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Netflix is pursuing a takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, a move that could reshape theatrical release windows just as cinemas rebound from pandemic‑induced losses. Analysts warn that a shorter exclusive‑theatre period would erode box‑office revenues for operators like AMC, Cinemark and Kinepolis. The U.S. box office is projected to grow 12% to $9.7 billion in 2026, driven by major franchises, but the merger threatens that upside. Netflix has pledged a 45‑day theatrical window, yet its long‑term streaming strategy remains uncertain.
The oil glut narrative is dying or dead A market rallying 18% YTD isn’t drowning in supply. Yes, barrels exist on paper But sanctions, disruptions, inventories & geopolitics mean they’re not available where prices are set. These views are from the @BloombergNRG article. I agree...
SEO Tip: when it comes to using Schema for the homepage on a site, there are two types that I gravitate towards and recommend (especially for eCommerce stores). The two types are Organization and WebSite Schema, being tags that I see...
Indonesia must orchestrate a record‑size share sale to lift the free‑float of 267 listed firms to at least 15%, up from the current 7.5% floor. The Indonesia Stock Exchange estimates the required issuance will total about 187 trillion rupiah (approximately S$14 billion),...
Lincoln International’s Private Market Index shows the $3 trillion private‑credit sector is growing in size but slipping in quality. Enterprise value rose 1.9% while EBITDA growth slowed and the “shadow default” rate more than doubled to 6.4% over the past year....
Enterprises are still paying for legacy telecom services that are unused, creating hidden cost leaks. A data‑first approach—digitizing invoices, consolidating contracts, and applying AI/ML analytics—provides clear visibility into service usage and pricing. Companies that adopt this model can shift telecom...
We’ve entered a strange new phase of the job market. I call it the Great Employment Stalemate. No one is really hiring. Everyone feels incredibly productive. On one side, candidates use AI to generate perfectly optimized CVs. On the other, companies deploy AI to...
SafariCo Group is allocating $72 million to expand and refurbish its Tanzanian lodges, backed by a $50 million International Finance Corporation loan. The plan adds 184 rooms, pushing the portfolio beyond 1,000 keys across the Elewana, Explorer and Sopa brands. Tanzania’s tourism...
Weekly Market Analysis , Macro Update & Trade ideas on Gold , US indexes & Bitcoin https://youtu.be/HNcStxTfQSg?si=D3pxln2A4J1VbDYV
🔴 IRAN WAR RISK IS ESCALATING FAST Military buildup. Failing diplomacy. Rising oil volatility. Subscribers have been tracking the escalation path and the market consequences before the headlines. Know what comes next. ⚠️Subscribe now on website⚠️ #Iran #Geopolitics #WarRisk #Oil #GlobalRisk
SAB’s annual report warns that Russia now frames relations with the West as an existential conflict, deploying a systematic hybrid toolkit that blends military, informational, cyber, legal and economic levers. The Kremlin’s distorted threat perception fuels a perception spiral, making...
Recent market turbulence has exposed the volatility of AI‑driven mega‑caps and the collateral damage to firms that could be disrupted by artificial intelligence. Investors are uncertain about which companies will ultimately benefit, leading to sharp price swings in both directions....
Yoco’s international expansion chief Marcello Schermer says African fintechs must evolve from passive transaction recorders to proactive financial partners. After a decade of digitising payments, the continent now hosts over 5,000 startups and attracted $1.37 billion in 2024, with fintech capturing...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act cannot be used to impose sweeping global tariffs, forcing the Trump administration to abandon the IEEPA‑based duties on India. Hours later, President Trump invoked Section 122 of the Trade...
Key man risk is why most small businesses never sell. If your company depends on you, buyers apply a discount or walk away. In some service firms, the discount hits 100%, which means the business has no standalone value. Document processes, hire leaders,...
At the Africa Business Forum 2026 in Addis Ababa, leaders launched the Jobs Wall Commitment Tracker to record public and private sector job promises. The gathering emphasized that Africa’s youthful demographic demands risk‑tolerant, long‑term capital focused on research, innovation, and...
