Market Trends & Consumer Behaviour
Climate Resilience as Competitive Advantage: Why the C-Suite Can’t Afford to Wait Summary For four consecutive years insurers have paid more than $100 billion annually in natural disaster claims. Munich Re estimates insured losses at $140 billion against $320 billion in total global economic losses — leaving an $180 billion uninsured gap borne by businesses, […]
A’s file for building permits worth over $520M worth of work Summary The Athletics applied for two building permits late September totalling $523 million for work on their under‑construction Las Vegas ballpark. On Sept. 25 the team filed for a Clark County permit for core and shell work valued at $500 million; on Sept. 26 […]
What to know about the U.S. government shutdown Summary The federal government is preparing for a potentially prolonged shutdown after lawmakers failed to agree on funding by 1 October. Republicans backed a short-term funding measure to keep current levels through 21 November, but Democrats blocked it, demanding restoration of Medicaid cuts and extensions of ACA […]
Prologis and U.S. Interior Secretary map future of supply chains and AI, with energy serving as a key driver Summary At Prologis’s Groundbreakers event in Los Angeles, Prologis CEO Hamid Moghadam and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum discussed how energy availability and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are shaping the future of supply chains and […]
From Cost Savings to Customer Satisfaction: Why a TMS is essential for modern logistics Summary A modern transportation management system (TMS) gives logistics teams control over freight costs, improves visibility across shipments and supports data-driven decision-making. The article outlines core benefits — from automation and process standardisation to better carrier management, scalability and sustainability reporting […]
Prologis and U.S. Interior Secretary map future of supply chains and AI, with energy serving as a key driver Summary At Prologis’s Groundbreakers event in Los Angeles, Prologis CEO Hamid Moghadam and U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum discussed how energy availability and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are reshaping supply chains and logistics real estate. The conversation […]
Top 30 Ocean Carriers: Navigating a still-volatile seascape Summary The article reviews the current state of the container-shipping market and the Top 30 ocean carriers, describing an industry in flux. Geopolitical tensions (Gaza, Israel/Hamas/Iran, the war in Ukraine), Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, shifting U.S. tariff policy and port congestion have combined with pandemic-era […]
15th Annual Rail/Intermodal Roundtable: Seeking growth drivers amid big M&A questions Summary The 15th Annual Rail/Intermodal Roundtable brings together three leading analysts to assess the current U.S. rail and intermodal markets. Year‑to‑date volumes show modest gains driven largely by coal, grain and pockets of intermodal, while many industrial commodities remain weak. Service levels have materially […]
Save Lake Mead from ‘human intransigence’ in 9 steps, coalition says Summary A coalition of nongovernmental organisations released a report called “There’s No Water Available” that outlines nine practical recommendations to avert collapse of the Colorado River system and protect Lake Mead. The report criticises Upper Basin states (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming) for […]
Decentralizing Voting Power Summary This post summarises research by Brian Monsen and co-authors on the effects of decentralising proxy-voting authority within Vanguard. In 2019 Vanguard moved voting authority for 31% of its equity funds from its central stewardship group to the funds’ external investment advisers. Using this partial shift as a natural experiment, the authors […]
