CEO North America, May-June-July 2026
North America’s C‑suite faces heightened volatility as the U.S. economy posts a modest 2% annual growth in Q1 and the S&P 500 records its strongest April since 2020. Executives are watching the upcoming USMCA review, while Mexico’s trade surplus has surged 80% to roughly $5.9 billion and oil price risks loom amid Middle‑East tensions. CEO turnover climbs 17% year‑over‑year, with 41% of new S&P 500 CEOs bringing prior public‑company experience. At the same time, AI‑related legislation and intensified antitrust probes add regulatory pressure across the region.
Ferrari Beats Forecasts Ahead of EV Launch
Ferrari posted a 3% rise in Q1 revenue to €1.85 bn ($2.0 bn) and modest profit gains, while confirming its 2026 guidance of €7.5 bn ($8.2 bn) revenue and at least €2.22 bn ($2.4 bn) operating profit. Deliveries slipped 4.4% to 3,436 units, but the order...
Data Shows How HR Can Manage Politics in the Workplace
Recent data highlights the growing challenge HR faces in managing political conversations at work. A 2024 Gallup survey shows 45% of U.S. employees discussed politics with a coworker in the past month, while 68% feel uncomfortable doing so. Employees often...
8 Leadership Strategies From Top Performers
The article outlines eight leadership strategies drawn from top CEOs, emphasizing mission alignment, bottom‑up input, continuous feedback, purposeful turnover, risk‑taking, diversity, effective delegation, and conflict management. It cites data such as only 40% of employees understanding their company’s mission and...
Occidental Names Richard Jackson as New CEO
Occidental Petroleum announced that Chief Operating Officer Richard Jackson will succeed Vicki Hollub as chief executive on June 1, 2026. Hollub, who led the company for a decade and was the first woman to head a major U.S. oil firm,...
Your Guide to Improving Your Heart Health
Quitting tobacco remains the single most effective lifestyle change for heart health, according to the AHA, CDC, and NHLBI. Complementary habits—higher fiber, omega‑3 fish, nuts, reduced sodium and saturated fat, plus regular physical activity and stress‑relieving hobbies—further lower cardiovascular risk....
Must-See Museum Shows in New York This Spring
Spring 2026 brings a packed lineup of museum exhibitions across New York, featuring Isamu Noguchi’s unrealized Central Park playground at the Noguchi Museum, the Metropolitan Museum’s “Raphael: Sublime Poetry” with over 170 works, the Met’s “Gothic by Design” showcasing medieval...
Meta Shares Sink 9% After Reality Lab Earnings Fall Short
Meta Platforms posted a strong Q1 2026, with revenue climbing 33% to $56.31 billion and ad impressions up 19% year‑over‑year. However, its Reality Labs division recorded a $4.03 billion operating loss despite $402 million in sales, prompting a 9% pre‑market share decline. Family...
Core Inflation Rate Hit 3.2% in March
The Commerce Department reported that the core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 0.3% in March, pushing the 12‑month core inflation rate to 3.2%. Including food and energy, the overall CPI climbed 0.7% month‑over‑month and 3.5% year‑over‑year. First‑quarter GDP...
The Future of Outplacement: What Will Matter Most in the Next 5 Years
Outplacement services are evolving rapidly as AI, remote work, and shifting career paths reshape workforce transitions. Providers are moving from simple job‑search assistance to AI‑driven, personalized career pivots, skill‑repositioning, and scalable coaching. Companies will increasingly blend external outplacement with internal...
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens as Imports Increase
U.S. goods trade deficit widened in March, reaching $87.9 billion, a 5.3% increase from February. Imports jumped $9.6 billion to $299.3 billion, led by an 11% surge in motor vehicles and gains in food, consumer and capital goods. Exports rose $5.2 billion to $211.5 billion,...
