Finolex Cables Appoints Mahesh Viswanathan as CEO
Finolex Cables has named long‑time insider Mahesh Viswanathan as its new chief executive officer. The chartered accountant brings more than 17 years of experience across the firm’s finance and operations functions. His appointment coincides with the company’s push to broaden its footprint in electrical and communication cables as well as consumer electrical products. Viswanathan pledged to drive operational excellence, expand high‑growth categories, and deliver greater value to stakeholders.
9 Rules to Scale Faster, Stress‑Free, More Profitably
Follow these 9 entrepreneurship rules if you want to increase your take-home profit: I wish someone had handed this younger version of myself 5+ years ago. I would have scaled my first digital business: • Faster • Less stressfully • And more profitably Let's dive in.
Instagram Moves Teleprompter From Edits to Main Camera
Instagram is bringing the popular Teleprompter feature from Edits to its main camera. Creators can add a script to read while recording, which can help cut down on retakes. As I noted when Edits first launched, it would give Instagram...
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2026 Financial Results
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory reported fiscal 2026 results, showing revenue decline to $27.5 M from $29.6 M and a net loss of $4.6 M, an improvement from the prior year’s $6.1 M loss. Fourth‑quarter revenue dropped 24% to $6.8 M, with product‑mix challenges hurting packaged...
11 Mac Apps to Transform Your Daily Workflow In 2026
MacVince highlights 11 macOS apps that streamline daily workflows, ranging from file‑management tools like Outpost Launcher and Docside to multitasking utilities such as Piperi and Loop. The list also includes customization options like Alcove, which leverages the MacBook notch, and...
AI in HR Is Moving Faster than the Rules. So What Now?
AI adoption in human resources is outpacing the development of regulatory guidance. Senior HR executives report that AI tools are already embedded in recruiting platforms, performance management, and workforce analytics. While enthusiasm is high, the lack of clear rules raises...
UK-Based Circular11 Secures €2.7 Million to Turn Low-Grade Plastic Waste Into Building Materials
Circular11, a Dorset‑based cleantech startup, raised €2.7 million (about $2.9 million) in equity funding led by Vectr7 and the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund. The capital will enable a full‑scale plant to recycle up to 10,000 tonnes of low‑grade plastic over...
Organic Social Strategy for Ecommerce: How to Build Trust, Drive Traffic, and Make Paid Ads Work Harder
Organic social is a trust‑building engine, not a free ad slot, that amplifies paid‑media performance for ecommerce brands. The most effective organic posts are human‑focused stories—founder narratives, employee spotlights, and authentic vulnerability—rather than product pushes. Carousels now generate higher qualified...
2026-27 CFP Broadcast Schedule Revealed
The College Football Playoff announced its 2026‑27 broadcast schedule, marking ESPN’s expanded package that now includes five games sublicensed to TNT Sports. For the first time, a first‑round matchup will be simulcast on ABC and ESPN, while TNT will air...
Investors Focus on Domestic Market as USMCA Negotiations to Drag On
Mexico’s investors are turning inward as the first round of USMCA renegotiations stalls, dampening export‑driven capital inflows. At the same time, a new EU‑Mexico trade treaty was signed, unlocking €3 bn (about $3.5 bn) of European Investment Bank financing for infrastructure. Pharmaceutical...
PageUp Expands Partner Ecosystem with Flockity, Vouch, and Certn to Drive Authentic, Integrated Hiring
PageUp, a global talent acquisition platform, announced three new strategic integrations with Flockity, Vouch, and Certn. The partnerships add influencer‑driven job marketing, AI‑powered video branding, and embedded global background screening directly into PageUp’s Clinch and ATS solutions. These tools let...
Testing Three Public Growth Tactics to Reach 10K Users
I'm doing a public 30 day challenge. The goal is to grow Stanley. As of today, Stanley has 2,200 active users. Our goal is to get him in the hands of 10,000 people. To do so, for the next 30 days, I will run...
