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Mirakl announced full‑year profitability for 2025, driven by a 23% jump in annual recurring revenue (ARR) to $218 million. Marketplace and dropship activity surged, processing roughly $15 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV), a 31% increase year‑over‑year. New products such as Mirakl Connect and Mirakl Ads contributed significant ARR, while the company added 45 enterprise customers and expanded AI capabilities across its suite. The firm highlighted AI‑driven tools like Mirakl Nexus and a strategic partnership with Stripe.
Thai state‑owned energy group PTT Plc announced it will seek external partners across its value chain, aiming to sell stakes in its oil‑refining and petrochemical subsidiaries—Thai Oil, PTT Global Chemical and IRPC—to global investors. The company also plans to attract...
Morgan Stanley has filed an application with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to create a new federally chartered entity, Morgan Stanley Digital Trust, National Association, under a national trust bank charter. The charter would focus on...
Finance leaders face a “year-two problem” where B2B payments upgrades fail to deliver expected gains without refined data and processes. The article argues that execution velocity—how quickly firms turn standardized transactional data into actionable decisions—will be the decisive KPI. CFOs...
Anoto Group AB posted a weaker top line in 2025, with net sales falling to MSEK 22 for the year and MSEK 5 in Q4, down from MSEK 30 and MSEK 6 respectively. Despite the revenue decline, gross margins improved markedly to 55% annually...
Silvano Fashion Group reported a 4.5% decline in revenue to €55.5 million for the 12 months ended December 2025, accompanied by sharp profit squeezes: gross profit fell 14.6%, operating profit dropped 39.5% and net profit decreased 26.6% year‑over‑year. Margins eroded, with...
The rail industry is experiencing a wave of liquidity as infrastructure funds, insurance companies, and private‑equity firms pour billions into railcar and locomotive financing. Traditional tax‑leveraged leases are being replaced by long‑horizon passive capital and CDO‑structured debt, reshaping the capital...
The Senate introduced the Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development (AFFORD) Act, aiming to strengthen the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. The bill would let smaller CDFIs join the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, reauthorize a liquidity‑enhancement...
Castlelake’s aviation leasing arm has fully repaid a $595 million aircraft‑backed security, marking the first complete repayment of an operating‑lease aircraft ABS since the COVID‑19 pandemic. The Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust 2021‑1, comprising 26 passenger jets, one freighter and 11 lessees across...
Deloitte announced a sweeping consolidation of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) member firms into a single €20 billion practice, slated to launch on 1 June 2026. The move will unite 132,000 staff under a new Deloitte EMEA structure and trigger a leadership...
AMTD Digital Inc. filed its FY2025 Form 20‑F, reporting that the consolidation with The Generation Essentials Group (TGE) drove a 565.7% surge in revenue to $136.1 million and a 132.7% rise in net income to $97 million. Total assets reached $955.4 million, while net...
Edward Jones has secured conditional approval from the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions to launch Edward Jones Bank, an industrial loan company slated for early 2027. The new bank will accept deposits and issue certificates of deposit,...
Nyxoah SA disclosed that Robert Taub and his affiliated entity BMI Estate submitted a transparency notification after passively crossing the 10% voting‑rights threshold. The combined holdings amount to 4,360,800 voting rights, representing 9.99% of Nyxoah’s 43,662,403 total voting rights as...
Chart Industries posted full‑year 2025 sales of $4.26 billion, a modest 2.5% increase, while orders rose 13.4% to $5.68 billion, delivering a book‑to‑bill of 1.33. Adjusted operating income reached $884.4 million, yielding a 20.7% margin, though adjusted operating margin slipped 40 basis points...
Otello Corporation announced the latest tranche of its share buyback program, with Pareto Securities purchasing 108,440 shares between 23 and 27 February 2026 at an average price of NOK 17.75, representing a NOK 1.93 million outlay. Since the program’s launch on 9 February,...
Nordea Bank ABP completed a share repurchase on 27 February 2026, buying 401,781 of its own shares for a total cost of €6.66 million. The purchases were executed on the Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen exchanges at a weighted‑average price of €16.57 per share....
