IASB Finalizing Standard for Rate-Regulated Cos.
The International Accounting Standards Board is finalising IFRS 20, a new standard titled “Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities.” It targets rate‑regulated entities in utilities, energy and transportation, requiring them to recognise assets and liabilities that arise from timing differences between service delivery and rate approval. By mandating this recognition, the standard aims to give investors a clearer view of a company’s performance and future cash‑flows. The IASB plans to issue IFRS 20 in the second quarter of 2026.
Fourthline, GLEIF and AU10TIX Appoint New C-Suite Leaders
The digital‑identity market is reshaping its leadership as Fourthline, GLEIF and AU10TIX announce new C‑suite appointments. Fourthline named Paul Stoddart CEO to drive geographic and vertical expansion amid the upcoming EU AMLR. GLEIF created a combined Chief Operating and Financial...
ConnectSecure Delivers Unified Linux Patching Capabilities for MSPs to Serve Customers
ConnectSecure has introduced cross‑platform Linux patching to its MSP platform, supporting Red Hat, Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS through a single unified console. The update also adds a built‑in, local patch repository that keeps update traffic inside the firewall. ConnectSecure claims the...
Google Contacts Advertisers with a Mandatory EU Political Ads Deadline
Google is emailing all advertisers to certify whether their active campaigns contain EU political ads, with a non‑negotiable deadline of March 31 2026. The new EU regulation forces Google to verify political‑ad status across every campaign, and failure to comply could result...
Wavelength Podcast: Episode 100. War Risk, Rates and Bad Planning?
Episode 100 of TradeWinds' Wavelength podcast examines the shipping fallout from the US‑Israel attacks on Iran and the broader Operation Epic Fury. It details how the conflict has driven VLCC day rates toward record levels and sparked debate over war‑risk insurance coverage in...
Kevin Warsh Is in for a Rude Awakening
Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor and Donald Trump’s pick, has been nominated to chair the Federal Reserve. Warsh is known for advocating aggressive rate cuts and a loose monetary stance that many analysts deem risky in the current inflationary...
Schellman Announces Strategic Partnership with Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Schellman, a leading cybersecurity compliance provider, secured a strategic investment from Goldman Sachs Alternatives, while Lightyear Capital stays on as a minority holder. The partnership aims to fund Schellman's next growth phase, expanding capabilities in AI governance, federal compliance, and digital trust....
Washington ‘Millionaires Tax’ Headed for Passage as Governor Says He’ll Sign It
Washington is poised to enact a 9.9% income tax on earnings above $1 million, projected to generate about $4 billion annually. Governor Bob Ferguson announced he will sign the revised bill, which allocates 5% of proceeds to child‑care and early‑learning accounts and...
U.S. Economy Loses 92,000 Jobs in February
The U.S. labor market contracted in February as nonfarm payrolls dropped by 92,000, marking the second‑largest monthly loss since early 2025. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4% and the labor‑force participation rate fell to 62.0%, the lowest level since...
Recruitment Marketing in 2026: Top Types of Video Editing Every HR Team Should Use
Recruitment marketing in 2026 hinges on video, with HR teams using edited footage to showcase culture, processes, and employee stories. The article outlines seven editing styles—from basic trimming to motion graphics, color grading, audio polishing, social‑media optimization, and interactive formats—each...
These Two Young Billionaires Run Rival Betting Sites and Despise Each Other
Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour and Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan, both under 30 and billionaires, are locked in a public feud that is influencing the direction of the online prediction‑market industry. Mansour has spent years securing CFTC approval for Kalshi, positioning...
Kroger Names 84.51° Chief to Oversee AI Efforts
Kroger has created a new chief data and AI officer role, appointing Milen Mahadevan, president of its 84.51° analytics unit, to lead the effort. Mahadevan will consolidate all data and AI teams under his oversight while continuing to run 84.51°....
Women First: The Gulf’s New Healthcare Blueprint
Nabta Health, a Dubai‑based startup, is scaling a women‑first preventive‑care platform across the UAE and the wider Middle East‑Africa region. The hybrid model combines a licensed physical clinic, a virtual network of clinicians and AI‑driven risk assessment, and a B2B...
