Market Trends & Consumer Behaviour
Ferrari Q3 2025 Earnings Beat: €382M Profit Surge Summary Ferrari reported a stronger-than-expected Q3 2025, posting net profit of €382 million and revenues of €1.77 billion on 3,401 shipments. The result topped analyst consensus and followed a sharp October share drop, with CEO Benedetto Vigna reaffirming upgraded 2025 guidance of at least €7.1 billion in […]
Opinion | Russia and India are Writing a New Logistics Chapter in Bilateral Relations Summary The article, authored by Oleg Poleev (CEO, RZD Logistics JSC), outlines recent advances in Russia–India logistics driven by development of the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC). It focuses on the Eastern branch — a rail–sea corridor through Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and […]
Logistics Costs Sliced by 6%: DFCs Accelerate India’s Freight Efficiency Shift Summary The Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) are driving a measurable reduction in India’s logistics burden. DFCCIL reports logistics costs have fallen from around 14% of GDP to roughly 8–9%, a drop of about 6 percentage points. Rail remains the cheapest freight mode (₹1.96/km) compared […]
Journal of Consumer Affairs | ACCI Consumer Research Journal | Wiley Online Library Summary This paper tests how the illusion of control (IOC) — the belief people have that they can influence outcomes that are actually chance-based — affects decisions to acquire dogs and subsequent owner–dog relationships. Across four studies (mixed samples of potential and […]
The Evolution of the Experience Economy in 25 Years: Conceptual Shifts, Emerging Themes, and Future Directions (1998–2023) Summary This review (Flores-Gómez et al.) maps 25 years of research on the Experience Economy (EE) using bibliometric tools (SciMAT and Bibliometrix) and content analysis. The authors analysed 548 records from Scopus and Web of Science, segmented the field […]
Etihad Cargo Takes Flight into the Future: Hybrid Drones to Redefine Air Freight in the UAE Summary Etihad Cargo has teamed up with Abu Dhabi’s LODD Autonomous to trial the ‘Hili’ hybrid VTOL aircraft — a runway‑free, vertical‑takeoff hybrid that combines VTOL convenience with fixed‑wing endurance. The Hili can carry about 250 kilograms and reportedly […]
From Panic To Profit: Cost Management That Counts Summary Amid renewed inflationary pressure, higher interest rates and tariff uncertainty, small businesses face intensifying financial strain. Gayle Jennings O’Byrne argues that survival — and eventual growth — depends on disciplined, creative cost management rather than panic cuts. Practical measures include line-by-line expense audits, renegotiating vendor and […]
Tourism businesses seek end to government shutdown stalemate Summary More than 500 travel and tourism organisations, including 12 Nevada-based businesses such as MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, have signed a letter from the U.S. Travel Association urging congressional leaders to pass a clean continuing resolution and end the […]
OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Deal With Amazon Summary OpenAI has agreed a multi-year purchase of approximately $38 billion in AWS cloud infrastructure to train models and deliver services. The arrangement deepens OpenAI’s ties to major cloud players even as it maintains multi-cloud deployments, and it sees Amazon building custom hardware stacks featuring Nvidia GB200 and […]
The Serial Acquirer’s Playbook: How To Build Market Dominance One Deal At A Time Summary Bob Grote, CEO of Grote Company Family of Brands, lays out a practical, long-term playbook for building market dominance through serial acquisitions. Drawing on eight deals in a decade, he emphasises relationship-building well before deals, positioning as an alternative to […]
