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In this episode, BNY Mellon CIO Jason Granet discusses the current and future shape of the U.S. Treasury yield curve, arguing that recent flattening is a temporary, cyclical retracement and that a steeper curve is likely to resume. He and Bloomberg Intelligence co‑hosts Ira Jersey and Will Hoffman examine the broader economic backdrop, Federal Reserve policy stance, and funding market dynamics that drive yield‑curve movements. Granet explains BNY’s analytical framework for assessing macro outlooks and how the firm sizes risk in its fixed‑income portfolios. The conversation highlights the interplay between monetary policy expectations and market liquidity in shaping yield‑curve scenarios.
This is Jeff Bezos’s favorite book. He’s been rereading it for 25 years straight, and it inspired his most famous decision-making model. Here are the 7 lessons from "The Remains of the Day" that helped him build his $200B+ Amazon empire:
British pottery maker Denby, founded in 1809, announced it will file a notice of intention to appoint administrators as a precautionary step after failing to secure a strategic investment partner. The company cited reduced demand, soaring energy costs and escalating...
An employee’s casual practice of numerology is causing discomfort among team members who view it as pseudoscience. The article advises managers to handle the issue privately, focusing on the behavior’s impact rather than the belief itself. It recommends open‑ended dialogue,...
March Madness concentrates fan attention across screens, venues and streets, creating a prime moment for advertisers. Digital out‑of‑home (DOOH) is shifting from pre‑planned, static placements to real‑time, programmatic delivery powered by AI and contextual triggers. Brands can now sync creative...
Is Google taking news publishers' traffic away? Sweet mother of media, are they ever. From 2023-2025, referrals from search dropped by almost HALF. Brutal. Insulting. Infuriating. And ironic given that Google is certainly training its AI answers on publishers' work. 🙄
We've been looking at scenarios on the total volume of goods pumped through the economy, based on current geopolitical developments: Our general view is that the impact of high oil prices isn't as dramatic as one would initially fear in...
Quince has built a $10.1 billion empire by reproducing high‑end designs at a fraction of the price, selling a $298 Reformation dress for $69.90. The fast‑growing retailer now generates over $1 billion in annual revenue and employs about 1,000 people across apparel,...
The most expensive mistake I'm seeing on Meta right now: → $50–70K/month in ad spend → 90% of it running to remarketing → Zero prospecting. Zero incremental lift. Just recycling brand content to existing audiences The brand thought Meta wasn't working. Their agency...
The Federal Reserve’s rate‑setting calculus is increasingly tied to volatile energy prices, which have surged amid geopolitical tensions and supply constraints. Market participants are using SOFR and Fed Funds futures to price the likelihood of upcoming policy moves, with recent...
The Austin City Council approved up to $575 million in water and wastewater revenue‑refunding and improvement bonds. $450 million will refinance short‑term commercial paper into long‑term debt, while $75 million will refund callable Series 2015 A bonds and $50 million will fund capital projects at the...
A conflict‑of‑interest issue has emerged around the valuation of loans in Blue Owl’s business development company (BDC) portfolio. The valuations were performed by Kroll, a firm with close ties to Deerfield, one of the borrowers in the portfolio. Critics argue...
The disruption is going on right now. Never a better time to be an entrepreneur and the worst time to believe you'll had security in your decades old job. Why would you want to quit your job? What if your...
Long-duration unemployment is one of the most cyclical and recession-sensitive labor indicators. Every recession produces a sharp surge in long-term unemployment: * 1954 recession: ~+550% spike * 1974–75 recession: ~+300% * 1982 recession: ~+100%+ * 2008–09 recession: ~+150% * 2020 COVID recession: ~+330% Historically, YoY long-term unemployment...
Intercom’s Fin AI agent is shifting its pricing model from pure resolution‑based fees to an outcome‑based structure. The change reflects Fin’s growing ability to handle complex, multi‑step support tasks that often involve human hand‑offs. Fin now serves over 7,000 teams...
