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Uber Technologies' President and Chief Operating Officer, Andrew Gordon MacDonald, filed a $4.1 million open-market purchase of UBER shares in early September. He paid roughly $75.65 per share for 54,325 shares. The trade was filed on September 8. It was discretionary, with no 10b5-1 plan attached, making it a stronger signal than a scheduled sale.
C-level open-market buys of this size are rare. A president spending $4 million of personal capital tells the market he believes the current price understates value. Uber has faced pressure from autonomous vehicle competition, so the timing is notable.
Elsewhere, Turkey's Burçelik Vana saw its chairman, Ümit Gümuş, buy $12.9 million in shares on September 7, the same day an asset manager sold a $13.6 million stake in the same company. The simultaneous buy and sell from different large holders signals a transition of ownership rather than a directional call.
In Hong Kong, JPMorgan filed adjusted positions across several Chinese names including Kingdee International and Sunny Optical, offloading combined exposure of over $155 million. These reflect custodian rebalancing around the 5% disclosure threshold, not activist conviction. Stakes are as last disclosed and may not reflect current holdings.
US nonfarm payrolls hit a record 159 million jobs in September 2026, per ORTEX Alt Data. A strong labour market historically supports consumer spending, which underpins Uber's ride volumes.
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