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JBS announced record full‑year 2025 revenue of $86.2 billion, a 12% increase over 2024, and net income of $2 billion, up 13%. Earnings per share rose 15% to $1.89, while adjusted EBITDA reached $6.8 billion with a 7.9% margin. Strong contributions came from Pilgrim’s Pride, JBS Australia and Seara, each delivering double‑digit EBITDA margins. The company maintained a stable leverage ratio of 2.39× and generated $400 million in free cash flow.
OTC Markets Group released a simplified roadmap outlining eligibility and reporting requirements for its four market tiers, with a focus on upcoming OTCQX rule changes effective April 6, 2026. The amendments raise the minimum market capitalization from $10 million to $25 million, increase required...
The House Financial Services Committee unveiled a new legislative package to reform deposit insurance, featuring a revised Main Street Depositor Protection Act that caps coverage for non‑interest‑bearing business accounts at $5 million, down from earlier proposals of $10‑$20 million. The bill delegates...
The Financial Stability Oversight Council voted to issue guidance that pivots to an activities‑based framework for designating non‑bank firms as systemically important, reinstating the high‑threshold standards first used in 2019. The proposal rescinds the Biden‑era rule that lowered the bar,...
Apollo Global Management's insurance subsidiary Athene Holding became the second‑largest borrower in the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system, holding $23.3 billion in principal advances at the end of 2025. This marks a sharp rise from $15.6 billion in 2024 and places...
Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi announced a multi‑phase staffing reduction that will eliminate roughly 50 positions, generating $3.6‑$4 million in savings. The cuts follow a $26.5 million reduction in the department’s FY2026 budget after the Commonwealth closed FY2025 books. Most of the...
The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted against launching a research project to revise GAAP guidance for personal financial statements (Topic 274). The proposal, driven by a Brooklyn College professor who cited ambiguities exposed in former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial,...
CFOs reported the highest rise in uncertainty among all concerns in Q1, even as overall optimism about the economy improved from the previous quarter. Tariffs and trade policy topped the worry list, followed by labor quality and demand outlook, with...
Healthcare providers face escalating ransomware and cloud‑outage threats that can instantly cripple revenue cycle operations, halting claim submissions and cash flow. Recent incidents, such as the Change Healthcare clearinghouse outage and a regional system’s backup encryption, exposed critical blind spots...
Effective lending reports turn massive loan data into actionable insight, strengthening investor confidence and strategic decision‑making. By concentrating on core performance metrics—origination volume, default rates, loan‑to‑value ratios, and interest‑rate spreads—organizations avoid information overload. Structured formats that begin with an executive...
Georgia's Republican‑led Senate passed a bill to lower the state income‑tax rate from 5.19% to 4.99% and to exempt the first $50,000 of individual earnings (or $100,000 for married couples) beginning in 2027. The measure would slash corporate tax breaks...
Robinhood announced a promotion grant of restricted stock units worth $18 million for CFO Shiv Verma, alongside a salary increase to $600,000 and a higher bonus target of 75% of base pay. The compensation changes were disclosed a day before the...
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, announced stricter market‑making rules after the October 10 crash that erased roughly $19 billion in leveraged bets. The new policy bans revenue‑sharing arrangements between token projects and market makers, prohibits price‑manipulation tactics, and requires projects...
Emerging‑market corporate bonds are delivering yields well above U.S. benchmarks, and the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund (EMCB) exemplifies this trend with a 5.07% SEC yield. The actively managed ETF holds a 3.97‑year effective duration, positioning it as an...
U.S. regulators are drafting new bank capital rules that would lower the risk‑weight for certain securitization exposures from 20% to 15%. The change treats loans to special purpose entities holding private‑credit assets as less risky, encouraging banks to extend more...
Section 351 ETF conversions are emerging as a growth engine for registered investment advisors, allowing them to bundle existing client assets into a new exchange‑traded fund without triggering immediate capital‑gains taxes. The process streamlines trading, rebalancing, and compliance while preserving the...