Mergers & Acquisitions 101 M&A and how you can profit from it Here’s what you’ll learn: • What Is M&A? • Why M&A? • Types of M&A Deals • How M&A Works • Benefits of M&A • The Risks • Who Drives M&A? • The Hard Truth • Serial Acquirers 📚 Grab...
The employee is no longer defined by hours, titles, or office walls. What I see across AI driven organizations is clear: value now comes from adaptability, collaboration, and continuous learning. This is the evolution leaders must embrace, not resist. Are you preparing your...
Jump, a Salt Lake City fintech that provides AI‑driven tools for financial advisors, announced an $80 million Series B round led by Insight Partners. The capital will accelerate development of its meeting‑preparation, research, and compliance automation platform and expand its sales force....
ICRA projects India’s year‑on‑year GDP growth to ease to 7.2% in Q3 FY 2025‑26, down from 8.2% in the prior quarter. The slowdown is driven by weaker services (+7.8% versus +9.2%) and agriculture (+3.0% versus +3.5%) growth, even as industrial output...
StarAndDaisy, founded by brothers Akshay and Anshul Arya in 2020, re‑engineered the Indian baby‑gear market by localising design, manufacturing, and testing to meet BIS standards at affordable prices. The company now offers 150 SKUs across high chairs, strollers, and modular...
“If everything’s important, then nothing is important.” How many red flags are quietly staring at you from your task manager right now? 🚩 In this week’s episode of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast, I break down: • Why overdue flagged tasks create...
70% of business transformations fail. Not because of strategy. Because of culture. Big vision announced. Great slides shared. Everyone agrees. Two weeks later? Same behaviors. Strategy sounds good in meetings. Culture shows up on Monday morning. If leaders don’t model change… If incentives don’t shift… If standards aren’t enforced… Nothing changes. Without cultural alignment,...
The VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF (OMAH) tracks Berkshire Hathaway’s largest equity positions while also holding BRK.B shares directly. It enhances income by writing covered calls on these stocks, delivering a 14.3% distribution yield but capping upside potential....
The episode dives into Greg McKeown’s *Essentialism*, arguing that in an age of GenAI the real scarcity is disciplined choice. It emphasizes living by design, applying the 80/20 principle, and making strategic trade‑offs—essentially deciding what not to do—to focus on high‑impact...
VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) received a reiterated buy rating, highlighted by a low 13.5× P/E multiple and a PEG ratio under 1.5×, indicating attractive valuation. The fund employs a barbell strategy, overweighting Energy, underweighting Information Technology, and maintaining...
President Donald Trump announced a new 15% tariff on imports, raising the rate from the 10% he mentioned a day earlier. The increase follows a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated his earlier reciprocal and fentanyl‑related tariffs. Trump said the tariffs...
FLiCKA Cosmetics, founded in 2017, targets India's missing‑middle beauty segment with affordable‑luxury base makeup. By focusing on a curated range of 550+ SKUs across five core categories and leveraging creator‑driven discovery, the brand grew revenue from ₹10.9 Cr in FY24 to...
India’s startup policy now recognises deep‑tech firms for up to 20 years and raises turnover thresholds, signalling a shift from rapid exits to long‑term capability building. The government has paired this with a ₹20,000 crore allocation to the ₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund...
You can but you have to pay them $500K to $1M+ per year now, that's the compensation of top talent in SF etc. Anything below that is generally sub-par If you do find someone good that works for $100K-$250K/y, they'll stay for...
Zoho celebrated its 30th anniversary at ZohoDay 2026 by unveiling AppOS, a new reliability layer that unifies its low‑code tools, AI agents and over 50 business applications. The platform aims to curb fragmentation caused by generative AI and coding agents...
Polymarket’s prediction market shows a noticeable rise in the odds of a U.S. strike on Iran, signaling heightened geopolitical risk. At the same time, gold remains unusually flat, showing little enthusiasm despite the tension, while oil prices are edging higher....
