T Rowe Price: How Investors Can Capitalise on China’s Next Expansion
T Rowe Price argues that despite recent sell‑offs in large‑cap Chinese tech stocks, the medium‑ to long‑term investment case for China remains intact. The firm highlights a projected 5% annual GDP growth by 2025, renewed policy support for infrastructure, and consumer demand rebounding as the economy re‑opens. It recommends investors gain exposure through diversified consumer and technology ETFs rather than chasing short‑term price swings. The outlook suggests that valuation gaps relative to global peers present attractive entry points for patient capital.
Don’t Mention the Climate: Trump Creates ‘Beyond Absurd’ Situation at Global Finance Talks
At the IMF and World Bank spring meetings in Washington, the United States, led by President Donald Trump, is pressuring the institutions to mute climate‑change language despite an ongoing oil crisis. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has urged the World Bank...
Global Trading in INR Derivatives and the Indian OTC Derivatives Market
Global trading in Indian‑rupee (INR) derivatives has surged over the past decade, positioning the currency as a key hedge instrument. The Bank for International Settlements’ April 2025 survey ranks INR 11th in overall FX derivatives and 17th in interest‑rate derivatives. A...
Q&A with Bond and Matter’s Deb Pan Dorner: Leading with Science, Creativity, and Mentorship
Deb Pan Dorner, a former Merck medicinal chemist with degrees from MIT and Johns Hopkins, co‑founded the healthcare communications agency Bond and Matter. The firm blends scientific rigor with creative storytelling, hiring scientists who want to move beyond the lab....
How To Measure PPC Performance When AI Controls The Auction via @Sejournal, @Brookeosmundson
The rise of AI‑driven campaign types like Performance Max and AI Max is upending traditional pay‑per‑click measurement, as ads now appear on keyword‑less queries and across multiple Google channels. Conversions increasingly stem from AI‑generated assets and multi‑step journeys, making click‑level...
The EU AI Act: What It Really Means for Organisations on the Ground
The EU AI Act, the first comprehensive AI regulation, classifies systems by risk and bans certain uses. High‑risk AI—such as tools for CV screening, performance evaluation, and workforce analytics—will face strict transparency, oversight and accountability obligations. Most companies have deployed...
How Fleets Make Safety Stick Beyond Annual Training
Carriers are moving beyond once‑a‑year safety classes to embed continuous, injury‑focused training, ergonomic coaching, and real‑time communication into daily operations. Rising workers‑comp costs—now comparable to vehicle‑crash expenses—make injury prevention a direct profitability driver. Companies like Pitt Ohio have slashed strain...
Reinventing Supply Chains With Gabi Gantus, CFO Of Mytra
Gabi Gantus, CFO of Mytra, is leading a push to overhaul warehouse automation with bots that move inventory in any direction, including vertically, promising higher density and throughput. Drawing on a decade at Tesla, she applies FP&A rigor and a...
How Malaysia Airlines Is Using AI to Speed up Campaign Production
Malaysia Airlines has partnered with creative‑automation firm Kingdom Digital to overhaul its marketing workflow. The AI‑driven Digital Creative Automation model can slash campaign production times by up to 80% while supporting human oversight. The system generates localized assets for more...
Real GDP Growth by State: Fourth Quarter 2025
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released real GDP data for all 50 states, annualized for the fourth quarter of 2025. The mean annualized growth was 1.8 percent, with the median state, New Jersey, matching that figure. South Carolina posted the fastest growth...
How to Fix Canadian VC
The BetaKit Podcast returned to dissect the sharp contraction of Canadian venture capital that began in 2023, erasing a decade’s worth of capital raised and deployed. A panel of senior venture figures attributes the slump to a thin limited‑partner base...
Top 100 Connected TV (CTV) Bundle IDs in March 2026
Pixalate released its March 2026 Top 100 Connected TV (CTV) Bundle ID rankings, analyzing over 1 billion programmatic impressions across 851 apps. The data show Hulu’s bundle ID (2285) topping the Roku list, while PlutoTV (ID 751712884) leads on Apple TV. Rankings span Roku, Apple TV,...
