Category: Business

In December 2024, Japan launched a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing collaboration between Japanese companies and African startups. This move underscores Japan’s commitment to fostering economic growth in Africa and expanding its business footprint on the continent. Key Highlights: These efforts reflect Japan’s proactive approach to engaging with Africa’s dynamic markets, aiming to create mutually […]

Gilead Sciences has announced an $11 billion investment to enhance its U.S. manufacturing and research capabilities. This move is in response to anticipated tariffs from the Trump administration, which is currently investigating the pharmaceutical sector. The investment is part of a broader industry trend, with companies like Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and Novartis collectively pledging […]

My new research suggests there is a stubborn pattern in academic publishing. My co-author and I examined some 8,000 articles published in the world’s most reputable economics journals to study citations, which are where academics cite previously published research in their papers. We found papers whose lead author had a Chinese surname received on average […]

CoStar Group has secured approval from Nine Entertainment, Domain Holdings’ parent company, for a significant $3 billion acquisition deal that will take the Australian digital real estate company private. CoStar, a U.S.-based real estate information provider, had already acquired 16.9% of Domain and will now purchase the remaining 83.1% of shares under a Scheme of […]

Nominations are now open for the 2025 EFF Awards! The nomination window will be open until Friday, May 23rd at 2:00 PM Pacific time. You could nominate the next winner today! For over thirty years, the Electronic Frontier Foundation presented awards to key leaders and organizations in the fight for freedom and innovation online. The EFF Awards celebrate the […]

The US president called it a “very big deal”. The UK prime minister said it was “fantastic, historic” day. For sure, Keir Starmer and his team will have been delighted that the UK was first in line to negotiate adjustments to Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announced on “liberation day” just a few weeks ago. But […]

Encrypted chat apps like Signal and WhatsApp are one of the best ways to keep your digital conversations as private as possible. But if you’re not careful with how those conversations are backed up, you can accidentally undermine your privacy. When a conversation is properly encrypted end-to-end, it means that the contents of those messages […]

The U.S. goods and services trade deficit surged to a record $140.5 billion in March 2025, surpassing analysts’ expectations of $137 billion. This marks a $17 billion increase from the previous month, driven by businesses accelerating imports to circumvent impending tariffs. Key Drivers of the Trade Deficit Year-to-Date Deficit The cumulative trade deficit for the […]

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has returned to the U.S. investment-grade bond market for the first time since 2023, issuing a multi-tranche debt offering estimated between $5 billion and $6 billion. The move aims to finance share buybacks, dividend payments, and acquisitions, as well as to offset an anticipated $900 million increase in costs due to […]

Whatever you think of his personality or politics, it’s impossible to deny the success of Donald Trump as a brand. Supporters and detractors across the world are transfixed by his second term as US president. And so far, many corporate brands appear keen to get alongside him. The leaders of Tesla, Amazon and Meta were […]