What Gen Z Really Wants: Rethinking Commitment
Generation Z, born 1995‑2006, is reshaping workplace expectations by demanding purpose, flexibility, and well‑being alongside financial security. Deloitte’s 2025 survey shows meaningful work now ranks with pay as a top career driver. As true digital natives, they bring AI‑savvy skills...
AI in Family Offices
The article examines how artificial intelligence is being adopted by family offices for investment analysis, document drafting, and succession planning. While AI can accelerate data processing and predictive analytics, the piece highlights serious privacy risks, including data leakage from public...
Debunking the Great Man Theory: How Leadership Is Developed, Not Inherited
The article dismantles the Great Man Theory, showing how its 19th‑century premise that leaders are born, not made, cemented male‑centric norms in organizations. It explains how these assumptions created a double bind for women, devaluing collaborative traits and labeling assertiveness...
The Stunning Underwater World That’s at Risk as the Iran War Drags On
The protracted Iran‑Israel conflict has left about 2,000 vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf, holding roughly 21 billion liters of oil, while oil slicks continue to drift near the Strait of Hormuz. Scientists warn that ongoing spills threaten the region’s unusually...
Oil Climbs Above $110 as the World Awaits Trump’s Response on Iran
Oil prices surged to a three‑week high on Tuesday, with Brent crude trading above $111 per barrel and WTI above $98, pushing the weekly gain to nearly 6%. The rally follows Iran’s foreign minister presenting red‑line peace terms to mediators,...
CEO Transitions in Disruptive Times
CEO turnover reached a new global high in 2025, climbing 16% year‑over‑year and 21% above the eight‑year average, while average tenure shrank to seven years from just over eight in 2021. The acceleration reflects heightened technological, geopolitical and market turbulence...
United CEO Confirms Reaching Out to AA About Potential Merger
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said he reached out to American Airlines to explore a merger that would create a larger, customer‑focused carrier. He argued the combination would drive growth, unlock new opportunities, and likely gain regulatory approval, contrasting it...
Procter & Gamble Reports 7% Sales Growth
Procter & Gamble posted Q3 2026 net sales of $21.2 billion, a 7% year‑over‑year increase. Organic sales rose 3% after stripping out currency and acquisition effects, while diluted earnings per share climbed to $1.63, up 6%. The beauty division led volume growth...
U.K. to Face ‘Big Tariff’ if They Don’t Drop Digital Services Tax on U.S.
President Trump warned the United Kingdom that a substantial tariff could be imposed unless it repeals its 2% digital services tax on U.S. tech firms. The levy, introduced in 2020, applies to revenue generated by Google, Meta and Apple from...
Music Can Help Prevent Cognitive Decline
Researchers from the University of Geneva, HES‑SO Geneva, and EPFL found that six months of piano lessons or active music listening can slow cognitive decline in seniors. In a trial of 132 healthy retirees aged 62 to 78, participants showed...
Africa’s Biggest Airport Is Being Built in Ethiopia for $12.5 Billion
Ethiopia is constructing Bishoftu International Airport, a $12.5 billion project slated to open in 2030 with two runways and an initial capacity of 60 million passengers, expandable to 110 million—more than Atlanta’s Hartsfield‑Jackson. Ethiopian Airlines will fund 30% of the cost (about $3.75 billion)...
There Are Fixes for AI’s Toll on the Power Grid. Here’s Why They’re Not Happening
AI’s rapid evolution into autonomous agents is straining the United States’ aging power grid, as data centers require ever‑greater electricity for compute. Companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta are racing to secure additional capacity, while OpenAI warned of...
AA Reports Record Q1 Revenue, Lowers Forecast Due to Fuel Costs
American Airlines Group reported a record first‑quarter 2026 revenue of $13.9 billion, driven by four multiyear commercial initiatives and despite a $320 million hit from winter storms. However, the airline trimmed its full‑year earnings outlook after jet‑fuel costs surged, adding more than...
