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Eli Lilly’s chief executive David Ricks announced a strategic push to sustain the company’s recent $1 trillion revenue milestone by accelerating AI‑driven drug discovery and manufacturing. He highlighted a new partnership with Nvidia to embed generative‑AI models across the R&D pipeline, aiming for what he calls “exit velocity” – rapid, scalable growth beyond the typical pharma boom‑and‑bust cycle. Ricks also outlined a $2 billion investment in AI platforms and a focus on high‑growth therapeutic areas such as biologics, diabetes, and oncology. The initiative seeks to lock in market leadership while mitigating cyclical risks.
Thinkers50 has announced the first speakers for its 2026 London Summit, scheduled for 2 November at the historic Guildhall. The lineup includes #1 ranked thinker Paul Polman, along with Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, Liz Wiseman, Jesper Brodin and Rahaf Harfoush. The summit’s theme, “Leading in a Fragmented World,”...
Axiamatic, an AI startup founded by serial entrepreneur Rajiv Gupta, announced a $54 million Series A round led by Greylock and Bessemer. The company offers an "agentic control plane" that creates a live digital‑twin of enterprise transformation programs by ingesting data from...
Former US secretary of state John Kerry warned that the recent oil price surge caused by the war in Iran underscores the security risks of dependence on fossil fuels. He called for countries to achieve energy independence by accelerating deployment...
Othership, a workplace intelligence platform, announced a partnership with ScaleHR, a strategic advisory firm serving over 30,000 Canadian HR leaders. The collaboration will deliver Othership’s data‑driven workspace optimization solution to ScaleHR’s network, helping organizations redesign work policies, lower real‑estate expenses,...
On February 26, 2026 the Nevada Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Nevada’s prevailing‑wage statutes (NRS Chapter 338) provide no private right of action for employees to recover wages or overtime in court. The court held that disputes must be filed...
Everything is high as hell. Inflation is screaming “make it enough”.. The CPI report — “it’s not that high” Reality — lady goes into CVS and buys: shampoo and conditioner, six pack of toilet paper, and a birthday card. 4...
Medtronic has promoted Sean Haag from interim to permanent president of its ear, nose and throat (ENT) business. Haag, who joined Medtronic twenty years ago and most recently oversaw marketing and clinical for the AiBLE system, has been credited with...
Chubb announced that Seshadri Iyer will assume the role of Executive Vice President, Operations, Technology and Digital Transformation on 6 April 2026, succeeding retiring veteran Julie Dillman. Iyer arrives from Boston Consulting Group after nearly two decades, most recently serving as North...
The number one reason creative business owners give for not hiring a bookkeeper is "I'm not sure I can afford it." But the reason they don't know if they can afford it is usually because they don't know their numbers. The...
Better Business Advice named Sage the top bookkeeping software for small businesses in its 2026 review, citing the platform’s automation, real‑time financial visibility, and compliance capabilities. Sage’s AI‑powered invoice capture, smart bank matching, and integrated invoicing streamline both payables and...
Imprint transitioned from manual deployments and hand‑run database migrations to a fully automated continuous‑deployment pipeline within three months, leveraging Kubernetes, ArgoCD, and coding agents. The migration mirrors Uber’s 2014 service migration but swaps platform‑building for platform‑consumption, allowing a three‑engineer team...
The International Energy Agency announced a historic release of 400 million barrels of emergency crude, the largest drawdown in its history and about one‑third of members’ total reserves. The move aims to temper soaring oil prices triggered by the U.S.–Israel conflict...
Engine introduced the Visa‑branded Engine X charge card aimed at small and midsized businesses, a segment that often lacks corporate payment solutions. The card delivers 10% cash back on travel booked through Engine and 1.5% on other spend, while offering spend...
Patrick Avila has been named president of Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, effective April 20, succeeding interim leader Drew Talbott. Avila arrives with more than 25 years of healthcare leadership, most recently as CEO of Northeast Regional Medical...
In 2021 the author realized revenue gaps stemmed from a scattered offer stack rather than a lack of products. By auditing each product’s information, access, and implementation levels, he reorganized his portfolio into a free email course, a cheap impulse...
Phenom, a leader in applied AI, unveiled its 2026 Human Resources Awards at the IAMPHENOM conference in Philadelphia. The awards recognized organizations that leveraged AI and automation to accelerate hiring, improve retention, and enhance employee experiences across sectors such as...
Everyone thinks this war will be quick, clean, and somehow end with peace across the Middle East. That’s fantasy. We’ve heard this story before. Iraq. Afghanistan. Politicians promise “mission accomplished” and the real problems start right after. Markets are still far too optimistic...
Valor Hospitality Partners has promoted Paul Nisbett to global chief financial officer, expanding his remit from the EMEA region to worldwide oversight. Nisbett, who joined Valor in 2015, has driven financial governance, supported strategic acquisitions, and built scalable infrastructure across...
OpenX and TVision have introduced OpenX Attention Targeting, the first supply‑side solution that lets advertisers bid on CTV inventory based on real‑time viewer attention scores. The offering merges TVision’s passive, person‑level panel data with OpenX’s bid‑stream signals, delivering predictive engagement...
The Trump administration abandoned its long‑standing maximum‑pressure sanctions campaigns against Iran and Venezuela, turning to direct military operations to achieve regime change. Repeated sanctions over the past years failed to topple Tehran’s leadership or remove Nicolás Maduro, partly due to...
The February 2 deadline for Massachusetts employers to submit their federal EEO reports to the secretary of the commonwealth has passed. Covered firms—those with 100 or more Massachusetts employees and a federal EEO filing obligation—must now use the online portal to file...
