Market Trends & Consumer Behaviour
War in Ukraine – What I Saw Summary Rick Williams, an American business leader, recounts driving donated, non-military supplies from Warsaw to Ukraine in June. He and a group delivered vans, a fire engine and an ambulance to Lviv and Kyiv, witnessing widespread destruction, fresh graves, salvaged Soviet equipment, improvised drones and everyday life continuing […]
Why High Performers Leave, and What CEOs Must Do to Keep Them Summary The article argues that the traditional employer–employee compact has effectively broken down: pay and progression increasingly favour hierarchy and those with negotiating leverage, not steady high performers. Quiet quitting and falling tenure are symptoms of a compensation system that rewards title and […]
At CEO Forum In Washington, Little Support For Trump Economic Policies Summary The annual Yale CEO Caucus in Washington gathered many of America’s top business leaders for off-the-record discussion and polling. Informal survey results revealed broad private scepticism about President Trump’s economic moves nine months into his second term — notably his pressure on the […]
Federal Reserve moves forward with first federal funds rate reduction of 2025 Summary The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee has cut the target federal funds rate to 4.00%–4.25%, marking the first rate reduction in 2025. The decision follows Chairman Jay Powell’s late‑August comments that signalled openness to easing. Ten Fed board members preferred keeping […]
Meet Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the founders of Ben & Jerry’s Summary Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield turned a £4,000-each investment and a converted Vermont gas station into one of the world’s most recognisable ice-cream brands. Childhood friends from Long Island, they abandoned a bagel shop plan, learnt ice-cream making on a cheap course, […]
Jerry quits Ben & Jerry’s, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled Summary Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, is leaving the company after 47 years, saying he cannot remain where the brand’s independence to speak on social issues has been curtailed by its corporate owner. In a letter posted by fellow […]
The Fed cuts interest rates for the first time this year Summary The Federal Reserve announced a 25 basis-point cut to interest rates — the first cut of 2025. Chair Jerome Powell said the decision was driven primarily by a marked slowing in job growth (the labour market) even as inflation has warmed again. The […]
How many new homes does Las Vegas Valley need to fix housing crisis? Summary The Las Vegas Valley is short about 58,100 homes — roughly 6.2% of the region’s housing stock — according to a report from the American Enterprise Institute and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Nevada as a whole is short roughly 81,000 […]
Federal Reserve cuts key rate, signals 2 more cuts this year Summary The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its key short-term interest rate by a quarter-point — the first cut since December — bringing the rate to about 4.1% from 4.3%. Chair Jerome Powell and the Fed signalled two further cuts this year and one […]
US tech groups answer Starmer’s call for AI infrastructure spending Summary Senior US technology groups have responded to Sir Keir Starmer’s appeal for greater public and private investment in AI infrastructure, signalling major transatlantic interest in boosting the UK’s compute, data and research capabilities. The interventions come as the UK seeks to secure a competitive […]
