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Kontoor Brands stock jumps after 2026 profit forecast lifts Wrangler and Lee owner, tariffs still a worry

Kontoor Brands stock jumps after 2026 profit forecast lifts Wrangler and Lee owner, tariffs still a worry

Kontoor Brands forecast 2026 adjusted EPS of $6.40–$6.50 and revenue of $3.40–$3.45 billion, factoring in over $100 million in tariff costs. Shares surged 21% Tuesday after the outlook, then slipped 1% early Wednesday. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 46% to $1.02 billion, boosted by the Helly Hansen acquisition. Wrangler revenue climbed 12% to $562 million; Lee rose 2% to $198 million.
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Why Transocean’s CEO and top executives just sold shares — SEC filings explain the timing

Why Transocean’s CEO and top executives just sold shares — SEC filings explain the timing

Transocean CEO Keelan Adamson and three other executives disposed of shares this week to cover taxes after equity awards vested, according to SEC filings. Shares fell 2.3% to $6.11 in premarket trading Wednesday. The disclosures come as Transocean pursues a $5.8 billion all-stock takeover of Valaris. Each filing described the sales as tax-related, not discretionary selling.
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Petrobras won’t rush Brazil fuel price changes after Iran conflict spikes oil, CEO says

Petrobras won’t rush Brazil fuel price changes after Iran conflict spikes oil, CEO says

Petrobras will monitor oil prices before deciding on gasoline and diesel adjustments in Brazil, CEO Magda Chambriard said, after Middle East conflict pushed Brent crude up 4.7% to $81.40 a barrel. Treasury Secretary Rogerio Ceron warned a prolonged oil shock could affect Brazil’s planned interest rate cuts. Banks raised oil forecasts as shipping risks grew near the Strait of Hormuz.
4 March 2026
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Venture Global shares jump after New York judge blocks Shell bid in LNG fight

Venture Global shares jump after New York judge blocks Shell bid in LNG fight

Venture Global shares rose over 8% Tuesday after a New York judge rejected Shell’s attempt to overturn an LNG arbitration award. The company reported a 191% jump in adjusted core profit to $2 billion for Q4, driven by higher Plaquemines plant output. Venture Global also signed a five-year LNG supply deal with Trafigura starting in 2026. U.S. LNG supply remains tight after Qatar’s outage.
4 March 2026
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Tesla’s EU carbon-credit pool just lost Stellantis, Toyota and Subaru for 2026, filings show

Tesla’s EU carbon-credit pool just lost Stellantis, Toyota and Subaru for 2026, filings show

Stellantis, Toyota, and Subaru have not joined Tesla’s 2026 EU carbon-credit pool, an EU filing showed, though all three participated in 2025. Stellantis said it may opt in later; Toyota called pooling decisions premature. The EU now allows carmakers to average CO2 targets over 2025–2027. Tesla’s regulatory credit revenue fell 28% to $1.99 billion in 2025.
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Intel shakes up board again as chair Frank Yeary exits, Craig Barratt tapped

Intel shakes up board again as chair Frank Yeary exits, Craig Barratt tapped

Intel board chair Frank Yeary will retire after the May 13 annual meeting, with director Craig Barratt set to take over. The board will shrink to 11 members. The leadership change comes as CEO Lip-Bu Tan pushes a manufacturing-focused turnaround and contract chipmaking strategy. Analyst Jay Goldberg called Yeary’s exit overdue and said Barratt’s promotion could help drive cultural change.
4 March 2026
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Palantir shares jump on fresh $200 target as Thiel sale plan keeps traders edgy

Palantir shares jump on fresh $200 target as Thiel sale plan keeps traders edgy

Palantir shares rose 1.4% premarket after Rosenblatt raised its price target to $200 and kept a buy rating. U.S. agencies moved to ban Anthropic’s AI tools, shifting attention to defense AI policy and rival vendors. Palantir faces a new lawsuit in Texas alleging fraud and insider selling by a Thiel-linked entity. The U.S. Army’s $10 billion software deal with Palantir remains non-binding.
4 March 2026
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Saylor’s Strategy buys another $204 million of Bitcoin — and leans on MSTR stock again

Saylor’s Strategy buys another $204 million of Bitcoin — and leans on MSTR stock again

