planning year, clearing 10,180 megawatts at $325 per megawatt-day, translating into approximately $1.2 billion in capacity revenues. The firm operates about 15.6 gigawatts of power infrastructure across the U.S., with a focus on nuclear and fossil fuel gen…
Colombian stocks finished lower on Tuesday, with the COLCAP index ending the session down 0.39% as losses in the Financials, Investment and Public Services sectors held broader market sentiment back. While several stocks rallied, including Mineros SA, Cementos Argos Pf and Celsia SA, other large-cap names such as Grupo Nutresa SA and Interconnectio…
Viking Acquisition Corp. II is enabling holders of its public units the option to separately trade the Class A ordinary shares and warrants underlying those units starting July 20, 2026. The separated shares and warrants will trade under the symbols VII and VII WS respectively on the NYSE, while units not separated continue under VII U.
Planet Labs PBC director John Raymond completed a stock sale totaling $169,871 on July 13, 2026. The transaction involved the disposition of 6,494 Class A Common shares, executed via a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established earlier in the year. This insider activity occurs against a backdrop of significant operational milestones for Planet Labs and c…
Russian equities ended Tuesday's session modestly higher, with the MOEX Russia Index rising 0.15% as strength in oil & gas, mining and power names offset declines in several technology and consumer-focused stocks. Market breadth was positive, with more advancers than decliners, while volatility measures and key commodity prices moved higher.
William J.G. Griffith, a director and significant shareholder of Netskope Inc (NASDAQ:NTSK), has executed a substantial acquisition of the company's Class A Common Stock. The purchases, totaling approximately $3.77 million, were conducted through ICONIQ Strategic Partners funds over two dates in July 2026. This activity occurs as Netskope reports s…
Willis Lease Finance Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire a portfolio of 12 commercial aircraft and 13 aircraft engines, reinforcing its position as a leading lessor in the aviation industry. The acquisition supports WLFC's strategy to grow its portfolio and customer base while enhancing its engine-based leasing programs. The dea…
Lionsgate Studios, owner of major film franchises, is assessing takeover offers and has drawn interest from France's Bollore Group and Europe-based Banijay Group, sources said. The company, valued at about $3.8 billion, is working with an investment bank to review inbound approaches but may still remain independent. Shareholder valuation expectatio…
ICONIQ Strategic Partners VIII Holdings, L.P., associated with 10% owner Divesh Makan, recently purchased approximately $3.77 million of Netskope Inc (NASDAQ:NTSK) Class A Common Stock across two dates in July 2026. The acquisition brings the fund's direct holdings to 916,690 shares. While the stock has gained approximately 16% from the weighted av…
Lionsgate Studios' shares climbed as much as 10% in after-hours trading after reports that the company has drawn takeover interest. Sources say France’s Bollore Group and television producer Banijay have been identified among potential suitors, while Lionsgate is working with an investment bank to assess inbound approaches. Any transaction remains …
Overseas investors significantly increased their net acquisition of U.S. financial assets in May, recording a $132 billion inflow according to the Treasury Department's latest capital report. This momentum extends a robust twelve-month trend that has now accumulated $1.33 trillion in long-term foreign purchases. The data reveals a deliberate reallo…
Workday has been punished alongside other enterprise software names on fears that large language models will displace its core HCM and finance workflows. Fundamentals and cash generation argue otherwise. At $140.90 the stock offers an asymmetric risk/reward for a mid-term swing trade.
Ashland Inc., a global additives and specialty ingredients company, has scheduled its third-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings release for July 28, 2026, followed by a webcast conference call on July 29, 2026. The webcast will include senior executives providing an executive summary and detailed remarks, with supporting slides made available on the compa…
ArrowMark Financial Corp., a closed-end management investment company listed on NASDAQ, announced a monthly cash distribution of $0.15 per share payable to shareholders in July 2026. The company primarily invests in regulatory capital securities of financial institutions and aims to provide shareholders with current income.
First Busey Corporation announced the contract extension of Chairman, President, and CEO Van Dukeman through July 1, 2029. Under his leadership since 2007, the company has significantly grown, expanding its assets from $4 billion to over $18 billion and executing nine strategic acquisitions. The agreement ensures leadership stability with a focus o…
Copa Holdings announced its preliminary traffic statistics for June 2026 showing a 16.4% increase in available seat miles and a 13.3% increase in revenue passenger miles compared to June 2025. Despite the increased capacity and passenger traffic, the load factor decreased by 2.3 percentage points to 85.2%.
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation is set to release its second quarter 2026 financial results on July 28, 2026, followed by a conference call and webcast on July 29, 2026. The earnings call will feature top executives including the CEO and CFO discussing the bank's performance.
Celcuity Inc. announced FDA approval of REVTORPYK (gedatolisib), a kinase inhibitor targeting all class I PI3K isoforms and mTOR complexes, for the treatment of hormone receptor positive, HER2-negative, PIK3CA wild-type locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. This approval is supported by positive Phase 3 VIKTORIA-1 trial results demonstratin…
QXO fell after completing a transformative $17B acquisition of TopBuild. The market sold the news on dilution and leverage, but the combined company should generate roughly $18B in revenue and $2B in adjusted EBITDA with $300M of synergies by 2030. At $14.48, QXO trades at a modest tangible book multiple with negative EPS but positive free cash flo…
Karen Golz, a director at Analog Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI), executed a sale of 1,000 shares on July 13, 2026, totaling $389,830. The transaction was facilitated through a 10b5-1 trading plan established in March 2026 and occurred as the company’s stock has shown significant gains over the past year. Following the sale, Golz retains a direct holdin…