Best Buy CEO Corie Barry to Step Down in October
Best Buy announced that its first female chief executive, Corie Barry, will step down on October 31, with veteran Jason Bonfig slated to succeed her. Barry, who has led the retailer for seven years, will remain as a strategic advisor for...
Boeing’s Q1 Results Top Estimates as Turnaround Gains Momentum
Boeing reported first‑quarter revenue of $22.2 billion, up 14% year‑over‑year and ahead of estimates. Adjusted loss per share narrowed to $0.20, far better than the $0.76 consensus. The company delivered 143 commercial aircraft, improving cash flow with a negative free cash...
Leaders Have Better Lives but Worse Days
Gallup’s 2026 State of the Global Workplace report finds that managers of managers—defined as leaders—are more likely to rate their lives as thriving and report higher work engagement than the employees they supervise. At the same time, these leaders experience...
Your Next Customer Will Find You Using AI. Now What?
AI‑powered large language model (LLM) search is reshaping how consumers discover products, with 44% of U.S. online buyers now starting their journey in an LLM or AI tool. Adoption is twice as fast among Gen Z and millennials, but the trend...
France’s Engie Discussing Refund for US Offshore Wind Projects with Trump Administration
French utility Engie is negotiating with the Trump administration for a possible refund on its U.S. offshore wind lease payments after the president’s anti‑wind stance led the company to pause three projects and record impairments. Engie's CEO Catherine MacGregor said an...
Pat Gelsinger, Former Intel CEO Joins Syenta Board
Syenta, an Australian semiconductor startup, announced that former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger will join its board of directors. The company also disclosed a $26 million financing round to commercialize a novel chip‑packaging technique that reduces manufacturing steps by 40 percent. Gelsinger, now...
U.S. Retail Sales Increased by 1.7% in March
U.S. retail sales surged 1.7% in March, outpacing analysts’ expectations. The gain followed an upward revision of February’s 0.7% increase and was driven largely by a spike in gasoline purchases as oil prices rose sharply amid the Iran‑Israel conflict. Core...
Musk and Former X CEO Under Investigation by French Cybercrime Authorities
Elon Musk and former X chief Linda Yaccarino were summoned by Paris’ cyber‑crime unit for voluntary interviews about the platform’s AI chatbot Grok. The probe, launched after a February raid on X’s French office, now includes allegations of fraudulent data...
Tales of Management: Myths and Fears About Leadership
IESE professor Santiago Álvarez de Mon dissected five pervasive leadership myths—micromanagement, title‑based authority, avoiding terminations, one‑way feedback, and profit‑only success—while also highlighting three common managerial fears such as isolation, demotivated teams, and difficulty showing empathy. He argued that authentic leadership...
Ford Recalls as Many as 1.39 Million F-150 Trucks
Ford announced a recall of up to 1.39 million F‑150 pickups from model years 2015‑2017 after identifying a transmission range sensor fault that can trigger an unexpected downshift into second gear. The defect may cause a loss of vehicle control, prompting...
The Frozen ‘Ice City’ Home to the Most Likeable People on Earth
Harbin, China’s self‑styled "Ice City," is hosting the world’s largest ice‑and‑snow festival, drawing 3.56 million visitors to its 1.2 million m² Ice and Snow World over a 68‑day run. Adults pay roughly $67 for entry, while the city sees an estimated 90 million winter...
Climate Change Is Supercharging Pollen and Making Allergies Worse
Rising temperatures are lengthening and intensifying pollen seasons worldwide, leading to more severe allergy symptoms and rare but deadly "thunderstorm asthma" events. The 2016 Melbourne storm, which killed ten people and flooded hospitals, exemplifies how storm‑driven pollen fragments can trigger...
Workspace Chameleons: Why Ambiverts Make More Successful Leaders than Extroverts
New research highlights ambiverts—people who balance extroversion and introversion—as the most effective leaders. A 2013 study by Adam Grant of 340 call‑center agents found the highest sales performers sat in the middle of the extroversion spectrum. Additional data shows introverted...
