Market Recap — August 18, 2026
Today's running recap of insider activity, SEC filings, and market-moving news. Updates throughout the trading day.
Last updated Aug 18, 2026, 9:18 AM ET · updates through the trading day
Top Importance Today
Filings and news with the highest AI-ranked importance score.
Metaplanet to Acquire 95.7% of Super League for 2,100 Bitcoin and $2.5M
Metaplanet to Acquire 95.7% of Super League for 2,100 Bitcoin and $2.5M, Renaming to Superplanet
Curaleaf Formally Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Aurora Cannabis
Amylyx Details Phase 3 LUCIDITY Win: All Secondary Endpoints Met, NDA Filing by End of 2026
Weave Communications to Be Acquired by Francisco Partners for $7.40/Share in Cash
Rexford Sells $1.2B Industrial Portfolio to EQT, Hitting Disposition Target
Francisco Partners to Acquire Weave for $7.40/Share in $650M Deal
TruGolf to Acquire Polymath Research in $140M Tokenization Deal
BioMarin Buys Alesta for ALE1, First Oral Hypophosphatasia Therapy
AZIO AI Reports $10.6M Loss, Going Concern Warning, and Nasdaq Deficiency
Nasdaq Flags Ming Shing for Missing Minimum Stockholders' Equity
Braskem Idesa Reaches Consensual Restructuring, Files Prepackaged Chapter 11
Largest Open-Market Insider Buys
Form 4 open-market purchases ranked by dollar amount.
Largest Open-Market Insider Sells
Form 4 open-market sales ranked by dollar amount.
No open-market insider sells reported on this date.
Notable 8-Ks and News
Material events and breaking news with importance score 6 or higher.
Metaplanet to Acquire 95.7% of Super League for 2,100 Bitcoin and $2.5M, Renaming to Superplanet
Curaleaf Formally Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Aurora Cannabis
Amylyx Details Phase 3 LUCIDITY Win: All Secondary Endpoints Met, NDA Filing by End of 2026
Weave Communications to Be Acquired by Francisco Partners for $7.40/Share in Cash
Rexford Sells $1.2B Industrial Portfolio to EQT, Hitting Disposition Target
Francisco Partners to Acquire Weave for $7.40/Share in $650M Deal
TruGolf to Acquire Polymath Research in $140M Tokenization Deal
BioMarin Buys Alesta for ALE1, First Oral Hypophosphatasia Therapy
Newbury Street II Signs $500M Merger with FORT Robotics, $31M PIPE
Avexitide Hits Phase 3 Primary Endpoint with 55% Reduction in Hypoglycemic Events
Form 144 Notices
Notices that restricted shares may be sold soon — often a precursor to insider selling.
No Form 144 notices filed on this date.
Day boundary: 00:00 ET (America/New_York). Filings accepted late may appear in the next day's recap.