Market Trends & Consumer Behaviour
How Tyler Perry Rewrote Hollywood’s Rulebook Summary Tyler Perry has transformed a career that began with low-budget stage plays into a vertically integrated media empire worth about US$1.4 billion in 2025. Key to that rise: owning content and production infrastructure, targeting underserved audiences, and turning studio real estate into recurring revenue through rentals and strategic […]
Doing Deals In Times Of Turbulence Summary The global M&A market is showing renewed momentum after a cautious start to the year. Despite persistent uncertainty — trade negotiations, regulatory headwinds and geopolitical tensions — market sentiment has improved thanks to stabilising macro conditions and clearer trade outlooks. The article argues the moment is right for […]
Doing Deals In Times Of Turbulence Summary The global M&A market is beginning to recover after a slow first half of the year driven by trade uncertainty, regulatory changes and geopolitical tensions. Sentiment has improved recently as macroeconomic conditions stabilise and market participants accept persistent uncertainty as a new normal. With more than $12 trillion […]
ICD-Bawal Boosts Northern India’s EXIM Network with ONE Line BL Point Launch and Rail Connectivity Revival Summary ICD-Bawal, operated by Sanjvik Terminals (Om Logistics), has added two major capabilities to strengthen Northern India’s export-import (EXIM) network: Ocean Network Express (ONE) Line has started a Bill of Lading (BL) Point at the terminal, and EXIM rail […]
New class of rising AI-Managers are key to unlocking the AI Revolution Summary Accenture’s large-scale restructuring highlights that AI is now a present force reshaping business. The article argues HR Directors must step up to define a new cultural and operational narrative by owning three pillars: Performance, People and AI. A new management class — […]
AI of a Thousand Faces Summary WIRED’s “AI of a Thousand Faces” is a 2025 feature package that maps the many roles artificial intelligence now plays in everyday life. The package collects 17 readings and a vivid interactive visual set that portray AI as everything from therapist, artist and teacher to weapon, religion and black […]
New Wanita MyWira Accelerator aims to equip more than 100,000 women in Malaysia with future-ready skills and opportunities Summary Malaysia has launched the Wanita MyWira Accelerator, a national programme led by the Ministry of Human Resources (KESUMA) and TalentCorp in partnership with the World Economic Forum. The initiative aims to train at least 100,000 women […]
Why Insider Trading Risk Demands Executive Attention in CLO Management Summary The SEC and other global regulators have stepped up enforcement on insider trading in credit markets, putting CLO managers squarely under scrutiny. Recent actions reveal governance and leadership failures — not merely procedural slips — that expose firms to regulatory, reputational and operational risk. […]
Planning vs Strategy: Why CEOs Confuse the Two – and Why It Matters Summary The article distinguishes planning from strategy and explains why many CEOs mistake an operational plan for genuine strategic thinking. Planning provides control, milestones and comfort; strategy is about making difficult choices, tolerating uncertainty and creating lasting advantage. The author argues that […]
The advent of the Digital Product Passport (DPP), to protect your art and craft as a business Summary The EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP), introduced under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), creates a digital identity for products sold in Europe. Accessible via QR code or NFC, the DPP stores certified information about a […]