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) reported that limited resources and duplicated review steps have crippled the IRS’s partnership audit initiatives. A soft‑letter campaign to 483 large partnerships generated few usable responses, and the Large Partnership Compliance program...
Criminals can now purchase AI‑enabled identity‑fraud kits for under $300, combining stolen personal data, synthetic‑material printers and deep‑fake software to bypass bank KYC checks in minutes. Demonstrations at the 2026 RSAC conference showed tools like ProKYC feeding fabricated videos into...
Citigroup’s Mortgage Loan Trust issued a $1 billion residential mortgage‑backed securities (RMBS) transaction, CMLTI 2026‑RP1, backed by seasoned loans originated in 2019 or earlier. The pool shows strong performance, with 90.3% of loans maintaining a clean payment history and a low delinquency...
M&T Bank is providing a $62.1 million construction loan and a $30.2 million tax‑credit equity investment as part of a $137.5 million financing package for the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s Westpark Redevelopment. The project will deliver 327 mixed‑income units, including 190 affordable apartments for...
Artificial intelligence is enabling highly personalized social‑media phishing campaigns that target accountants with fake client messages, ads and login pages. These AI‑driven scams increase the risk of wire fraud, data theft and ransomware for firms handling sensitive financial information. DNS...
Independent directors in hedge funds have shifted from mere compliance roles to strategic pillars of governance, reflecting heightened investor scrutiny after the 2008 crisis. Investors now demand evidence of active board oversight, including meeting frequency, valuation challenges, and conflict management....
Mortgage rates surged to a 6.43% 30‑year fixed level as the Iran conflict intensified, pushing borrowing costs higher. Ten‑year Treasury yields fell to around 4.32% after reports of U.S.–Tehran de‑escalation talks, offering a modest relief for mortgage pricing. The Federal...
The UK government’s starter guide outlines who must comply with sanctions, the types of measures—financial, trade, transport, immigration and director disqualification—and the reporting obligations for firms. It explains how designated persons and specified ships are identified, how asset freezes operate,...
Zapier and Rillet have announced an integration that links Rillet’s AI‑native general ledger with Zapier’s workflow‑orchestration platform, giving finance teams access to more than 8,000 business applications. The partnership lets AI agents handle core accounting tasks while Zapier automates data...
M1X Global, a public‑private partnership with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, announced the public launch of its on‑chain sovereign finance platform and closed an oversubscribed $3 million angel round. The funding, sourced from prominent crypto‑finance figures and the Stellar Development...
Visa announced it will serve as the first payments‑industry Super Validator on the Canton Network, a privacy‑preserving blockchain built for regulated finance. As one of 40 Super Validators, Visa will help banks and financial institutions run secure, on‑chain payment flows...
The Federal Reserve Board published its audited financial statements for 2025, covering the 12 Reserve Banks, the Board itself, and a limited‑liability company linked to the COVID‑19 response. An independent accounting firm issued an unqualified opinion, confirming no material misstatements...
Pension funds and life insurers significantly increased their holdings of mortgage‑backed securities in the fourth quarter. The shift reflects a search for higher yields as Treasury rates stay low and the MBS market offers relatively attractive risk‑adjusted returns. Meanwhile, policy...
Barclays is scaling back its asset‑based lending to smaller borrowers after taking losses from the collapses of Market Financial Solutions (MFS) and Tricolor Holdings. The bank is redirecting capital toward larger corporate loans and securitizations, and has raised pricing on...
TCL Zhonghuan posted 2025 operating revenue of $4.22 billion, a modest 2.2% rise, but recorded a net loss of $1.35 billion, narrowing the deficit by 5.6% year‑on‑year. The company’s wafer segment kept its market‑share lead, while cell and module revenue surged 60%...
The iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) is gaining attention for its low‑duration, variable‑rate exposure that cushions investors against rising interest rates. Its floating‑rate structure delivers yields that outpace traditional cash equivalents and short‑duration bond funds while keeping price volatility...
The Jay Group secured a $300 million refinancing loan from Affinius Capital for its 102 Fleet Place development in Downtown Brooklyn. The debt will fund the completion of the 30‑story, 495‑unit luxury multifamily tower and support lease‑up activities. The project, located near...
