Daily Management Review
Euro Zone Growth Downgraded Amid Trade Uncertainty, Policy Headwinds and Slowing Demand

Euro Zone Growth Downgraded Amid Trade Uncertainty, Policy Headwinds and Slowing Demand

Economics

Eurostat’s revised data for the first quarter of 2025 show the euro area economy expanding by just 0.3 percent—down...
UK Economy Accelerates into 2025 on Pre-Tax and Tariff Investment Surge

UK Economy Accelerates into 2025 on Pre-Tax and Tariff Investment Surge

Economics

Britain’s economy roared into 2025 with an unexpectedly strong performance in the first quarter, expanding by 0.7...
APEC Flags Sluggish Asia-Pacific Trade Amid Tariff Storm, China’s Response in Focus

APEC Flags Sluggish Asia-Pacific Trade Amid Tariff Storm, China’s Response in Focus

Economics

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministers and senior trade officials gathered on Jeju Island, South Korea,...
EU-Commissioned Study Warns Russian Economy Falters Beneath Kremlin’s Official Claims

EU-Commissioned Study Warns Russian Economy Falters Beneath Kremlin’s Official Claims

Economics

European Union finance ministers were presented with a stark assessment this week: Russia’s economy is deteriorating...
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Share of overdue loans in the US hits 5 years maximum in Q1

Economics

The proportion of overdue consumer loans in the US increased in the first quarter, reaching its highest point in five...
Chinese E-Commerce Titans Burn Billions in High-Stakes Instant Delivery War

Chinese E-Commerce Titans Burn Billions in High-Stakes Instant Delivery War

Business & Finance

Chinese online retail heavyweights are waging an unprecedented funding war to dominate the burgeoning “instant retail”...
U.S. Slashes China ‘De Minimis’ Tariff to 54% as Trade Truce Takes Effect

U.S. Slashes China ‘De Minimis’ Tariff to 54% as Trade Truce Takes Effect

Economics

In a dramatic pivot in its trade policy, the United States will reduce the “de minimis” duty on low-value parcels from...
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Bayer to cut more than 200 employees in German crop protection products segment

Business & Finance

German pharmaceutical and chemical company Bayer announced plans to reduce its workforce by over 200 employees as part...
Markets Rally on US–China 90-Day Tariff Pause as Investors Brace for Protracted Talks

Markets Rally on US–China 90-Day Tariff Pause as Investors Brace for Protracted Talks

Economics

Global markets surged on Monday as Washington and Beijing announced a provisional halt in their escalating tariff...

Management

Art & Art Market

Hollywood Is Afraid As Scarlett Johansson's OpenAI Conflict Resurfaces

Hollywood Is Afraid As Scarlett Johansson's OpenAI Conflict Resurfaces
Hollywood officials says that OpenAI's apparent tribute to the film "Her," which features Scarlett Johansson's voice, is causing a reaction against artificial intelligence.   Even as Hollywood studios test new tools and consider partnerships with OpenAI, Johansson's accusations that the...

Tennessee Is The First US State To Pass Legislation Shielding Musicians From AI

Tennessee Is The First US State To Pass Legislation Shielding Musicians From AI
Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee signed a bill into law on recently that sought to shield creatives, including musicians, against artificial intelligence's unauthorised usage.   The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act is the name of the legislation.   The Reasons It...

Morgan Stanley expects AI sector to equal Spain's power consumption by 2027

Morgan Stanley expects AI sector to equal Spain's power consumption by 2027
Morgan Stanley analysts expect that by 2027, the generative artificial intelligence sector of the economy will require as much electricity as all of Spain did in 2022. Over the following four years, the sector's electricity demand is expected to increase at an average annual rate of 70%, from 15...

Science & Technology

Hidden Communication Backdoors in Chinese Inverters Raise Alarm Over Grid Security

Hidden Communication Backdoors in Chinese Inverters Raise Alarm Over Grid Security
Chinese-made power inverters—critical components that tie solar panels, wind turbines, batteries...