OpenGate-Backed S&G Sells Delaney Hardware
OpenGate‑backed private‑equity firm S&G has completed the sale of its portfolio company Delaney Hardware to Hillman Solutions Corp. The transaction, undisclosed financially, transfers ownership of the regional hardware distributor to Hillman, a growing player in the construction‑materials market. The move...
Why Marketing Is Now the Operating System for Growth
Artificial intelligence is elevating marketing from a creative function to the operating system that drives corporate growth. Marketers now craft narratives and data signals that influence both human consumers and AI agents that power discovery and purchase decisions. This shift...
Benifex Appoints Mohamad Awada as Chief Services Officer
Benifex, a global employee benefits technology provider, has appointed Mohamad "Mo" Awada as Chief Services Officer. Based in London, Awada will oversee the firm’s Professional Services and Consulting divisions, aiming to accelerate customer outcomes and platform adoption. He arrives from...
Top Considerations for Your E-Invoicing RFP Process
The article outlines how to craft an e‑invoicing RFP that unites tax, finance, and IT around a scalable compliance framework. It warns against treating the RFP as a short‑term procurement task and instead recommends starting with broader business problems, securing...
Sify Reports Consolidated Financial Results for FY 2025-26
Sify Technologies posted FY 2025‑26 results showing revenue of INR 44.9 bn (~$539 m), up 13% year‑over‑year, and EBITDA of INR 9.9 bn (~$119 m), a 31% increase. Despite top‑line growth, the company recorded a net loss of INR 1.37 bn (~$16 m) after tax. Data‑center services drove the strongest...
Convert Your Shoppers to Customers
Retailers face fragmented tech stacks, often juggling five to seven unrelated applications that create data silos and manual errors. Zoho One offers a unified suite that links SalesIQ, CRM, Sign, Books, Inventory, and Desk to streamline the entire shopper‑to‑customer journey....
Strait of Hormuz Shipping Decline Deepens as U.S. Blockade Adds Pressure to Global Supply Chains
The United States will enforce a naval blockade of Iranian ports, formalizing a trend that began in late February when vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz sharply declined. Daily transits have dropped from roughly 120‑135 ships to about 40,...
Elite Travel Group Urges Members to Plan for New Employment Costs
Elite Travel Group warned UK travel businesses that upcoming employment‑related tax and statutory changes will raise hiring costs. Using a £35,000 ($43,750) salary, the total employer cost rises from $49,500 to $50,425, an extra $925 per employee per year. The...
Samsung Supports Mobile Device, Electronic Repairs SMEs
Samsung South Africa, together with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, has launched the 2026 Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) targeting black‑owned small‑business service centres that repair mobile devices and consumer electronics. The initiative focuses on underserved provinces and...
The New Seed Filter: What Investors Look for Beyond the Demo
Partech partner Alison Imbert says polished AI demos mean little at seed stage; investors now demand gritty customer research, clear distribution plans and technical depth. Managing the €53 million (≈$57 million) Paris‑Saclay Seed fund, she backs engineering‑centric B2B SaaS startups that can prove...
Morning Reads
U.S. fertility has slipped to a historic low of 53 births per 1,000 women, yielding only about 3.6 million babies in 2025. The rate is roughly 20% lower than it was twenty years ago, and half of American women now reach...
With Orban Gone, China Has Lost Its Best Friend in the EU
Viktor Orban’s defeat in Hungary’s election removes the EU’s most vocal pro‑Beijing ally. Under Orban, Budapest routinely blocked EU statements on human‑rights abuses, Hong Kong and Taiwan, turning political support into China’s primary leverage in Europe. The incoming prime minister, Peter Magyar, has...
Hungry Private Equity Eyeing up Commvault
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo, among others, is evaluating a bid for data‑protection specialist Commvault, which is currently exploring sale options with Goldman Sachs. The company posted record Q3 FY2026 revenue of $314 million and surpassed $1 billion in annual recurring revenue,...
