Domestic Margins Advancing, but Amazon Relationship to Glide Down Materially
UPS managed to negotiate a contract with USPS and took over its airlift needs from FedEx. The prior USPS-FedEx contract expired at the end of September 2024. UPS management expects the deal to be ...
Ten Things FinTech VCs Should (And Shouldn’t) Actually Care About
Here are ten counterintuitive (and hopefully occasionally controversial) strategies for successful fintech investing.
The Credit Rating Impasse: Hard Limits On Sovereign Access To Capital
Sovereigns who borrow private capital are making a bet that the economic returns to scale will be sufficient to raise living ...
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Syria's new leader says he will focus on state-building, reviving economy
BEIRUT, January 29. /TASS/. The leader of the new Syrian government, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, has announced that his biggest priorities for the country are state-building, reviving the economy, and bringing ...
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Slovak Republic: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Article IV Mission
An International Monetary Fund mission, led by Magnus Saxegaard, and comprising Christian Bogmans, Shinya Kotera, Yen Mooi, and Jonathan Pampolina conducted discussions for the 2025 Article IV ...
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Will China thrive during the Year of the Snake - or will Trump’s tariffs bite?
As the Chinese lunar new year begins, investors will be wondering whether allocating to the world’s second-largest economy ...
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Amazon’s Retribution in Quebec Should Be a Wake-Up Call
In response to a successful unionization effort at a warehouse in Quebec, Amazon is shuttering its operations in the entire ...
Sysco’s Scale Across Purchases and Logistics Can Withstand Recent Headwinds to Out-of-Home Dining,
Sysco allows restaurants to buy the bulk of its needs from a single source rather than dozens of producers, simplifying logistics and saving time. While the goods it sells are commodities, Sysco can ...
Do China’s A.I. Advances Mean U.S. Technology Controls Have Failed?
DeepSeek’s A.I. models show that China is making rapid gains in the field, despite American efforts to hinder it.
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Economic Democracy Is the Only Practical Cure for Our Crises
The capitalist financial system blocks democratic control over investment by its very nature. We need a new model of democratic finance that can address our urgent social and environmental needs.
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Private Credit’s Big Squeeze: How the Arms Race for Scale Is Reshaping the Market
Private credit is in the midst of an arms race as mega-managers scramble to dominate this booming segment of the asset ...
Once poised to lead in offshore wind, Maine has stumbled
Maine, meanwhile, is mired in a long-running debate over where to develop an offshore wind port — Mack Point, an existing ...