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Visteon reported a record 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $492 million, representing a 13.1% margin, and generated $292 million of adjusted free cash flow. Displays sales surged about 20% year‑over‑year, while new business wins hit $7.4 billion, a 20% increase driven largely by displays and SmartCore programs. The company announced a dividend hike to $0.375 per share and outlined 2026 guidance of $3.63‑$3.83 billion revenue amid a projected 50% drop in U.S. BMS volumes and memory‑cost inflation. Management emphasized vertical integration, AI cockpit development, and upcoming program launches with Toyota and Honda as growth catalysts.
Alight Inc. posted FY 2025 revenue of $2.3 billion, with recurring revenue down 2.2% and project revenue plunging 22%, resulting in a 5% decline in revenue under contract for 2026. Adjusted EBITDA reached $561 million, delivering a 24.8% margin, while free cash flow...
Iridium Communications reported Q4 2025 results that met guidance, with full‑year service revenue up 3% and OIBDA reaching $495.3 million, a 5% year‑over‑year increase. Pro forma free cash flow hit $296 million, supporting a 3.3% dividend yield and a share‑repurchase program that...
Floor & Decor announced a leadership transition, naming President Brad Paulsen CEO effective fiscal 2026 while Tom Taylor moves to Executive Chair. The company posted EPS of $0.53, a 10.4% increase, and total sales of $1.18 billion, up 5.5% year‑over‑year, but...
F&G Annuities & Life reported record assets under management of $73.1 billion, a 12% year‑over‑year increase, driven by $14.6 billion in gross sales. Adjusted net earnings rose to $482 million for the year, with fee‑based income contributing 15% of earnings as the company...
AMN Healthcare reported Q2 2025 revenue of $658 million, hitting the top of its guidance but falling 11% year‑over‑year. A $110 million goodwill impairment drove a GAAP net loss of $116 million, while adjusted EBITDA slipped to $58 million with an 8.9% margin. Gross...
YETI Holdings reported a record Q4 2025 with net sales of $583.7 million, up 5 % year‑over‑year, driven by 6 % growth in drinkware and a 25 % surge in international revenue. Adjusted gross margin fell to 58.4 % as tariffs added a 310‑basis‑point cost...
Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA) trimmed its FY 2026 sales outlook to $750‑$760 million, reflecting a $50 million shortfall from a major customer’s store closures. Gross margin fell to 19.6% year‑over‑year but rose sequentially, and operating income is projected between $72 million and...
UDR reported fourth‑quarter 2025 FFOA of $0.64 per share and a full‑year total of $2.54, both hitting the midpoint of its guidance range. Same‑store NOI growth outperformed expectations while occupancy held steady in the high‑96% range. For 2026 the company...
Upbound Group reported record annual revenue of $4.7 billion, an 8.7% increase, and free cash flow of $180 million, the highest since 2022. The recent Bridget acquisition contributed $64.6 million in Q4 revenue and boosted paid‑subscriber numbers by nearly 30%. Adjusted EBITDA reached...
GE HealthCare reported Q4 2025 revenue of $5.7 billion, up 4.8% organically, and posted a record backlog of $21.8 billion with a book‑to‑bill ratio of 1.06. Adjusted EBIT margin slipped to 16.7% after a $100 million tariff hit, while adjusted EPS fell 0.7%...
Barings BDC reported a fourth‑quarter NAV of $11.09 per share, essentially unchanged from the prior quarter, while net investment income slipped to $0.27 per share. The firm declared a $0.26 quarterly dividend, delivering a 9.4% annualized yield on NAV, and...
Integer Holdings reported an 8% rise in full‑year sales to $1.85 billion, with organic growth above 6%, and a 21% jump in adjusted EPS to $6.40. Adjusted operating income grew 13% and the operating margin expanded to 17.3%, driven by gross‑margin...
World Kinect Corp (WKC) posted record free cash flow of $2.5 billion for 2025 and a $769 million Q4 surge, driving a stronger balance sheet and enabling a 40% free‑cash‑flow payout target. Margins rose 66% to $2,283 per ounce, while all‑in sustaining...
Cushman & Wakefield reported a strong 2025 year, delivering adjusted EPS of $1.22—a 34% YoY increase—and total revenue of $7.1 billion, up 7% across all service lines and regions. Adjusted EBITDA rose 11% to $656 million with a 46‑basis‑point margin expansion, while...
