News•Feb 23, 2026
AKTG Expands Leadership Roles to Support Brand Growth
Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group (AKTG) has reorganized its trade sales leadership across the Americas, appointing Debra Fox as Chief Sales Officer – Trade. Fox now oversees global trade sales for all AKTG brands, reporting directly to CEO Cristina Levis. Matias Lira and Shawn Johnson have seen their portfolios expanded, with Lira adding business development and MICE responsibilities and Johnson taking charge of trade loyalty and events. The restructuring aligns with AKTG’s aggressive brand expansion, including new DMCs, Sanctuary lodges, and Crystal’s upcoming new‑build cruise ship.
By Recommend
News•Feb 23, 2026
USDA Reports a Big Week for U.S. Corn Export Inspections
The USDA reported a record week of U.S. corn export inspections, with more than 2 million tons shipped out of ports during the week ending Feb 19. Japan, South Korea and Mexico accounted for the bulk of the shipments, underscoring strong Asian...
By Brownfield Ag News
News•Feb 23, 2026
The Future Is Fractional: How a Growing Model Is Reshaping the Accounting Profession
The accounting profession is witnessing a shift toward fractional financial leadership, where seasoned accountants provide part‑time, embedded CFO or controller services to multiple clients. Small‑ and mid‑size businesses, facing complex strategic decisions, can now access senior expertise for 5‑15 hours...
By CPA Practice Advisor
News•Feb 23, 2026
US Pulling Non-Essential Staff From Embassy in Beirut Amid Iran Tensions
The U.S. State Department is withdrawing non‑essential personnel and their families from the embassy in Beirut as tensions with Iran rise. Roughly 50 staff members have been evacuated, though a core diplomatic team remains on site to maintain operations. The...
By Al-Monitor – All
News•Feb 23, 2026
World Bank Plans to Pump $10bn Into Mozambique
The World Bank announced a $10 bn financing package for Mozambique, including $6 bn of mostly concessional public‑investment funding and an additional $4 bn earmarked for private‑sector projects. A $921 m grant from the International Development Association’s 21st replenishment is also part of the...
By BusinessLIVE
News•Feb 23, 2026
McLarens Names Former Crisis24 Exec to Lead Crisis Management
McLarens has appointed former Crisis24 executive Kevin Moran as executive general adjuster and U.S. team lead for malicious assailant, war, terrorism and political violence within its crisis management practice. The newly created role will oversee incident investigation and insurance reporting...
By Business Insurance
News•Feb 23, 2026
26North’s Josh Harris: Retail Capital Presents ‘Recipe for Problems’
Josh Harris of 26North warned that blending unaccredited investor capital with wealth‑managed funds in mixed‑regulation vehicles creates systemic risk. At PEI Group's NEXUS 2026 conference, he argued that such structures could trigger regulatory backlash and erode confidence in private markets....
By Private Equity International
News•Feb 23, 2026
Govt Plans Study to Assess Impact of Formalisation on Workers
The Indian government has commissioned a study to evaluate how rapid formalisation and digital transformation are affecting workers, especially those in the informal sector. The finance ministry tasked the labour ministry and EPFO to conduct the research through the Pandit...
By The Economic Times (India) – Economy
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Wispr Flow Delivers Near‑perfect, Instant Multilingual Transcription
Holyshit.. when did Voice Al get so good? This voice Al called Wispr Flow just transcribed Eminem's fastest without missing a single word. It has >> 90% zero edit accuracy >> 500 ms response time >> works in 100+ languages >> works in all apps >> understands...
By Hasan Toor
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Gilead Deal Validates FDA One‑Trial Path, Boosts IMMX
$GILD $ACLX $7.8 billion acquisition 68% premium, Ph3 just starting. Validates new FDA policy for a single pivotal trial validated by BLA acceptance. Large pharma moving faster, de-risked. $IMMX thesis and data grows stronger, 95% (CR), same parallel strategy, and clear...
By BowTiedBiotech
News•Feb 23, 2026
RLI Now Has ‘A++’ Rating From AM Best
AM Best upgraded RLI Group’s financial strength ratings to A++ and its long‑term issuer credit ratings to aa+, reflecting superior balance‑sheet fundamentals and capital management. The insurer reported $1.9 billion policyholder surplus and $264.2 million underwriting income for 2025, marking the 30th consecutive...
