ONYX Professional Unveils “Beauty From the Ground Up” Brand Relaunch
ONYX Professional announced a brand relaunch under the “Beauty from the Ground Up” theme, focusing on foundational self‑care for hands, feet, and body. The overhaul leverages existing best‑selling products, such as its top‑ranked nail polish remover and Hard as Hoof nail cream, with updated packaging and formulations driven by consumer feedback. The company is repositioning foot care as a beauty‑forward category, debuting a three‑step foot‑health solution alongside its Cracked Heel Stick. Refreshed assortments will roll out to major retailers like Walmart, Target, CVS, Walgreens and Amazon in early 2026, priced between $3.99 and $12.99.
Swiss Water Reports Year End and Fourth Quarter 2025 Results
Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee reported a strong top line in 2025, with revenue climbing 49% to C$258.7 million and Q4 revenue up 34% to C$66.0 million. Net income rose 23% year‑over‑year to C$1.6 million, though Q4 profit fell 40% due to lower volumes...
Overwhelming Support for WFH
A poll commissioned by the Australian Services Union shows that 87% of Australian workers back a formal right to work from home, with 60% favoring remote work as the default for any eligible office role. The survey also reveals that...
Global Baku Forum Opens with Iran War Raging Across the Border
The Global Baku Forum opened under the shadow of the Iran war, with Azerbaijan pledging to increase gas supplies to the EU to offset Gulf disruptions. President Ilham Aliyev warned that rising oil prices—now above $100 a barrel—threaten consumers and...
An LP Base that Women-Led VCs Can’t Afford to Ignore
A recent survey of high‑net‑worth women investors shows that nearly half are just beginning to explore private‑market opportunities, yet 67% intend to allocate $25,000‑$49,000 to venture funds this year. This emerging pool represents a sizable, yet under‑tapped, source of limited‑partner...
Legacy Housing Corporation Reports Full Year 2025 Financial Results
Legacy Housing Corporation reported a 10.7% drop in 2025 revenue to $164.6 million and a 32.2% decline in net income to $41.8 million. Despite weaker earnings, book value per share rose 8.6% to $22.20, and the company generated $37.2 million of operating cash....
VAALCO Energy, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
Vaalco Energy reported FY 2025 results with net sales of 6,370 MBOE and a net loss of $41.4 million, while generating $173.4 million of Adjusted EBITDAX and $212.7 million of operating cash. Production averaged 16,556 NRI BOEPD, surpassing guidance, and the company sold 17,452 NRI BOEPD. It secured a...
Coles Group CTO Is Leaving After a Year
Coles Group announced that Chief Technology Officer Mike Sackman is leaving after just one year, returning to the UK. His interim replacement will be Chief Operating Officer Matt Swindells, who will assume CTO duties while the retailer searches for a...
Zevia Doubles Down on AI Satire in Ads Starring Creepy Robot Coworker
Zevia launched the “Real Soda for Real Humans” national campaign, featuring a creepy robot coworker that mocks AI and artificial ingredients. The ads run on connected TV, Meta, YouTube and include a CAPTCHA‑style activation at SXSW, highlighting new flavors like...
After Firings, Funding Cuts and a Shooting, Can a Demoralized CDC Workforce Recover?
After a wave of firings that cut roughly 3,000 positions—about a quarter of its staff—and ongoing funding reductions, the CDC remains leaderless, with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya named interim director while also overseeing the NIH. The agency also grapples with the...
Energy Under Attack: What the Gulf Can Learn From Ukraine and Iraq
Iranian forces struck Qatar's Ras Laffan LNG hub and a Saudi oil facility, underscoring that Gulf energy assets are now frontline targets. The attacks follow a pattern set by the 2019 Abqaiq strikes and highlight the vulnerability of export‑centric infrastructure. Iraq’s...
Naboo
Naboo.ai announced a Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with partner Antoine Moyroud joining the deal. The AI‑driven platform automates corporate event planning across the UK and Europe, handling venues, catering, activities, and transport in a single invoice. It...
