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A Colorado appeals court on Thursday vacated the nine-year prison sentence handed to former county clerk Tina Peters while leaving intact her conviction on seven counts related to tampering with voting equipment. The three-judge panel ruled that the trial judge improperly factored Peters's publicly expressed belief in 2020 election fraud into his s…
Starbucks has completed a transaction transferring controlling interest in its China operations to funds managed by Boyu Capital, with Boyu taking 60% ownership and Starbucks retaining the remainder while licensing its brand and intellectual property. The move, first outlined in November, is presented as a catalyst for faster expansion in China, wh…
Nasdaq Inc. Chair and CEO Adena T. Friedman executed employee stock options for 113,611 shares and concurrently sold the same number of shares on April 1, 2026. The stock sale generated $9.71 million at an average price of $85.44. Nasdaq also updated medium-term revenue guidance and disclosed partnerships and tokenization plans.
Global markets weakened on Thursday as President Donald Trump signaled no immediate de-escalation in the conflict with Iran, keeping the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed and pushing U.S. oil prices sharply higher. Equity markets were mixed-to-lower across Asia and Europe while some S&P 500 sectors rose. Private credit drew fresh scrutiny after a…
Delek US has outperformed on a surge in refining crack spreads tied to tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. Q4 2025 showed a genuine operational turnaround, but the market is pricing a sustained, best-case geopolitical premium into the share price. We downgrade to a tactical short (neutral stance) to take advantage of a likely normalization or vol…
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams told Fox Business that the Fed’s monetary policy is "well positioned" to manage increased uncertainty stemming from surging energy prices tied to the Middle East conflict. Williams said higher energy costs could lift inflation and damp consumer spending, but that those effects tend to take mo…
The U.S. Justice Department announced that rapper Lontrell "Pooh Shiesty" Williams and seven other individuals were arrested on charges tied to robbery and armed kidnapping of music industry professionals in Dallas. The DOJ identified a victim by the initials R.D., prompting widespread media reporting that Radric Davis - known professionally as Guc…
The conflict that began after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 has produced a wide-ranging set of retaliatory attacks across the Middle East. Reported fatalities number in the thousands, with heavy losses in Iran and Lebanon and deaths recorded in multiple countries including Iraq, Israel, the United States and Gulf states. Reported …
Entrada Therapeutics Chief Financial Officer Wentworth Kory James sold 2,500 shares of common stock on April 1, 2026 for $12.95 per share, a transaction totaling $32,375. The sale, carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted in March 2025, leaves Wentworth with direct ownership of 119010 shares. The divestiture comes as TRDA trades near its 52-wee…
Lightwave Logic director Ronald A. Bucchi sold 11,000 shares of common stock on April 1, 2026, at a weighted average price of $6.92, generating about $76,120. The disposition followed the conversion of restricted stock units that vested on March 31, 2026, and was executed to meet tax withholding obligations. The company reported a 147% year-over-ye…
The Islamic Society of Milwaukee reported that its president, Salah Sarsour, a 53-year-old Palestinian American who has been a U.S. legal permanent resident for more than 30 years, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after being stopped while driving. Mosque leaders say deportation papers cite a decades-old arrest in the West B…
Martine Rothblatt, Chairperson and CEO of United Therapeutics (UTHR), carried out multiple transactions on April 1, 2026, selling $5.5 million of company common stock at prices between $570.8668 and $596.1083 and exercising options for 9,500 shares at $146.03. The trades were made under a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 7, 2025. Analysts su…
UiPath ($11.25) is trading roughly 40% below its 52-week high despite positive product progress into agentic AI orchestration, healthy free cash flow, and a sub-4x price-to-sales multiple. We lay out a long trade with entry, stop and target while weighing catalysts and the key execution risks that could keep growth muted.
Presurance Holdings Chief Executive Officer Brian J. Roney purchased 100,000 shares of company common stock on April 1, 2026, at a weighted average price of $0.7181, costing $71,810. The company recently completed a rights offering that generated $14 million in gross proceeds and received a Nasdaq notice regarding non-compliance with the minimum bi…
David V. Elkins, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), sold 30,000 shares of company stock on April 1, 2026, in two transactions totaling roughly $1.85 million. The trades were carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan put in place on June 3, 2025. The stock has risen sharply over six months and…
Two Democratic senators have urged the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Defense Department’s Inspector General to investigate and prevent potential insider trading by government officials, citing recent market activity that coincided with presidential announcements. The senators say such trading patterns threaten market integrity and call…
The Bovespa finished modestly higher on Thursday, rising 0.05% to reach a one-month high. Gains were concentrated in the Electric Power, Public Utilities and Telecoms sectors, while individual stock performance was mixed. Commodity markets showed pronounced movement, with crude oil jumping and gold futures retreating.
Canadian equities finished higher on Thursday, with gains concentrated in the Energy, Healthcare and Information Technology sectors propelling the S&P/TSX Composite up 0.46% at the close. A handful of individual names posted strong advances while several large-cap issues lagged. Market breadth was positive, volatility ticked higher and notable swin…
U.S. equity benchmarks closed mixed on Thursday. Strength in Utilities, Oil & Gas and Technology supported gains for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, while losses in Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Industrials weighed on the Dow. Several individual names swung sharply in both directions, and volatility and commodity markets also moved notably by th…
UiPath is trading like a growth company that lost a step, but the fundamentals and product evolution argue for a tactical long. With ~13% revenue growth, positive free cash flow and a $5.9B market cap, PATH offers exposure to agentic AI orchestration at a modest multiple. This trade plan targets near-term re-rating catalysts while protecting capita…
Daniel J. Sajkowski, a director at Calumet, Inc. /DE (NASDAQ: CLMT), sold 3,310 shares of common stock on April 1, 2026 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, generating $114,062 at a weighted average price of $34.46. The transaction occurred while CLMT traded near its 52-week high. Separately, Calumet disclosed an unplanned maintenance outage at its Sh…
Edward Meyercord, president and CEO of Extreme Networks, sold 50,000 shares on April 1, 2026, for $765,185 and simultaneously exercised options to acquire 50,000 shares at $6.70. The company reported a second-quarter 2026 earnings beat and was flagged by Wolfe Research for high activist attractiveness; the stock has fallen 26% over the past six mon…
Twilio Inc. Chief Financial Officer Aidan Viggiano completed $1,010,653 in Class A share sales on March 31, 2026, via a series of sell-to-cover transactions mandated under the company’s equity incentive plan. The trades, disclosed on a Form 4 filing, reduced withholding obligations but do not reflect discretionary selling. Twilio’s stock trades abo…
Charles van Es, Chief Commercial Officer at The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO), sold 2,000 shares on April 1, 2026, for $97,340 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. The transaction follows a 61% 12-month stock run and comes amid analyst price-target increases and a board appointment for retail executive Shelley Broader. Analysis tools cited in filings…
HMH Holding Inc. completed a public offering that sold 10,520,000 Class A shares at $20.00 each, yielding roughly $193.8 million in net proceeds after underwriting discounts, commissions and estimated offering costs. The company began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker HMH and retains an option for underwriters to purchase …
