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Hershey (HSY) outlined a robust 2026 outlook, targeting 4‑5% net‑sales growth and 30‑35% earnings expansion. Management highlighted a 41% gross‑margin goal, supported by cocoa hedges that sit above current spot prices. The salty‑snacks segment posted 18% organic growth in Q4, while marketing spend and new product launches are set to fuel demand. Guidance reflects favorable elasticity assumptions and a strategic balance between pricing, volume, and cost‑control measures.
Mirion Technologies reported record 2025 orders exceeding $1.1 billion, a 26% year‑over‑year increase, driven by strong nuclear power demand and a $150 million large‑opportunity pipeline. Revenue rose 7.5% to $925.4 million, with adjusted EBITDA up 12% to $227.9 million and free cash flow doubling...
The share of private‑debt, infrastructure and other illiquid alternatives has surged among institutional and wealth‑management portfolios, driven by regulatory changes and the search for higher risk‑adjusted returns. However, the absence of deep secondary markets and stale pricing creates cash‑flow uncertainty,...
Gladstone Investment Corp reported a NAV increase to $14.95 per share, driven by $1.77 per share of unrealized appreciation and $0.09 per share of realized gains. Adjusted net investment income fell to $0.21 per share, while total assets rose to...
Simpson Manufacturing reported full‑year 2025 net sales of $2.3 billion, a 4.5% increase driven primarily by pricing, modest acquisitions and favorable FX. Operating margin rose to 19.6% after $13.1 million in cost‑saving initiatives and a $12.9 million gain from asset sales. The company...
Swaraj Tractors, part of the Mahindra Group, has renewed its endorsement deal with former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni, extending the partnership into a new growth phase. The agreement will see Dhoni front integrated campaigns, including the freshly launched "Bharosa" advertising...
Sila Realty Trust reported a solid Q2 2025 performance, highlighted by an EBITDARM coverage ratio of 5.31x and a 99.2% lease occupancy after removing the Stoughton asset. Cash NOI rose 1.7% to $41.9 million, while AFFO per diluted share slipped to...
UFP Technologies reported Q4 2025 revenue of $154.6 million, up 6.5% year‑over‑year, driven by 7.3% growth in its MedTech segment. A labor‑force disruption at the AJR Illinois plant added $3 million in costs, pulling gross margin down to 27.7% and shaving $0.28...
Australia’s Growth Distillery released the “Signals of Intent: Health & Wellness” report, analyzing one million purchases and a survey of 3,000 consumers. The study identifies “high‑agency” shoppers—who believe daily choices affect health—as the most valuable segment, spending 50% more and...
Postal Realty Trust reported Q2 2025 results that lifted full‑year AFFI guidance to $1.24‑$1.26 per share and raised same‑store cash NOI guidance to a 79% range. The REIT added 127 properties for over $60 million at a 7.8% weighted‑average cap rate...
Albany International reported Q4 2025 revenue of $1.2 billion and full‑year sales of $4.6 billion, the strongest top line since 2012. Adjusted EBITDA rose 11% YoY to $232 million in the quarter and $859 million for the year, pushing the margin to 19.7%, a...
“Work-life balance” is a corporate narrative designed to dehumanize you. It frames your existence as equal to your output. Your worth as equal to your productivity. Your life as something that must be “balanced” against work.
Exelon Corporation reported full‑year adjusted EPS of $2.77 and GAAP EPS of $2.73, topping the midpoint of its guidance thanks to favorable weather and regulatory outcomes. The utility announced a $41.3 billion capital plan through 2029, with more than 70% earmarked...
Astronics Corp reported record fourth‑quarter 2025 results, with revenue of $240 million, a 15 percent year‑over‑year increase, and operating margin expanding to 14.8 percent. Net income turned positive at $29 million, driven by higher gross profit, cost reductions in SG&A, and successful pricing initiatives...
We Are Different, an earned‑first creative agency, appointed former Fleishman Hillard Australia managing director Jenna Orme to a newly created Head of Difference role. Orme left Fleishman in January 2025 after three years and spent the last twelve months running...