One Year Countdown to P11D: The Move to Payrolling Benefits
The UK government will require all employers to payroll employee benefits, including Benefit‑in‑Kind, from April 2027, effectively ending the traditional P11D filing. Real‑time reporting will deduct tax directly from pay, demanding payroll systems integrate with HMRC and other HR/finance tools. Organizations...
I Thought I Knew My Value as a Founder — Until I Had an Ego Death Starting a New Company
Serial entrepreneur leaves a successful digital‑marketing firm to launch a hemp‑based plastics startup, only to discover his prior expertise is largely irrelevant. Confronted with heavy regulation, supply‑chain complexities, and lengthy permitting processes, he experiences an “ego death” that forces him...
Applied Nutrition Snaps up US Manufacturer for $16M
Applied Nutrition announced a $16 million acquisition of US supplement maker Nutrablend, adding a New York‑state manufacturing and R&D hub. The Buffalo facility will take over all U.S. production, freeing capacity at the UK plant and is projected to contribute an extra...
Six Flags Appoints Ash Walia Chief Financial Officer
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. announced the appointment of Ash Walia as chief financial officer, effective June 17, 2026. Walia previously served as CFO of Hot Topic and 99 Cents Only Stores and held senior finance roles at Starbucks and Kellogg’s, giving...
Transatlantic Winston Taylor Merger Goes Live
The merger of Winston & Strawn and Taylor Wessing’s UK‑led business went live on June 1, creating Winston Taylor, one of the largest transatlantic law firms. The combined entity employs more than 1,400 lawyers in 20 offices and generates roughly $1.6 bn in revenue, placing it...
Bessemer-Backed MRG Sells 44 Houston-Based Taco Bell Locations to Ghai Restaurant Group
Bessemer-backed MRG, a Houston‑based Taco Bell franchisee, has sold 44 of its Texas locations to Ghai Restaurant Group. The transaction, whose financial terms were not disclosed, transfers both the restaurant assets and lease agreements. MRG plans to redeploy the proceeds...
Ask These Three Questions Before Choosing a Co-Founder or Regret It Later
Choosing the right co‑founder is the single biggest predictor of startup survival, outweighing idea or funding. Research by Noam Wasserman shows roughly 65% of high‑potential failures stem from people problems at the top. Founders typically apply two filters—complementary skills and...
How Does Planful Use Its Own Platform for Finance, HR and Marketing Planning?
Planful demonstrated how it uses its own cloud‑based platform to orchestrate finance, HR, and marketing planning in a recent webinar. CFO Dan Fletcher highlighted a concentric model that centralizes budgeting, while CPO Melissa Drewth showed headcount integration with Greenhouse, and...
Rank on Google and ChatGPT with Reddit SEO Hack
How to show up on Google and ChatGPT using a Reddit SEO HACK with ahrefs: 1. Open Ahrefs, type reddit•com on Site Explorer. 2. Add desired keyword phrases. 3. Filter Keyword Difficulty (KD) low. 4. Check results, pick keywords, build content, internal links...
Giants Free $11M Cap, Lock up Rookie OT
The #Giants converted $14.685M of OT Andrew Thomas' salary into signing bonus, creating $11M of 2026 cap space. NYG also locked in OT Francis Mauigoa (#10 overall) to a 4-year, $30.95M fully guaranteed rookie contract.
Tito’s Reveals Its First UK-Wide Campaign
Tito’s Handmade Vodka has launched its first nationwide UK campaign, marking a major push into the market. The integrated activation features over 400 out‑of‑home placements, 25 branded London taxis, and retail rollouts in Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. The effort is built...
Gigascale Capital Secures $250M for AI-Driven Clean Tech
Gigascale Capital raised $250 million for early-stage clean tech startups as AI transforms the sector https://t.co/DenqaWQiWW
IFF to Sell Food Ingredients Unit for $4.3 Billion
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) agreed to sell its Food Ingredients unit to private‑equity firm CVC Capital Partners for $4.3 billion. IFF will keep a roughly 10% equity stake and a board seat, allowing continued collaboration and upside participation. The divestiture,...
