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While Blackstone discloses how it determines the final valuation, some on Wall Street have questioned how much latitude firms should have in appraising their own assets. The NY Times DealBook
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Plastic Pollution and Climate Change Have Common Culprits – and Similar Solutions Nearly 200 countries have agreed that a treaty must tackle plastic pollution at every stage of its existence,
Stand and Deliver: Working in public service is no easy feat. Today’s governments face increasing obstacles to achieving their primary mission: serving the public. Refreshed management approaches and new technologies
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This article refers mainly to developed economies. However, some of the author’s talking points are generic, of academic interest—and for those who are policymakers, home-buyers, and or in real estate
Talk of Indian Prime Minister Modi’s successful economic stewardship is key to his appeal and legitimacy. Yet the record is far from clear cut Debasish Roy Chowdhury at Time: The
And these efforts cannot be simply country-based. They must be geared to achieve global goals for net zero greenhouse gas emissions. Michael Olabisi of Michigan State University explains how the
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McKinsey research shows that carbon dioxide removal, or CDR, could play a vital role in combating hard-to-abate emissions. These emissions are considered hard to abate because they come from activities
Continue readingDecarbonization is the Most Critical Response to Climate Change–But is it Enough?
Liz Wolfe at Reason: Yesterday, Google fired 28 of its workers after employees held sit-ins to protest the company’s contracts with the Israeli government. The employees were part of a
A relatively small deal — by Microsoft’s standards, anyway — is leading to big geopolitical ripples this morning. The tech giant is investing $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati artificial
Eighty percent of successful CEOs come from within their companies, but many of them think like outsiders. The New York Times bestseller CEO Excellence is based on 67 interviews with
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An estimated $30 trillion in corporate revenues will arise from products that have not yet reached the market. Keeping your eye on where value comes from is still the name
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Shocks will continue. Building resilience is one of the most critical skills we can develop, as individuals and organizations. This is just one of 12 themes covered in the wrap-up