insider trading

The newly listed clinical-stage biotechnology company, Metsera Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSR) rose 15.01% on Monday as the broader markets declined. What Happened: While the company reported insider trades over the last month after its listing on Jan. 31, the stock has advanced 7.55% since it started trading...

An investor’s highly leveraged long trade and closure just before President Donald Trump declared a cryptocurrency strategic reserve on Sunday raised speculation of insider trading. What happened: In an X post, capital markets commentator The Kobeissi Letter highlighted how a whale took a 50x...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) publicly denounced the stock trading activities of lawmakers, pointing out an apparent inconsistency among Democrats. What Happened: Ocasio-Cortez and Jon Stewart voiced their disapproval of Congress members owning and trading stocks during a conversation on...

A meme coin launched by viral influencer Haliey Welch of the "Hawk Tuah" fame became a subject of controversy on Wednesday after it pumped and dumped, eroding millions of dollars in market value in quick time. What happened: HAWK, launched on Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based Meteora on Wednesday, swiftly...

Elon Musk and his electric vehicle company, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), have won the dismissal of a federal lawsuit accusing them of defrauding investors through insider trading and manipulating the meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE). What Happened: As reported by Reuters, the decision was...

Editor's note: This story has been updated with a comment from Nvidia Insiders at Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) have reportedly cashed in over $700 million in shares this year, as the company’s stock continues to rally, according to data compiled by Washington Service. What Happened: As per the...

The high-profile insider trading trial linked to Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (NASDAQ:DJT) began in New York this Tuesday. The defendant is charged with unlawful trading in the shares of a shell company before its merger with Trump Media was announced. What Happened: The federal criminal...

Andreas Bechtolsheim, founder and chief architect of Silicon Valley-based technology company Arista Networks Inc (NYSE:ANET), this week agreed to settle charges of insider trading, paying a civil penalty of nearly $1 million. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleged that...

Snowflake Inc (NYSE:SNOW) shares are heating up after the market close on Wednesday following insider buying from the company’s new CEO. What Happened: In a new regulatory filing released Wednesday after the bell, newly appointed Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy disclosed the purchase of 31,...

The Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)-based $dogwifhat yielded a few fresh wallets a profit of $1.78 million - from an original investment of only $3,694. But the execution of the trade may indicate insider trading. What Happened: On Feb. 3, 12 fresh wallets purchased $dogwifhat in...

Tottenham Hotspur’s owner, one of the largest soccer clubs in Europe, pleaded guilty to insider trading Wednesday, saying he was “embarrassed” by his actions. The U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan charged Joe Lewis with insider trading for passing along non-public insider...

Increased attention has been placed on the trading history of stocks, options and cryptocurrencies by members of Congress, with members of the public and Congress itself fighting to ban the act of Congress trading. A former member of Congress convicted of insider trading could be running for re-...

An insider trader turned 0.34 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), worth $878, into around $550,000 within the first eight hours after the launch of a memecoin called FERRET. What Happened: Lookonchain data revealed the insider trader purchased 80 million FERRET tokens using 0.34 ETH worth $...

Editor’s note: Benzinga is retracting a story about stock trades made by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse due to a miscalculation of the value of the stock sale and a mischaracterization of earlier stock sales made by Whitehouse in 2008. We apologize for the errors.

A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) employee has been charged with using Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox chat service to pass insider trading information. What Happened: Anthony Viggiano, a former Goldman Sachs financial analyst, has been charged by the US Securities and Exchange...