Cisco unveils prototype chip for quantum data centers

Cisco unveils prototype chip for quantum data centers
U.S. network hardware manufacturer Cisco Systems Inc. has introduced a prototype network chip...

Aid Cuts Send Childhood Immunization Efforts to the Edge

Aid Cuts Send Childhood Immunization Efforts to the Edge
Global health agencies warn that slashed aid budgets are disrupting child vaccination campaigns...

Daimler Truck to implement AI in military vehicles in partnership with ARX Robotics

Daimler Truck to implement AI in military vehicles in partnership with ARX Robotics
The German truck maker Daimler Truck announced its collaboration with local defense startup ARX...

Tesla aborts FSD self-driving feature testing in China

Tesla aborts FSD self-driving feature testing in China
Tesla, headquartered in the US, has ceased free testing of its Full Self-Driving (FSD, “autopilot”)...

Amazon, Google and Dow support tripling nuclear power production

Amazon, Google and Dow support tripling nuclear power production
A coalition of major energy users from various industries has committed to supporting a plan aimed...

Analysts name world's top polluting companies

Analysts name world's top polluting companies
Fifty percent of worldwide CO2 emissions originate from oil, gas, and coal generated by only 36...

EU authorizes adding UV-treated mealworm powder to foods

EU authorizes adding UV-treated mealworm powder to foods
According to a publication from the European Commission, the authorization to use powder from...

89 Seconds To Midnight: The Doomsday Clock's Stark Warning For Global Catastrophe

89 Seconds To Midnight: The Doomsday Clock's Stark Warning For Global Catastrophe
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has recently adjusted the Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds before...

Reuters: China is possibly constructing a major research center

Reuters: China is possibly constructing a major research center
According to a report by Reuters, experts from CNA Corp and the James Martin Center for...
World Politics

World & Politics

Colombian President speaks in favor of joining the Belt and Road Initiative

Colombian President speaks in favor of joining the Belt and Road Initiative
Colombia is prepared to participate in China's Belt and Road Initiative, announced President Gustavo Petro. “Let’s endorse (the document) on the Belt...

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine in his first Sunday address

Pope Leo XIV calls for peace in Ukraine in his first Sunday address
Pope Leo XIV, in his inaugural Sunday message to the congregation, has urged for peace in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip. “I hold in my heart the pain of...

Decades of Strife: Tracing India–Pakistan’s Border Clashes from 1947 to Operation Sindoor

Decades of Strife: Tracing India–Pakistan’s Border Clashes from 1947 to Operation Sindoor
In the early hours following the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 civilian lives, India launched Operation Sindoor, a swift cross-border...

American cardinal becomes Pope, he will take the name Leo XIV

American cardinal becomes Pope, he will take the name Leo XIV
The Vatican has declared that American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has ascended to the papacy and will be known as Leo XIV. The appointment of...

EU urges India and Pakistan to take steps toward de-escalation

EU urges India and Pakistan to take steps toward de-escalation
The EU is actively observing the tensions in the relationship between India and Pakistan and thinks both parties should make efforts to reduce...

Trump administration will pay $1k each to illegal migrants if they voluntarily leave the US

Trump administration will pay $1k each to illegal migrants if they voluntarily leave the US
The administration of US President Donald Trump is prepared to offer $1,000 in rewards to illegal immigrants who choose to exit the country...

Netanyahu pledges to answer the Houthis and Iran for the attack on Tel Aviv airport

Netanyahu pledges to answer the Houthis and Iran for the attack on Tel Aviv airport
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that Israel will respond to a strike on Ben-Gurion airport by Yemen's Houthi rebels. ‘The...

Pakistan's Airspace Ban Forces Indian Airlines into Costly Detours, Disrupting Global Routes

Pakistan's Airspace Ban Forces Indian Airlines into Costly Detours, Disrupting Global Routes
In the wake of escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following a deadly militant attack in Kashmir, Pakistan has closed its airspace to...