SEC Issues New Guidance Under Rule 701 for Employee Equity Compensation
On March 6, 2026 the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance released updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) for Rule 701 equity compensation plans. The guidance raises the enhanced‑disclosure threshold to $10 million and clarifies that all employees receiving equity must receive the...
AMREP Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results
AMREP Corporation posted a strong third‑quarter fiscal 2026, reporting $14.6 million in revenue and $3.15 million net income, up from $7.5 million and $0.72 million a year earlier. Earnings per diluted share rose to $0.58 from $0.13, while nine‑month revenue reached $41.8 million and net...
Ciena’s CEO Sees MOFN as a Key Service Provider Growth Segment
Ciena’s CEO highlighted Managed Optical Fiber Networks (MOFN) as a core growth engine, noting a 40% year‑over‑year rise in Indian orders and record shipments of its RLS product line. The optical networking segment surged 67.9% to $1.02 billion, helping lift total...
2026 Round Up for New York Employers
On April 16, 2026, Littler hosted a two‑hour Breakfast Briefing for New York employers at the Hilton Long Island. The session addressed a wave of state‑mandated changes covering pre‑hire credit checks, mandatory Narcan stocking, updated minimum‑wage and overtime rates, new...
Atlanticus Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Atlanticus Holdings reported a blockbuster fourth‑quarter 2025, posting $734.4 million in total operating revenue—a 108% year‑over‑year jump—and $7.0 billion in managed receivables, up 155%. Net income rose 24.9% to $32.8 million, delivering $1.75 diluted earnings per share. The results were powered by the...
Femtum Thinks Its Semiconductor Cutting Lasers Are Better than Yours
Quebec‑based startup Femtum announced an oversubscribed CAD 16 million Series A round, led by BDC Capital and joined by FTQ, Cathay Venture and other backers. The company’s flagship laser cleaning and trimming system claims to cut chip power consumption by 20‑40 % while boosting...
Microsoft Reshuffles Executives, Rajesh Jha To Retire
Microsoft announced a leadership reshuffle in its Experience + Devices division, with Executive Vice President Rajesh Jha set to retire mid‑year. Jeff Teper will be promoted to EVP, while Sumit Chauhan and Kirk Koenigsbauer are elevated to presidents. The reorganization...
Firms Plan to Boost Supply-Chain Agility as Tariff Turmoil Persists
U.S. Supreme Court invalidated sweeping tariffs imposed under the 1977 IEEPA, reigniting policy uncertainty for import‑heavy firms. A KPMG survey finds that 40% of U.S. companies will increase spending on supply‑chain agility, while nearly half are already modeling tariff‑mitigation strategies...
Artesian Resources Corporation Reports 2025 Year-End Earnings and Fourth Quarter Results
Artesian Resources Corp reported full‑year 2025 results, posting net income of $22.8 million, an 11.9% increase year‑over‑year, and diluted earnings per share of $2.21, up 11.6%. Total revenues rose 4.6% to $112.9 million, driven by modest gains in water sales, wastewater, and...
How the New Gulf War Is Impacting Mongolia
The February 28 Gulf War between the United States‑Israel coalition and Iran has quickly rippled to Mongolia, prompting its foreign ministry to alert the 281 Mongolian nationals living in the Middle East and arrange emergency repatriation flights. By March 11, 91 citizens...
Dow Dives 739 Points as Oil Prices Spike: Stock Market Today
U.S. equities opened sharply lower on Thursday as oil prices surged after Iran’s new supreme leader announced the Strait of Hormuz would stay closed, pushing front‑month crude up 9.7% to $95.73 a barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.6%...
MACPAC Recommends Increase in Wage Transparency for Home- and Community-Based Service Workers
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) released its March 2026 report to Congress, recommending that states disclose hourly wages for home‑ and community‑based service (HCBS) workers. The proposal aims to give states clearer data for setting effective HCBS...
Fairview Health Services Selects Workday to Modernize HR, Finance, and Supply Chain on One AI-Powered Platform
Fairview Health Services announced the selection of Workday’s cloud suite to replace legacy systems across human resources, finance, and supply chain. The move consolidates three core functions onto a single AI‑powered platform, promising real‑time analytics and automated workflows. Workday will...