It’s All About the People: Leadership in Public Health
Former CDC Chief Operating Officer Dr. Debra Lubar reflects on a year after leaving the agency, highlighting the grief and institutional instability that followed massive reduction‑in‑force layoffs affecting over 2,000 staff. She argues that rebuilding public health requires more than...
Sunrise CFO Jany Fruytier to Depart Ahead of Planned Move to Ziggo
Sunrise’s chief financial officer, Jany Fruytier, will step down on 31 August 2026 after guiding the Swiss cable operator through a merger with UPC and a 2024 spin‑off from Liberty Global. He is set to assume the CFO role at Ziggo Group, the...
Laverock Therapeutics Awarded £2.2m Through Innovation Grants
Laverock Therapeutics has secured more than £2.2 million (approximately $2.8 million) in two competitive innovation grants to accelerate its programmable gene‑control platform. The first grant will fund scaling of a T‑cell product pipeline focused on solid‑tumour cancers, leveraging patient datasets and intracellular...
The Future Of The CFO Role With Dallas Clement, CFO Cox Enterprises
Dallas Clement, CFO of Cox Enterprises, reflects on a 35‑year career and more than 15 years in the CFO seat at a $23 billion diversified firm. He argues the modern CFO must move beyond number‑crunching to provide strategic credibility, calm, and...
CFOs Confront a Fractured Global Order
CFOs are navigating a fractured global order as the Strait of Hormuz blockade curtails roughly 20% of oil and LNG shipments, driving energy prices higher and deepening cost pressures. Survey data shows finance team confidence has fallen to pandemic‑era lows,...
On the Move: Kinaxis Names Kristin Russel CMO
Kinaxis, a supply‑chain planning software provider, announced the appointment of Kristin Russel as its new chief marketing officer. Russel, who most recently served as CMO of healthcare‑technology firm symplr and previously held senior roles at Quest Analytics, Carrot Inc., Humana, Cerner and Omnicell,...
Crude Oil Futures Rebounds 3% to ₹8,536/Barrel on Renewed US-Iran Tensions
Crude oil futures on India's MCX surged more than 3% to ₹8,536 per barrel (about $103) on Monday, driven by renewed US‑Iran military exchanges. The June contract rose ₹255, while the July contract gained ₹225, ending a three‑day losing streak....
Ariel Taps Into the Emotional Load Behind Everyday Household Moments
Ariel unveiled the "Mara wahda khalest ala il boaa" campaign in Egypt, spotlighting the everyday emotional load women and mothers carry. Developed by Cairo‑based People of the Internet, the digital‑first effort uses authentic, culturally‑tuned storytelling and features Egyptian star Nelly...
BlackRock Flags Energy Security as Top-Tier Risk Amid Iran Conflict Fallout
BlackRock’s May 2026 geopolitical risk dashboard now lists energy security as a top‑tier threat after Strait of Hormuz disruptions displaced more than 1 billion barrels of crude and about 20% of global LNG supply. The firm calls the episode the worst energy...
Higher‑for‑Longer Rates Freeze Boston Housing Construction and Commercial Development
Boston’s housing builders and large‑scale commercial developers are pulling back as the 10‑year Treasury yield steadied at 4.44%, well above the 3.94% low earlier this year. The higher‑for‑longer rate environment is squeezing consumer credit and raising borrowing costs, prompting a...
RevReply Secures $1M After AngelNV Runner‑Up Finish, Boosting AI Sales Automation
RevReply, a Las Vegas‑based AI sales automation platform, closed a $1 million funding round after finishing runner‑up in the AngelNV competition. The capital, including $200,000 from Berkeley SkyDeck, will fund AI‑agent development and talent acquisition, underscoring growing investor appetite for tools...
Gray Swan Raises $40m to Make AI Deployment Secure
Gray Swan, an AI security firm spun out of Carnegie Mellon University, closed a $40 million Series A round co‑led by Wing Venture Capital and Madrona. The funding will accelerate commercial operations, deepen ties with frontier AI labs, and expand the team...
Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire Homebuilder Taylor Morrison for $8.5 Billion in Cash
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has signed a definitive agreement to purchase homebuilder Taylor Morrison for $72.50 per share, valuing the deal at $8.5 billion. The cash transaction represents a 24% premium and is set to close in the second half of...
