Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has made senior leadership changes in its Middle East operations, naming Fahd Iqbal as head of investment services in Dubai, according to a press release posted on Zawya. Operating out of Dubai, Iqbal will be responsible for embedding the Global Investment Committee’s investment approach locally. He will report to UBP Dubai office senior executive officer Arfat Qayyum. Iqbal previously served as chief investment officer for the Middle East at UBS and has held positions at Cr ...

Good morning. Michael Pickrum has stepped into the CFO role at the wedding platform The Knot Worldwide as AI reshapes the company’s strategy.That kind of technological shift is familiar territory for Pickrum. Trained as an engineer, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stanford before completing his MBA at Wharton. Early in his career, a mentor pushed him to look beyond the math—connecting financial models to real business outcomes. He even ran a media company before becoming a CFO.Those experienc ...

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Lilly agrees to acquire Orna Therapeutics in an all-cash deal. ...

The company said it has a market capitalization of about $540 million (about NOK 5.2 billion), is debt-free, and had a cash position of $88 million. Harris also pointed to $50 million of dividends paid in 2024, despite sales into the local market during part of the period.Management highlighted cost performance, with Harris stating operating costs of $4.3 per barrel and “low” general and administrative expenses. He also noted a safety milestone of three years without a lost-time incident, achieved in Januar ...

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has said the Bank of England’s (BoE) decision to hold rates at 3.75% points to a slow route to lower borrowing costs, despite a more dovish inflation outlook. The central bank kept the rate unchanged after inflation rose to 3.4% in December. The Monetary Policy Committee backed the decision by a 5–4 margin. Four members supported a 0.25 percentage-point reduction, which would have taken the rate to 3.5%. The decision comes after the B ...

The biggest tax overhaul in years just went into effect, and most people have no idea what it means for their paychecks. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act got signed into law back in July 2025, but the real changes hit on Jan. 1, 2026, to impact your 2027 tax filing. Some provisions kicked in retroactively for 2025, which means your tax refund this filing season could be bigger than you expect. But if you want to get the most out of these new rules, you need to act now before the window closes on certain ...

Key Takeaways China is quietly accelerating its pullback from U.S. Treasuries, pushing state-linked banks to slash exposure amid rising volatility and geopolitical risk. The shift, paired with aggressive gold accumulation, adds weight to de-dollarization trends and strengthens Bitcoin’s appeal as a neutral hedge. Crypto markets see the move less as a short-term shock and more as a long-term tailwind in a world drifting toward multipolar finance. China’s de-dollarization push is gaining momentum in ...

Sichuan, China, Feb. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a notable case reflecting the evolving capabilities of restorative dentistry, Professor John A. Sorensen, DMD, PhD, FACP, of the University of Washington successfully completed a digitally planned and executed full-arch implant rehabilitation using an advanced workflow. This clinical case study demonstrates how state-of-the-art digital tools can address complex anatomical and prosthetic challenges in edentulous full-arch treatment — delivering improved pr ...

Peter Thiel's hedge fund is making a contrarian AI bet that avoids the sector's most obvious winners. ...