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Heineken has appointed Alex Carreteiro as Regional President for the Americas, effective 1 March 2026, succeeding Marc Busain. Carreteiro joins from PepsiCo, where he led the Brazil & South Cone foods business—overseeing 16,000 staff, ten factories, doubling revenue and earning Global Business Unit of the Year in 2024. He also held senior roles at Nestlé across North America, Latin America and Europe, with extensive M&A and integration experience. The hire supports Heineken’s EverGreen strategy to accelerate growth, expand premium and non‑alcoholic offerings, and drive digital and sustainable initiatives in the region.

summary.Fastly Inc. priced a $160 million 0% convertible senior note offering (due 2030) under Rule 144A, extending the original $125 million target. The notes carry no interest, mature Dec 15 2030, and convert at 65.5136 shares per $1,000 (≈$15.26 per share), a 32.5% premium to the $11.52 market price. Proceeds (~$154 million) will fund capped‑call transactions and repurchase up to $150 million of its 2026 notes. Redemption is allowed after Dec 20 2028 if the share price exceeds 130% of the conversion price, and a “fundamental change” clause permits forced repurchase.

.TELUS announced the pricing of $1.5 billion of U.S.‑dollar Fixed‑to‑Fixed Rate Junior Subordinated Notes (Series C $800 M at 6.375% and Series D $700 M at 6.625%, both maturing 9 June 2056 with five‑year Treasury‑linked resets) and $800 million of Canadian‑dollar notes (Series CAT $400 M at 5.375% and Series CAU $400 M at 5.875%, also maturing 9 June 2056 with similar resets). The offerings, led by CIBC, BMO, TD and Wells Fargo, are expected to close around 9 Dec 2025. Proceeds will fund a $500 M tender to repurchase legacy notes, retire $600 M of 3.75% notes, and support 5G, fiber, health‑tech and agritech investments, diversifying TELUS’s long‑term funding while mitigating interest‑rate risk.

words.Klondike Gold Corp. held its AGM on Dec 4 2025, electing five directors—Peter Tallman, Gordon Keep, John Pallot, Steven Brunelle and Anne Labelle—and approving Davidson & Company LLP as auditors and the company’s stock‑option plan. Shareholders endorsed all other proposals. The company disclosed a NI 43‑101 resource of 469,000 oz indicated and 112,000 oz inferred gold for its Klondike District Project, highlighting high‑grade veins and ongoing drilling. It emphasized the need for additional capital and strategic partnerships to advance development in the stable Yukon jurisdiction.

words.Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico reported November 2025 terminal traffic of 5.13 million passengers, a 2 % decline year‑over‑year, while domestic traffic rose 4.8 % and international traffic fell 10.8 % after a 73.4 % collapse at Montego Bay caused by Hurricane Melissa. Seats available increased 6.8 % but the load factor slipped to 78.1 % from 85.2 %. Guadalajara (+6.7 %) and Puerto Vallarta (+4.5 %) led gains; Tijuana and Los Cabos posted modest declines. Year‑to‑date passengers were up 2.7 %.

words.The FDA has lifted the partial clinical hold on Vanda Pharmaceuticals’ tradipitant study, reclassifying the NK‑1 antagonist as an event‑driven therapy for motion sickness and dropping the six‑month canine toxicity requirement. Vanda can now expand dosing and keep its NDA on track for a PDUFA decision by Dec. 30, 2025, potentially delivering the first new pharmacologic motion‑sickness treatment in over 40 years. Analysts estimate a $1.5 billion annual market, and the drug’s favorable safety profile could also enable combination strategies with GLP‑1 agonists.

words.Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) appointed Zac Moffatt, CEO and co‑founder of Targeted Victory, as its first Global Chair of Communications and Advocacy, overseeing agencies such as Allison, HarrisX, HUNTER, Consulum, SKDK, Sloane and Targeted Victory. The consolidated vertical aims to generate ~US$400 million in 2025 revenue, leveraging AI, data analytics and integrated talent to deliver faster, cross‑disciplinary solutions for brands and advocacy groups. Moffatt reports to CEO Mark Penn, positioning Stagwell to compete with traditional holding firms by offering technology‑driven, unified services worldwide.

.Duke Energy reaffirmed its commitment to advanced nuclear by joining the DOE’s $400 million cost‑share project that funds TVA’s deployment of GE Vernova Hitachi’s BWRX‑300 small modular reactor. The partnership aims to lower costs, enhance grid reliability, and accelerate carbon‑free power in the early 2030s. Duke will assess sites such as Belews Creek, NC, and seeks an early NRC permit, positioning SMRs as a low‑capex, modular baseload complement to its renewable and storage investments while supporting a domestic nuclear supply chain.

words.Raytheon, an RTX business, has teamed with Amazon Web Services to speed satellite data processing and command‑and‑control for government and commercial customers. The partnership will migrate workloads to AWS, using AI/ML tools (SageMaker, Bedrock), edge‑centric Outposts, serverless pipelines, and modular, software‑defined constellation management. Goals include cutting mission‑cycle costs by up to 40%, boosting agility, and meeting DoD “cloud‑first’’ requirements while maintaining high security. Early pilots focus on rapid‑refresh imagery pipelines and autonomous satellite constellation operations.

words.Myseum (Nasdaq: MYSE) announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a notice of allowance for a patent covering the core technology of its upcoming privacy‑first social platform, Picture Party. The app, featuring time‑bound, permission‑driven media sharing that blocks AI scraping, will launch on iOS and Android later this month. Myseum now holds 18 issued patents plus three pending allowances, reinforcing its IP moat and positioning the service as a privacy‑focused alternative to mainstream social networks.