Lucy Dickins Exiting WME After Transformative Run Leading Contemporary Music Division
Lucy Dickins is exiting WME after reshaping its contemporary music division in both the UK and US. During her tenure she revitalized the London office, led the Los Angeles team through the COVID‑19 disruption, and secured high‑profile signings such as...
Brightline Florida Hit with Another S&P Downgrade
Brightline Trains Florida LLC saw S&P Global Ratings downgrade its $2.2 billion Opco debt and $1.19 billion East bonds to CCC‑minus, deepening its junk‑status. The downgrade follows a series of rating cuts by KBRA and Fitch, all warning of a possible default...
Mumbai - Ahmedabad High-Speed Line Costs Rise by 83%
The Mumbai‑Ahmedabad high‑speed rail corridor’s budget has surged 83%, climbing to roughly Rs 2 trillion after land‑acquisition disputes inflated costs. Japan’s Official Development Assistance, which covered 81% of the original estimate, is unlikely to be extended, forcing India to tap its Consolidated...
Job Ad Content Best Practices: What Today’s Candidates Respond To
Appcast’s latest analysis shows that job‑ad content still drives application volume despite higher recruiting costs and shifting labor markets. Titles limited to four‑to‑six words generate the highest apply rates, while titles exceeding ten words see a sharp decline. Symbol use...
ADNOC CEO Meets Japan PM Takaichi as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Mount
ADNOC CEO Sultan Al Jaber met Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated, emphasizing energy security and confirming that the Ruwais LNG export facility remains on schedule. He reassured that construction has not...
Cognito Raises $105M to Bring Alzheimer’s Treatment Device to Market
Cognito Therapeutics secured $105 million in Series C financing to advance its Spectris device, a non‑invasive light and sound system targeting Alzheimer’s disease. Early trials showed modest cognitive benefits despite no amyloid reduction, prompting a larger pivotal study with about...
Albertsons Launches ‘Stock Up’ Sale in Bid to Improve Price Image
Albertsons has launched a month‑long “Stock Up” sale from March 6 to April 2 across its Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Jewel‑Osco, Shaw’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls and Acme banners. The promotion features “hottest prices” on national brands, four‑times reward points for Free for U loyalty members,...
How AI Created the ‘Entry-Level Squeeze’ and 3 Solutions to This Talent Crisis
AI’s rapid adoption is eliminating routine tasks, prompting many firms to slash early‑career roles. Avature’s AI Impact Report finds 76% of HR leaders anticipate a sharp drop in entry‑level hiring, creating a structural "entry‑level squeeze." The trend threatens the apprenticeship...
Trucking Jobs Post Slight Decline in Unexpected Total Payroll Drop
The February nonfarm payroll report showed an unexpected 92,000‑job decline, with truck transportation employment slipping by 500 to 1,462,500 positions. This marks a 22,100‑job shortfall compared with a year earlier and a net loss of 4,700 jobs since December. Warehouse...
People on the Move: NCRTD, Denver RTD, Metro Transit Minneapolis, NMDOT, ENC
Major transit agencies announced a wave of leadership changes. NCRTD Blue Bus named Bryan Walck as deputy executive director of operations, while Denver RTD appointed Kellie Irving to head its civil‑rights division. Metro Transit promoted Katie Roth and Miles Turpin...
Boston Fed Touts FedNow
The Boston Federal Reserve is championing FedNow, its real‑time payments platform, to draw more banks into instant‑payment services. A forthcoming Fed survey shows nine in ten consumers would increase bank usage if instant payments were offered, while 55% reported overdraft...
Hajjar Chemali Interviewed on CNN Discussing the Growing Economic Collapse Inside Iran
In a recent CNN interview, political analyst Hajjar Chemali warned that Iran’s economy is spiraling toward collapse. He highlighted hyperinflation, a depreciating rial, and shrinking oil revenues as core drivers. Chemali also noted rising unemployment and mounting public unrest as...
Gateway Re 2026-2 a Testament to Transparency and Performance of SageSure’s Platform: CEO
SageSure successfully issued the $175 million Gateway Re Series 2026‑2 catastrophe bond, meeting its target size while pricing Class A notes below initial guidance and Class B notes within range. The multi‑peril bond provides reinsurance for Auros Reciprocal and Interboro across storm, earthquake, wildfire, severe...