Wyndham Hotels disclosed a $160 million charge after its largest European franchisee, Revo Hospitality Group, entered self‑administration in January. The charge covers uncollectible receivables, asset impairments and a write‑down of the Vienna House trademark acquired in 2022. Despite the setback, the...
The February 18 edition spotlights ETFs that deliver at least a 5% annual dividend yield, hold over $100 million in assets, and trade with a 20‑day average volume above 0.5 million shares. The list features a mix of traditional dividend funds, leveraged products,...
Etsy announced it will sell its second‑hand fashion app Depop to eBay for $1.2 billion in cash. Depop, which posted roughly $1 billion in gross merchandise volume and 7 million active buyers in 2025, was acquired by Etsy in 2021 for $1.62 billion. The...
Nursing home operators are slowing mergers and acquisitions in 2026 as inflated asset prices and an aging facility stock raise concerns about long‑term sustainability. Leaders such as A.G. Rhodes, Diversicare and Focused Post‑Acute are prioritizing capital for modernization, data analytics...
Manie Du Bruyn founded Black Lion Property Group in 2015 and built a portfolio of high‑demand residential and mixed‑use projects in Pretoria, emphasizing reinvestment and a 30‑year horizon. Leveraging the disciplined financial and operational framework of the property business, he launched Black Lion...
United Airlines CFO Michael Leskinen hinted at a possible United‑JetBlue merger during a Barclays conference, suggesting the airline sees value in industry consolidation. He also disclosed that United will ground its Pratt & Whitney‑powered 777 fleet this summer, temporarily curbing...
In a recent episode of This Week in Fintech, Paxos Labs CEO Bhau Kotecha outlined the firm’s vision for stablecoins and tokenized finance. He noted that enterprises typically enter crypto by integrating stablecoins for payments or enabling crypto trading, then...
U.K. banks, led by Barclays, are convening to fund a home‑grown payment network aimed at reducing reliance on Visa and Mastercard, which dominate 95% of the non‑cash market. Visa data shows the Milano‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics sparked a sharp surge...
Toyota Motor Corp's labor union lowered its annual bonus demand to 7.3 months' pay, a 0.3‑month reduction from last year’s record level, as the automaker faces higher U.S. tariffs. The union also called for wage hikes in the spring “shunto”...
eBay agreed to buy Depop from Etsy for $1.2 billion in cash, with the deal slated to close in Q2 2026. Depop, a social‑centric C2C fashion marketplace, will keep its brand and culture after the acquisition. The purchase follows Etsy’s 2021 $1.6 billion...
Sprite’s aviation securitization platform is launching a $495 million asset‑backed securities (ABS) program backed by lease contracts on 30 aircraft. The issuance comprises three fixed‑rate tranches with an anticipated repayment date in March 2033 and a final legal maturity in March 2041. World...
Botkeeper, an early AI accounting platform founded in 2015, announced its closure after eleven years despite achieving high‑accuracy transaction coding and a sophisticated AI suite. The company raised substantial venture capital and built an “Infinite” platform that could reconcile data...
Home Depot, Lowe’s and Amazon together captured 56% of the U.S. home‑improvement market in 2025, leaving independent hardware retailers struggling. Independent stores such as C&H Hardware and the 53‑year‑old Blossom True Value in Mountain View have shut down or announced...
Opkey introduced Design Studio, an AI‑driven module within its application lifecycle automation platform that streamlines ERP and HCM implementation planning. The visual canvas embeds more than 20 domain‑specific AI agents to automate discovery, requirements capture, process mapping, and configuration design....
The Nasdaq Composite posted the strongest advance among U.S. indexes, rising 0.8% as risk‑on sentiment persisted amid solid earnings and encouraging economic data. Federal Reserve officials remain divided on rates, while housing starts jumped 6.2% to a five‑month high and...
McKinsey reports that generative AI has slashed M&A costs by roughly 20% and accelerated deal timelines by 10% to 30%. The technology enables faster target identification, due diligence, and integration, especially amid geopolitical and supply‑chain disruptions. Bain finds one in...
Canadian fintech investment plunged 75% in 2025, falling to US$2.4 billion across 113 deals, down from a record US$9.9 billion in 2024. AI and digital‑asset firms dominated the reduced deal flow, while later‑stage platforms attracted the bulk of capital. The three biggest...
European investment‑grade credit remains resilient in early 2026 despite a 2% YoY dip in EBITDA growth and modest leverage creep. Interest‑coverage ratios have stabilised and rating upgrades in Spain and Italy bolster the sector’s outlook. Spreads have tightened to historic...
