How to Network Your Way to Investors

Our headline understates the scope of this impressive work. The author offers an a-to-z treatment of how to raise capital in a concise do-it-yourself volume. Certainly, strategic networking is an essential...

Mexico Upends Criticism Over Its Energy Policies

Mexico may have caved to US pressure on its nationalist approach to the energy sector in an unexpected way. Amid a simmering dispute over US investment south of the border, Mexico has diffused tensions in a...

Australia Looks to Buy B-21 Raider

With no long-range strike capabilities, Australia may be set to purchase a squadron of B-21 Raider stealth aircraft from the United States. No official announcement has been made, in part because the B-21...

For Detroit, Gas-Powered Engines Linger Prominently

Ford rolled out its 2024 Mustang in mid-September. The iconic car has an enviable pedigree in America with the original model dating to 1964. But this was no ordinary auto pageant. The buzz centered on the...

Texas Developer Constructs New-Era Student Housing

Cranganore Inc announces its market-development and investor-positioning mandate with Global Student Housing, a Houston-based real-estate company focused on university projects in the American South. “As we...

US Patent Office Sidelines AI as Inventor

Artificial intelligence is not a person. Or so claims America’s top patent court. The argument is important because of the potential impact on intellectual-property protection. If an AI does the heavy lifting...

Saudi Arabia Chases Indonesian Deal Flow

Riyadh is set to become one of the largest venture-capital players in Indonesia with a co-investment stake in a national startup fund. The other fifty percent will be held by a consortium of Indonesian...

For Starbucks, UK Market Loses Appeal

The UK was once Starbucks’ beachhead in Europe. But its European invasion may be crumbling as weak economic prospects call into question a consumer-discretionary business surrounded by thug-like competition...

UAE Signs Trade Pact with Indonesia

Abu Dhabi and Jakarta implemented their free-trade agreement this month, harboring important implications for the Gulf nation. The UAE economy is about one-fifth the size of Indonesia. The announcement is also...

Miami Just Earned a Major Corporate Win

Ken Griffin is a prominent financier. His estimated net worth is some $29 billion, according to Bloomberg. He is also a notable South Florida resident. In addition to a Palm Beach estate, he has committed some...

Will Business Travel Return to Pre-Covid Levels?

A quick scan of the trade press spotlights an aspirational outlook for business travel. Headlines read “Execs Choose (Real) Face Time Over Zoom” and “Business Travel Ignores Inflation.” But a less selective...

Semiconductor Capex Soars. Is It Misdirected?

Legislation now in play in Washington aims to provide as much as $52 billion in loans, guarantees, and other incentives to technology companies for retrofitting US-based chip manufacturing. That seems logical...

Florida Commerce

Miami Just Earned a Major Corporate Win

Ken Griffin is a prominent financier. His estimated net worth is some $29 billion, according to Bloomberg. He is also a notable South Florida resident. In addition to a Palm Beach estate, he has committed some $100...

Greater Caribbean

In Colombia, Coal Is New-Found Priority

The war in Ukraine has jolted Colombia, at least economically. We are struck by news that Bogota is trying to accelerate coal output, as well as identify mining surpluses, to fill at-hand and oversized shortfalls in...

Hospitality Finance

Islamic Wealth

UAE Signs Trade Pact with Indonesia

Abu Dhabi and Jakarta implemented their free-trade agreement this month, harboring important implications for the Gulf nation. The UAE economy is about one-fifth the size of Indonesia. The announcement is also...

Company Valuation

Due Diligence

For Starbucks, UK Market Loses Appeal

The UK was once Starbucks’ beachhead in Europe. But its European invasion may be crumbling as weak economic prospects call into question a consumer-discretionary business surrounded by thug-like competition. Rumors are...

Economic Diplomacy

Australia Looks to Buy B-21 Raider

With no long-range strike capabilities, Australia may be set to purchase a squadron of B-21 Raider stealth aircraft from the United States. No official announcement has been made, in part because the B-21 Raider will be...

Investment Strategy

US Patent Office Sidelines AI as Inventor

Artificial intelligence is not a person. Or so claims America’s top patent court. The argument is important because of the potential impact on intellectual-property protection. If an AI does the heavy lifting for an...

Is Your City the Next Palermo?

The Sicilian capital of Palermo came to a standstill in early June, when hackers shut down the municipal computer network in a ransomware attack. Aside from reporting the incident, local officials have offered scant...

Emerging Markets

Global Industries

Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney

The actor playing the lead character in the hit movie Black Widow has sued Disney for breach of contract. The lawsuit is more than another Hollywood actor fussing about their oversized payout. Rather, it will set the...

Benchmark Portfolio

Private Placement

Venture Development

How to Network Your Way to Investors

Our headline understates the scope of this impressive work. The author offers an a-to-z treatment of how to raise capital in a concise do-it-yourself volume. Certainly, strategic networking is an essential component of...

Take-Away Wisdom

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