US Stocks: US Retail Sales Decline as Consumer Pullback Deepens
US retail sales slipped 0.2% month‑on‑month in January, bringing total sales to $733.5 billion, though they remain 3.2% higher than a year ago. The decline outperformed the modest growth forecast but was attributed to severe winter weather curbing brick‑and‑mortar traffic. Health‑care,...
ICYMI Fintech Funding Round-Up: Wealthyhood, Payr, Pluvo, and More
FinTech Futures’ ICYMI roundup highlights a wave of European‑focused funding, with Wealthyhood securing €6 million Series A, Pluvo raising $5 million seed, and TaxDown obtaining €4 million from BBVA Spark. Compliance‑focused AI startups Diligent AI and Vivox AI attracted $2.5 million and £1.3 million respectively, while proptech Payr...
Ask the Experts: CIOs Say They Wouldn’t Pull Workloads Back From the Cloud
A Flexera 2025 State of the Cloud survey shows 21% of 759 CIOs have repatriated workloads, driven by cost, security and reliability concerns. Despite this trend, two seasoned CIOs—Josh Hamit of Altra Federal Credit Union and Sue Bergamo of BTE...
Nike Could Be One Step Closer to Converse Sale as Swoosh Reveals $300 Million in Restructuring Costs
Nike disclosed roughly $300 million in pre‑tax restructuring charges for the nine months ending Feb. 28, driven largely by severance costs and the consolidation of U.S. distribution centers that eliminated nearly 800 jobs. The filing references "exit or disposal activities," fueling analyst...
4RCargo Names Olga Palec-Furga as New COO
4RCargo, a leading independent General Sales and Service Agent, has appointed Olga Palec-Furga as chief operating officer. Palec-Furga brings more than two decades of experience across airlines, GSSAs, and airports in Poland. Her hire supports 4RCargo’s fifth‑year strategy to deepen...
The Day Million-Dollar Earners Get Richer by Stiffing Social Security
The article explains that once a worker’s earnings exceed the Social Security payroll tax ceiling—$160,200 in 2024—high‑income earners stop paying the 6.2 % tax on additional wages. This “cap” lets million‑dollar earners retain more of their income while their future benefits...
NS Reports Profit From Passenger Transport for the First Time Since 2019
Dutch state‑owned railway NS posted a modest €11 million profit from passenger transport in 2025, its first surplus since 2019. The gain stemmed from ticket price increases, a slight rise in ridership and ongoing cost‑saving measures, but the company’s debt grew...
U.S. Economy Lost an Alarming 92,000 Jobs in February: Private Sector Experienced Vast Majority of Losses, One-Third Were Due to...
The U.S. labor market contracted sharply in February, shedding 92,000 jobs, with the private sector absorbing the bulk of the loss. Temporary strikes in health care accounted for roughly one‑third of the decline, while manufacturing shed another 12,000 positions, bringing...
Executive Turntable: Spotify, CD Baby Vets Bound for beatBread — Plus, BMI Hires Top People Person
BeatBread, the finance platform for independent musicians, announced three senior hires: Christine Barnum as head of financial operations, Michael Poole as chief financial officer, and Jameson Toole as a board advisor on AI and machine learning. Barnum arrives from CD...
Deal Roundup: Goldman Sachs Alts Leads $65m Sage Series C, Littlejohn & Co Invest in GDS Associates
Goldman Sachs Alternatives' growth equity arm led a $65 million Series C round for Sage, an integrated care platform serving senior living communities and skilled‑nursing facilities. The capital infusion is aimed at scaling Sage’s technology stack, expanding its geographic footprint, and accelerating...
EOS Hospitality Names Matt Kerver as SVP, Food & Beverage
EOS Hospitality has named Matt Kerver as senior vice president of food & beverage, tasking him with overseeing the chain’s culinary strategy and operations across its hotel portfolio. Kerver will work closely with property teams to boost outlet performance, develop...