The SEC has proposed amendments to Form N‑PORT that give investment companies an extra 15 days to file their monthly portfolio reports and shift public disclosure from a monthly to a quarterly cadence. The changes also eliminate the “Names Rule”...
Don Backstrom, co‑founder of the municipal advisory firm Backstrom McCarley Berry & Co., died at 84 from cancer. He launched the Los Angeles‑based firm on his 61st birthday in 2002 and served as managing director through July 2025, then part‑time until his death. Backstrom’s career spanned...
The article examines how AI’s high variable costs are reshaping recurring‑revenue models, moving firms away from flat‑rate SaaS subscriptions toward hybrid, usage‑based, and outcome‑based pricing. It cites McKinsey data showing 50% of firms plan AI adoption and highlights that 72%...
Northeast public issuers are grappling with crumbling infrastructure, rising construction costs and a wave of federal funding cuts. Tariffs and buy‑American requirements are inflating bus purchases for NJ Transit, while the Gateway tunnel project remains stalled after a $205 million funding...
InfraVia Capital Partners, Telefónica and Liberty Global, through their Nexfibre joint venture, announced a $2.7 billion acquisition of Substantial Group, the United Kingdom’s second‑largest alternative fiber provider. The deal merges private‑equity capital with telecom expertise to expand Nexfibre’s footprint in the...
Sun Chemical, a global inks and materials producer, has chosen SNP’s Kyano platform to steer its worldwide SAP S/4HANA migration and shift to SAP Cloud ERP Private. The initiative will merge more than 60 regional ERP instances into a single,...
Scope Ratings became the first European rating agency approved under the ECB's Eurosystem Credit Assessment Framework, allowing its ratings to be used as collateral in monetary‑policy operations. The firm differentiates itself by embedding the EU’s fragmented legal and market environments...
Omnicom reported a $941.1 million GAAP loss for Q4 2025, the first quarter after completing its $15 billion acquisition of Interpublic Group. Revenue surged 27.9% year‑over‑year to $5.5 billion, and adjusted EBITA reached $928.9 million with a 16.8% margin. The company doubled its cost‑synergy goal...
Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri) announced a plan to add 100 billion baht in SME loans over the next four years, lifting its total SME portfolio to 350 billion baht. The initiative pairs soft‑loan financing with ESG education and advisory, targeting high‑growth sectors...
Payroll data from Gusto shows that small businesses that increase AI‑exposed work see modest revenue gains and a slight rise in hiring. For every 10‑point boost in AI exposure, monthly revenue climbs about 2.2% after six months, while headcount grows...
Ace Hardware posted record Q4 2025 revenue of $2.5 billion, a 9.9% year‑over‑year increase, while full‑year revenue reached $10 billion, up 5.8%. Net income slipped, falling $9.6 million in the quarter and $20.7 million for the year due to asset impairments and shutdown costs. The...
The Corpus Christi City Council approved a resolution to tap up to $410 million in future water revenue bonds, slated for issuance as late as 2027, to reimburse current cash outlays for critical water‑supply projects. The plan funds a $175 million containerized...
PFM announced a partnership with DebtBook to embed artificial‑intelligence capabilities into public‑sector treasury operations, leveraging PFM's Synario financial‑modeling platform alongside DebtBook's debt‑management suite. The alliance aims to automate cash‑flow, leasing and investment tracking, freeing municipal finance teams to focus on...
Wingstop reported a 5.8% decline in domestic same‑store sales for Q4 2025, while overall system sales rose 9% thanks to 493 new restaurants. The chain is rolling out Club Wingstop, a loyalty program that lifted guest frequency by 7% in...
Berkshire Hathaway has cut its Amazon stake by 75%, reducing a once‑$15 billion holding to roughly $10 billion. The move, disclosed in a Bloomberg Intelligence podcast, reflects Warren Buffett’s bearish view on the e‑commerce giant’s growth prospects. It marks a rare portfolio...
The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (JICPA) has proposed treating life insurers' government‑bond holdings as held‑to‑maturity, removing the need for impairment accounting when certain criteria are met. Under current rules insurers must record a loss if market value falls...
Investors can now gain exposure to SpaceX through private secondary markets, specialty ETFs and pooled funds, sidestepping the wait for a public listing. The rocket company is valued at roughly $1.25 trillion, making it one of the most coveted private assets....
