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MannKind Corp. stock tumbled 37% after partner United Therapeutics revealed a soft-mist inhaler described as a 'category killer' that may reduce coughing by up to 90% compared with dry powder inhalers. The device, intended to be filed for approval this year and launched next year, competes directly with the dry powder format that underpins much of …
Dutch equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the AEX rising 1.00% to reach a new all-time high. Technology, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors supported the advance. Relx PLC, Adyen NV and ASM International NV were among the top gainers, while IMCD NV, DSM Firmenich AG and Magnum Ice Cream Nv finished lower. Commodities and currency benchmark…
Italian equity markets closed higher on Wednesday with the Investing.com Italy 40 index up 1.04%, marking a fresh record. Gains were concentrated in the Utilities, Financials and Telecoms sectors. Several banking names posted strong advances while a handful of consumer and industrial stocks were among the session's biggest decliners. Commodity and …
Sanjay K. Shetty, president of CenterWell at Humana Inc., purchased 810 shares of Humana common stock on February 23, 2026, for $150,016. The transaction comes as Humana shares trade near their 52-week low and the company advances strategic moves including a clinic acquisition, a quarterly dividend, and community funding commitments. Analysts remai…
Germany's major indices ended Wednesday's session in positive territory as strength in Utilities, Food & Beverages and Industrials supported the market. The DAX finished up 0.74%, the MDAX was essentially flat, and the TecDAX rose 0.80%. Notable movers included Commerzbank, E.ON and RWE on the upside, while Beiersdorf, Symrise and Rheinmetall were …
Paris equities finished higher on Wednesday, with the CAC 40 closing up 0.47% to a new all-time high and the SBF 120 rising 0.45%. Financials, Utilities and Technology sectors supported the advance, though individual consumer and luxury names posted notable declines. Market breadth was positive and the CAC 40 VIX reached a 52-week high.
The BEL 20 ended the session lower, down 0.23%, after losses in Consumer Goods, Technology and Consumer Services led the market. Elia and Montea posted gains, with Elia reaching a three-year high and Montea hitting a 52-week high, while Azelis, D'Ieteren and Melexis were among the heaviest decliners. Broader commodity and currency markets also regi…
James Alan Schreiner, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of MKS Instruments Inc (NASDAQ: MKSI), sold 4,100 shares of the company's common stock on February 24, 2026, for approximately $1.04 million. The transaction followed a quarter in which MKS reported fourth-quarter earnings per share of $2.47 and revenue of $1.03 billion, bot…
Finland's equity market ended Wednesday with modest gains, driven by strength in Consumer Services, Utilities and Telecoms sectors. The OMX Helsinki 25 climbed 0.24% to register a fresh all-time high. Market breadth was narrowly positive while select large caps posted divergent results. Commodity and currency markets saw small moves during the sess…
Sweden's equity market finished higher on Wednesday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 closing up 0.15% to a new all-time high. Strength in the Basic Materials, Financials and Telecoms sectors underpinned the advance. Boliden led individual gains and reached an intra-session peak, while NIBE Industrrier B plunged, producing the session's largest decline am…
Joseph M. Erlinger, President of McDonald’s USA, sold 333 shares of McDonald’s common stock on February 23, 2026, under a prearranged 10b5-1 trading plan for $110,033. The transaction leaves him with 8,732.89 shares. The move coincides with a cluster of analyst upgrades and target adjustments, while valuation metrics and dividend history are highli…
Jonathan Banner, Executive Vice President and Chief Impact Officer at McDonald’s CORP (NASDAQ:MCD), sold 6,200.66 shares on February 23, 2026, for roughly $2.06 million and exercised options to acquire 4,600 shares at $266.20 per share. The sale occurred as McDonald’s shares traded near a 52-week high of $336, while an InvestingPro analysis indicat…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to the Caribbean on Feb 25 to meet regional leaders concerned that a worsening humanitarian situation in Cuba could spill over into migration, security and economic instability across the basin. The visit follows U.S. steps to block oil shipments to Cuba and seeks regional cooperation on migration and dr…
Bank of America downgraded Molson Coors to Underperform from Neutral after the brewer's fourth-quarter results and management commentary at the CAGNY conference. The broker trimmed its price target to $42 from $50 and lowered earnings forecasts for 2026 and 2027, highlighting outsized earnings sensitivity to volume declines and continued share pres…
Scotts Miracle-Gro Executive Vice President, CFO & CAO Mark J. Scheiwer purchased 693 shares of company common stock on February 24, 2026, for $71.435 per share, totaling $49,504. The transaction was disclosed in a Form 4 filing. The purchase occurs as SMG trades close to its 52-week high and after the company reported first-quarter 2026 results th…
Goldman Sachs has warned that faster adoption of artificial intelligence could raise U.S. unemployment this year, and has estimated notable monthly net job losses in industries most exposed to automation. Since last October, corporations across sectors have publicly linked job reductions to AI-driven restructurings and efficiency programs, with ann…
A panel of Brazil's Supreme Court has unanimously convicted a former lawmaker and four others for their roles in the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes. The justices determined that the killings were ordered to prevent Franco and her party from obstructing an illegal landgrabbing operatio…
The WIG30 index closed higher in Warsaw on Wednesday, rising 1.61% to a new all-time high. Advances were concentrated in Basic Materials, Media and Construction names, with KGHM Polska Miedz SA, CD PROJEKT SA and BUDIMEX SA posting notable gains. Market breadth favoured winners, while select retail and technology-related stocks lagged. Commodity pr…
Upstart is an attractive swing trade: the stock is oversold, loan originations and revenue growth are re-accelerating, and the market cap sits under $3 billion. With Q4 proof points and a reasonable entry near $28, risk/reward tilts positive into a mid-term (45 trading day) horizon if macro keeps improving and guidance holds.
Blackbaud reports faster-than-anticipated uptake of AI tools among nonprofits, with CEO Mike Gianoni saying the technology is increasing customer spending and strengthening the company's competitive position. The firm is rolling out autonomous AI offerings, including a Development Agent, and cites its exclusive philanthropic dataset and forecasting…
The OMX Copenhagen 20 closed lower on Wednesday, falling 0.96% to a fresh three-year low as declines in Personal & Household Goods, Software & Computer Services and Healthcare weighed on the market. Market breadth favored losers, and several large-cap names recorded notable moves while commodities and currency pairs showed mixed performance.
BTIG increased its price target for Golar LNG Ltd. to $53 from $50 while retaining a Buy recommendation, citing higher-than-expected fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA and meaningful production gains from the Gimi unit. Golar reported Q4 adjusted EBITDA of roughly $91 million, outpacing consensus, and operators reported January Gimi output at an annual…
Corteva says it expects the previously announced split of its seed and pesticide operations to be completed sometime in the fourth quarter. The company plans to identify headquarters, senior leadership teams and the CEO of the newly formed unit in the first half of the year, and executives at a recent industry conference expressed optimism about de…
OpenAI said on Feb 25 that it banned a number of ChatGPT accounts tied to Chinese law enforcement, romance scammers and coordinated influence operations. The company reported that some accounts combined its chatbot with social media and other tools to run dating frauds, impersonate attorneys and U.S. officials, and to gather information about U.S. …
A draft decree from Colombia's labor ministry proposes shifting 25 trillion pesos managed by private pension funds into the public administrator Colpensiones. The move would affect individual accounts of people who transferred to the public system under a 2024 reform now under constitutional court review, and follows a Finance Ministry proposal to …
