March 19 (Reuters) - Canadian securities regulators on Thursday announced a pilot project to allow smaller issuers to voluntarily adopt a semi-annual financial reporting framework, in a bid to ease the regulatory burden for public companies. The move by the Canadian Securities Administrators mirrors a similar push in the United States, where regulators are working on fast-tracking President Donald Trump's...

03:13 PM EDT, 03/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Williams-Sonoma ( WSM ) delivered a solid holiday quarter, though much of the earnings upside came from non-operating items and results modestly topped expectations, UBS Securities said in a note emailed Thursday. The company reported quarterly sales of roughly $2.36 billion, down year over year, and below UBS' estimate of $2.41 billion. Comparable...

Uniting 20+ Years of Global Expertise with Sperm Donor Early Disclosure Program SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fertio, an international fertility care group and parent company of European Sperm Bank, announced today its expansion into the United States through the acquisition of Cascade Cryobank, a Lynwood, WA sperm bank founded in 2021 by Dr. John Carpenter. This strategic move unites Fertio’s 20+...

02:41 PM EDT, 03/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with the latest stock price movement in the headline and the first paragraph.) Envela ( ELA ) shares rose 36% on Thursday, a day after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 results. The company reported Q4 net income late Wednesday of $0.23 per diluted share, up from $0.06 a year earlier. Two analysts...