UK Government ‘Flying Blind’ with Poor Data in Charting Regional Growth
The House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee released a report warning that the UK government lacks reliable data to track regional innovation and growth. It highlights severe gaps in metrics for innovation clusters, spin‑outs, and R&D spending, especially...
Ingalls Shipbuilders Get Largest Single Wage Increase in Yard’s History
Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, secured historic collective bargaining agreements covering all five unions at its Pascagoula yard. The contracts deliver an immediate base wage increase of at least 18% and total wage growth of 35%‑47% through...
Onyx Security Launches With $40M
Onyx Security has launched its secure AI control plane, raising $40 million from investors Conviction and Cyberstarts. The platform consolidates security, governance, and infrastructure functions to monitor AI agents across enterprises. Powered by proprietary models, it promises compliance, risk mitigation, and...
Google Leaves Door Open to Ads in Gemini
Google senior executive Nick Fox told WIRED the company is "not ruling out" ads in its Gemini AI app, marking a reversal from earlier denials. The firm is using its AI‑powered Search experience, AI Mode, as a testing ground for...
New York Department of Health Issues Updated Guidance on Wage Parity Compliance Forms and Certification Submission Dates
On March 9, 2026 the New York Department of Health released updated guidance clarifying wage‑parity compliance deadlines for home‑care providers through 2025 and beyond. The guidance fixes previous uncertainty by setting firm LS300 reporting dates for 2025 (May 31, 2026) and establishing annual LS301 audit...
Senator Wants to Clip the Wings of Fat Cats and Pigs in Gravy
Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie is spearheading a campaign against what she calls “fat cats” in the federal public service and “pigs in gravy” among university vice‑chancellors. She argues that senior bureaucrats and university leaders earn salaries at least twice those...
Leveling Up: What the Latest Lever Product Enhancements Mean for Your Team
Lever unveiled a suite of design enhancements aimed at streamlining the recruiting workflow. The updates include a modernized interface with higher contrast and cleaner navigation, a drag‑and‑drop job posting editor, smarter application‑question controls, and a refreshed Automations Hub with search...
Leveling Up: What the Latest Lever Product Enhancements Mean for Your Team
Lever announced a suite of product upgrades aimed at streamlining the hiring workflow. The enhancements include AI‑driven candidate ranking, a real‑time analytics dashboard, integrated interview scheduling, and a revamped mobile app. Lever says these tools reduce manual effort and provide...
RIA M&A Market Thus Far Enduring War, AI, Private Credit Bumps
Early 2026 data shows wealth‑management M&A remains resilient despite a modest dip. Announced RIA deals fell 8.3% year‑over‑year but are 14.5% higher than the same period in 2024, with 51 transactions recorded through February, well above 2024 levels. Industry insiders...
THEMAGIC5 Names David Shackley as Chief Marketing Officer
THEMAGIC5, the Copenhagen‑based custom‑fit swim goggle maker, announced David Shackley as its first Chief Marketing Officer. Shackley, a former senior marketer at Marriott International and Apple, will steer brand strategy, marketing and community growth as the company scales globally. The...
Farmers of North America Attempts Another Run at AgraCity Assets
Farmers of North America (FNA) is pursuing a separate Plan of Arrangement to acquire AgraCity’s assets after being barred from the court‑appointed sales process. The Saskatchewan court has given FNA until March 16 to file the plan, with a member‑commitment...
Genspark.ai Extends Series B to $385M
Genspark.ai announced an extension of its Series B round to $385 million, pushing its valuation to roughly $1.6 billion. The company simultaneously launched Genspark Claw, billed as the first “AI employee,” and upgraded its AI Workspace to version 3.0, both running on a dedicated Genspark Cloud Computer....
Iran War Flips Brazil Diesel vs Biodiesel Prices
The outbreak of the Iran war has pushed global oil‑derivative prices higher, causing imported 10 ppm (S10) diesel in Brazil to trade above biodiesel for the first time since October 2023. On 6 March, S10 diesel at Paranaguá reached R5.173 /m³, surpassing the R4.656 /m³...
