Global supply of equities shrinks at fastest pace in decades – The Financial Times
The global supply of public equity is shrinking at its fastest pace in at least 25 years, as economic and geopolitical uncertainty weighs on new...
Author : Nelli Avetisyan
Meet the French oil major that balances growth and greenery – The Economist
“Texas is an El Dorado for us, an energy El Dorado,” declared Patrick Pouyanné, boss of TotalEnergies, last month at ceraWeek, the energy industry’s annual...
Amazon’s cashier-less technology was supposed to revolutionize grocery shopping. It’s been a flop – CNN
When Amazon debuted cashier-less technology, it was hailed as the future of retail. But now, Amazon is walking back its “Just Walk Out” technology at...
Long Shadow of the Fed Shows Limits of ECB Talk of Independence – Bloomberg
The European Central Bank insists it won’t take any cues from the Federal Reserve on when to start cutting interest rates — but its subsequent...
Jay Powell says Federal Reserve’s inflation fight is ‘not done’ – The Financial Times
Jay Powell said the Federal Reserve’s job of bringing down inflation was “not yet done” and the US central bank needed “greater confidence” that price...
Side Effect of US Oil & Gas Boom: Record Ethane Production & Exports – Wolf Street
US production of ethane – one of the natural-gas liquids that are in the hydrocarbon mix at oil and gas wells – rose 9% in...
Swiss Inflation Unexpectedly Slows, Vindicating SNB Rate Cut – Bloomberg
Swiss inflation unexpectedly eased — vindicating the central bank’s surprise interest-rate cut last month.Consumer prices rose 1% from a year ago in March, the statistics...
Google considers charging for AI-powered search in big change to business model – The Financial Times
Google is considering charging for new “premium” features powered by generative artificial intelligence, in what would be the biggest ever shake-up of its search business....
Building long-term resilience: moving from tactical to strategic workforce management – Independent
Employers consistently emphasise the significance of “talent”, whether it be articulated in the polished pages of an annual report, discussed during company gatherings or exchanged...
The Fiscal and Financial Risks of a High-Debt, Slow-Growth World
Inflation-adjusted interest rates are well above post global financial crisis lows, while medium-term growth remains weak. Persistently higher interest rates raise the cost of servicing...