Ineos Automotive: Startup Backed by a Knighted Billionaire and Soccer Mogul Wants to Rekindle the Rugged SUV Market
Ineos Automotive, the venture of billionaire Sir James Ratcliffe, is pushing its rugged Grenadier 4×4 into a broader U.S. market. The company plans a 30‑35% year‑over‑year sales increase and hopes to break even in 2026, while evaluating limited assembly in the...
How to Run a GDPR-Compliant Remote Hiring Process
Remote hiring in the Netherlands now spans Europe, forcing companies to move candidate data across borders under the GDPR. Recruiters must first establish a lawful basis—typically legitimate interest or pre‑contractual steps—before collecting any personal information. The article outlines a step‑by‑step...
Report Explores ‘Streaming Paradox’ for Artists in Five Countries
A new Oxford Internet Institute and University of Groningen study surveyed 1,200 musicians in the Netherlands, Nigeria, South Korea, Brazil and Chile. While artists across all five markets consider streaming vital for visibility and promotion, they report uniformly low satisfaction...
CIP Sells Summerfield Battery to Palisade
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has sold its 100% stake in the 240 MW/960 MWh Summerfield Battery Energy Storage Project near Adelaide to Palisade Investment Partners via Intera Renewables. Construction, which began in February 2025, is now substantially complete, with energisation slated for May 2026 and...
Conagra Brands Appoints Former JM Smucker Exec John Brase as CEO
Conagra Brands announced that John Brase, former president and COO of JM Smucker, will assume the role of president and CEO on June 1, succeeding Sean Connolly. Brase brings more than 35 years of consumer‑goods experience, including senior positions at Procter & Gamble. The company...
AI Is Reshaping Earned Media, and PR Pros Need to Adapt
Artificial intelligence is reshaping earned media by influencing editorial decisions and search discoverability. A recent study shows AI‑optimized stories are 68% more likely to be run, while 230 million weekly global health queries rely on ChatGPT, with 82% of citations drawn...
IBM CHRO: Focus on AI Productivity at Your Own Risk
IBM CHRO Nickle LaMoreaux cautions that an AI strategy focused only on productivity will miss larger opportunities. She urges HR leaders to embed AI across enterprise workflows to drive measurable growth, citing IBM’s $4.5 billion free cash flow and 22 million saved...
How TinyBuild Survived 15 Years of Game Publishing | Alex Nichiporchik Interview
TinyBuild, founded in 2011 by Alex Nichiporchik and Tom Brien, began as a Kickstarter‑backed indie studio and has evolved into a publicly traded publisher valued at roughly $474 million. The company’s breakout hit, Hello Neighbor, has amassed over 300 million downloads since...
Aksia’s Fornaio Del Casale Strikes Trio of Food Deals
Fornaio del Casale, now owned by private‑equity firm Aksìa, has completed three add‑on acquisitions—Castelfood, Figulì and Dolciaria Ponte Vecchio—creating the new Equipe Del Casale Group. The combined entity will generate roughly €85 million ($99 million) in revenue and is targeting 10% growth...
Wilson Golf Launches Brand Awareness Campaign in Times Square
Wilson Golf debuted its Play Original brand campaign on the iconic 20 Times Square LED façade, a nine‑story, 17,000‑square‑foot 8K curved screen that draws roughly 360,000 pedestrians daily. The campaign runs through April, promoting the company’s 2026 product line—including Staff Model...
Creepy Elon Musk ‘Robot Dog’ Spotted Roaming San Francisco Streets
A hyper‑realistic silicone head of Elon Musk was mounted on a four‑legged robot dog that roamed San Francisco’s Oracle Park and SoMa districts. The stunt promoted Beeple’s upcoming "Infinite Loop" exhibition, opening April 18 at the Node digital art center in Palo Alto. The...
Workers at JBS Meatpacking Plant in Colorado Win Wage Hike
Workers at JBS USA’s Swift Beef plant in Greeley, Colorado ended a three‑week strike after reaching a tentative agreement with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7. The deal includes wage increases over the next two years, a $750 one‑time...
