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Reshaping industrial real estate
Business, Marcus Burtenshaw, Published on 02/05/2025
» Fstoppers, a US-based photography gear company, faced a stark reality: producing a simple component domestically would cost over $80 per unit, compared to $7.50 in China, a more than tenfold increase. Their choice was not whether to reshuffle their supply chain but whether to continue selling the product at all.
Macron gambles on investor faith
News, Marcus Ashworth, Published on 12/06/2024
» French President Emmanuel Macron has taken a serious gamble in calling early parliamentary elections. The consequences of putting politics above economic stability could be profound. Financial markets don't like unnecessary or unexpected political volatility, especially at the core of the European Union. The electorate only gets to vote at elections; financial markets get to vote every day, and so far, they're giving a thumbs down to Mr Macron's ploy.
Yoga: first choice or last resort?
Marcus Tan, Published on 22/10/2020
» "And now, Yoga", the opening epithet that launches Patanjali's famous compilation, the "Yoga Sutras". His intention was to intimate to the reader that he knows you have tried everything and now, Yoga is possibly one of the last few solutions that you are exploring. And that, dear readers, was exactly what happened to me four years ago.
A Global Conundrum: How to Pause the Economy and Avoid Ruin
Business, Marcus Walker, Published on 01/04/2020
» The coronavirus has produced something new in economic history. Never before have governments tried to put swaths of national economies in an induced coma, artificially maintain their vital organs, and awaken them gradually.