> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.insighthread.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Category Filter

The **category filter** lives in the right panel of the News page. It organizes every news event into 10 themed groups with 34 event types, each showing a live article count for the current time window. Use it to scope the feed to exactly the kind of news you care about.

## How It Works

The panel is always visible on the News page alongside the main feed.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Single click — select" icon="check-square">
    Click a category once to select it (checkbox appears).

    Click additional categories to build a multi-category selection — the feed shows articles matching any of the selected types.

    <Frame caption="Insighthread single-click select — checkbox appears and the feed filters to matching articles; click more categories to add them">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/insighthread-com/1NxanCns2RNUTV-R/images/image-27.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1NxanCns2RNUTV-R&q=85&s=0dd6cdcff8eec25621392aa0c74c6716" alt="Insighthread category single-click select" width="2016" height="1134" data-path="images/image-27.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Card>

  <Card title="Double click — execute" icon="bolt">
    Double-click a category to immediately apply it as a sole filter, bypassing the checkbox selection step.

    The feed jumps straight to that single event type.

    <Frame caption="Insighthread double-click — immediately executes the filter for that single category without entering multi-select mode">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/insighthread-com/1NxanCns2RNUTV-R/images/image-28.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1NxanCns2RNUTV-R&q=85&s=c3ae63590e9aea2ef2e7973f95b28749" alt="Insighthread category double-click filter" width="1856" height="1044" data-path="images/image-28.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  The count next to each category reflects the number of articles in the current time window. A dash (–) means no articles for that type right now.
</Note>

## Category Groups

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Earnings & Guidance">
    News related to reported results, forward guidance, and business performance commentary.

    | Event Type                   | Description                                            |
    | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
    | Corporate Earnings           | Quarterly or annual earnings releases                  |
    | Earnings Revision / Guidance | Updated forward guidance or analyst estimate revisions |
    | Trading Update               | Interim trading statements between formal reports      |
    | Operations Update            | Operational metrics and business update announcements  |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Capital Return & Balance Sheet">
    News about how companies deploy or return capital.

    | Event Type            | Description                                                     |
    | --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | Dividends             | Dividend declarations, changes, or special payouts              |
    | Stock Buybacks        | Share repurchase announcements or updates                       |
    | Equity/Debt Offerings | New share issuances or debt raises                              |
    | Loans/Revolvers       | Credit facility updates, new loans, or revolving credit changes |
    | Credit Ratings        | Ratings actions from agencies (upgrades, downgrades, outlooks)  |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Deals & Acquisitions">
    Corporate transactions and deal activity.

    | Event Type               | Description                                      |
    | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ |
    | Mergers and Acquisitions | Full acquisitions, mergers, and buyouts          |
    | Minority Stakes Deals    | Partial stake purchases or strategic investments |
    | Deal Termination         | Cancelled or abandoned transactions              |
    | IPO News                 | Initial public offering filings and pricing      |
    | Property Transaction     | Real estate acquisitions or disposals            |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Distress & Restructuring">
    Companies in financial distress or undergoing major structural changes.

    | Event Type             | Description                                        |
    | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
    | Bankruptcy/Liquidation | Bankruptcy filings or liquidation proceedings      |
    | Restructuring          | Debt restructuring, operational reorganization     |
    | Delisting              | Exchange delisting notices or voluntary delistings |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Legal & Regulatory">
    Litigation, enforcement actions, and regulatory developments.

    | Event Type        | Description                                                  |
    | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
    | Legal Action      | Lawsuits, court rulings, and legal settlements               |
    | Regulatory Action | Investigations, fines, and compliance orders from regulators |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Ownership & Trading Activity">
    Changes in who holds shares and how they are trading them.

    | Event Type             | Description                                              |
    | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
    | Shareholder Activism   | Activist investor campaigns and demands                  |
    | Institutional Decrease | Significant institutional selling or position reductions |
    | Insider Trades         | Reported buys and sells by company insiders              |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Governance & Corporate Structure">
    Leadership, naming, and workforce changes.

    | Event Type         | Description                                              |
    | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------- |
    | C-Level Change     | CEO, CFO, or other executive appointments and departures |
    | Name Change        | Company or ticker rebranding                             |
    | Staffing/Adds/Cuts | Hiring announcements, layoffs, and headcount changes     |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Growth & New Ventures">
    Expansion initiatives and new business activity.

    | Event Type             | Description                                                           |
    | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
    | New Projects/Ventures  | Product launches, joint ventures, and new business lines              |
    | Mining and Exploration | Exploration results, resource discoveries, and mining project updates |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Drug & Clinical News">
    Pharmaceutical and biotech pipeline events.

    | Event Type                 | Description                                     |
    | -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
    | Drug Updates               | Pipeline progress and compound development news |
    | Drug Trial / Clinical Data | Clinical trial results and data readouts        |
    | FDA Approval/Rejections    | Regulatory approval decisions or rejections     |
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Macro & Market Context">
    Broader market, geopolitical, and environmental events that affect multiple companies.

    | Event Type              | Description                                                  |
    | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
    | ESG                     | Environmental, social, and governance disclosures and events |
    | Geopolitics             | Geopolitical developments with market impact                 |
    | Market News             | Broad market and sector-wide news                            |
    | Geopolitics/Market News | Combined geopolitical and market developments                |
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


## Related topics

- [News Filter](/home/news-filter.md)
- [Filter Bar](/news/filter-bar.md)
- [Overview](/news/overview.md)
- [Insighthread News API: All Event Categories Reference](/api/event-categories.md)
- [Monitor Market-Moving Events in Your Insighthread Feed](/guides/monitor-events.md)