A new NCMM‑CBIZ study of 400 U.S. middle‑market executives reveals that while growth remains a top priority, profitability is the default choice when leaders face hard trade‑offs. Innovation‑driven firms outperformed peers, with 51% posting at least 10% revenue growth and...
Corus Entertainment secured Ontario Superior Court approval to move forward with its previously announced recapitalization, aimed at slashing third‑party debt and liabilities by more than $500 million CAD (≈$365 million USD). The deal is expected to cut annual cash interest payments by...
Boehringer Ingelheim announced it will maintain its high‑level R&D spending while exploring dealmaking opportunities in China to counteract mounting U.S. drug‑price pressure. The company is prioritising an obesity‑focused pipeline, betting on the fast‑growing weight‑loss market to sustain revenue. By keeping...
Sift, a Southern California startup founded by former SpaceX engineers, announced a $42 million Series B round led by StepStone Group with participation from Google Ventures and other investors. The capital will be used to grow its engineering team and enhance its...
Demand for AI expertise in accounting roles surged dramatically over the past year, climbing from 18% to 30% of job postings, according to Datarails' analysis of 5,000 U.S. finance listings. FP&A positions showed the steepest rise, with 43% now requiring...
On 24 March 2026 the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) published its Insurance Climate Vulnerability Assessment, a stress test that projects how climate change could erode home‑insurance affordability through 2050. The analysis models two severe climate scenarios—heightened physical weather risks and costly...
Teck Resources has postponed the construction decision for its Zafranal copper project in Arequipa, Peru, a venture valued at roughly US$1.9 billion. The company is instead directing capital toward expanding its existing Quebrada Blanca mine in Chile. The deferment underscores ongoing...
The European Investment Fund announced a €15 bn (≈$16.2 bn) fund‑of‑funds, the second European Tech Champions Initiative, to back about 100 growth‑stage venture capital funds across the EU. The program will target mid‑size funds raising €300‑600 m (≈$324‑$648 m) and mega funds of €1 bn...
New Ocorian research shows 86% of family offices, managing $119.37 billion, are deploying AI to enhance daily operations and data analysis. Executives cite faster fraud detection, streamlined reporting, and regulatory compliance as key benefits, with most leveraging Azure or Google Cloud....
Finance departments face mounting pressure to accelerate closes, improve forecast accuracy, and deliver real‑time insights while coping with talent shortages and exploding data volumes. A recent Thomson Reuters survey shows only about 20% of tax firms have moved beyond evaluating...
On 25 March 2026 the FCA published Consultation Paper CP26/10 to simplify pensions and investment advice rules. The paper proposes merging COBS 9 and 9A into a single framework, deleting overlapping rules covered by the Consumer Duty, and redefining suitability assessments...
SEBI has partnered with Google to launch a “verified” badge for investment apps on the Play Store, initially covering more than 600 stock‑broker applications. Only apps belonging to SEBI‑registered entities will display the badge, helping investors differentiate legitimate platforms from...
Satellite analyst Tim Farrar says SpaceX is close to buying Globalstar for about $10 billion, after a sale process that began in October 2025. The acquisition would cement Starlink’s dominance in the direct‑to‑device (D2D) market and block Amazon’s bid to broaden...
Jim Cramer argued that neither Bitcoin nor gold acted as effective crisis hedges during the recent U.S.–Iran conflict, observing only margin calls and forced selling. Gold has slumped 27% from its January peak and is down about 12% since the...
Aptiv announced the spin‑off of its electrical distribution systems into a new company, Versigent, which will debut on the NYSE on April 1 under the ticker VGNT. Shareholders will receive one Versigent share for every three Aptiv shares. Versigent targets $8.3 billion...
DBRS, Inc. issued provisional credit ratings on March 25, 2026 for the Mortgage‑Backed Notes of the GS Mortgage‑Backed Securities Trust 2026‑PJ5. All senior A‑class tranches received a (P) AAA rating, while subordinate B‑class tranches were assigned lower ratings ranging from AA to...
