Tag #Economy

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Netflix's Record Subscriber Growth Exposes Traditional Media's Struggle

Netflix reported record-breaking subscriber growth of 19 million in Q4 2023, reaching 302 million total subscribers and an 8.5% market share, contrasting sharply with layoffs at CNN and downsizing at NBC, whose streaming services hold significantly smaller market shares.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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US Withdrawal from Global Minimum Tax Agreement Threatens International Cooperation

President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the global minimum tax agreement, designed to prevent corporate tax evasion through a 15% minimum tax rate across 139 countries, threatens international cooperation and may initiate trade conflicts and higher prices globally.

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Trump's Davos Address Sparks Concerns Over Protectionist Trade Policies

On January 26, 2017, President Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos via video conference, expressing his "America First" policy and causing concern among global business leaders due to threats of tariffs and protectionism; his 45-minute speech included a Q&A session with several ...

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AI Integration to Reshape Workforces: Salesforce CEO's Prediction

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff stated at the World Economic Forum in Davos that current CEOs are the last generation to manage all-human workforces, citing the increasing integration of AI in businesses and the potential for productivity gains through human-AI collaboration; a recent World Economic For...

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Putin's Ukraine War Concerns Shift to Economic Strain

President Vladimir Putin claims Russia has met key military objectives in Ukraine, weakening its military and securing territory linking Russia to Crimea; however, he is increasingly concerned about the war's economic impact on Russia, including stifled private investment due to high borrowing costs...

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Trump Initiates Trade Deficit Investigations, Raising Stakes for Mexico and Canada

President Trump, despite delaying a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports, initiated investigations into US trade deficits, potentially using tariffs as leverage for trade renegotiations by April 1st. This has significant implications for global trade and US-Canada relations.

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Trump's \$500 Billion Stargate Initiative: A Private-Sector AI Push

President Trump launched the \$500 billion Stargate Initiative, a private-sector AI infrastructure project led by OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle, to address energy consumption concerns and regulatory challenges, creating 100,000 jobs and aiming for U.S. global AI dominance.

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Affordable and Clean Energy
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US Faces China in AI Race: The Stargate Project's High-Stakes Gamble

The US leads in AI research but faces a challenge from China's rapid application development. The $500 billion Stargate Project aims to counter this by building advanced AI infrastructure, but its success depends on navigating private and public interests.

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Trump's Tariff Threats Rattle Global Trade

President Trump verbally threatened tariffs on China (10%), Canada and Mexico (25%), and the EU ($350 billion deficit), initiating a trade review concluding April 1st, while also threatening Russia with sanctions to influence Ukraine peace talks; European markets largely ignored these threats.

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Saudi Arabia to Invest $600 Billion in US

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a planned $600 billion investment in the United States over the next four years, following a phone call with former President Trump, who suggested a return visit to the Kingdom might be his first foreign trip.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Herald Investment Trust Defeats Takeover Bid, Exposing Regulatory Gaps

Minority investors in Herald Investment Trust overwhelmingly rejected a takeover bid by Saba's Boaz Weinstein, highlighting shortcomings in industry body AIC, regulator FCA, and investment platforms' responses; the vote's success impacts six other targeted trusts.

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Schneider Electric Tops Global Sustainability Ranking

Corporate Knights named Schneider Electric the world's most sustainable company in its annual Global 100 index, ranking 8,359 companies with over \$1 billion in revenue based on sustainability and ethical factors; the index, however, underperformed the MSCI ACWI in 2024.

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Responsible Consumption and Production