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62-year-old retail pharmacy chain makes unusual closure decision

Severe financial distress since late 2023 has led several national drugstore chains to close store locations and, in some cases, file for bankruptcy protection. America’s largest drugstore chains have closed 100s of store locations to restructure their businesses and reduce labor costs, eliminate ...

This airline to be first in North America to fly direct to this Japanese city

Welcoming a record 42.68 million international visitors in 2025, the island nation of Japan has in recent years seen larger numbers of tourists descend not just upon major cities such as Tokyo and Kyoto, but also holiday destinations previously visited primarily by natives from different parts of ...

Mews Secures $300 million Investment to Cement Position as Worlds Leading Hospitality Operating System

Mews, the operating system for hospitality, today announced it has raised $300 million in a Series D funding round led by EQT Growth, with new investors Atomico and HarbourVest Partners, and participation from existing investors Kinnevik, Battery Ventures and Tiger Global. This investment marks a defining moment for hospitality technology and values the company at $2.5 billion. Following a year of strong and durable growth, during which SaaS gross profit increased by 55%, this fundraise establis

General Fusion to Become First Publicly Traded Pure-Play Fusion Company Through Business Combination with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Fusion Inc. (“General Fusion” or the “Company”) is a groundbreaking fusion leader with a 20-year track record of advancing fusion technology, including the development, construction, and operation of the first large-scale Magnetized Target Fusion (“MTF”) demonstration machine. Today, the Company announces that it has entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”, and the tran...

Hitachi Energy CEO and Irelands Minister on European Energy

Peter Burke TD, Minister of Enterprise, Tourism & Employment, Republic of Ireland and Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO, Hitachi Energy discuss the skills, labor and partnerships needed to build Europe’s energy future with Bloomberg’s Leigh Gilmore at Bloomberg House in Davos on the sidelines of the 2026 World Economic Forum. (Source: Bloomberg)

Kupfer-Glas-Migration: „Zwei große Haken“

Mit ihrem „Regulierungskonzept” will die Bundesnetzagentur zur Debatte über die Kupfer-Glas-Migration beitragen. Nicht alles darin gefällt den Netzbetreibern.

Duetti beschafft 200 Millionen US-Dollar, um den Erwerb unabhängiger Musikkataloge auszuweiten und die Plattformfunktionen zu verbessern

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Duetti Inc. („Duetti“ oder das „Unternehmen“), ein Musiktechnologie- und Finanzdienstleistungsunternehmen, das unabhängigen Musikschaffenden dabei hilft, den Wert ihrer Musikkataloge zu erschließen, hat heute die Sicherung einer neuen Finanzierung in Höhe von 200 Millionen US-Dollar bekannt gegeben. Diese soll dazu dienen, den Erwerb von Musikkatalogen zu beschleunigen und die Technologie und Dienstleistungen des Unternehmens weltweit auszubauen. Die Finanzierung wird

Expensive Financial Mistakes that People Make in a Divorce

Broadcast Retirement Networks Jeffrey Snyder discusses the biggest mistakes - financially and emotionally - that people make during a divorce with Jacobson Mediation Groups Alex Jacobson. Jeffrey Snyder, Broadcast Retirement Network Alex, its so great to see you. Thanks for joining us and ...

Finanzausgleich: Millionen für ostdeutsche Bundesländer

DRESDEN/MÜNCHEN (dpa-AFX) - Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Thüringen profitieren weiterhin vom Finanzausgleich der Bundesländer. Im vergangenen Jahr erhielt Sachsen rund 3,5 Milliarden Euro, Thüringen etwa 2,2 Milliarden Euro und Sachsen-Anhalt rund 1,9...

Holiday airline declares bankruptcy, all flights canceled

Airlines that filed for bankruptcy or shut down in the first three weeks of 2026 include charter and cargo airline Royal Air Philippines, Indian charter carrier Dove Airlines, Swedish airline H-Bird, and U.S. charter carrier Tailwind Air. Similar problems of not being able to bring in the necessary ...

Börse am Donnerstag: Die Finanzmärkte atmen erleichtert durch

Autoaktien ziehen den Dax nach drei schwachen Tagen hoch. Nachdem die Notenbanken erstmals seit Jahrzehnten mehr Gold als US-Staatsanleihen halten, gibt Gold nach der Deeskalation durch das Treffen Trump-Rutte nach. Aber die Politik bleibt an der Börse präsent.

AIM movers: Kitwave recommends bid and ex-dividends

Kitwave Group (LON: KITW) is recommending a 295p/share cash bid from OEP Partners and the shares have jumped 32.6% to 293.5p. The bid values the grocery distributor at £251m. The acquirer will support further growth through acquisitions. Interim figures show a 21% increase in revenues to £802.7m, but there was a like-for-like decline of 1%. […]The post AIM movers: Kitwave recommends bid and ex-dividends appeared first on UK Investor Magazine.

Pure Storage Partners with Meta on AI Research SuperCluster

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 24, 2022 — Pure Storage, an IT pioneer that delivers storage as-a-service, today announced its role in Meta’s new AI Research SuperCluster (RSC), which Meta believes will […]

Transom Acquires WellBiz Brands, a Leading Beauty & Wellness Franchisor Platform

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transom Capital Group (“Transom”), a Los Angeles–based private equity firm specializing in operational transformation, today announced the completion of its acquisition of WellBiz Brands, Inc. (“WellBiz” or the “Company”), a leading beauty and wellness franchisor platform, composed of five well-known brands delivering recurring, membership-based services that promote health, beauty, and wellbeing. The partnership brings new investment and deep ope...