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MERRILL, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new national survey, Risk Radar Report—2025 Charitable Giving in America1, from Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (a stock insurer)2 reveals that Americans’ generosity won’t waver as conversations about the U.S. economy continue to dominate year-end headlines. According to the survey, 75% plan to maintain or increase their charitable giving through the end of 2025, despite mixed feelings about the economy and their personal finances. Church Mutual conducted

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the world’s #1 AI CRM, announced today that Novartis (NYSE: NVS), a leading global innovative medicines company, has selected Salesforce’s Agentforce Life Sciences for Customer Engagement to connect patient and healthcare professional (HCP) experiences, enabling teams to focus on strategic and meaningful customer interactions. Building upon its existing investments with Agentforce Health, Data 360 for Health & Life Sciences, MuleSoft f

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #accounting--8am, the professional business platform purpose-built for legal, accounting, and client-focused professionals, announced 2025 as a defining year. 8am launched its unified brand, strengthened its solution suite, and hosted Kaleidoscope, its inaugural user conference, to reflect its impact across the industry. “In 2025, we applied the same passion for success and excellence that we provide our customers to our own business,” said Dru Armstrong, Chief Executive Offi

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #ArchiveIntel--Archive Intel, an AI-powered communications compliance platform for financial institutions, today announced its new integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365, enabling users to automatically import and sync business contacts directly from the Microsoft ecosystem for compliant text-message archiving. By eliminating manual whitelisting at the individual user level, the update enhances efficiency for Microsoft Dynamics customers and reinforces Archive Intel’s positi

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prove, the leader in digital identity, today announced the launch of ProveX, a new digital trust exchange that enables enterprises to instantly access verified data and credentials from partners, while preserving trust through every interaction. Built on Prove’s tokenized identity framework, ProveX turns verified identity into a durable foundation for growth, allowing businesses to create personalized, seamless, and intelligent customer experiences previously out of r

WESTLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Schwab Center for Financial Research (SCFR), which provides top-quality research, timely market insights and practical guidance for investors, today announced the release of its 2026 outlook, Schwab’s Market Perspective: 2026 Outlook, which delivers insights on the most important market and economic trends that investors should consider for the year ahead. Schwab’s Market Perspective: 2026 Outlook provides perspectives on U.S. stocks and economy, treasury b

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RLTYco, the essential one-stop shop for the modern 1099 real estate professional, today announced three prominent new executive hires and the promotion of Head of Sales, Eric Zollinger, to Chief Customer Officer. These appointments mark a pivotal moment for RLTYco, which has expanded rapidly since its inception in 2021. The dynamic team will shepherd the company into a new phase of growth as thousands of new real estate professionals discover RLTYco’s suite of service

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced that State Street is the first bank to become an OCC clearing member. OCC will provide central counterparty clearing and settlement through its Stock Loan Program for State Street’s Prime Services platform, which offers integrated custody-based securities lending solutions to investors. “State Street's decision to be our first bank clearing member is a significant milestone for both OCC

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #wpengine--WP Engine, a global web enablement company providing premium products and solutions for websites built on WordPress®¹, today released its 2025 Website Traffic Trends Report. The report analyzes proprietary first-party data and metrics from Google CrUX (Chrome User Experience Report) and Cloudflare Bot Management spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. “The shape of the web is evolving rapidly. The industry is underestimating the speed a

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teikametrics, the leading AI-powered marketplace optimization platform, today announced a new patent-pending AI system called Artificial Retail Intelligence (ARI) — a proprietary engine designed to boost seller success on Walmart, Amazon, and TikTok as AI increases content volume and intensifies the fight for attention. Retailers are combating algorithmic battles they can’t see, as consumer behavior fluctuates and pricing volatility and regulations on platforms constant

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #Kathmere--Merchant, a global operating company providing growth capital and strategic resources to independent financial services firms, today announced its partnership with Kathmere Capital Management, a fast-growing independent advisory firm based outside Philadelphia. The collaboration underscores both firms’ commitment to building durable, client-focused businesses. Kathmere managed approximately $1.8 billion in assets when it first partnered with Merchant in 2024 and is on

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Achievers, the world’s most utilized recognition and reward software, announced today the top 15 rewards that Achievers customers redeemed through its marketplace in 2025. With the holiday season approaching, employees around the world are celebrating success this year with products and experiences they have earned through year-round recognition in the Achievers platform. Rather than traditional presents from a boss, these rewards are redeemed directly through the Achi

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stryten Energy has been named a 2026 Silver Military Friendly® Employer in the annual list from militaryfriendly.com, which recognizes companies that create sustainable and meaningful career paths, community outreach, brand enthusiasm and enduring partnerships that benefit the military community. Stryten Energy hires military members across every level of the company, from the plant floor to the executive management team, with many having progressed through the

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BitGo, the digital asset infrastructure company, today announced the integration of the Bitcoin Lightning Network directly from its qualified custody platform. As one of the first solutions to enable Lightning access directly from qualified custody, this expansion builds on BitGo’s existing Lightning Network offering. The service delivers institutions a simplified, secure, and robust way to leverage Lightning’s speed, efficiency, and privacy for payments. Integrated I

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SOLVD Health, a patient intelligence company pioneering precision medicine through advanced genetics and AI-driven insights, announced today that its pharmacogenomics (PGx) test PreScript™ has received approval from the New York State Department of Health’s Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program (CLEP). This milestone enables SOLVD Health to offer its PGx testing services to healthcare providers and patients across New York State, one of the most rigorously regulated

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $BKN--BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) announced today that shareholders of each of the closed-end funds named below (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) have approved the following reorganizations (each, a “Reorganization” and collectively, the “Reorganizations”). Reorganizations of BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT) and BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust, Inc. (BKN) with and into BlackRock MuniYie

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FS Vector, a leading strategic consulting firm for companies that are innovating in financial services, is announcing the addition of Megan Hannigan as Managing Principal. In this role, Hannigan will support FS Vector’s clients in developing and executing effective government engagement strategies across Congress, federal agencies, and key policymaking bodies. As a seasoned policy strategist with deep experience in financial services, banking regulation, payments, a

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. (“Sculptor” or the “Firm”), a leading global alternative asset manager specializing in opportunistic investing, announced today the closing of Sculptor CLO XXXVII (“Sculptor CLO 37” or “CLO 37”), a $408 million collateral loan obligation (CLO) transaction. With the closing of CLO 37, Sculptor currently manages a global suite of 34 CLOs and CBOs totaling approximately $13 billion across both the US and Europe. Sculptor CLO 37 is backed

ASHEVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #AWS--DigitalChalk announces its cloud-based Learning Management System is available in AWS Marketplace, to scale workforce and customer training.

MIAMI & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southern Glazer’s announced that it has received special recognition by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.