Retail Growth in the 2025 Holiday Season

Retail sales saw modest growth during the 2025 holiday season, signaling a positive but cautious outlook for the industry. Merchants recorded a small increase in sales numbers, fueled mainly by strategic pre-holiday promotions and consumer excitement ahead of the festive period. Large retail chains noted rises in both in-store foot…

OBI Pharma and TegMine Therapeutics Sign Exclusive Global License Agreement for Glycan-Targeting ADC

TAIPEI, TW, Jan 12, 2026 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - OBI Pharma (4174.TWO) announced that it has entered into a commercial license agreement with TegMine Therapeutics, Inc. (TegMine), a San Francisco-based biopharma focused on developing antibodies targeting cancer-associated glycans and glycoproteins, for a glycan-targeting ADC.Under the terms of the agreement,…

Charlie’s Holdings (OTCQB:CHUC) Signs Agreement with IKE Tech to Commercialize Transformational Age-Gated Vapes that Will Address FDA Concerns Related to Youth Access

SBX Product Line Will Feature First-Ever AI-Powered Blockchain-Based Age-Gating System for Vape ProductsIKE's patented biometric BLE Bluetooth chip and blockchain-based app will enable Charlie's to ensure that underage individuals will not be able to activate or utilize the Company's age-gated products.The IKE Licensing Agreement provides CHUC with a first mover…

Iran’s ‘distinctive’ drone deployment leads to a soaring death toll amid violent protests

Iran’s suppression of nationwide protests persisted on Sunday, with accounts of large-scale fatalities emerging as demonstrations expanded across the country alongside alerts about drone monitoring.The Center for Human Rights in Iran asserted that a "massacre was taking place," while the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) noted "flying overhead and…

Shrub Oak International School’s Music Program Illustrates the Impact of Personalized Learning for Autistic Students

MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y., Jan. 9, 2026 — Shrub Oak International School is pleased to showcase its Music Education Program, a distinct and highly personalized initiative that merges therapeutic self-expression with skill-focused learning to foster the growth of autistic children, adolescents, and young adults. Grounded in each student’s unique strengths, passions,…

STELLAR Broadband and 123NET Team Up to Expand Fiber Connectivity From Lansing to Grand Rapids, Strengthening Michigan’s Fiber Infrastructure for the Future

LANSING, Mich. and GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 9, 2026 — One of Michigan’s top providers of fiber internet and technology solutions for Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs) and planned communities today revealed a strategic partnership with 123NET, a leading provider of fiber internet, colocation and voice services, to extend fiber connectivity from…