Aero India, one of Asia’s premier air and defense exhibitions, never fails to generate excitement among arms traders and aviation enthusiasts. This year’s event, which concluded on February 14th, carried even greater significance. It marked the first time Russia’s cutting-edge Su-57 stealth
Retaliatory tariffs based on "fairness" sound more like playground justice than sound economic policy. Yet, on February 13th, Trump announced his intention to introduce them, instructing federal agencies to review "non-reciprocal trade arrangements"—including value-added taxes
Javier Milei, Argentina's newly elected president, is grappling with his first major scandal. On February 14th, he posted a message on X (formerly Twitter) praising a cryptocurrency called $LIBRA, claiming it would help fund "small companies and Argentine ventures." Within an hour,
In a rare public display of engagement with the tech sector, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, met with some of the country’s most prominent entrepreneurs, marking a significant shift in the government's stance toward an industry it once heavily scrutinized. Xi was seen shaking hands with Alibaba’s
When it comes to the financial health of American consumers, viral content produced by personal-finance influencer Caleb Hammer has highlighted a troubling trend. Hammer, who conducts "financial audits" of guests burdened with debt, has amassed nearly 2 million followers across TikTok
Stockpickers rely on a specific set of skills—analyzing financial statements, understanding corporate strategies, and reading market sentiment. In China, however, they also need to interpret the shifting moods of Xi Jinping. Five years ago, Chinese regulators launched a sweeping crackdown on the
At a high-profile summit in Paris on February 10th and 11th, tech leaders competed to make the boldest proclamations about artificial intelligence. "AI will be the most profound shift of our lifetimes," declared Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet. Dario Amodei, chief executive of Anthropic,
While much of the world has seen inflation cool, Russia is heading in the opposite direction. Consumer prices surged by 9.5% year on year in December, up from 8.9% in November, far exceeding the central bank’s 4% target. Food prices have been particularly volatile—fruit and vegetable costs have
A towering statue of Mao Zedong still stands near the entrance of Zhejiang University (Zhe Da), surveying the transformation of Hangzhou, an eastern city 175 km southwest of Shanghai. While such statues now seem out of place across China, they appear particularly anachronistic here, given the
At first glance, the current climate should be a golden opportunity for management consultants. The U.S. federal government is vast, its inefficiencies are well-documented, and the new leadership is eager to make drastic changes. President Donald Trump, alongside his appointed disrupter-in-chief,