[ad_1] Itâs all back on: Thatâs the natural interpretation of what a second Donald Trump presidency and Republican administration will mean for deal-making in the US. But mergers and acquisitions bankers shouldnât spend the bonuses before theyâre earned. If President Joe Bidenâs blanket skepticism about M&A is out, the next era of merger control could be unpredictable and arbitrary…
[ad_1] A world thatâs serious about cutting a quarter of the worldâs emissions that come from methane should be expecting a boom in electric valve actuators. If your response is âa what?” youâre not alone. But this humdrum piece of equipment is one of the lowest-hanging fruit if we want to rein in methane leaks,…
[ad_1] (Bloomberg Opinion) — Despite the various frictions, Americaâs technology sector did pretty well during Joe Bidenâs presidency â and despite the various warnings about his mercurial opponent, many tech executives supported Donald Trump in his 2024 campaign. After his victory, even more rushed to Trumpâs side, with Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg going…
[ad_1] At the World Bank, he installed David Malpass but otherwise left the institution untouched. He kept David Lipton, an advisor to Democrats, in place as the IMFâs number two official, an appointment that is traditionally the prerogative of US presidents. Also Read: Data at threat: The Trump administrationâs war on statistics wonât end we…
[ad_1] If any other owner of a cryptocurrency platform had announced a national reserve of cryptocurrencies, howls of protest over conflict of interest would have rent the air. When President Donald Trump declared that the US would create a Bitcoin reserve and a separate crypto stockpile, his fan base took it as a move to…
[ad_1] The âmodel BIT” referred to is the one released by the government in 2016 to overhaul Indiaâs approach to BITs. While India had signed over 80 BITs between 1994 to 2011, it terminated 68 of them in 2016-17. Other countries did likewise, as the 1990s model followed globally was widely seen as outdated. Indiaâs…
[ad_1] The move triggered conversations about the global semiconductor market, US dominance, the lopsided chip industry, and what would happen if the US imposed even more severe restrictions on Indiaâs access to processors. What would happen if India fails to procure chips? The move would deal a significant blow to Indiaâs large corporations across industriesânot…
[ad_1] Meta AI chatbot has been embroiled in a controversy after naming Joe Biden as the current President of the United States. Notably, Republican Donald Trump took oath as the 47th US President on 20 January but the AI chatbot from Meta still named his predecessor when asked about the current US President. As per…
[ad_1] Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk gestures on stage as he prepares to speak inside the Capital One arena on the inauguration day of Donald Trumpâs second Presidential term, in Washington D.C. on January 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters In his farewell remarks as U.S. President, Joe Biden warned that an oligarchy…
[ad_1] What will his declared unilateralism do to world trade? If he carries out his tariff threatsâparticularly vis-a-vis Americaâs largest trade partners Mexico, Canada and Chinaâwill we be back to the doomsday scenario of the 1930s, when world trade shrank due to tariff wars between countries ? What happens to countries like India that see…
