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Could tech layoffs spread to rest of US economy?

Silicon Valley firms are facing the music, cutting several hundred thousand jobs after years of incredible growth. Economists are divided over whether the US economy is heading for recession and soaring unemployment. First a trickle,...

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Short Stories: Japan & Rising Sun -‘Wow’! It’s a dream that came true

Last summer vacation we went to the UK and saw some places and enjoyed them. Being a travel buff, I love to explore places, particularly the east of Asia. Japan has been on my mind...

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Slovakia’s auto industry faces painful EV transition

With the help of German auto giants, Slovakia has become a hub for car manufacturing, making more cars per capita than any other country in the world. But will it survive the end of the...

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Microsoft makes major investment in ChatGPT-creator OpenAI

The US tech giant has announced it will invest billions into developing artificial intelligence applications. Microsoft is planning to integrate OpenAI technology into its own sofware. Microsoft on Monday announced it is extending its partnership with...

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Corporate strategies that keep Indian companies bullish in the face of global recession

The signs of a global economic downturn can be observed in historically high inflation in many global markets, fueling recessionary fears. The Russo-Ukrainian war and aggressive interest rate hikes to curtail inflation have resulted in...

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Google parent company Alphabet to lay off 12,000 employees

Google parent Alphabet said that the layoffs were due to a “changing economic reality” and that hires had been made during times of growth. The move follows similar cuts at Microsoft, Amazon and Twitter. Google...

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The Conundrum of Private Equity Funding Landscape

The funding landscape, especially the Private Equity (PE-VC) money, is concentrated in certain industry segment pockets that is defined by the asset size – asset light, asset medium and asset heavy – as well as...

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With Trepidation, the Market Awaits the BOJ

With the market nearly ruling out a 50 bp hike by the Federal Reserve on February 1, the interest rate adjustment appears to have largely run its course. This may be helping to ease the...

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Is Credit drive to priority sector gains clutch in India?

In India, the priority sector is a set of sectors identified by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as being of strategic importance for the country’s development. Credit push to the priority sector refers to...

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Sweden could solve Europe’s dependence on China for rare earth minerals

Sweden’s state mining company said it found vast amounts of rare earth minerals in a town in northern Sweden, which has the world’s largest underground iron ore mine. Rare earths are used for manufacturing electric...

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Holacracy: A chassis for corporate governance

Holacracy originated as connections in the organization, to be precise between the holons, which means ‘whole’ in Greek, implying they are units of members, who can independently but are non-existent without the organization (Koestler, 1967)....

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China: Jack Ma gives up control of fintech giant Ant Group

Chinese businessman Jack Ma is to cede voting rights at the Ant Group in an overhaul prompted by a government crackdown. Ma has largely disappeared from view after criticizing the regulation of tech companies in...