Insider Trading

Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez has been ordered to pay over $172,000 for using inside information to bet on the speeches of US President Donald Trump.

Data on insider purchases in the US market are at a low. It seems that while stock prices are hitting records, the people who know the companies from the inside show very little enthusiasm for buying their shares. A possible conclusion: you don't have to stay invested at any cost.

The betting platform Kalshi reported 32 cases of suspected insider trading to regulators in the second quarter. According to The New York Times, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is currently conducting up to 20 active investigations based on this evidence.

While SpaceX shares fell far below the offering price, American members of Congress began to take positions instead. Some of them sit on committees that directly oversee the company’s business — raising familiar questions on Wall Street. But is this a sign that a turnaround in the stock is on the way?

Anthropic, developer of the Claude AI model, is preparing for an IPO and is considering restricting employees' ability to sell shares, including price and timing limitations, amid market volatility for AI companies.