S&P Global Ratings has raised the long‑term issuer credit and senior unsecured debt rating for the Vancouver Airport Authority from AA‑ to AA, with a stable outlook. The upgrade cites Vancouver International Airport’s robust market position, strategic capital‑investment plan, and...
A webinar on March 25, 2026 will tackle planning and forecasting hurdles in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, highlighting the platform’s native demand‑forecasting limits and complex vendor‑driven purchasing workflows. Attendees will see how to interpret supply‑demand data, adjust forecasting parameters, and leverage popular...
U.S. executives enter 2026 optimistic, yet a stark gap exists between perceived threats and risks that could shut down their firms, according to Sentry Insurance’s 2026 C‑Suite Stress Index. While 54% expect growth, only 17% rank lawsuits—a danger that 93%...
Trener founder Asad Tirmizi spent 14 years turning robotics research into a commercial product. After leaving academia and ByteDance, the team conducted 500 industry conversations to pinpoint a market where robots already had traction. They adopted a beachhead strategy, targeting...
The recent surge in global natural‑gas prices has laid bare Britain’s over‑reliance on imports, costing households roughly three times what Americans pay. The author argues that a decade‑old decision to ban on‑shore shale fracking has left the UK vulnerable, missing...
Astro BizOne, Astro’s dedicated pack for food and beverage outlets, has unveiled the BizOne Rewards Campaign, allocating up to MYR 17.5 million in guaranteed marketing support. The program replaces the previous lucky‑draw format with a model that ensures every qualified outlet receives...
The HirED Report is a new monthly newsletter targeting HR leaders in K‑12 education. It addresses the acute teacher shortage, burnout crisis, and shifting workforce expectations that make district HR a high‑stakes function. The brief promises zero‑fluff, actionable insights and...
IDT Corp reported Q2 FY26 revenue up about 6% year‑over‑year, with its NRS, Fintech and net2phone segments contributing over half of operating income. GAAP EPS came in at $0.84, missing the consensus of $0.90‑$0.91, primarily because SG&A surged, highlighted by...
Moody's downgraded the University of Louisiana at Monroe student‑housing revenue bonds (Series 2019A) from B2 to B3, citing weak demand and an 85% occupancy rate. The debt‑service coverage ratio slipped to 0.98× as of December 2024, forcing draws on the debt‑service reserve....
Gold prices dropped sharply on Thursday, with front‑month COMEX gold falling $49.8 (‑0.96%) to $5,129.30 per ounce. The decline coincided with crude oil jumping to $94.50 a barrel, up $7.25 (8.31%) as Iran intensified threats and the Strait of Hormuz...
A new IWG report surveying over 2,000 UK female office workers finds that hybrid and flexible work arrangements are reshaping women’s career trajectories. Two‑thirds of respondents say hybrid work positively influences their careers, with the effect strongest among millennials and...
Xunlei (NASDAQ:XNET) reported fourth‑quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.08, unchanged from the prior quarter, while revenue plateaued at $143.3 million. The company posted a steep GAAP loss of $228.9 million, underscoring ongoing profitability challenges. Shares hovered around $5.84 as investors weigh...
Some decisions are best made after acquiring more information; some are best made immediately. Just as you need to constantly sort the big from the small when you are synthesizing what’s going on, you need to constantly evaluate the marginal...
Today, an exec says to me, "Must be easy to have a newsletter that's all guest posts." I hope Lenny Rachitsky doesn't mind, but I told him this story: Early last December, Lenny reached out to me about something, and...
The PEI Group’s GP‑led Secondaries report highlights rapid growth in the GP‑led segment, noting a 45% year‑over‑year increase in transaction volume during 2023. It outlines how general partners are leveraging continuation funds to retain control of high‑performing assets while offering...
An enterprise AI contract‑review API that costs $1.58 per document exploded to a $1.6 million bill when exposed as an agentic API. An autonomous agent retried a single request thousands of times, and the pattern repeated across thousands of contracts, revealing...
The airport municipal bond sector has demonstrated strong credit resilience, weathering crises such as 9/11, COVID‑19, and recent geopolitical turbulence. Federal relief via the CARES Act prevented mass downgrades, and General Aviation Revenue Bonds (GARBs) have maintained stable, investment‑grade ratings...
