Starboard Takes $500 Million Stake in Autodesk

Starboard Takes $500 Million Stake in Autodesk

Activist investor Starboard Value recently acquired a $500 million stake in engineering software giant Autodesk. The activist, known for its interventionist approach, is not content with a simple...
June 17, 2024 at 10:56 am EDT
China's property crisis deepens

China's property crisis deepens

The crisis in China's property market worsened in May, with prices of existing homes falling by just 1%, the most since 2011. Faced with this situation, there are calls for the government to inject...
June 17, 2024 at 10:40 am EDT
French Election Could Mean More Stocks Volatility, Citigroup Says

French Election Could Mean More Stocks Volatility, Citigroup Says

The French elections are having a significant impact on European stock markets, and this trend could continue. Against the backdrop of the elections, investment strategies have become neutral, with...
June 14, 2024 at 05:26 am EDT
Win-win strategy:  Apple adopts OpenAI tools

Win-win strategy: Apple adopts OpenAI tools

At its WWDC conference, Apple announced a partnership with OpenAI. The terms of the agreement have not yet been revealed. According to some sources, the details of the agreement seem to indicate that,...
June 13, 2024 at 05:06 pm EDT
Apple unveils its AI plan at WWDC

Apple unveils its AI plan at WWDC

Apple reveals its plan to integrate artificial intelligence into its products. Although the company has been perceived as lagging behind its competitors. The plan stands out for its integration of AI...
June 11, 2024 at 03:55 pm EDT
UAE AI Minister:  We Want to be Number One Globally

UAE AI Minister: We Want to be Number One Globally

UAE AI Minister Omar Al Olama says the country's AI ambitions have been visible since 2017. Advances in software, hardware and investment show that these ambitions are being realised. The AI Retreat...
June 11, 2024 at 10:37 am EDT
Rajan:  A More Democratic India

Rajan: A More Democratic India

Raghuram Rajan, former Governor of the Central Bank of India, assesses the economic reforms undertaken by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rajan points out that Modi, no longer having an absolute...
June 10, 2024 at 04:44 am EDT
Schlosstein:  Uncertainty is the Enemy of M&A

Schlosstein: Uncertainty is the Enemy of M&A

Ralph Schlosstein reports an upturn in transactional activity in the United States. After two years of low activity due to economic uncertainty, which is putting the brakes on mergers and...
June 10, 2024 at 04:33 am EDT
Waystar CEO Matt Hawkins talks about his company's IPO

Waystar CEO Matt Hawkins talks about his company's IPO

Matt Hawkins, CEO of Waystar, talks about his company's IPO in a difficult environment for IPOs. The company raised $968 million, making it the largest IPO of the year for a US company. The company,...
June 07, 2024 at 05:41 pm EDT
Microsoft and Nvidia under antitrust investigation in the United States

Microsoft and Nvidia under antitrust investigation in the United States

Microsoft and Nvidia are under the spotlight in the United States, with the authorities launching antitrust investigations into their practices, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence ....
June 06, 2024 at 05:56 pm EDT
The first AI software engineer, named Devin

The first AI software engineer, named Devin

Cognition AI is bursting onto the technology scene with Devin, its artificial intelligence agent billed as the first AI software engineer. CEO Scott Wu expressed his excitement at their recent...
June 06, 2024 at 04:13 pm EDT
Guillaume Faury, Airbus CEO :  Hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2035

Guillaume Faury, Airbus CEO : Hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2035

At the Aviation Summit in Berlin, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury discussed the supply chain challenges in the post-Covid environment. Despite these difficulties, the company is maintaining its production...
June 06, 2024 at 11:54 am EDT
Nvidia surpasses $3 trillion market capitalisation and overtakes Apple

Nvidia surpasses $3 trillion market capitalisation and overtakes Apple

Nvidia has reached a remarkable milestone by becoming the first semiconductor company to surpass $3,000 billion in market capitalisation, a feat that underlines its leadership role in the burgeoning...
June 05, 2024 at 04:49 pm EDT
Hal Lawton, CEO of Tractor Supply :  hobby farmers are booming

Hal Lawton, CEO of Tractor Supply : hobby farmers are booming

Against a difficult economic backdrop, US farmers are suffering the biggest drop in income for almost two decades due to international competition, particularly from Brazil. However, Hal Lawton, CEO...
June 05, 2024 at 03:53 pm EDT
Bruce Van Saun, CEO of Citizens Financial :  Banks ready for persistently high rates

Bruce Van Saun, CEO of Citizens Financial : Banks ready for persistently high rates

Bruce Van Saun, CEO of Citizens Financial, recently discussed the state of the commercial property market , pointing out that the difficulties experienced in the office sector are not representative...
June 04, 2024 at 11:38 am EDT