Rocky Brands reported record‑setting Las Vegas results in Q4 2025, with net revenue of $505 million and adjusted EBITDA of $231 million, pushing the adjusted EBITDA margin to 45.8%. Consolidated figures also rose, delivering $511.8 million in revenue and $213 million in adjusted EBITDA, while free‑cash‑flow...
Analyst Mike Zaccardi downgrades the iShares US Broker‑Dealers & Securities Exchange ETF (IAI) to hold as momentum in broker‑dealer equities wanes. The fund’s price‑to‑earnings ratio improves to 19.3×, but its PEG stays above 1.5×, keeping valuation away from deep‑value levels....
Episode 135 features Gauge’s Caelean Barnes discussing how artificial intelligence is reshaping SEO. Barnes explains Gauge’s AI‑driven keyword research, content optimization, and SERP forecasting tools. He shares case studies showing traffic lifts of 30‑50% after implementing AI recommendations. The episode...
The article provides a step‑by‑step guide for ecommerce owners to prepare for U.S. tax season, highlighting the added complexity of multistate sales‑tax, 1099‑K reporting, digital product rules, and international VAT obligations. It explains filing deadlines for sole proprietorships, partnerships and...
X announced new anti‑AI‑bot measures, including user‑added tags for AI‑generated posts and upgraded detection tools, while simultaneously promoting its Grok chatbot across the platform. Head of product Nikita Bier emphasized the need to protect the “human pulse” of X from synthetic...
24 Hour Business Plan (24HRBP) announced that veteran marketer Mark Coad has joined the firm as a Partner and Senior Advisor. Coad, who has led major agencies such as IPG Mediabrands Australia and OMD, will advise on strategy, leadership, governance...
McCann Group New Zealand announced Zac Stephenson as Managing Director, Media, effective 9 March, and promoted Terri Collier to the newly created Chief Client Officer role. The duo, who previously collaborated at DDB, will steer the agency’s shift toward a fully integrated,...
Citigroup announced the sale of an additional 24% stake in its Mexican retail bank, Grupo Financiero Banamex, for roughly $2.5 billion. The shares were bought by a consortium that includes Blackstone, General Atlantic, Brazil's BTG Pactual and Mexico's Afore Sura, among others. The...
Uber announced it will acquire parking‑reservation platform SpotHero, integrating spot‑booking directly into the Uber app. The transaction, expected to close in the first half of 2026, does not disclose financial terms. SpotHero operates in over 400 U.S. and Canadian cities,...
Raising private capital for your next deal is about keeping the partnership passive. If a private money lender has to chase you down for details, your chances of getting their money is slim to none.
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The Bank of Jamaica cut its policy rate to 5.50% from 5.75%, its sixth 25‑basis‑point reduction since August 2024 and the first cut in nine months. The move was driven by a milder‑than‑expected inflation impact from Hurricane Melissa, improved agricultural supply,...
WinDC has teamed up with Indigenous‑led MSP Yirigaa to roll out modular, high‑density AI data centres powered by renewable energy at generation sites across regional Australia. The partnership couples WinDC’s zero‑scope‑2 emissions compute modules with Yirigaa’s ISO‑27001‑certified workforce, delivering training,...
$AMC 10K firmly puts bankruptcy back on the table. To quote: In order to achieve net positive cash flows from operating activities, revenues will need to increase from current levels to levels at least in line with pre-COVID-19 revenues. However, there...
Global equity indexes show mixed year‑to‑date performance as of February 23 2026. Japan’s Nikkei 225 leads with a 12.9% rise, followed by the UK’s FTSE 100 (+7.6%) and Canada’s TSX (+6.5%). In contrast, India’s BSE SENSEX records the largest decline at –2.3%. The watchlist also...
Veteran engineer Dianoush “Dion” Emami has spent over four decades shaping the U.S. western power grid, from nuclear plant design to leading high‑voltage underground transmission at Parkia, Inc. His career includes senior roles at Bechtel, LADWP, and Henkels & McCoy, where he...
