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Collins: ‘Want To See’ Where Court Case Stands Before Deciding On Reelection Bid (TalkingPointsMemo.com)
Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) said he’d “want to see where the court case stands” before deciding on a reelection bid, referring to his indictment on insider trading charges. “There was a trial date set for February,” he said, according to the Daily News. “I’m not sure whether that’s going to be adhered to or not.” “There’s some things up in the air. We’ll have to see where that stands, what the timing of that is,” he added. “At some point, you sit down with your family and say, ‘Do I want to stay in the public’s eye and do this again or not?’” Collins was indicted in August on charges that he used insider information about a biotech company to trade stocks.

Sun US Chief Settles Insider Trading Case (Scrip Pharma Intelligence)
Executive Summary: Top Sun Pharma executive Abhay Gandhi and his wife have settled a case pertaining to alleged insider trading in shares of Ranbaxy around the time of the company’s acquisition by Sun from Daiichi Sankyo in 2014. Sun, which has been firefighting a raft of governance concerns, has vouched for the executive’s integrity.

Monday 4/15 Insider Buying Report: VXRT, MHI (Nasdaq.com)
On Thursday, Vaxart (VXRT)’s Director, Michael J. Finney, made a $200,000 buy of VXRT, purchasing 181,818 shares at a cost of $1.10 a piece. Bargain hunters are able to pick up VXRT even cheaper than Finney did, with shares changing hands as low as $0.85 at last check today which is 22.7% below Finney’s purchase price. Vaxart is trading off about 2.9% on the day Monday. Before this latest buy, Finney made one other purchase in the past year, buying $17,021 shares at a cost of $3.40 a piece.

Insider Buys Of The Week: Abeona Therapeutics, Kinder Morgan, Landec (Benzinga)
Here’s a look at a few notable insider purchases reported in the past week. Kinder Morgan: The Kinder Morgan Inc KMI 0.13% executive chair of the board, Richard Kinder, picked up 175,200 additional shares of this Houston-based energy infrastructure giant. At prices that ranged from $19.71 to $19.75 a share, last week’s transactions totaled more than $3.45 million. These purchases were pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.

Altair Engineering Inc (NASDAQ:ALTR) Insider Trading Activity – Insider Sold 8,000 shares of Stock (Market Exclusive)
Insider Trading Activity For Altair Engineering Inc (NASDAQ:ALTR): James Dagg , Insider of Altair Engineering Inc (NASDAQ:ALTR) reportedly Sold 8,000 shares of the company’s stock at an average price of 36.7 for a total transaction amount of $293,600.00.