NES Fircroft Bondco AS released its audited FY25 annual results on 27 February 2026. The company directed investors to its investor‑relations website for the full report and to Oslo Børs NewsWeb for additional details. The filing satisfies Oslo Stock Exchange...
The UK government appointed Katharine Braddick, a former regulator now Barclays group head of strategic policy, as the Bank of England's deputy governor for prudential regulation. Her five‑year term begins on July 1, 2026, succeeding Sam Woods. The move follows finance...
Matson reported marginally weaker fourth‑quarter results as container volumes slipped 2.3% year‑over‑year, driven by a 7.2% drop in China shipments amid ongoing trade‑war pressures. Ocean operating income dipped to $136 million on revenue of $704.2 million, but the company was partially offset...
Botkeeper Infinite has been revived after Xendoo acquired its AI assets and re‑established the platform as a distinct division. The acquisition follows a brief shutdown announced by CEO Enrico Palmerino, but the software remained live to give customers time to...
The article introduces FinOps for agents, a discipline that treats AI cognition costs as a reliability metric in agentic SaaS. It outlines how loops, tool‑calls, and token usage can explode variable spend and erode gross margin. By defining guardrails such...
PRFoods reported a sharp 25% drop in Q2 revenue to €5.1 million, driven by weak demand in Estonia and Finland. Gross profit fell 43% and EBITDA slipped to €0.1 million, while the net loss widened to €0.7 million versus €0.1 million a year earlier....
ETJ, a closed‑end fund, hedges its U.S. equity holdings by buying out‑of‑the‑money S&P 500 put options that cover nearly the entire portfolio. This strategy allowed the fund to post positive returns during the 2008 financial crisis and positions it as a...
Small landlords are an expanding segment of the rental market, but their limited scale creates underwriting challenges for lenders. To gauge creditworthiness, lenders must scrutinize the borrower’s financial stability, including cash flow, tax returns, and debt ratios. Portfolio performance—occupancy rates,...
Walker & Dunlop dismissed members of its banking staff after an internal investigation revealed approximately $134 million in Freddie Mac multifamily loans were affected by borrower fraud, leading to a $29 million loss expense in Q4. The review also uncovered an additional $34 million...
The Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026 aims to eliminate a tax‑code provision that blocks tribes from issuing private‑activity bonds for non‑essential projects. By granting tribes the same bond‑issuing powers as states, the bill opens a vast municipal...
S&P Global Ratings upgraded Guam's general‑obligation rating to BB from BB‑minus, also raising its business‑privilege‑tax and Section 30 bonds to BB‑plus and its certificates of participation to BB‑minus, all with a positive outlook. The upgrade reflects stronger operating performance, rising revenues,...
First Brands Group, currently in a multi‑billion‑dollar bankruptcy, has identified four prospective buyers for its auto‑parts factories, three of which supply components to Ford Motor Co. Ford is prepaying for parts and administrative expenses, a move described by its counsel...
Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) posted a net profit of 25.2 billion baht for 2025, up 29% year‑on‑year, driven by stronger gross margins and cost controls. Total sales fell 2% to 571 billion baht as a stronger baht weighed on overseas earnings, though...
Fonterra’s Mainland Group sale has been cleared, unlocking a $3.2 billion capital return for New Zealand dairy farmers. The average payout will be $392,000 per farm, with larger operations slated to receive $2‑3 million. Settlement is slated for the end of March 2026,...
The Senate Finance Committee unveiled the bipartisan Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, targeting IRS modernization and stricter oversight of paid tax preparers. The legislation introduces penalties for preparers who alter returns, fail to provide valid PTINs, or misappropriate refunds, while...
Washington state House Democrats are urging the finance committee to remove a corporate tax break from Senate Bill 6346, which would levy a 9.9% tax on income above $1 million. The contested provision would end the Business & Occupation surcharge for...
Rubric Capital, a $3 billion hedge fund, warned that certain business development companies are temporarily shifting debt off their balance sheets at quarter‑end, making leverage appear lower than it truly is. The firm described the practice as “Enron‑like” accounting, using short‑term...