By Carrier Management
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Seena Labs Defends Against LLM Prompt Injection Attack
Very proud moment of our architecture so far at Seena Labs. We got someone asking the Seena interviewer agent to reveal some code and attack us and this was Seena's response. If anyone has good advice/ resources on how to...
By Dr. Axali (Seena Labs)
Social•Feb 23, 2026
AI Hype Overstates Marketing Team Replacement Potential
I am bullish on AI but let's call a spade a spade: these silicon valley pricks promoting "we replaced 80% of our marketing team with AI agents" are full of dog shit. Sure, this is a buzzy "cool" thing to...
By Gaetano DiNardi
News•Feb 23, 2026
Why Real Estate Is Entering a Year of Cleanup, Clarity, and Course Correction in ERP
2026 is shaping up as a reset year for ERP in real‑estate firms after a period of hesitation and postponed projects. Accumulated technical debt and over‑customized legacy systems have created a gap between capability and business needs. Companies are now...
By ERP News
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Virality Doesn't Equal Follower Growth on X
If you're chasing virality on X, it does nothing for your followers. Here are analytics from two days, side by side. One with 30k views, and one with over a million. The 30k day saw a lot more followers. The viral post?...
By Arvid Kahl
Social•Feb 23, 2026
June 13 2026 Deadline Ends Tariff Refund Protests
The key deadline your company needs to be aware of to make sure you're eligible for tariff refunds is June 13, 2026. After that date you will not be able to file protests for entries filed on February 4th,...
By Ryan Petersen
News•Feb 23, 2026
Dallas Apartment Tower Sells To Kushner Cos.: The DFW Deal Sheet
Kushner Cos., the family firm of Jared Kushner, purchased the 28‑story, 330‑unit Eastline Residences luxury apartment tower in Dallas from Convexity Properties. The high‑rise has sustained roughly 95% occupancy since its 2021 delivery and posted about 4% rent growth over...
By Bisnow
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Britain’s Chagos Choice Signals Resolve to China
Britain’s decision on the Chagos Islands is more than politics. It shapes how strategic rivals — especially China — interpret UK resolve, alliances and influence. This analysis explains why this matters in the context of great-power competition and what it reveals about...
By David Murrin
Social•Feb 23, 2026
No-Code AI MVPs Are Easy; Reliability Is Hard
Building an AI MVP with no-code is the easy part. The hard part? 👉 Understanding the full architecture 👉 Knowing what to check before and after deployment 👉 Catching risks before users do That’s where real technical knowledge shows up. Anyone can ship a demo. Very few...
By Omozara
News•Feb 23, 2026
Securities and Exchange Commission Schedules Roundtable to Discuss “Retailization” Of Private Securities
The SEC will host a Private Markets Roundtable on March 4, 2026 to discuss the retailization of private securities. Currently, non‑accredited investors are limited to Reg A and Reg CF, while most private offerings remain inaccessible. Pending legislation could relax accredited‑investor thresholds, adding a...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Feb 23, 2026
Connecting Revenue and Profitability: Flow Through and Flex Explained
The article introduces Flow Through and Flex as complementary metrics that translate hotel revenue changes into profitability outcomes. Flow Through measures the percentage of incremental revenue that becomes gross operating profit, while Flex gauges how well a property shields profit...
By Hotel News Resource
News•Feb 23, 2026
The Anatomy of Perfect Content: How Marketers Can Reach Consumers in the AI Era
The Expedia Group Advertising "Science of Wanderlust" study surveyed over 7,000 consumers and used eye‑tracking to pinpoint the creative elements that cut through today’s AI‑saturated content stream. It found video drives purchase intent three times more than static images, while...
By Modern Retail
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Health Sites Suffer Core Update; Multiple SEO Factors at Play
Quick update: Some of the biggest health and medical sites on the web got hammered by the December 2025 core update and some have dropped even more with the recent volatility. That said, most that dropped have many moving parts...
