Carrefour and PepsiCo make peace after inflation spat
Inflation has been at the top of consumers’ minds for the better part of the last two years. But when one of Europe’s major grocers removes products over high prices,…
Buy-Side trends to watch in 2024 | Insights
“Refinement” has emerged as a leading theme for the buy side for 2024. Standardising data means saving time, cutting costs and delivering more accurate results. But how can managers continue…
Ten years later, Facebook’s Oculus acquisition hasn’t changed the world as expected
Every year, Time Magazine issues a list of the 200 best inventions of the past 12 months. Frankly, I don’t know how the editors do it. The dirty secret of…
Taiwan searches for 18 still missing after earthquake By Reuters
By Fabian Hamacher and Joyce Zhou HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwanese rescuers looked for 18 people still missing on Friday after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the island’s mountainous and…
New York state is throwing its $260 billion retirement fund at ‘long-standing failures of oversight’ at Tesla, Wells Fargo, and Chipotle
An investment fund wants a reckoning at three major companies after a litany of serious fraud, sexual harassment and racial discrimination allegations against them in recent years. The New York…
Emerging markets opportunities: Investing in democracies | Insights
This article was written by Steve Hou, PhD, Co-Head of Equity Research at Bloomberg Indices. Today’s global economic landscape is marked by geopolitical turbulence, notably the Russian invasion of Ukraine…
As deal rumors fly, Alphabet and HubSpot would be a strange pairing
Reuters reported on Thursday that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is exploring the possibility of buying Boston-based HubSpot, a CRM and marketing automation company with a market cap of over $33…
Fed comments puncture mood, India gives rate steer By Reuters
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. A late and steep reversal on Wall Street on Thursday, sparked by comments from a U.S….
Reddit ex-CEO: Why I left Big Tech for climate change
Ten years ago, I left Big Tech. I’d spent over a decade in Silicon Valley: first at PayPal, then as a director of engineering at Facebook, and finally serving as…
Handling Remote Workers – Barbara Weltman
Remote work arrangements, which became the norm during the pandemic, are here to stay. Five years ago, fewer than 5% of employees worked remotely, but today 58% have the option of…