Author: George Hay
Oil riches allowed Saudi Arabia and its neighbours to pump $150 bln a year into overseas assets. Blocked exports and new costs have interrupted these flows. Even if the region’s flagship wealth funds remain active, Western investors and dealmakers will find fewer eager buyers.Read More
A large private equity firm in Asia isn’t satisfied with merely being “advanced” in its practice of gender lens investing. For its next …Read More
Expectations and Investment sub-indices both rise according to the May 2026 Ipsos Consumer Confidence Index.Read More
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Lorie Logan sounded a warning signal that the world’s supply of oil and natural gas may start to dwindle if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t return to normal soon.Read More
A coalition of 40 global food and agriculture companies has endorsed a landmark declaration to scale regenerative agriculture across ingredient supply chains, signaling a shift toward collective sustainability action in the food sector. Coordinated by the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI Platform), the declaration unites major players, including Carlsberg, Nestlé, FrieslandCampina, ADM, and Mondelēz. The initiative focuses on regenerative practices that improve soil health, biodiversity, water stewardship, and climate resilience, aligning supplier networks with the rising demand for sustainable ingredients.Read More
Three months since the Iran war began, persistently high oil prices have policymakers grappling with renewed inflation fears, while sliding currencies are a headache for some Asian countries.Read More
The fourth annual World of Foods festival will bring dishes from more than 25 countries to Elm Park for an afternoon of culinary world travel.Read More
This webinar, hosted on the occasion of World Food Safety Day 2026, will present the key findings of the 2026 edition of the WHO estimates of the global burden of foodborne diseases, which provides updated and improved assessments of illnesses, deaths, and burden caused by 42 major foodborne hazards.Read More
The Hokies are the only ones who will have to cross a state line to get to their NCAA regional, but they don’t foresee the travel as a deterrent.Read More
Texas Tech, which was recently derided by Tom Brady as a “glorified community college” (yes, comedy is hard), is taking on the overseer of the college football community.Read More