CarParts.com CEO David Meniane recently purchased 13,250 shares of the company's stock for $133,295, increasing his direct holdings to 312,664 shares. This transaction is part of a series of recent insider buys by Meniane, despite the company's negative profitability metrics and a cautious "Reduce" rating from analysts with a $6.00 price target. CarParts.com shares are currently trading at $8.69, and the company recently beat revenue and EPS expectations in its quarterly report.

Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) traded down 1.9% on Thursday, with analysts maintaining a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating and an average price target of $151.32. The company faces a key risk with Keytruda's approaching patent expiration, though it is pursuing new oncology growth opportunities like antibody-drug conjugates. Merck recently reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and declared an $0.85 dividend.

OS Therapies Inc (NYSE:OSTX) has filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC for the resale of up to 5.87 million shares by existing stockholders. No new shares are being issued by the company. This filing follows Roth/MKM initiating coverage on OS Therapies with a "buy" rating, citing positive expectations for their Listeria immunotherapy, OST-HER2, based on promising survival rates in osteosarcoma cases.

PG&E will increase whitewater flows on the Pit 5 Reach of the Pit River in eastern Shasta County from 400 cfs to 1,200 cfs over the weekend of September 12-13. This 9.3-mile section of the river, from Pit 5 Dam to J.B. Black Powerhouse, contains Class III-V rapids and is only suitable for skilled paddlers. Additional high flows are scheduled for the Pit 1 Reach in October, with dates subject to change due to wildfire potential.

Salesforce has unveiled two new offerings, Enterprise AI Harness and AI Control Plane, designed to enhance the development and management of artificial intelligence agents for customers. The Enterprise AI Harness aims to improve the reliability and security of AI agents by providing tools for data quality, lineage, and intelligent model routing. The AI Control Plane will allow administrators to centrally monitor agent performance, inference costs, and ensure adherence to cybersecurity policies.

Silver Lake and Intel-backed chipmaker Altera is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) that could raise over $2 billion as early as 2026. The company, which makes programmable chips for various applications including AI, aims to confidentially file for the IPO in the coming weeks and list this year. This move marks Altera's return to public markets after Intel's 2015 acquisition and subsequent sale of a majority stake to Silver Lake, and comes amidst a strong U.S. IPO market.

Mary Beth DeNooyer, CHRO of Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP), sold shares worth $778,199 in two transactions on September 8 and 9, 2026. The sales occurred as KDP shares traded near their 52-week high and showed a 15% year-to-date gain, with the stock still appearing undervalued according to InvestingPro analysis. The company has also been in the news for Chobani's investment in a former KDP facility, Morgan Stanley resuming coverage with an Overweight rating, and Jefferies maintaining a Hold rating due to rising coffee prices.

State Street has launched PriceStats Superset, a new global dataset providing daily, item-level pricing data across 27 countries and millions of products. This dataset helps investors, policymakers, and researchers better understand inflation drivers in advance of government data releases, offering a more timely and transparent view of price pressures. It builds on the existing PriceStats service by providing access to underlying item-level data, allowing users to trace inflation dynamics from individual products to headline figures.

Ooma's SVP & CLO, Jenny Yeh, recently sold 1,429 shares of company stock worth $32,867 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan. Additionally, she disposed of 1,313 shares valued at $30,015 to cover tax withholding obligations. These transactions follow a strong year for Ooma, with shares returning 81%, and come after the company reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results driven by growth in its business segment.

India is debating the introduction of health warning labels on packaged food due to concerns over high sugar, salt, and fat content. This debate highlights India's reliance on cheap packaged foods like Nestle's Maggi noodles and Coca-Cola's Thums Up, which often have different formulations compared to versions sold in wealthier markets. The country faces a significant diabetes epidemic, partly attributed to processed foods, and the growing packaged food market, projected to reach $238.83 billion by 2034, further exacerbates these health concerns.