Author: Dennis Mersereau

EqualityX has unveiled its first Global 100 Influential Muslims list, recognising Muslim professionals whose leadership, achievements and influence are making an impact across industries, communities and wider society. EqualityX has unveiled its first Global 100 Influential Muslims list, recognising Muslim professionals whose leadership, achievements and influence are making an impact across industries, communities and wider society.Read More

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Trade wars do not simply redirect exports; they also reshape the costs of production, disrupt supplier-customer relationships, and trigger adjustments within multinational firms’ global affiliate networks. This column uses data covering millions of manufacturing plants in 50 major economies to show that the US-China trade war reshaped manufacturing activity far beyond the two directly targeted economies, but not in one uniform direction. Industries in the intermediate stages of global value chains were squeezed from two sides: higher costs when they relied on US or Chinese inputs, and weaker demand from customers affected by the trade war. The most upstream and…

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Walt Disney (DIS) just rewired its leadership around technology and streaming, appointing former Character.AI chief Karandeep Anand as its first group-wide Chief Technology Officer and elevating Adam Smith to oversee the direct-to-consumer business. The leadership reshuffle comes at a time when Walt Disney’s recent share price return has been weak. The stock is down 3.98% over the past 30 days and 8.21% year to date. A 3-year total shareholder return of 30.33% contrasts with a 5-year total…Read More

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