MONTREAL — WSP Global expects to continue its acquisition spree after snapping up several more companies in the first part of the year. Since mid-March, the engineering firm has bought four consulting outfits in four countries — Canada, Finland, Spain and the United States — adding more than 800 employees to its roster as it opened "up the M&A valve again," in the words of one analyst. The purchases follow five other acquisitions since September 2022, when WSP absorbed U.K.-based John Wood...
LA SCREENINGS: International buyers have arrived for the LA Screenings with plenty to ponder about the precarious state of the business. But one topic has dominated more conversation than any other: the fate of Paramount Global.
It’s possible that in a matter of decades, people could be unable to conceive naturally, Legacy’s Khaled Kteily said at Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference.
The George Floyd Global Memorial has been awarded a $250,000 collaborative grant by organizations devoted to national and global justice and democracy. The Henry Luce Foundation and the Wayfarer Foundation announced the joint gift ahead of the anniversary of Floyd’s
The growth in engineering, research and development (E&RD) services, a mainstay of L&T Technology Services, will primarily happen in the US, Germany, Japan and West Asia over the next few years, said the company’s chief executive Amit Chadha.“Europe, for us, will grow in double digits this year. For the next year as well, we are forecasting a double-digit growth. The composition of the growth will, however, change. A lot of AI (artificial intelligence) projects are going on; cybersecurity and...
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has responded to remarks made by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, branding him as an “uninformed CEO” and accusing him of fostering uncertainty about stablecoin USDT amid a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into his company. In reply, Garlinghouse clarified that his comments were not an attack on Tether but […]
The latest findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) forecast that global life expectancy will increase by 4.9 years in males and 4.2 years in females between 2022 and 2050.
Oil - A Global Tax Authored by Robert Burrows via BondVigilantes.com, Few commodities wield as much influence in the intricate web of global economics as oil. Oil is pivotal in driving economic growth and development as the primary energy source for transportation, manufacturing, and countless other sectors. However, beneath its surface lies a hidden truth: oil can act as a tax on growth, imposing significant costs on economies worldwide. The Economic Impact of Oil Prices Oil...
“Palestine will be free!” chant the protesters. “From the river to the sea. Some says that’s a call for genocide — another holocaust — elimination of Israel and all Jews. So, should the chant be illegal? The House of Representatives just voted to make it illegal at universities. Both Republicans and Democrats voted for the […]
"Palestine will be free!" chant the protesters. "From the river to the sea.
“Palestine will be free!” chant the protesters. “From the river to the sea!” Some say that’s a call for genocide—another Holocaust—and elimination of Israel and Read More
Critical geopolitics is a significant challenge to the traditional geopolitical imagination of IR and global politics