By Glenn Gabe
News•Feb 23, 2026
Evercore Sees Microsoft Growing FCF 5% as Hyperscaler Capex Jumps 58%
Evercore ISI projects Microsoft’s free cash flow to grow 5% in 2026 while hyperscaler capital spending jumps 58% to over $700 billion. In contrast, Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle are expected to see FCF declines, whereas Nvidia and Apple are forecast...
By Yahoo Finance – Top Financial News
News•Feb 23, 2026
AmaWaterways Rolls Out 2027 Solo and Group Booking Incentives
AmaWaterways has launched limited‑time 2027 booking incentives aimed at solo travelers and groups, with a 10% reduced single supplement on over 500 sailings and a doubled group discount of $500 per person. The promotions are available for reservations made through...
By Recommend
Social•Feb 23, 2026
In‑house Shifts Often Raise Costs, Lower Revenue—Keep Agency Insights
One of our brands we've been working with long-term moved to an internal person last month but they kept us on view access of the account(s). Since they took over? CPA is up 48% ncCPA is up 109% Spend is up 32% Revenue is down...
By Kody Nordquist
News•Feb 23, 2026
It’s Personal Stories Launches New Website
It’s Personal Stories, a hospitality leadership podcast founded in 2022, has launched a redesigned website that consolidates nearly 300 interviews with global hospitality leaders. The new platform offers a searchable archive by guest name, title, company, and thematic categories, with...
By Hotel Business
News•Feb 23, 2026
Fintech Focused Banking as a Service Is Reshaping Bank Stability and Consumer Expectations : Analysis
Cornell Law professor Dan Awrey released a working paper titled "Banking, Technology, and Instability" analyzing fintech‑driven Banking‑as‑a‑Service (BaaS). The paper argues BaaS flips traditional outsourcing, with fintechs delegating core banking functions to partner banks, creating regulatory arbitrage. This shift destabilizes...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Feb 23, 2026
Societe Generale: Capital Decrease and Report on Share Buy-Back
Societe Generale announced a €1 billion capital decrease on 23 February 2026 by cancelling 15,170,791 treasury shares. The move reduces the bank’s share capital to €939.65 million, representing 751.7 million ordinary shares. In parallel, the bank reported that 34.3% of its €1.462 billion 2025‑2026 share‑buy‑back programme...
By Euronext
News•Feb 23, 2026
Transaction in Own Shares
Shell plc announced on 23 February 2026 that it repurchased 1,028,319 of its own shares for cancellation, executing trades on six European venues. The GBP‑denominated purchases (LSE, Chi‑X, BATS) were made at volume‑weighted average prices around £29.54 per share, while...
By Euronext
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Product Improves, CAC Rises: AI Amplifies Growth Dilemma
your product gets better every week, but your CAC gets worse every month Can your product get good enough to generate organic growth before your marketing channels saturate with scale? AI is going to supercharge this conflict. We’ll write even more and...
By Andrew Chen
Social•Feb 23, 2026
We Can Cushion Job Losses, Yet Resistance Persists
This is why I think the @Citrini7 scenario is plausible: We demonstrated that we have the power to minimize employment disruptions associated with big supply shocks and shifts in demand... ...but everyone decided they hated it.
By Matthew C. Klein
News•Feb 23, 2026
Ubicquia Secures $106 Million To Scale AI Infrastructure Solutions
Ubicquia announced a $106 million Series D round led by 67 Capital and Marunouchi Innovation Partners, aimed at scaling its AI‑driven infrastructure portfolio worldwide. The company already serves more than 1,000 utilities, municipalities and commercial clients across the U.S., Latin America, Europe...
By Ventureburn
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Open Cosmos Seeks $200M for European Ka‑band Broadband
.@Open_Cosmos seeks ~$200M in financing ahead of June & Sept deployment deadlines for its Liechtenstein-licensed Ka-band broadband constellation. Co says Europe should rally around it. @defis_eu @aee_gob. https://t.co/0cbcoHxGVq https://t.co/OZBFODhK9v
By Peter B. de Selding
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Beyond ARR: Key Metrics for Usage‑Based SaaS
What financial metrics do usage-based companies track when ARR isn’t the North Star? From revenue growth to NRR, AI adoption signals & RPO — here’s what truly matters 📊 Watch the full breakdown ➡️ https://t.co/g5IoWwadNz #SaaS #UsageBasedRevenue #SaaSMetrics https://t.co/hz15OquSg6
By Ben Murray
Social•Feb 23, 2026
HZO Faces Activist Pressure, $35 Bid and Strategic Review Demand
$HZO continues to face pressure from Donerail. - Activist/bidder is opposing the CEO’s re-election at the upcoming AGM. - Donerail has reiterated its $35/share offer. - Levin Capital (~3%) is also calling for a strategic review after HZO failed to capitalize on...