ActivTrak’s 2026 State of the Workplace report, analyzing 443 million hours across 1,111 organizations, reveals AI usage soaring to 80% of employees and an eight‑fold rise in time spent on AI tools. Instead of shrinking workloads, AI is accelerating work speed...
When management says: "We value people who burn the midnight oil." They are glorifying the hustle. Staying late is treated as the ultimate sign of commitment. THE REALITY AND HOW TO PUSH BACK:
In this episode, host Mike Stahl talks with Ryan Seamers, founder of Aegis Risk and a leading expert on self‑funded health plans and medical stop‑loss insurance. They discuss the 2026 stop‑loss renewal cycle, noting a sharp premium increase driven by...
Core CPI remained mild in January‑February 2026, but the Fed‑preferred core PCE is projected to outpace it sharply. Economists expect core PCE to rise about 3.1% year‑over‑year, creating the widest CPI‑PCE gap in decades. The divergence stems from differing weightings,...
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $1.08 million for 24 warehouse workers at Expresso Forwarding Inc. and its affiliate after uncovering pay rates as low as $2.03 per hour in Mexican pesos, breaching federal minimum‑wage and overtime rules. The settlement mandates...
Erik Mogensen, Indy Pass director and Entabeni Systems CEO, has bought back Black Mountain ski area in Jackson, New Hampshire, rebranding it as an Independent Mountain Laboratory. The original co‑op plan with community shareholders was abandoned after shareholders voted to...
GitHub announced it will route at least half of its traffic through Microsoft Azure by July. The shift responds to a series of high‑impact outages blamed on “extremely rapid” user growth and failover failures in its existing infrastructure. CTO Vlad...
Not gonna sugar coat this and do not care if it costs me my new Pentagon press credentials and access to this administration. The left smeared my name in a major WAPO hit piece and the right can do the...
Cannot agree more. DO NOT end US oil exports. Our integration into the global oil market is essential. Protectionism would be a horrible idea right now.
Premier Li Qiang added the Consumer Price Index to the 2026 Government Work Report, formally acknowledging deflation for the first time. The annual GDP growth target was lowered to 4.5‑5 percent, the first sub‑5 percent goal since 1991. While a trade surplus...
The Relatability Pivot: The End of the Corporate Megaphone by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/15YdrlJIIo @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #Leadership #PublicRelations #PR #Marketing #MarketingSuccess #MarketingStrategy #MarketingTips
#CIOChat Q1: Algorithmic management used to mean gig platforms scheduling IT contractors. Now it’s everywhere: Collaboration tools assigning work, ticketing systems routing tasks, AI copilots triaging requests. Where are algorithms already managing work in your org today? https://t.co/Vt7ZVWHoh5
On March 12, Atlantic Council’s Matthew Kroenig appeared on The Beacon of Liberty podcast to discuss the Truman Doctrine. He traced the policy’s origins to post‑World War II fears of Soviet expansion and highlighted its role in shaping early Cold War strategy. Kroenig linked...
𝗖𝗔𝗚𝗜 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 We are pleased to announce that Chuck Brooks has joined the Steering Committee of the Cybersecurity and AI Governance Initiative (CAGI). https://t.co/2nY9Uw5xfI
Iran war inflation continues to push up the terminal rate, now 3.37. This had been trading around 3% a month ago. No surprise UST front end getting shellacked with 2s 3.74 and 5s 3.86 https://t.co/8FiC830XW4
🚨 Mid-week Iran War and oil market update for Commodity Context subscribers. More regular coverage of the acute volatility across the increasingly strained oil complex in Oil Context Weekly tomorrow. https://t.co/lvkkTTJr9s
🆓 Thursday links: private credit exposure, good vs. bad bubbles, and detecting AI content farms. https://t.co/xz88DTLRXp chart: https://t.co/LjVlif34WF https://t.co/HdHakdmYPW
We're taking design seriously. Expect a beautiful and consistent @Fiscal_ai visual identity moving forward. https://t.co/IiDr6hTl2H
