Exxon Shifts Legal Domicile to Texas to Dodge Shareholder Abuse
SCOOP: Exxon is planning to leave New Jersey to make Texas its legal home, the latest company to flock to the Lone Star state. I spoke to Exxon CEO Darren Woods about the decision; he said Exxon wants to guard itself from shareholder “abuse.” $XOM https://t.co/RaezoFIje9
Export Routes Matter More than Production Amid US‑Iran War
As the US-Iran war goes on, focus on oil flow and not on oil production: What matters now is exports ex Strait of Hormuz, not well head output in KSA, UAE, Iraq, Qatar and Iraq. Yes, later is deteriorating, but former...
From Corporate Ceiling to Freedom: Crafting Clarity
I didn’t set out to build a business management agency. I set out to build freedom. By 29 I’d hit the glass ceiling in corporate. On paper, I was flying. Youngest operational manager across the UK, Europe and Australasia, big budgets,...
Hormuz Closure Could Push Oil Past $200
HOW OIL COULD SURGE TO $200 AND BEYOND @tracyalloway and I talk with @Rory_Johnston -- typically one of the least-alarmist people in oil -- about how the longer the Straight of Hormuz is shut, the greater the likelihood of an...
Iran Conflict Sparks Volatile WTI Oil Prices
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗶𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀? West Texas Intermediate crude oil (WTI) has recently shown erratic price movements following the military conflict involving Iran. Oil has long been a critical commodity supplied by the Middle East. Because of the geopolitical tensions that...
World Leaders Scramble to Buffer Economies From War
Global leaders race to shield their economies from war shocks https://t.co/i7GALZxtxQ via @endacurran @jdorosario @DanielPFlatley https://t.co/LHSlsEyQV6
Empathy Beats Résumé: Memorable Leadership over Credentials
Two candidates, same role. Same question Candidate A: “I have five years of management experience and I’ve led teams of ten people.” Candidate B: “I learned early that people don’t work harder just because you tell them to. They work harder when they feel...
China’s Early‑year Exports Jump 22%, EU and SE Asia Lead
China’s exports increased 21.8% year on year in dollar terms in January and February mainly due to shipments to south-east Asia, which increased 29.4%, and to the EU, up 27.8%. Exports to the US fell 11% while imports from the...
AI Agent Security Emerges as New Industry
Securing AI agents is becoming its own industry. OpenAI is acquiring cybersecurity startup Promptfoo to strengthen defenses around how AI systems behave and interact. As agents gain autonomy, protecting them may become as important as building them. https://t.co/JsM6H105Ic @cnbc @JonathanVanian
Leave Space in Your Schedule for Real Productivity
Most weekly plans fail for one simple reason: we try to fit too much into too little time. A productive week isn’t built by packing every hour with tasks. It’s built by creating breathing room so you can think, adjust, and focus...
Germany's Surplus Grows as Domestic Demand Slumps
Good Morning from Germany, where the trade surplus widened to €21bn in January, up from €17.4bn the prev month; the highest level since the summer of 2024. However, this does not signal a revival of Germany’s export model. Exports fell by...
China Prioritizes Iran's Energy Over Regime Politics
This is perhaps the best analysis I’ve seen so far offering an onshore Chinese perspective on Iran and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. “China’s disillusionment with Iran’s leaders means that Beijing is not inherently opposed to regime change. Because...
China's Economic Surplus Outpaces Global GDP Share
One of my better charts -- shows China's surplus relative to global GDP. Has had a big impact I think ... https://t.co/xkL0hjBjP1
UK’s Gas Dependence Leaves Households Facing 60% Bill Surge
Britain is more exposed than other European economies to the latest movements in energy markets due to greater reliance on natural gas. Households are also in a fragile position as energy bills are still 60% higher than before Russia’s full-scale...
Supply Shock Forces Demand Destruction, Remote Work Encouraged
Hello from Hanoi where the energy and supply shock from the war is hitting it here. The government wants people to use less fuel for transport by working from home. When there’s a supply shock & u can’t increase it...
AI Displaces High‑Earners, Not Low‑Wage Workers
The People Moat: Why "Toil" Is Dead I want to challenge something people keep getting wrong about AI and jobs. It's not coming for truck drivers and call centre reps. Well, it is—but that's not the shock. The shock is *who's actually at...
Aramco Launches $3B Buyback, Re‑nationalising After IPO
Having IPO-ed only 6½ years and with a tiny free float, Saudi Aramco announces what effectively is a partial re-nationalisation with a share buyback of up to $3 billion over the next 18 months. That’s going to buy-back ~10% of...