By Dalius – Special Sits
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Chinese Investors Surge Gold ETF Holdings by 52%
The Chinese are buying gold ETFs like HOT CAKES. According to the World Gold Council, China’s gold ETF holdings rose from 188.8 tonnes at the end of August 2025 to 286.3 tonnes by the end of January, a 52% increase. BUY GOLD,...
By Steve Hanke
Social•Feb 23, 2026
AI Boosts Engineer Efficiency, Driving Higher Demand
It is becoming clearer that Jevons paradox applies to competent human software engineers. If AI makes them more efficient and more productive, demand for their work will increase.
By François Chollet
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Strategic Choices, Not Platitudes, Uniquely Align Your Company
ICYMI: Fresh new article dropped: Strategy is an integrated set of choices that uniquely positions your company. But what kinds of choices? Not the crappy platitudes like “We put customers first.” The kind that actually aligns everyone in the company to win,...
By Jason Cohen
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Energy Firms Ramp up Lobbying for Venezuela Opportunities
👀 #Energy-related companies' interest in opportunities in #Venezuela is starting to show up in lobbying reports. Expect to see more of this K Street action, as we reported in this morning's @axios Future of Energy newsletter. #OOTT (1/3)
By Ben Geman
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Data Center Staffing: The Hidden Bottleneck for AI Success
The Most Limiting #AI Success Factor Maybe… #DataCenter Staffing (Why #AIDC recruiting is so difficult) @DrJohnSullivan https://t.co/XrhHIFDeWe #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
By Dave Millner
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Rupee's Fall Fuels 349% Surge in Gold Imports
The WEAKENING Indian rupee is triggering a GOLD RUSH. The rupee is DOWN 5.6% against the USD since the start of last year. In response, India’s gold imports has surged 349% during the past year. BUY GOLD, WEAR DIAMONDS. https://t.co/iGjJpyGh1p
By Steve Hanke
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Honored with Volcker Lifetime Award for Economic Policy
I’m honoured to receive the Paul A. Volcker Lifetime Achievement Award for Economic Policy. Paul Volcker’s personal conviction reshaped the trajectory of central banking in the US and around the world. Read my speech https://t.co/YcIx8y210A https://t.co/w1EZ0DOmzW
By Christine Lagarde
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Quality Code Costs More than Cheap Code
Agentic coding highlights the age-old truth that "writing code is cheap," while writing good code is extremely expensive. You could always pay someone inexperienced very little to kinda get it done. But real quality had its price. Zero difference when AI is...
By Arvid Kahl
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Own Your Email, Don't Rely on Google Accounts
It’s wild that in a time where Google account are one of the most popular choice for logging into any 3rd-party service, they can be arbitrarily banned like this. Own your email. Own your domain. Don’t delegate. Sucks that this is...
By Arvid Kahl
Social•Feb 23, 2026
AI Forces Preseed Focus on Demos, Not Ideas
AI moves the goalposts for raising preseed capital: less “tell me your product idea” more “show me what you built and how customers react” In the 1990s people raised $5m+ just to build the v1 of their website. In 2000s that...
By Andrew Chen
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Influencers Drove Gymshark’s $128M Growth, Not Ads
Gymshark went from $0 to $128M in 6 years using influencer marketing. No TV ads. No billboards. Just athletes who genuinely wore the brand. Meanwhile you're running cold Facebook ads with zero social proof. That's the gap.
By Kamil Sattar
Social•Feb 23, 2026
Mortgage Rates
5-handle The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate today: 5.99% Same day last year: 6.89% ---------------------- 10-year treasury yield today: 4.03% Spread today: 196 bps
By Lance Lambert