Strategy Inc bought 3,015 bitcoin for $204.1 million, raising its total holdings to 720,737 tokens, according to a regulatory filing. Most of the purchase was funded by selling 1.73 million Class A shares for $229.9 million, with a smaller amount from preferred stock. Bitcoin traded at $70,684 Wednesday, below Strategy’s average purchase price of $75,985. The firm raised its Stretch preferred stock dividend rate to 11.5%.
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Ondas inks World View partnership after $10 million stake, chasing high-altitude defense ISR

Ondas inks World View partnership after $10 million stake, chasing high-altitude defense ISR

Ondas invested $10 million in World View Enterprises and signed a partnership to develop integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. The deal aims to combine World View’s high-altitude balloons with Ondas’ drone and counter-drone technology. Ondas shares fell about 6% in premarket trading Wednesday. No timeline for joint product sales was disclosed.
4 March 2026
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Plug Power stock jumps 23% on earnings beat as new CEO pitches $275 million cash boost

Plug Power stock jumps 23% on earnings beat as new CEO pitches $275 million cash boost

Plug Power shares jumped 23% Tuesday after the company reported a $5.5 million gross profit for the fourth quarter, reversing a year-earlier loss. Revenue rose to $225.2 million. Plug ended 2025 with $368.5 million in unrestricted cash and plans to sell upstate New York land and infrastructure for up to $142 million. Jose Luis Crespo became CEO on March 2, succeeding Andy Marsh.
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Workday stock jumps 7% as CEO Bhusri’s new equity award filing hits tape after selloff

Workday stock jumps 7% as CEO Bhusri’s new equity award filing hits tape after selloff

Workday shares jumped about 7% early Wednesday after recent SEC filings showed CEO Aneel Bhusri and other executives received performance-based stock units, vesting in 2028. The awards followed a performance period ending Jan. 31. The stock had fallen sharply in February after a weak sales outlook and investor concerns over AI disruption. Bhusri returned as CEO in February, replacing Carl Eschenbach.
4 March 2026
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Snowflake edges closer to the sales floor as EY and Canva roll out “agentic” AI platform

Snowflake edges closer to the sales floor as EY and Canva roll out “agentic” AI platform

EY launched an AI sales platform built with Snowflake and Canva, targeting workflow automation and real-time data for sales teams. Snowflake executives told a Morgan Stanley conference they are prioritizing AI adoption despite lower initial margins. Snowflake shares fell 2.7% premarket to $165.79. EVP Christian Kleinerman sold 10,000 shares on March 2 at $165.01 each under a pre-arranged plan.
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Pinterest stock jumps as Elliott puts $1 billion behind a new $3.5 billion buyback

Pinterest stock jumps as Elliott puts $1 billion behind a new $3.5 billion buyback

Pinterest secured a $1 billion investment from Elliott Investment Management and approved a new $3.5 billion share buyback program, replacing an earlier plan. The deal involves Elliott purchasing convertible notes due 2031, with proceeds funding a $1 billion accelerated share repurchase. Pinterest shares have dropped over 32% this year but rose nearly 5% in early trading Tuesday. The company cited weak ad spending by large U.S. retailers.
4 March 2026
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Target’s $2 billion turnaround bet: new CEO flags a path back to growth

Target’s $2 billion turnaround bet: new CEO flags a path back to growth

Target will invest an additional $2 billion in 2026, raising total capital spending to about $5 billion and planning over 30 new stores and 130 remodels. Fourth-quarter net sales fell 1.5% to $30.45 billion, with comparable sales down 2.5%. Shares jumped nearly 7% after the outlook, reaching a one-year high. Target forecasts 2026 earnings of $7.50–$8.50 per share on about 2% net sales growth.
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  • Baytex Energy Insider Buys 10,000 Shares, Stock Steady at C$5.92
    April 4, 2026, 7:41 PM EDT. Baytex Energy Corp. insider James Robert Maclean purchased 10,000 shares at C$5.73 each, increasing his stake by 5.7% to 185,322 shares valued at over C$1 million. The stock closed flat at C$5.92 on March 20, with trading volume slightly above average. Baytex holds a market cap of C$4.37 billion and shows mixed financial signals: a negative PE ratio of -7.59 and negative net margin, but also a solid current ratio of 3.61. Analysts remain divided, with four Buy ratings and four Holds, while Raymond James recently upgraded the stock to Moderate Buy with a C$7 price target. Baytex paid a recent quarterly dividend yielding 1.5% annually. The transaction reflects insider confidence despite recent modest earnings and market fluctuations.
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