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Easter Egg Hunt: How Trump’s Trade Policy Has Businesses Scrambling for Loopholes by Howard Yu

Sky-High Tariffs, Shifting Rules, and a Hidden “Made in China” Shuffle—What You Need to Know

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Achieve Light Speed Like Nvidia. Welcome to Work Atomization. by Howard Yu

The Invisible Bottleneck That's Killing Your Career—and 5 Steps to Shatter It Today

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RANKED: The Travel Companies Ready For AI Agents [New Report] by Howard Yu

Discover How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Your Next Vacation

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The Two Sides of Musk: Iconoclast and Ineptocrat by Howard Yu

How Elon inspires so much rage in the classroom, dominates electric cars and rockets, yet flounders at X.

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How a 30-Year-Old Chart Explains Intel’s Fall, Nvidia’s Rise, and DeepSeek’s Disruption by Howard Yu

Timeless Lessons From Clay—And a Gift to the World

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Two Charts Show Presidential Productivity Doesn’t Depend on Early Rising by Howard Yu

The myth of superhuman productivity, forget about the 5 a.m. alarm.

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Weight Loss Stocks vs. AI- How Eli Lilly Outpaces Nvidia—Here Is One Chart

Weight Loss Stocks vs. AI: How Eli Lilly Outpaces Nvidia—Here Is One Chart

On November 26, we’ll release the next Future Readiness Indicator covering Pharma, Technology, and Fashion. And if you happen to …

The One Question Jeff Bezos Asks That You Should Too

The One Question Jeff Bezos Asks That You Should Too

Success stems from focusing on what stays constant, allowing leaders to prioritize and navigate a changing world with clarity and confidence.

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Tesla’s crown is slipping: Mounting pressure in a shifting electric vehicle landscape

The era of Tesla’s uncontested dominance in the electric vehicle market has ended, but what does its future success depend …

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The tech-savvy consumer packaged goods revolution: How L’Oréal took the lead

Industry titans like Procter & Gamble (P&G), Coca-Cola and Nestlé have long dominated the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry. But this …

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How Top Brands Are Shaping the Industry’s 2024 Landscape

Soaring inflation, geopolitical tensions, have created a complex landscape. Our spotlight falls on the most future-ready fashion brands, which distinguish …

Chinese Brands Tackle Euro 2024: Will They Score Big?

Chinese Brands Tackle Euro 2024: Will They Score Big?

Football is everywhere in Europe. It’s building to a fever pitch as the game unfolds. At Euro 2024, Chinese brands …