G7 Energy Ministers to Discuss Oil, LNG Amid SPR Debate
G7 energy ministers are scheduled to hold a video call (involving the IEA too) today to discuss the oil and LNG markets. Yesterday, G7 finance ministers flagged a potential use of the oil SPR. Japan and several other north East...
Success Comes From Embracing Rejection, Not Avoiding Hardship
Most founders fail because they avoid hard things. Sara Blakely faced rejection for Spanx and kept pitching until one yes changed her life. Melanie Perkins heard no from 100+ investors before Canva took off. Each no built skill, grit, and belief. What hard thing...
AI Pitch Bot Offers Cheap, Consistent Feedback, But Limits Hurt
haha the @runwayml real-time characters is great. i just spent 2 minutes pitching a ghibli version of myself a bladeless blender startup it's only a 2 min demo, but the questions and tone are pretty solid. one question even threw me...
Europe's Energy Weakness Undermines Euro Compared to Peers
Europe's energy vulnerability is contributing to the euro having a worse war than its peers, writes @marcusashworth https://t.co/D2PXb56w3z via @opinion https://t.co/aIh2l1QXUy
Trump, Putin Discuss War, Peace Amid U.S. Sanction Review
Trump, Putin talk of war and peace as US weighs easing Russian oil sanctions https://t.co/XxiEKNK66b
Rosatom Projects Persist Despite Western Sanctions
Interesting report on Rosatom > "Western sanctions have posed financial and logistical challenges to Rosatom’s projects, but most projects are staying the course." https://t.co/aqSfqArRIV
LPs Crave a Vehicle to Scale Small Direct Investments
Somebody asked me what may be a “product” that LPs want right now and isn’t easily available. My quick thought: “Do you have access to hot companies so you can put $1-5m yourself (really any valuation) but then present $10-50m to...
Human-Centric B2B Marketing Thrives in AI Era
The Dual Revolution: Why B2B Marketing Needs a Human Heart in an Agentic World by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/ypgA3clsup @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Marketing #Leadership #MarketingStrategy #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #TechNews https://t.co/Kx9eEND4Un
From First Deal to Full Home Depot Series
Left pic is me in 2018 with my first "big brand" deal, assembling a Hampton Bay Tipton 34" Steel Deep Bowl Fire Pit for The Home Depot... Right pic is a full build my team designed, installed, filmed, and launched...
China's Early‑year Exports Boom, $213bn Trade Surplus
China’s Exports Surge in First Two Months of Year—Trade surplus stood at $213.62 billion for the period https://t.co/siI2mnkBZ1 https://t.co/siI2mnkBZ1
Trump Team Weighs Easing Russia Oil Sanctions to Lower Prices
March 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is considering reducing oil sanctions on Russia to help cool a surge in global energy prices triggered by the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran... according to three sources familiar with the...
HSBC Ends Remote Work for Hong Kong Frontline Staff
HSBC says customer-facing staff in Hong Kong, including traders and salespeople, must either be with clients or in the office five days a week, ending the pandemic era of work from home for frontline personnel in the city https://t.co/OjqshLuaLs @DeniseWee1
When High-Stakes Negotiations Turn Into Disasters
The High Stakes Negotiation That Went Pear Shaped by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/dOWFQNFRXU @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #SalesEnablement #RevOps #Leadership #Marketing #SalesNegotiation https://t.co/04yV12vMSR
True Leadership Forged in Darkness, Not Polished Success
We sanitize success. In boardrooms and biographies, we polish the narrative until the ascent looks like a clean, linear climb. But the leaders who sustain performance rarely learned their deepest lessons in the sun. They learned them in the dark. Rock...
Empathy Delivers Real ROI, Says Former Fortune 500 VP
From Fortune 500 VP to Resilience Advocate: The True ROI of Empathy https://t.co/yr3Daj5sJ7 via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesLeader #Leadership #Culture #Motivation #Marketing #Success #Mindset #Entrepreneur #Management #Productivity #Inspiration https://t.co/9Ab4VWap7o
Investors Should Apply Economists' Simple Extrapolation to Stocks
I enjoy very much how economists analyze: Oil is up $50. India imports 5 million per day. This is US$ 250 m extra per day or US$ 7.5 billion per month. How will India make up for annual US$ 90 billion...
