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Zscaler NASDAQ:ZS Chief Legal Officer Robert Schlossman sold 2,263 shares on March 17, 2026, for $156.5932 per share, realizing $354,370. The sale was executed to satisfy tax-withholding obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units. The transaction comes as Zscaler shares trade near $156, down roughly 47% over six months, while the com…
Director Carroll Hugh J sold 988 shares of Texas Roadhouse Inc (TXRH) on March 16, 2026, for a total of $168,908 at $170.96 per share. The sale price was modestly above the prevailing market price of $168.64. The company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that missed expectations, driven by beef inflation and weather-related disruptions, promptin…
Slide Insurance Holdings Inc (NYSE: SLDE) President and COO Shannon Lucas sold 32,263 shares on March 16 and 17, 2026, netting roughly $587,954. The disposition came after a quarter in which the insurer delivered better-than-expected earnings and revenue, and as one research firm raised its price target.
Chaya Eri, RH's President, Co-Chief Creative and Merchandising Officer and a board director, sold 7,000 shares on March 17, 2026, for $947,380 at prices between $134.5044 and $136.3972. She also exercised options to acquire 7,000 shares at $39.42 each, costing $275,940. The transactions were carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted in O…
Alexander D. Moore, a director at Palantir Technologies Inc., sold 16,000 Class A shares on March 16, 2026, in multiple open market transactions totalling roughly $2.4 million. The trades, carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 plan established in December 2025, occurred at prices between $151.31 and $153.68. Palantir continues to announce strategic partn…
Slide Insurance Holdings director Robert Gries JR sold a total of 56,424 shares across March 17-18, 2026, generating just over $1 million. The sales were carried out under a 10b5-1 plan; the company has reported strong fourth-quarter 2025 results and metrics that suggest attractive valuation per InvestingPro data.
Judge Raj, Zscaler director and EVP of Corporate Strategy & Ventures, sold 2,488 shares on March 17, 2026, at $156.5932 per share for $389,603 to satisfy tax withholding on vested restricted stock units. The transaction was not a discretionary sale. Zscaler reported robust fiscal second-quarter results and several analysts updated ratings and targe…
The World Happiness Report's latest analysis, drawing on Gallup polling and other datasets, indicates that heavy social media consumption is associated with lower life satisfaction among young people in several English-speaking nations. While the study does not claim a proven causal link, combined data suggest that algorithmically delivered, passiv…
Slide Insurance Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SLDE) Chief Executive Officer Bruce Lucas sold a combined 326,216 shares of the company's common stock on March 16 and 17, 2026, in two transactions totaling about $5.9 million. The disposals were made indirectly through an entity controlled by Lucas under a 10b5-1 plan adopted November 21, 2025. The company r…
Evolus Chief Medical Officer Avelar Rui sold 29,996 shares on March 17, 2026 to meet tax obligations tied to the prior day's vesting of performance restricted stock units. The transactions followed the issuance of 8,804 shares on March 16, 2026 and leave Rui with 430,542 directly held shares. Evolus also reported a modest revenue shortfall for Q4 2…
Evolus President and CEO David Moatazedi sold 116,720 shares on March 17, 2026, for roughly $570,562 to satisfy tax-withholding obligations tied to vested performance awards. The disposals were carried out under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 plan. The transactions followed the vesting of performance restricted stock units and leave the CEO with 618…
The Bank of England is widely expected to delay a previously anticipated interest rate cut as higher oil and gas prices linked to the Middle East conflict raise the prospect that inflation will re-accelerate toward 3% or above, undermining the case for looser policy. Markets have pared back expectations for multiple cuts this year and are pricing a…
David Blair Kirk, a director at Salesforce, acquired 2,570 shares on March 18, 2026, in a transaction valued at $500,178. The purchase increases his direct holdings to 13,689 shares. The stock is trading near $194.34, down about 27% year-to-date. Separately, Salesforce has initiated a $25 billion accelerated share repurchase program funded by a $25…
Ita M. Brennan, a Cadence Design Systems director, sold 180 shares on March 17, 2026 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan for $53,105. The company reported fiscal Q4 2025 results that topped estimates, provided upbeat guidance for fiscal Q1 2026, closed a major acquisition and deepened an AI-focused partnership with NVIDIA. Market metrics point to elevated val…
Australia's competition watchdog has launched a preliminary inquiry into allegations that several large fuel suppliers restricted diesel availability to independent wholesalers and distributors that serve regional and rural communities. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it received reports and will assess whether conduc…
Arista Networks director Yvonne Wassenaar sold 1,397 shares on March 16, 2026, for $187,404 in multiple transactions carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The company reported quarterly results that topped expectations and raised fiscal 2026 revenue guidance, prompting several analyst price-target increases and continued emphasis on AI-rela…
British American Tobacco (BTI) combines predictable cash flow, a 5.3% yield, and a modest 12.6x P/E multiple. For investors seeking defensive income and upside from re-rating and alternative-nicotine progress, a long trade at $58.11 with a $72 target and $52 stop balances yield capture and downside protection.
BTI trades at roughly 13x earnings today, delivers a 5.1% yield, and sits in the defensive consumer pocket that tends to hold up in downturns. This trade idea lays out an entry at $58.18, a stop at $53.00, and a target at $66.00 over a 180-trading-day horizon, with catalysts and risks that justify a patient, income-oriented long.
Alma Gregory Sorensen, Chief Strategy Officer of RadNet, Inc. (RDNT), sold a total of 15,000 shares of company stock on March 18, 2026, generating about $932,280 in proceeds across two trades. The company also reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 results and continues to receive optimistic analyst price targets and a reiterated Buy r…
New Zealand's economy registered a modest expansion in the fourth quarter, but growth came in below analyst and central bank forecasts. Quarterly GDP rose 0.2% and annual growth was 1.3%, figures that supported the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's February decision to maintain the official cash rate at 2.25%. Rental, hiring and real estate services we…
U.S. officials and sources say the administration is weighing the deployment of thousands of additional U.S. troops to the Middle East to broaden military options in its campaign against Iran. Proposed missions range from protecting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to potential limited operations on Iran’s Kharg Island and efforts to secure en…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a Nasdaq proposal that would let certain listed securities be traded and settled in tokenized form. Initially, eligibility is limited to stocks in the Russell 1000 Index and exchange-traded funds tracking benchmarks such as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100. The tokenized shares would be settled…
The U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Canada both left interest rates unchanged while delivering cautionary messages about the inflationary risks posed by a sharp rise in energy prices linked to the Iran conflict. Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem emphasised uncertainty around the duration and breadth of energy-dri…
Between March 16 and March 18, 2026, 325 Capital, together with Daniel M. Friedberg and Anil Shrivastava, sold a combined 184,259 shares of American Public Education Inc. (NASDAQ: APEI) common stock for a total of $10,237,843, according to a Form 4 filing. The trades took place as the stock traded near its 52-week high of $58.69 following a 146% ye…
Oil prices climbed sharply, with West Texas Intermediate futures rising over 3% in early Asian trade to $99.29 a barrel, as reports that Israel struck facilities in Iran's South Pars field and subsequent Iranian threats against Gulf energy sites heightened supply-risk concerns. Brent traded near $110 a barrel, while markets weighed the potential in…