Sansoni Management now oversees more than $250 million in assets, targeting founders and operators rather than pure ideas. The firm’s portfolio showcases rapid wins, including a national marketplace with $200 million of deal‑ready inventory, a 25 percent stake in NBL’s Melbourne United, and...
Donald Trump’s vow to stay out of the WB sale lasted all of a couple weeks. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-21/trump-threatens-netflix-with-consequences-over-rice-board-seat?taid=699a45d18e21f400010da132&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Teheran now believes it's marked for death, writes @ctindale Once survival replaces strategy, restraint evaporates & chaos becomes leverage Anyone who thinks this isn’t about oil—specifically balancing China’s grip on metals—simply isn’t paying attention #Geopolitics #Iran #Deterrence #EnergySecurity #PowerPolitics #Risk #MiddleEast #StrategicStability
Everyone at the bar: Let me buy you a drink. Ecom founders at the bar: Calculating whether that $8 cocktail would be better spent on ad testing. Different mindset. Different life.
Recruiting Brainfood - Issue 489 https://t.co/2gg36oRyRL Recruiting leading the way in AI adoption....at least within HR, handing over your identity for LinkedIn verification, GEO in 20 minutes, AI as the end of BPO and real talk on age-ism vs aging... https://t.co/nO1lv2kx0z
Implementation challenges haven't changed. The biggest reasons for failure in SAP projects today are the same as 20 years ago: projects driven by IT, not business. True success hinges on business leadership. #SAP #Implementation #Business https://t.co/hhJEtxwIUe
Forget the Western propaganda about the economies of Russia and Ukraine. Contrary to Western media, Russia is not about ready to collapse. It's Ukraine that is in trouble. Don't forget Hanke's 95% Rule: 95% of what you read in the press is either wrong...
Why I told my employer to give a client their money back by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/l6WPjtF7eI @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #Leadership #Marketing #RevOps #SalesEnablement #MarketingStrategy https://t.co/gq0sgyx50W
Here's almost everything I know about tariffs in light of yesterday's Supreme Court ruling. Watch til the end to learn how to get your company's refund from the government. https://t.co/GFmQbceVox
War with Iran & energy dominance are unrelated IMO @AsimRiaz1978 Trump knows an Iran strike risks an oil spike & voter blowback at the pump. That's why I think the buildup & a strike are coercive leverage, not a plan...
it’s weird that foundation model ai companies simultaneously are: - pitching putting engineers (and everyone) out of work - while selling to those same people strange moment in time
There are new jobs being created every day by AI. The problem is that most of us aren't skilled enough to get those jobs.
Thursday, Indonesia’s Pres. Prabowo signed a one-sided US-Indonesia trade deal. Indonesia was slammed with a 19% tariff, while nearly all IDN tariffs on the US were eliminated. In contrast, P.M. Modi has wisely not signed a U.S.–India deal. INDIA LEAVES INDONESIA IN...
Distinguished Columbia Prof. Jeff Sachs on Trump’s tariffs: “Trump is charging taxes on Americans. [Yet] he fantasizes that [he's charging taxes on] other countries… and he somehow believes this is helping the US economy.” https://t.co/iWEXdB8QFT
Weekend reading for this Saturday >How to Develop AI Literacy in Your Organization? A Useful Leadership Guide https://t.co/aiB5P99ido #AI
SAP claims S/4HANA runs best on their infrastructure, but performance issues are rarely infrastructure-related. The real culprits are usually data volume, software configuration, or customizations. #SAP #ITInfrastructure #Performance https://t.co/l4zImu7UXw
Doesn't @netflix owe @warnerbros $5.8 billion if the Trump administration fails to approve their merger, Netflix board member @AmbassadorRice ? https://t.co/P0FhHvuPid
"The oil and gas holdings in question were acquired by the Houston-based company through previous transactions involving Concho Resources and Shell, according to the report," @geolsubho https://t.co/OlyZeu35Mu