Tokayev, Iran, and the Erosion of Kazakhstan’s Multi-Vector Diplomacy
Kazakhstan’s long‑standing multi‑vector foreign policy is being tested by the 2026 Iran conflict. President Tokayev offered strong diplomatic support to Gulf monarchies while keeping a cautious tone toward Iran, revealing selective alignment. The asymmetry signals a tilt toward U.S.-backed initiatives...
Ping An to Trim $1bn Software Private Equity Exposure via Secondary Sale
China's Ping An Insurance Group is arranging a secondary sale of roughly $1 bn of software‑focused private‑equity fund stakes, with placement agent Campbell Lutyens advising. The assets include late‑2010s Vista Equity Partners funds and a North America‑focused KKR vehicle. This follows...
STACKUP: The Stack's Weekly Tech Startups and Funding Wrap
The Stack’s weekly roundup highlights a surge of AI‑centric funding across Europe and Asia‑Pacific, with the largest raises coming from those regions. Notable deals include a $100 million‑plus round for a data‑centre startup, a similar-sized investment in RISC‑V chip designer SiFive,...
Air India Plans Performance-Linked Stock Options to Boost Retention
Air India, now under the Tata Group, is set to launch a performance‑linked stock option plan (PSOP) that will grant more than 227 million options to a broad employee base, including pilots, engineers and senior leaders. The options will vest over...
How the Explosion in Machine Identities Is Changing Cyber Defense
Machine identities—API keys, service accounts, certificates—now outnumber human accounts by over 100 to 1, with some sectors hitting 500 to 1, according to Obsidian Security. Fifty percent of enterprises reported breaches linked to compromised machine credentials in the past year, while only 12 % have...
A Framework for Auditing Generative AI Outputs Pre-Launch
Marketing teams are urged to view generative AI outputs as draft inputs and run them through a four‑stage audit before publication. The framework starts with source and prompt validation, then checks brand‑voice alignment, followed by originality and copyright screening, and...
Metyx CEO Uğur Üstünel Joins EPTA Board
Metyx CEO Uğur Üstünel has been appointed to the board of the European Pultrusion Technology Association (EPTA), a body that unites leading pultrusion firms to advance technology and standards. Metyx, operating in Europe and the United States, recently launched continuous filament...
Gauteng Roads Dept Strengthens Internal Delivery Capacity
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GDRT) is shifting to an internally driven delivery model, with the Road D781 project in Ekurhuleni as its flagship. The Heidelberg Construction Office will lead the effort, using in‑house expertise, plant and project‑management...
Why Your Campus Needs to Fill This New Post
Universities are moving beyond traditional project‑management offices by creating a University Transformation Office (UTO) that reports directly to the president. Led by a chief transformation officer with corporate experience, the UTO aligns institutional priorities, accelerates decision‑making and turns strategic intent...
STG Picks up Freight Management Software Firm Carrier Logistics Inc
STG announced the acquisition of Carrier Logistics Inc., a freight‑management software provider. The deal will embed advanced agentic AI frameworks into CLI’s platform, aiming to automate routing, capacity matching, and real‑time decision making. By combining STG’s capital and market reach...
War in Iran: Fertilizer Sector Warns of Lasting Supply Risk
A two‑week U.S.–Iran ceasefire will temporarily reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital conduit for roughly 30% of global fertilizer trade and 20% of natural‑gas flows. The closure has already forced several Gulf fertilizer plants offline, tightening worldwide supply and...
EXEC: Puma SE Appoints New SVP for Creative Direction
Puma SE announced the appointment of James Carnes as Senior Vice President for Creative Direction, a newly created role that reports to Chief Brand Officer Maria Valdes. Carnes, who spent more than two decades at Adidas and most recently worked as an...
Univ of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Drops to All-Time Low on War Worries
The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index fell to 47.6 in early April, an all‑time low and a 10.7‑point drop from March, far below analysts’ forecast of 52. The decline reflects heightened anxiety over the Iran conflict and rising energy...