Liberty Home Care & Hospice to Acquire ECU Health’s Home-Based Care Business
Liberty Home Care & Hospice announced it will acquire ECU Health’s home‑based care division, encompassing four home health offices, three hospice locations and a hospice house in eastern North Carolina. Financial terms remain undisclosed, and the transaction awaits approval from...
Affirm Pursues Affluent Consumers
Affirm is pivoting its buy‑now‑pay‑later offering toward affluent, high‑credit consumers by expanding 0% interest promotions. The company says interest‑free loans drive an 80% probability of repeat usage and currently account for about 16% of its transaction volume, with 80% of...
How Tech Founders Can Access Investors and What Davos and Tulum Has To Do With It
A deep‑tech founder spent $180K on conventional marketing and generated 287 leads but no institutional capital. By contrast, attending three invitation‑only events—two Davos gatherings and a Tulum music festival—for $35K produced twelve family‑office conversations, three term sheets and a $2.4M...
International Women’s Day 2026: 6 Top Tech Leaders On Investment Plans, AI, And The Keys To Success For Channel Partners
On International Women’s Day 2026, six leading women tech CEOs outlined how AI and massive infrastructure investments will shape the coming year. AMD plans rack‑scale AI hardware to meet a projected 100‑fold rise in compute demand, while Liongard, Trend Micro,...
Pipeline Gaps and Refinery Shifts Expose California’s Energy Vulnerability
California functions as an “energy island” because it lacks crude‑oil pipelines linking it to major domestic sources such as the Permian Basin. The state now depends on marine imports of heavier Middle‑East crude, which are processed by refineries tuned to...
Is Amazon Automation a Profitable Passive Income Model — or Just an Overhyped Trend?
Amazon automation can generate profitable, semi‑passive income in 2026, but success hinges on disciplined execution and seasoned oversight. Modern automation relies on advanced software for research, pricing, inventory, and ad optimization, while strategic decisions remain human‑driven. The model now attracts...
Ex-NFL Players Terrence C. Murphy Sr, Reggie Bush Eye $150m for Debut Sports Fund
Former NFL star Terrence C. Murphy Sr., joined by Hall of Famer Reggie Bush, has launched a private‑equity vehicle to acquire controlling interests in emerging sports leagues and related ecosystem assets. The partnership aims to raise $150 million for its debut...
US Stocks: Fed Rate Cut Bets Rise After Weak Jobs Data
Weak February employment data, showing a loss of 92,000 jobs, coincided with oil prices climbing to $90 a barrel and U.S. gas prices jumping 10%. The mixed signals have revived investor expectations that the Federal Reserve could pivot to a...
Can Reshoring and Onshoring Deliver Manufacturing Sustainability Benefits?
U.S. manufacturers are accelerating reshoring and onshoring, with Apple committing over $500 billion and Johnson & Johnson earmarking $55 billion for domestic production through 2029. Companies cite supply‑chain resilience, tariff pressures, and ESG goals as drivers, while surveys show cost remains the dominant factor...
How Schools Can Keep up as AI Changes College Search
Nearly 80% of prospective students now rely on Google’s AI-generated overviews for degree information, often bypassing university websites entirely. This shift forces colleges to rethink digital visibility, ensuring that AI tools surface accurate, institution‑specific data. Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and...
Introducing London: The AI Agent Rebuilding Influencer Marketing
Creator.co unveiled London, an AI‑powered influencer marketing agent built directly into its platform. The tool automates three core execution steps—brief generation, creator matching, and personalized outreach—using a database of over 400 million influencer profiles and a community of 270 k creators. By...
Flannels Goes 'Local' For a Spring Campaign that 'Anchors British Community Life'
Flannels has launched its spring 2026 campaign, “The Local,” celebrating British community hubs such as bakeries and cafés. The campaign pairs structured tailoring and statement accessories with everyday settings, featuring luxury houses including Prada, Gucci, Burberry and Vivienne Westwood. It runs across Flannels’...
From Teacher to Fashion Brand Founder
Nasrin Jafari left a middle‑school teaching career in 2019 to launch Mixed, a direct‑to‑consumer fashion label that grew from hand‑sewn Covid masks posted on Instagram. She built the brand using a pre‑order model, low‑minimum‑order factories in India, and in‑house Meta...