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New York Federal Reserve President John Williams told an audience on Monday that he anticipates inflation will fall to the Fed's 2% goal by 2027. He noted current inflation sits near 3%, with tariffs contributing between 0.5 and 0.75 percentage points and recent Middle East-related energy price rises likely to elevate inflation in the near term bef…
Castle Biosciences is set up for a meaningful re-rating as prospective validation of its DecisionDx-Melanoma i31-SLNB test reduces clinical uncertainty for sentinel lymph node management. With a $699.6M market cap, low leverage, positive free cash flow, and oversold technicals, we outline a mid-term trade to capture upside while keeping strict risk…
AAR CORP (NYSE: AIR) Senior Vice President, General Counsel, CAO, and Secretary Jessica A. Garascia exercised options to buy 6,284 shares and immediately sold the same number of shares on March 26, 2026. The sale generated $705,068 at $112.20 per share; the option exercises cost $346,064 at strike prices between $41.88 and $67.02. The transaction o…
Saba Capital Management, a roughly 10% holder of BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: ECAT), sold 126,025 shares of ECAT on March 26-27, 2026, generating $1.72 million in proceeds. The two transactions were executed at prices between $13.87 and $13.59 per share, leaving Saba with 22,284,508 shares after the sales. ECAT is trading at $…
DeAnne Aguirre, a director at Hercules Capital, purchased 7,317 shares of the business development company on March 26, 2026, electing stock in lieu of cash compensation. The transaction increased her direct and indirect holdings and coincides with Hercules releasing preliminary NAV estimates for year-end 2025, an amended loan commitment to Savara …
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said monetary policy is currently well positioned to address a set of 'unusual' circumstances that are likely to push near-term inflation higher. Williams cited the war in the Middle East and related energy price shocks as primary drivers of elevated inflation in the months ahead, while also …
European officials say Iran has urged Houthi leaders to prepare for a fresh campaign against vessels transiting the Red Sea if the United States increases military pressure on Iran. The Houthis, who have already launched ballistic missiles at Israel, are reported to be debating the scale and timing of any maritime operations, while U.S. and Saudi o…
Saba Capital Management, L.P. disclosed two insider purchases of Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund (NYSE:NFJ) shares totaling $1.99 million. The transactions, reported in a Form 4 filing with the SEC, were executed on March 26 and March 27, 2026, and raised Saba's ownership to 10,182,692 shares of the fund.
A human rights organization reported that at least 70 people were killed and 30 injured in an assault by armed gang members in Haiti's Artibonite region, a toll substantially higher than figures released by local authorities. The attack, attributed to the Gran Grif gang, forced thousands from their homes and highlights widening insecurity that has …
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC, a roughly 10% stakeholder in Texas Pacific Land Corp (NASDAQ: TPL), bought one share on March 26, 2026 and one share on March 27, 2026, paying $526.13 and $518.21 respectively. The two trades amount to $1,044 and leave Horizon Kinetics with 3,467,935 directly held shares. The activity coincides with a 78% year…
A coalition of health and environmental organizations has filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's repeal of tightened federal limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants. The groups say the rollback and previous exemptions have led to measurable…
Fifth District Bancorp Chief Credit Officer Shane Michael Smith purchased 2,701 shares on August 22, 2025, for $13.4536 per share, a $36,338 outlay. The company's stock was trading at $14.79 at the time of reporting, roughly 10% above Smith's purchase price and up about 21% over the past year. Smith also received 11,118 restricted shares on Februar…
NetApp is trading at a mid-teens P/E with healthy free cash flow and a dividend, while industry tailwinds (hybrid cloud, AI workloads, SAN refresh cycles) support rising billings. Technicals show bullish momentum and short interest remains elevated, supplying squeeze potential. We recommend a mid-term swing buy with a clear entry, stop and target t…
Hercules Capital director Paramjeet K Randhawa acquired 2,926 shares on March 26, 2026, through an election to receive equity in place of cash compensation. The purchase totaled $41,988 at an average price of $14.35 per share, executed in a price range of $14.31 to $14.39. The company stock is trading at $14.16, close to a 52-week low of $13.70. Th…
A U.S. federal judge rejected a legal challenge by environmentalists to the Interior Department's 2024 approval of ioneer Ltd.'s Rhyolite Ridge lithium and boron mine in Nevada, concluding regulators adequately assessed impacts to Tiehm's buckwheat and other ecological concerns. The ruling removes a major legal obstacle as ioneer pursues financing …
Gayle A. Crowell, a director at Hercules Capital, purchased 7,317 shares on March 26, 2026, by electing stock in lieu of cash compensation. The transaction, filed on a Form 4 with the SEC, values the purchase at $104,998 and brings her direct holding to 97,589 shares. The move comes while the stock trades near its 52-week low and the company conten…
Hercules Capital director Nikos Theodosopoulos acquired 7,317 shares on March 26, 2026, spending $104,998 at an average price of $14.35. The purchase brings his direct holdings to 29,362 shares. The firm reported a modest increase in estimated NAV per share for year-end 2025 and faces investor scrutiny after a Piper Sandler downgrade and a short re…
The White House is proceeding with construction tied to a 90,000-square-foot ballroom to replace the demolished East Wing, and officials say U.S. military facilities at the complex are being upgraded. President Donald Trump has described a substantial fortified structure being built beneath the ballroom, while the project faces criticism and an upc…
Carlyle Group is in preliminary talks with investors about creating a fund concentrated on the defense sector, positioning the private equity firm to benefit from an uptick in government spending on military capabilities and domestic industrial capacity. The firm has not yet formally marketed the fund or set a target size, and the announcement coin…
BridgeBio Pharma reported compelling long-term data from its ATTRibute-CM open-label extension trial showing that acoramidis significantly reduces all-cause and cardiovascular mortality by approximately 45% and 49%, respectively, in patients with transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) through 54 months. The treatment also stabilize…
On March 30, Israel’s Knesset approved legislation establishing the death penalty as the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks. The law prescribes execution by hanging within 90 days of sentencing with limited allowance for delay, removes a right to clemency, and retains life imprisonment as an alternative…
Citigroup is soliciting additional lenders to participate in a roughly $4.8 billion financing package that will support Ecolab Inc.'s planned cash acquisition of CoolIT Systems. The transaction, which Ecolab announced earlier this month, is expected to rely on investment-grade bond sales. Credit agencies currently rate Ecolab's senior unsecured deb…
Block announces a targeted 40% reduction in its AI workforce. We view this as a decisive margin-recovery lever that could unlock meaningful operating-margin upside and multiple expansion. This trade plan targets a rebound driven by improved profitability rather than a pure top-line rerate.
HII, America's largest shipbuilder, has signed a memorandum of understanding with GrayMatter Robotics to advance shipbuilding through Physical AI technology. This partnership aims to enhance manufacturing automation, increase throughput, and reduce rework in shipbuilding and related industries using cutting-edge AI robotics solutions developed by G…
U.S. firms increased borrowing to finance equipment by 14.2% in February versus the prior year, driven largely by activity among independent providers, according to a survey from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association. New financing commitments totaled $11 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis, declining 4.7% from January. Small-ticket volu…