Chef José Andrés Warns War-Driven Inflation Will Cause a Larger World Hunger Problem
Chef José Andrés warned that inflation driven by the U.S.-Iran conflict will worsen global hunger. He highlighted a 30% surge in nitrogen fertilizer prices and U.S. gas and diesel spikes of 40% and 50%, respectively, which are inflating food costs....
Stellantis Announces Strategic Collaboration with Microsoft to Enhance Customer Experiences
Stellantis and Microsoft have sealed a five‑year strategic partnership to fast‑track the automaker’s digital transformation. The deal will move Stellantis’ IT infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, targeting a 60% reduction in data‑center footprint by 2029. Joint teams will launch more than...
Accountability Is Leadership’s Greatest Weakness
Gallup’s latest survey finds that creating accountability is the lowest‑rated leadership competency, with less than half of leaders rating themselves as outstanding. Managers rate their leaders even lower, trailing self‑assessments by at least 20 percentage points on six of seven...
Wells Fargo CEO Attributes Strong Q1 Results to Ongoing Investment Strategy
Wells Fargo reported first‑quarter 2026 net income of $5.3 billion, up from $4.89 billion a year earlier, and earnings of $1.39 per share. Net interest income rose 5% and noninterest income climbed 8%, driving a 6% revenue increase. Loans grew 11% and...
Geopolitics Is the Market Force—So What Comes Next?
The Middle East conflict has shut the Strait of Hormuz, cutting roughly 20% of global oil flow and sparking double‑digit price spikes in fertilizer, chemicals and plastics. The article argues that geopolitical risk is now structural, forcing firms to embed...
Wholesale Prices Increased by 0.5% in the U.S. in March
The U.S. producer price index (PPI) rose 0.5% in March, well below the 1.1% consensus estimate. On a 12‑month basis the final‑demand index climbed 4.0%, the strongest annual gain since February 2023. Core PPI, which strips out food and energy,...
How Will AI Affect the US Labor Market?
Goldman Sachs researchers project that AI adoption across U.S. firms will span roughly a decade, potentially displacing 6‑7% of the workforce. If the transition is evenly paced, unemployment could rise by about 0.6 percentage points, with larger spikes if adoption...
Futures Dip, Oil Prices Climb as US Plans to Blockade the Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump announced an immediate naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Iran to threaten retaliation against Persian Gulf ports. The announcement sent Dow futures down 0.9% and pulled S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures lower by...
What Happens to Your Protein Needs As You Age
Recent research indicates older adults should consume more protein than the standard RDA of 0.8 g per kilogram. Experts now recommend 1.0–1.2 g per kilogram to counteract anabolic resistance and preserve muscle mass. For a 135‑lb individual this translates to roughly 61–74 g...
Italian Cuisine Becomes World’s First to Be Awarded UNESCO Status
Italy’s national cuisine has become the world’s first entire gastronomic tradition to receive UNESCO intangible cultural heritage status, a designation confirmed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The three‑year campaign led by the Agriculture Ministry aims to protect Italy’s food culture from...
Powell and Bessent Met with Major U.S. Banks over Anthropic Cyber Threats
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with top U.S. bank CEOs to discuss cyber‑security risks tied to Anthropic’s newly released Mythos AI model. The discussion was part of Project Glasswing, a joint initiative that includes...
Middle East Tensions Push CPI to 3.3% in March
The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.9% in March, pushing the annual inflation rate to 3.3% as Middle East tensions drove energy costs sharply higher. The energy index jumped 10.9%, led by a 21.2% surge in gasoline prices, which...
TSMC Posts 35% Jump in Q1 Revenue
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported first‑quarter revenue of $35.6 billion, a 35% year‑over‑year rise and roughly $36 billion when converted from 1.13 trillion New Taiwan dollars. March alone saw a 45.2% YoY jump to about $13.3 billion in NTD terms. The surge was driven...