PayPal announced a partnership with Atlanta‑based Rainforest to embed PayPal, Venmo and buy‑now‑pay‑later services directly into Rainforest’s software platform. The integration is designed to accelerate merchant payouts, cut late‑payment incidents and shift transaction volume away from cash and checks. Rainforest,...
The Reserve Bank of India introduced tighter rules on external commercial borrowings to curb volatility in the capital account, even as the current account remains stable. While gross foreign direct investment (FDI) has averaged $78 billion annually, equity repatriation has surged,...
Relx’s shares have slumped about 40% over the past year as investors worry about new AI competition from Anthropic. The company, however, retains a unique advantage through its massive, meticulously curated legal and scientific data sets, especially within LexisNexis, which...
Statistics Canada’s Q1 2026 Business Conditions survey shows 59.2% of firms expect cost‑related obstacles, down slightly from Q4 2025, while optimism rises to 73.1% for the next year. Inflation remains the top concern, cited by 40.8% of businesses, especially in...
Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) announced the launch of a dedicated capital‑markets practice focused on IPO readiness, SEC reporting, PCAOB‑compliant audits, and private‑equity accounting for small‑cap and middle‑market firms. Brent Leslie was named partner‑in‑charge, with Michael Corkery, Elizabeth Marks and...
Marqeta warned that Block’s revised Cash App pricing will compress its 2026 earnings, projecting a modest $10 million net income – the first profit since 2024. Block now represents about 45% of Marqeta’s revenue after falling from 68% in 2023, and the...
Audit committees are shifting from periodic risk updates to a portfolio‑driven, scenario‑based oversight model that ties risk directly to strategy. Boards are intensifying focus on AI and cyber risk, with AI disclosures nearly tripling and 48% of Fortune 100 firms assigning...
Papa John’s announced plans to shutter roughly 300 underperforming U.S. restaurants by the end of 2027, with about 200 closures slated for this year. The move follows a 5.4% drop in same‑store sales across North America and a broader flat‑lining...
NetApp reported third‑quarter FY2026 net revenues of $1.71 billion, a 4% year‑over‑year increase, and posted record non‑GAAP earnings per share of $2.12. Billings rose 10% to $1.89 billion, driven by an 11% jump in all‑flash array revenue to $1 billion. The Hybrid Cloud...
Honduras’ new president Nasry Asfura has launched a suite of early reforms focused on fiscal austerity, expanding the Temporary Import Regime and re‑joining the World Bank’s ICSID to boost investor confidence. His administration secured a meeting with former President Donald...
High Liner Foods reported Q4 2025 and full‑year 2025 results ending January 3 2026. Sales grew 15% in the quarter to $270.2 million and 7% for the year to $1.03 billion, while volume increased modestly. Adjusted EBITDA fell 19% in Q4 and 11% year‑over‑year,...
Salesforce introduced the Agentic Work Unit (AWU) metric on its earnings call, positioning it as a way for CIOs to quantify the output of AI‑driven agents. The metric pairs the number of discrete actions performed with token consumption to suggest...
Accounting firms have long grappled with a talent pipeline that can’t keep up with demand, turning the shortage of CPAs into a strategic crisis. The industry is shifting its perspective from a pure "people problem" to a broader capacity challenge,...
The IRS announced it closed all non‑examined Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims on Dec. 31, 2025, yet roughly 41,000 claims remain in examination or appeal stages, many stalled without resolution. Appeals is severely backlogged, and the two‑year statutory deadline to sue for...
The AICPA Auditing Standards Board has opened a public comment period on an exposure draft that updates attestation standards and introduces new sections for sustainability reporting. The draft adds AT‑C 325 and AT‑C 330 to cover examinations and reviews of...
Tax season 2024 is seeing a surge in early client inquiries as new legislation, notably the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), reshapes deductions and credits. Preparers are intensifying outreach through blogs, webinars, and newsletters to clarify misconceptions, yet many clients still repeat...
Calumet Inc. posted fourth‑quarter fiscal 2025 sales of $1.04 billion, a 9% increase over the same period last year. The company narrowed its net loss to $37.3 million, or $0.43 per share, compared with a $40.7 million loss a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA...