A WisdomTree chart shows a truly global market‑cap weighted portfolio composed of roughly 50% equities, 30% fixed income, and a surprisingly high 12.7% gold, making gold the third‑largest asset class. The analysis estimates the total market value of gold at...
Anthropic disclosed that three Chinese AI labs—DeepSeek, Moonshot AI and MiniMax—used roughly 24,000 fraudulent accounts to conduct over 16 million interactions with its Claude models, targeting reasoning, coding and tool‑use capabilities. The coordinated distillation attacks extracted large‑scale training data, effectively stealing...
Enterprise leaders are demanding proof of what AI systems actually did, not just what they were designed to do or what dashboards report. As AI moves into regulated, high‑risk environments, boards and auditors expect decision‑level evidence for each action. The...
"Financial leverage increases equity volatility, not business quality." Leverage doesn’t make a business better — it just makes the stock wilder. ⚠️📈 Financial leverage amplifies equity volatility. When debt is added to the capital structure, small changes in operating performance translate into...
Trump tariff vendetta picking up. Will all this go to the courts? Supply chain uncertainty.
Senwell Senior Investment Advisors completed a multi‑party realignment of more than 280 skilled‑nursing beds across Ohio, moving capacity from overbedded counties to operators targeting high‑demand markets. The transaction involved 12 unnamed sellers and multiple buyers seeking growth or new facility...
“You’re about to have 100x more competitors because of AI” People cloned my app even when there was no AI. Half-assed attempts by non-serious people trying to make a quick buck, that then faded into obscurity. I imagine vibe-coded competitors to...
SaaS will evolve to mean Skills as a Service. Selling the outcomes and results of a product. Cheaper and faster. It'll look archaic that we used to give people software that took days to setup and hopefully get results.
Sharon AI, Cisco and NVIDIA are launching Australia’s first Cisco Secure AI Factory, a sovereign AI infrastructure that keeps data and processing within the country. The facility will run on Cisco UCS servers, Nexus Hyperfabric, and 1,024 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra...
If everyone has the same AI, AI isn’t the advantage. Clarity is. Who are you to your customers? : #AI #Strategy #Leadership #Business #Innovation https://t.co/JZtALylZ7J
Microsoft's rollout of its big Xbox leadership shakeup is as messy as everything else this console generation. Is Xbox going back to its roots or is the company intent on managing the decline of the only Microsoft brand left anyone...
EVO announced that, despite being fully acquired by Saudi‑backed RTS (part of the Qiddiya megacity project), the tournament series will retain its community‑first values, legacy event formats, and brand identity. The organizers pledged new resources to support local fighting‑game scenes,...
US House not likely to codify Trump’s 15% tariff. So the tariff will expire after 150 days. What will Trump do then? More Trump unpredictability for supply chains?
$WHR. Typical. Corporate strategy has always been Issue equity when you have to NOT when you can. Stocks down 7% on a forced issuance. $ORCL same story still dumping ATM every day https://t.co/vIGKQDwhZB
Maureen McCollum has been hired as Vice President of Content for Milwaukee NPR affiliate WUWM 89.7. The former Wisconsin Public Radio journalist and host will steer the station’s editorial strategy and drive its shift toward a multi‑platform public media model. McCollum...
As a friend dm'd me, $SNDA just pulled the "Andrew Walker" special (big merger followed by a massive PSU grant with ambitious stock price versting targets) https://t.co/iEnOdITDX3
Customizing software vs. adapting your business: know the difference. Identify must-haves that are showstoppers from nice-to-haves. IT simplicity can create business complexity, and vice versa.#BusinessStrategy #Software #Leadership https://t.co/1sXJBmt94S
More 2x single stock ETF filings from @ThemesETFs. 30 on this filing. Issuers going further down the market cap spectrum. https://t.co/jWescSJO9t
If the unemployment rate hits 6% with stocks down 25-30% (roughly the thresholds when we got TARP/CARES Act), we’ll get a big fiscal policy response. But it won’t be actual TARP or CARES, it depends on what the crisis looks...