CJ Group Unites Bibigo, Olive Young and KCON in U.S. Lifestyle Push
CJ Group Chairman Lee Jay-hyun toured Minnesota and California to fuse the conglomerate’s Bibigo food line, Olive Young beauty retailer and KCON cultural events into a single U.S. consumer platform. The strategy arrives as Korean cosmetics exports hit $11.4 bn, with...
Turkey’s GDP Growth Loses Momentum in First Quarter
Turkey’s economy expanded 2.5% year‑on‑year in Q1 2026, falling short of the 2.7% consensus. Quarter‑on‑quarter growth slowed to a meager 0.1%, the weakest pace since a contraction in Q2 2024. The slowdown was led by a 0.7‑percentage‑point drag from net exports and...
Agios Inks $165 M Global License Deal with Oscotec for ITP Drug Cevidoplenib
Agios Pharmaceuticals has signed an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Oscotec Inc. to develop and commercialize cevidoplenib, a next‑generation SYK inhibitor for immune thrombocytopenia. The deal includes a $25 million upfront payment and up to $140 million in development, regulatory and commercial...
Honeywell Splits Into Two Public Companies, Creating Honeywell Technologies and Honeywell Aerospace
Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) said it will spin off its aerospace unit on June 29, forming two independent, publicly traded companies—Honeywell Technologies and Honeywell Aerospace. The move follows a $18 billion brand valuation and sparked a 2.1% rise in Honeywell’s stock, signaling...
RTL Closes €68M Deal for Sky Deutschland, Adding 12.3M Subscribers
RTL Group has finalized the purchase of Sky Deutschland from Comcast for an upfront €68 million (≈$79 million), adding 12.3 million subscribers and setting the stage for €250 million in annual synergies. The deal also includes a variable consideration of up to €377 million (≈$440 million)...
RFEF Lands Luckin Coffee as Spain National Team Partner in China
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has named Luckin Coffee as the official regional partner of Spain’s men’s national team in China. The deal adds a high‑growth Chinese coffee chain to RFEF’s expanding sponsorship roster, which already includes Loewe and...
Nokia Accelerates AI Push After Nvidia's $1 B Strategic Investment
Nvidia has placed a $1 billion strategic stake in Nokia, prompting the telecom giant to embed AI across its radio access network and optical portfolio. The deal has lifted Nokia's share price from about $6 to just under $15 and helped...
QR Code Phishing Targets Employee Performance Reviews, Raising HRTech Security Alarm
A phishing campaign using fake HR performance review emails and QR codes has been uncovered, urging employees to scan malicious links before a May 15, 2026 deadline. The scam exploits trust in HR communications, underscoring urgent security challenges for HR...
Castlelake Mulls £3 Bn Takeover of EasyJet as Shares Surge 12%
US private‑credit manager Castlelake disclosed it is in early talks on a £3 bn (≈$3.8 bn) takeover of low‑cost carrier easyJet. The airline denied any proposal, called the timing “highly opportunistic” and saw its stock rise up to 12% on the news.
Hunting CEO Jim Johnson to Retire by Mid‑2027, Succession Process Underway
Hunting PLC announced that CEO Jim Johnson will retire as a director by mid‑2027, triggering a formal succession process. The Nomination Committee will evaluate internal and external candidates, while the stock fell 1.9% to GBp 465.50 on the London Stock...
Sam's Club Rolls Out Creator Influencer Program to Take on Costco
Sam's Club has officially launched its Creator influencer program, letting any member earn a small commission for promoting products. The initiative, unveiled at the end of Q1 2026, aims to boost member acquisition and challenge Costco’s dominance in the warehouse‑club market.
Takeover Target Universal Music Group Taps Brunswick Group
Universal Music Group, represented by Brunswick Group, has formally rejected Pershing Square Capital Management’s unsolicited $65 billion takeover proposal, calling it fundamentally undervalued. The board emphasized that the bid does not serve the best interests of shareholders, artists, songwriters, employees, or...