07:17 AM EDT, 03/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Build-A-Bear Workshop ( BBW ) said Thursday that Sharon Price John is planning to retire as president and chief executive, effective June 11. The board has appointed Chris Hurt, who is chief operations and experience officer, as the new CEO. Hurt will join the company's board upon assuming the role, while Price John...

07:18 AM EDT, 03/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Alliance Laundry Systems (ALH) reported Q4 adjusted earnings Thursday of $0.24 per diluted share, unchanged from a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.23. Revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 was $434.9 million, up from $395.1 million a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $419.9 million. The company said it...

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lendmark Financial Services (Lendmark), a leading provider of personalized consumer loan solutions, today announced that it has purchased all receivables of Century Finance, Inc., a family-owned consumer finance company that is closing its business immediately as its owners enter retirement. This transaction includes the receivables of nearly 10,000 consumer loan and credit...

07:19 AM EDT, 03/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Meta Platforms ( META ) , Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) YouTube ( GOOG ), Snap (SNAP) and TikTok are being urged by Britain's media and privacy regulators to tighten age verification and block underage users from their platforms, Reuters reported Thursday. Ofcom and the Information Commissioner's Office said the companies are not properly enforcing...