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Bill Gates filed disclosures on September 1 and 3 showing he bought $241 million of RSG stock across 14 separate transactions between August 28 and September 2. The Republic Services purchases ranged from $12.9 million to $34.5 million per trade. Gates, already a major shareholder, is building his stake further in the waste management giant.
On the other side of the ledger, NVDA independent director Mark Stevens filed on September 2, disclosing $411 million in stock sales over two days. Stevens sold 1.85 million shares across seven tranches, at prices around $220 to $224. The disclosures do not note a 10b5-1 plan, making these sales a stronger-than-usual signal from a board insider.
UBER President and COO Andrew MacDonald filed on September 8, disclosing a $4.1 million open-market purchase of 54,325 shares on September 4. A C-level executive buying at market price is a relatively rare and direct vote of confidence.
ILMN saw 12 insider sell transactions totalling $57 million filed in early September. Illumina has faced strategic pressure over recent quarters, and a cluster of insider sales of this size adds to the cautious read.
Across all filings, the most striking contrast is Gates adding aggressively to a defensive, cash-generative business while a tech sector board member exits at scale.
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