One in Four Job Seekers Have Ghosted a Potential Employer
A LiveCareer survey of over 1,000 U.S. workers finds that 25% of job seekers have ghosted a potential employer at some stage of the hiring process. The most common trigger is accepting another offer, but 39% say a perceived unfair...
US and Allies Clash with Russia and China at UN Security Council over Iran
The United States, chairing the UN Security Council, pushed a vote to discuss the 1737 sanctions committee on Iran, winning 11‑2 despite opposition from Russia and China. U.S. envoy Mike Waltz accused Moscow and Beijing of shielding Tehran’s nuclear and...
Littler Lightbulb – February 2026 Employment Appellate Roundup
The February 2026 appellate roundup highlights several pivotal employment‑law decisions. The Fifth Circuit affirmed that overtime liability hinges on an employer’s actual or constructive knowledge of hours worked, rejecting a contractor’s claim of unlimited‑hour entitlement. The Sixth Circuit required age‑discrimination...
Kennedy Rallies Central Department to Keep Leading with Purpose
Two months after a parliamentary capability review, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet released an action plan signed by Secretary Steven Kennedy. The plan outlines three core priorities: empowering the PM&C workforce, delivering results through collaboration, and strengthening operations...
FlightPath3D Expands Leadership and Operations
FlightPath3D announced a senior leadership expansion and a major operational upgrade in Irvine, California. The company now counts over 5,000 commercial and 1,500 business or government aircraft using its immersive inflight map platform. New hires include a Vice President for...
Professionals on the Move – March 2026 Part I
The accounting sector saw a wave of senior appointments in March 2026, including RSM’s hiring of Joseph Taiano as Chief Marketing Officer, Maxwell Locke & Ritter’s selection of Lesley Hargraves as its next Leading Partner, and Ascend’s creation of a COO role filled by Evie Woodforde....
Options Traders Are Pricing in ‘Disaster’ as Iran Conflict Intensifies. Here’s How Investors Might Profit.
Options traders are pricing in heightened risk as the Iran‑Israel conflict escalates, driving premiums on oil‑related contracts. CME Group’s CEO Terry Duffy warned that any U.S. attempt to directly intervene in oil futures could trigger a “biblical disaster,” potentially destabilizing...
Google’s Former Europe Boss Close to Becoming Next Head of BBC, Sources Say
Matt Brittin, who headed Google’s Europe, Middle East and Africa for a decade, is reportedly the frontrunner to replace Tim Davie as the BBC’s next director general. His potential appointment would mark the latest example of a big‑tech executive moving...
4 Keys to Overcoming Conflict and Giving Good Feedback
The article outlines four practical steps for leaders to stop avoiding conflict and give effective feedback. It urges managers to drop the “butt‑sandwich” approach, treat feedback as a professional matter, speak directly without soft‑shoeing, and lead by example with candor....
Top Biglaw Firm Debuts Nonequity Partnership Tier, Moving Goalposts Just A Bit Further
Sidley, the sixth‑ranked firm on the 2025 Am Law 100, announced an income‑partner tier that creates a nonequity partnership level. The move follows a wave of Biglaw firms—starting with Cravath’s salaried partner tier in 2023 and later Paul Weiss, WilmerHale, and...
CVS Health Joins International Movement to Become Menopause Accredited
CVS Health has become the first U.S. company to receive a menopause‑friendly accreditation from consultancy Midovia. The program adds manager training, peer support, enhanced benefits, and clinician education to address menopause‑related health and productivity issues for its largely female workforce....
Clean Cement Startup Sublime Cuts Jobs After Trump Pulled Funding
Sublime Systems, an MIT‑spun low‑carbon cement startup, announced layoffs affecting roughly two‑thirds of its 90‑person staff after the Trump administration rescinded an $87 million Department of Energy grant. The funding pull forced the company to pause construction of its Holyoke, Massachusetts,...