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Inhibikase Therapeutics announced the issuance of non-qualified stock options totaling 685,718 shares to five newly hired non-executive employees as part of its 2026 Inducement Equity Plan. The options are priced at $1.68 per share, matching the closing stock price on the grant date, with a 10-year term and a vesting schedule extending over four ye…
A slate of U.S. economic releases on Monday, April 6, 2026 centers on the Institute for Supply Management's Non-Manufacturing PMI, a key gauge of the services sector, alongside subcomponents that track activity, employment, new orders and pricing. Short-term Treasury bill auctions for three- and six-month paper are scheduled later in the morning, w…
Ceribell Chief Technology Officer Raymond Woo executed a sale of 11,112 shares of common stock on April 1, 2026, for roughly $206,243 at prices near the prevailing market. The transaction coincided with option exercises and issuance of restricted stock units, and comes as the company announced an FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its Large Ve…
Thomas E. Chorman, a director at Standex International Corp (NASDAQ:SXI), sold 50 shares on April 1, 2026, under a 10b5-1 trading plan for $257.94 per share, a transaction valued at $12897. The sale was disclosed on a Form 4 filing with the SEC. The company recently reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 results that exceeded consensus on both earning…
Ciena Corp's President and CEO, Gary B Smith, disposed of 2,952 shares on April 1, 2026, in a transaction totaling $1.23 million, according to a Form 4 filing. The sale was made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established on October 4, 2025. The move comes amid elevated share prices, sizable year-over-year gains, multiple analyst price-target incr…
TaskUs Chief Customer Officer Jarrod Johnson sold 36,406 shares of Class A common stock in two transactions on April 1 and 2, 2026, netting $248,113. The insider sales occurred while TaskUs shares traded near their 52-week low and after the company disclosed strong fourth-quarter 2025 results and a $600 million refinancing package that funded a spe…
SpaceX has postponed the next test flight of its Starship V3 vehicle from April to May, CEO Elon Musk said on social media. He indicated the launch is about four to six weeks away, placing it in the first half of May. The V3 debut has been pushed back for months while the company integrates numerous upgrades aimed at improving reliability and meeti…
Goldman Sachs projects ongoing pressure on the New Zealand dollar as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand adopts a dovish posture ahead of its upcoming policy meeting. RBNZ Governor Breman indicated the bank will 'look through' first-round effects from higher oil prices, while domestic slack and a softening labour market reduce the likelihood of second-…
Goldman Sachs identifies the Canadian dollar as one of the stronger G10 currencies since the onset of the energy shock, attributing the move to Canada’s sensitivity to oil price swings and the currency’s close link with the U.S. dollar. The bank expects the Canadian dollar to maintain relative outperformance in the near term while noting potential …
Goldman Sachs anticipates a strengthening of the Swiss franc against the euro, pointing to mounting inflation pressures that may reduce the Swiss National Bank's inclination to intervene in currency markets. While recent SNB actions and a weaker franc in March have tempered haven flows, Goldman highlights data showing build-up in inflationary force…
A U.S. district judge on April 3 refused to reconsider his earlier order blocking subpoenas tied to a criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, maintaining a halt to the probe and setting the stage for an appeal that could delay President Trump’s plan to replace Powell with Kevin Warsh.
Since Thursday, a set of commercial vessels including three tankers operated by Oman Shipping Management, a French-owned container ship and a Japan-linked LNG carrier have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to vessel-tracking data. The movements follow Iran's temporary closure of the vital waterway after late-February U.S. and Israeli a…
The March employment report showed job growth spreading across multiple sectors, lowering unemployment measures that had raised Fed concerns about weakening labor conditions. Policymakers are likely to keep interest rates on hold for the near term, while markets focus on whether a surge in global oil prices tied to conflict will push inflation high…
The Bank of Italy trimmed its GDP projections and increased its inflation estimates in a new report, citing a sharp deterioration in the international outlook tied to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran and a surge in energy costs. The central bank now expects growth of 0.6% this year and 0.5% in 2027, below government targets, and warns higher, pers…
Ilene Eskenazi, a director at A.K.A. Brands Holding Corp (NYSE: AKA), sold 12,201 shares on November 12, 2025, for about $157,270. The sale occurred at prices between $12.28 and $13.655, with a volume-weighted average price of $12.89. After the transaction Eskenazi directly holds 5,852 shares. The sale comes as AKA shares trade at $10.49 and as the…
The White House has requested $152 million in a proposed fiscal 2027 budget to fund the initial costs of converting Alcatraz Island from a National Park Service-managed historic site back into an active Federal Bureau of Prisons facility. The move follows a directive announced in May to rebuild and expand Alcatraz as a high-security prison for the …
Neuraxis Chief Financial Officer Timothy Robert Henrichs acquired 7,593 shares of the company's common stock on April 1, 2026, paying $1.96 per share for a total of $14,882, according to a Form 4 filing. The purchase occurred while the stock trades substantially higher than the acquisition price and after the company reported revenue growth alongsi…
The BIST 100 ended the Friday session down 0.88% as losses across Wholesale & Retail Trade, Non-Metal Mineral Products and Technology stocks outpaced advances. While several mid- and small-cap names posted gains, declines outnumbered rises on the Istanbul exchange. Commodities and FX moves included mixed oil contracts, lower gold futures and a firm…
Thomas Joeseph Carrico, who holds multiple executive titles at Neuraxis, INC (NASDAQ: NRXS), purchased 667 shares at $1.96 on April 1, 2026, totaling $1,307. The stock has since risen to $7.25, producing a large unrealized gain relative to the purchase price. Neuraxis reported a 27% year-over-year revenue increase to $968,000 in Q4 2025 but widened…
Neuraxis, INC Chief Executive Officer Brian Allen Carrico acquired 8,060 shares of the company’s common stock on April 1, 2026, at $1.96 per share for a total of $15,797. Following the trade he directly holds 348,178 shares. Since that purchase, the stock has climbed to $7.25, a near 270% increase from his buy price, and the company's market capita…
Casablanca-listed stocks finished modestly lower on Friday, with the Moroccan All Shares index down 0.06%. Gains among a handful of names contrasted with broader losses across Utilities, Banking and Mining, while commodities and foreign-exchange moves provided mixed signals for traders into the weekend.
Iranian state media and U.S. sources say a U.S. F-15 fighter jet was shot down over central Iran, marking the first U.S. aircraft lost to enemy fire since the U.S.-Israeli operation began about five weeks ago. U.S. forces are conducting a search and rescue mission for two crew members. Iranian reports and imagery point to an F-15E Strike Eagle, whi…
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general, joined by Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, filed a federal lawsuit in Boston seeking to block President Trump's executive order tightening rules around mail-in voting. The plaintiffs say the order improperly directs the U.S. Postal Service and federal agencies to alter how ballots are verified a…
Officials in Kinshasa are engaged in discussions with the Trump administration about receiving migrants deported from the United States who are nationals of third countries, according to multiple sources. The talks, reported by Congolese government and U.N. interlocutors and diplomats, come as Washington pursues a peace implementation effort betwee…
On April 3, Beijing-based Space Pioneer announced that the inaugural flight of its reusable Tianlong-3 rocket failed. The company provided minimal details in a short statement on its official WeChat account. The setback follows an earlier structural incident and comes amid an intensifying domestic race to develop recoverable, reusable rocket stages…
