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  • Paramount Skydance readies a $32-per-share improved takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, with a best-and-final deadline at 11:59 p.m. ET Feb. 23.
  • DOJ cleared the Shutterstock–Getty Images merger's U.S. antitrust review, lifting the HSR hold and sending both stocks higher.
  • Gilead agreed to buy Arcellx for about $7.8 billion, valuing Arcellx at $115 per share plus a $5 contingent right.
  • Fed Governor Christopher Waller said strong February payrolls could justify holding rates steady at the March meeting.
  • Ukraine's military reported reclaiming 400 square kilometers and eight settlements in the southern front since late January.
  • A World Bank-led assessment estimates Ukraine needs $588 billion for reconstruction over the next decade, up 12% year-over-year.
  • Atomera's stock plunged about 15% after announcing a $25 million registered direct offering priced at $5 per share.

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U.S. Futures Slip as Tech Rally Remains Tentative; Markets Await Fed Minutes

U.S. Futures Slip as Tech Rally Remains Tentative; Markets Await Fed Minutes

U.S. stock futures edged lower Tuesday evening after a modest, uneven rebound in technology shares. Market participants are positioning for a series of economic releases and the Federal Reserve's January meeting minutes, which are expected to offer additional clarity on the central bank's interest-rate outlook. Investors monitored heavyweights incl…

Ocular Therapeutix CMO Sells Shares to Meet Tax Withholding; Company Highlights Positive Phase 3 Data and Leadership Moves

Ocular Therapeutix CMO Sells Shares to Meet Tax Withholding; Company Highlights Positive Phase 3 Data and Leadership Moves

Nadia Waheed, Chief Medical Officer at Ocular Therapeutix, sold 7,863 shares on February 12, 2026 to satisfy tax withholding tied to vested restricted stock units, leaving her with 318,417 shares. The transaction coincides with the company’s disclosure of positive Phase 3 SOL-1 results for AXPAXLI in wet age-related macular degeneration, an RBC Cap…

Upgrading HII: Late to the Navy Party but Poised for Steady Upside

Upgrading HII: Late to the Navy Party but Poised for Steady Upside

Huntington Ingalls (HII) has lagged some peers in rerating, but recent program wins, robust free cash flow, and a cleaner balance sheet point to a constructive trade. I am upgrading HII to a long trade at $418.25 with a $475 target and a $380 stop, horizon 180 trading days. The risk/reward is attractive given a $16.4B market cap, $794M annual free …

RBNZ Keeps Official Cash Rate at 2.25% and Sees Inflation Returning to Midpoint

RBNZ Keeps Official Cash Rate at 2.25% and Sees Inflation Returning to Midpoint

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…

Equinix CFO Disposes $1.9M in Shares as Company Reinforces 2026 Outlook

Equinix CFO Disposes $1.9M in Shares as Company Reinforces 2026 Outlook

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…

Alignment Healthcare President Sells $618,990 in Stock Ahead of Earnings

Alignment Healthcare President Sells $618,990 in Stock Ahead of Earnings

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…

Lakers Center Deandre Ayton Held Briefly at Bahamas Airport on Marijuana Suspicion

Lakers Center Deandre Ayton Held Briefly at Bahamas Airport on Marijuana Suspicion

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 …

Dollar Holds Ground as Markets Weigh Geopolitics and Fed Minutes

Dollar Holds Ground as Markets Weigh Geopolitics and Fed Minutes

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 R&D Chief Sells $695,201 in Stock to Cover Tax Withholding

Alnylam R&D Chief Sells $695,201 in Stock to Cover Tax Withholding

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…

UK Pay Awards Tick Up to 3.2% as Employers Signal Early Movement on 2026 Deals

UK Pay Awards Tick Up to 3.2% as Employers Signal Early Movement on 2026 Deals

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…

Peru’s Jose Jeri Removed by Congress After Four-Month Presidency Amid Scandals

Peru’s Jose Jeri Removed by Congress After Four-Month Presidency Amid Scandals

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 CEO Executes $2.16 Million Stock Sale as Performance Shares Vest

Alnylam CEO Executes $2.16 Million Stock Sale as Performance Shares Vest

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 …