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Return on Equity: The Metric That Consistently Picks Long-Term Stock Winners
Decades of global academic and industry research point to a clear pattern: companies with high and stable return on equi...
Polymarket Eyes $20 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
The prediction market platform is reportedly seeking $1 billion at a $20 billion valuation, just months after a $15 bill...
From a Berlin Restaurant to a Neobank: The Georgian Holding’s Audacious Pivot
Vako Gegidze launched a remote staffing firm during the pandemic after a clandestine meeting in a closed Berlin restaura...
IAB’s 'Four Ps' Aims to Define AI Search Visibility for Marketers
The Interactive Advertising Bureau introduces a framework to help marketers measure how generative AI search represents ...
Agencies Are Shifting From Media Buying to Proof of Performance
As execution becomes a commodity, brands are demanding independent proof that their ad spend worked. The Omnicom-Interpu...
Biomass Power Doubles in a Decade, but Its Role in the Energy Transition Remains Limited
Biomass now supplies over 10% of global energy and 2% of electricity, up from 1% ten years ago. Yet uneven resource dist...
Trump Imposes 15% Tariff and Minimum Prices on Polysilicon to Shield US Solar and Chip Inputs
The White House's Section 232 action sets import price floors and a new levy on polysilicon, raw material for solar pane...
Marketscreener Unveils IoT Stock List as Connected Devices Set to Multiply
The financial platform’s thematic list spans fibre infrastructure, chipmakers, smart-home integrators and industrial IoT...
Petrobras Posts R$52.4bn Q2 Profit, Nearly Doubling Year-Ago, on Soaring Oil Prices
Petrobras reported net profit of R$52.4 billion for Q2 2026, a 96.8% jump, fueled by a 54% surge in Brent crude prices a...
Mega-Sena Jackpot Jumps to R$165 Million After No Winner in Thursday Draw
No ticket matched all six numbers in the 3,041st Mega-Sena draw, pushing the prize to an estimated R$165 million. The ne...
Brazil Cuts Hydro Output to Build Reserves as El Niño Looms
The federal government is temporarily scaling back hydroelectric generation to conserve water in reservoirs, reinforcing...
How Brazilian Brewers Outsmart the Sun to Grow Hops — And What That Means for Your Pint
On International Beer Day, we trace the journey from hop fields using artificial light to the fermentation vat, explaini...
How Friendships at Work Can Make—or Break—Your Career
A new quiz and expert advice reveal the line between a supportive colleague and a compromised professional. Test your bo...
The Unseen Backbone: Why Financial Data Providers Command a Moat
In modern markets, mastery of information separates the amateur from the professional, putting a premium on the firms th...
How Return on Equity Can Spot Market-Beating Stocks
MarketScreener’s ROE-based investment style list highlights companies with the highest returns on equity, a metric backe...
China Trade Boom Lifts Mainland Stocks, While KOSPI Slumps for a Seventh Week
Asian markets ended mixed on Friday as a blowout July trade report propelled Shanghai and Shenzhen indices higher, but S...
Return to Office Surge: The Real Reasons Behind the Shift — and the High-Stakes Trade-Offs
Five years after remote work seemed the new normal, Moscow’s offices are filling again. An HR expert explains why the pe...
Alfonso Fanjul, Sugar Baron Who Rebuilt Empire After Cuban Exile, Dies at 89
Alfonso Fanjul fled Cuba with nothing after the revolution and built Florida Crystals into a diversified $4 billion agri...
Veeva Systems' AI-Powered Cloud Migration Tightens Its Grip on the Life Sciences Sector
With 19 of the top 20 pharma companies on its platform, Veeva Systems is migrating clients to a new AI-native CRM, promi...
France On High Alert as Foreign Interference Targets 2027 Presidential Hopefuls
Coordinated disinformation attacks, traced to Russia and Trumpist networks, are now directly striking French presidentia...
France Weighs Fresh €4B Raid on Jobless Fund as 2027 Budget Pressures Mount
The finance ministry has pencilled a €4 billion withdrawal from the Unédic regime, alarming unions and employers who say...
Deadly Houthi Strikes on Saudi Soil and Oil Tankers Put Red Sea Export Route at Risk
The deadliest Houthi assault in years killed dozens of fighters and wounded civilians in Saudi Arabia, while attacks on ...
Trump Again Targets Birthright Citizenship With New Executive Orders After Supreme Court Loss
President Trump issued two new executive orders aimed at restricting birthright citizenship and combating 'birth tourism...
France Faces 'Water War' Risk as Drought Deepens and Heatwave Strikes
With soil moisture lower than in 2022, 91 departments under restrictions and farmers urged to defy limits, the governmen...
Germany’s Rhine River at Record Low: Berlin Readies Emergency Road Freight as Economic Toll Mounts
Water levels on Germany’s vital Rhine artery have plunged below historic lows, threatening chemical and steel giants. Ne...
How Japan Transformed Ramen into a Worldwide Culinary Phenomenon
Born in Tokyo's backstreets from Chinese influences, ramen has become a global juggernaut, powered by umami, pop culture...
PM Takaichi Pledges Two-Year Food Tax Holiday, Stands Firm on Non-Nuclear Principles
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announces a plan to slash food consumption tax to near zero for two years, paired with a n...
Gaya Co-Founder on Why Taking a Pay Cut to Keep Learning Was the Best Career Move
Amélie Guicheney, co-founder of electric bike brand Gaya, shares how accepting a lower-paid role to gain new skills acce...
As Megafires Multiply, France Staffs Up Mental Health Support for Firefighters
With nearly 6,000 psychological interventions recorded in 2024, France’s fire services are scaling up mental health care...
Marwin-Meloman Pours $68M into Semey Cultural Hub, Kicking Off Nationwide Expansion
Kazakhstan’s largest books and media chain breaks ground on a 53,000 sqm mixed-use complex that blends restored heritage...