Cambridge, Massachusetts remains a premier life‑sciences hub, anchored by giants like Intellia Therapeutics and Moderna and supported by the MassBio trade group. While BioSpace job postings fell 4% year‑over‑year in February, they surged 17% month‑over‑month, reflecting renewed hiring momentum. Six...
Enstep Technology Solutions announced Brayden Stitt as its new Head of Sales Operations and Business Development. The role is designed to strengthen the company’s revenue engine, build a scalable sales infrastructure, and accelerate growth of its managed IT services in...
KeyBank CRO Mo Ramani says emotional intelligence is as vital as analytical skill for modern risk leaders. He argues EQ drives transparent communication, stronger collaboration, and better decision‑making across the enterprise. Ramani also stresses that risk executives must act both...
At PDAC 2026, Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) and Energy Fuels announced a strategic partnership aimed at creating a fully vertically integrated critical‑minerals platform, spanning mining to alloy production. The companies are pursuing Australian FIRB approval and plan a shareholder vote,...
Forvis Mazars LLP has entered a strategic partnership with Klarity, an AI‑powered process‑intelligence platform, to overhaul finance transformation engagements. By embedding Klarity’s AI Observations and AI Interviews, the firm aims to replace time‑intensive interviews and manual data intake with real‑time...
As a value-add real estate operator or developer with a rapidly growing deal pipeline, can be *very* tempting to in-house the construction function. The upsides are: more transparency around pricing, more control and (if you do it well) some additional profit. However,...
Lynda Petherick, originally hired to find a CIO, now serves as both COO and CIO of New Look, a UK fashion retailer that posted $929 million in revenue for 2025. Under her leadership the company is migrating its core ERP to...
Kicking off Day 2 at CS4CA in Houston. Great crowd focused on securing our most critical infrastructure.
The AI poster child is issuing $25B in debt to buy back its own stock. Not to invest in AI. Not to acquire capabilities. To support the share price. That's the strategy. $CRM
The Thai government is using the state‑run Oil Fuel Fund to subsidise diesel and gasoline as global oil prices climb, spending over one billion baht a day on the program. Losses are projected to hit ten billion baht by March 18,...
Choosing between internal and external C‑suite candidates hinges on trade‑offs between cultural continuity and fresh insight. Internal hires offer faster, cheaper transitions and reinforce employee motivation, while external hires expand the talent pool, introduce new perspectives, and can drive transformative...
The “overnight success” you admire? It took: – 2 years of unpaid learning – 17 rejected applications – Countless unfinished projects We see the launch. We don’t see the loneliness. Stay long enough. Your time will come.
Following the European Commission’s decision, enforcement of IAG’s commitments related to its bmi acquisition was transferred to the UK Competition and Markets Authority on 1 July 2024, with Forvis Mazars LLP continuing as the monitoring trustee. The CMA approved a slot release...
India has become the leading private‑markets destination in APAC, with 31% of surveyed limited partners (LPs) ranking it first and 76% placing it among their top three choices. Over half of the LPs plan to increase allocations, and private‑market funds...
Samsung has appointed Merkle to head its customer relationship management (CRM) function across Europe, covering 16 markets including the United Kingdom. The partnership aims to centralise data-driven marketing and enhance personalised customer experiences for Samsung’s product portfolio. Merkle, a global...
Next time you’re pitching anything to anyone, remember this. They’re not thinking about how brilliant your idea is. They’re not thinking about the money. They’re not thinking about the glory. The only question on their mind is simple: How much more work is this going...
Rather than the IEA's own 400 million barrels, the most important number right now is Japan's announcement that's releasing from Monday (March 16th) ~80 million barrels from its reserve. Those are actual flow barrels that will hit the market immediately...
The article argues that modern leaders must master the art of saying no to protect scarce resources of time, energy, and focus. It cites Warren Buffett’s disciplined refusal strategy and McKinsey research showing only 52% of executives spend most of...
9 trading days into the conflict, crude and gas price trajectory has been very similar oil: https://t.co/O0orfuxpnw
Restaurant menu price inflation continues to run hotter than overall inflation. Today's reading shows FAFH CPI up 3.9% (!), with limited service prices up 3.2% and full service up 4.6%. The affordability crisis continues. https://t.co/c9SLvliOyk
Whack-a-mole inflation wasn't on my bingo card today, but it is what we are seeing.
Before adding in geopolitical inflation risk, goods inflation outside food and energy is already running about 3% faster than what prevailed for most of the last 3 decades Much of this is tariffs, but bottlenecks from the AI boom are also...
Your blended ROAS is masking which products are actually carrying your account. We don't run SKU-level campaigns unless a brand has very few SKUs. We go collection-level. But we're always monitoring SKU data on the backend: https://t.co/Kha62DwjUl
RT @VisionEdgeMktg 🔗 Marketing-sales alignment isn't optional. It's essential for growth. How aligned are you? https://t.co/7V4lLZ2Up8 #MarketingSales #Alignment #Growth
Building a software company was a marathon and now it requires sprinting the entire marathon distance.
You get a different result from the CME tool (derived from a simple probability-weighted average) if you use options prices in the Atlanta Fed's tracker As of Friday, options prices implied a rate hike had risen to around 23%, from 8%...
Quantum leap forward in financialization with ZIRP, but original sin (to your handle) was the Maestro using monetary policy to make us richer than our economy could grow. The Rubicon on ZIRP policy was QE 2. That’s when emergency gov’t...
fun fact: the @bankofcanada has decreased rates 7 times since September 4th, 2024... both Canada 5-year and 10-year yields are higher since they started... #oops