China’s Politically‑driven Growth Target Fuels Overinvestment and Waste
FT op-ed: “China’s growth target is a global problem…The target is not based in economics. It’s a political goal…Pursuing that aim, Beijing has been overinvesting for years, but lately it has been dumping the excess output it can’t sell at...
Spot Founder Passion in 20 Seconds, Predict Success
It takes about 20 seconds of convo to gauge if the passion is there in a founder who has an early stage product. The passion / curiosity about the problem space is what you need to grind through the early...
Neglecting Database Performance Undermines AI and Analytics
AI, Analytics, and the Cost of Ignoring Database Performance Engineering - One of the most common and least discussed root causes of these failures is poor database performance engineering. https://t.co/W9H4eApH3S
Booker Proposes Bigger Deductions, Child Credits Funded by Corporate Taxes
Senator Cory Booker just proposed a major tax bill: - increase the standard deduction to $75,000 (married) or $37,500 (single) - child tax credit increase to $3,600 per child (age 6 to 17) with an additional $2,400 “baby bonus” This would be paid...
Trump’s Iran Optimism Fails to Calm Investors
“Trump saying the Iran war will be over very soon is hardly the reassurance that will get tankers sailing normally again in and out of the Strait of Hormuz,” said Vandana Hari, founder of analysis firm Vanda Insights. Investors could...
Invest in Entry-Level Talent Now, Dominate Tomorrow's genAI Market
"Leaders who invest in entry-level talent today will control the genAI talent market tomorrow." > Those who don't will be overpaying for scarce experts who learned somewhere else. #AI #Hiring #CIO #CHRO https://t.co/W7YbwP6jrL
AI Teammates Are Now Essential for B2B Sales
Why an AI Teammate is Now Table Stakes for B2B Sales by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/tVg4MW4MLB @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Marketing #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #MarketingStrategy #MarketingSuccess https://t.co/3zR6aTuubU
China Refrains From Detaining Ships Amid US‑Iran Clash
“China could have held these vessels at port, imposed an administrative delay, invented a customs hold – any number of bureaucratic tools, but didn’t,” he said, calling the decision notable at a time when the United States and Iran are engaged...
SEO's Future: AI Summaries Threaten Clicks, Video Gains
As a B2B SaaS this terrifies me: I have basically stopped clicking on google results. The AI summary is good enough, and for other things I just ask ChatGPT. My business relies on SEO, so my own actions are filling me...
AI Code Tool Costs Explode From $50k to $6M
Dylan Patel, SemiAnalysis CEO: Late last year we were spending $50k on Claude Code. By Super Bowl weekend, our run rate hit ~$6M/year... Our data center team lead, not a developer, now spends $5k/day on Claude Code building his own tools.
Iran Now Cast as Oil‑flow Villain; Markets Act Calm
JUST IN: Classic turning the tables. Now Iran will be the bad guy for doing anything that hinders oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Crude is trading Tuesday morning as if the war is over. The proof will be in...
CPI Inflation Flat in February, Near 5‑Year Low
Wall Street has inflation as measured by the CPI running sideways in February and holding near the lowest 12-month rates in five years* *at least until April, when the data collection/imputation distortions from the Oct govt shutdown could fully unwind...
Turning Strategy Slides Into Real Decision Power
Companies often have strategy slides. But when real decisions happen, people still ask: “What does strategy mean here?” On March 17 at 10 AM ET I’m joining Adam Zales of Amplify to discuss how strategy leaders translate strategy into action. #Strategy #Innovation #Leadership #CorporateStrategy...
Failed Benefit Cuts Prompt New Policy Attempt
The first attempt to kill benefits didn’t work, so they are trying a new one
Oil’s Wild Swing Reignites Doubts About Market Recovery
Crude oil shot up toward $120/bbl, then plunged back below $90/bbl, swinging stocks, bonds, gold, and the dollar along the way. Is the market meltdown really over? #USIranWar #crudeoil #stockmarket #dollar #macro #trading https://t.co/9oO6NbDLq3
NexG's Penny‑stock Gamble Triggers RM130 M Loss
SHOCKWAVE: Malaysian tech giant NexG just reported a RM130.88 Million net loss. The culprit? A disastrous gamble on volatile penny stocks that wiped out core business profits. This isn't just a loss, it's a corporate earthquake. #NexGCrisis #FinancialMismanagement #Stocks
Oil and Dollar Rise as Stocks Slide Further
"...or we could go further... and we're going to go further." Crude oil up, dollar up, stock index futures down. 🎢