Euro (EUR) is up an impressive 0.7% against the US Dollar (USD) and recovering back toward the upper end of its four- session range, strengthening in tandem with its regional peers Swiss Franc (CHF) and Swedish Krona (SEK), Scotiabank’s Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes. EUR rises on as-expected CPI ahead of ECB Thursday “Final…
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) lost ground yesterday after weaker than expected CPI data lifted market speculation that the BoC could cut interest rates at today’s policy decision (13:45 GMT), Scotiabank’s Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes. Broader trends remain bearish “The CAD is regaining much of the ground lost on the data yesterday, however, and…
Pound Sterling (GBP) is up 0.3% vs. the US Dollar (USD) and a mid-performer among the G10 currencies as it extends its gains for a seventh consecutive session and pushes toward its prior (September) highs around 1.34, Scotiabank’s Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes. Trade détente is GBP positive “The CPI release for March disappointed…
Harvard Business Review Logo HBR Staff; mtrommer/ imagenavi/Getty Images; Claudio Schwarz/Unsplash Many digital platforms thrive on the contributions of volunteers—whether as content creators, moderators, or community developers. Yet, as platforms scale and introduce monetization strategies, they risk alienating these communities. When Reddit changed its API pricing in 2023, what seemed like a routine business decision…
April 16, 2025 Stefan Thomke, professor at Harvard Business School, says running experiments can give companies tremendous value, but too often business leaders make decisions based on intuition. While A/B testing on large transaction volumes is common practice at Google, Booking.com, and Netflix, Thomke says even small firms can get a competitive advantage from experiments. He…
April 16, 2025 In the past, executives were usually taught to practice command-and-control leadership. Today they’re often advised to be nimbler, more adaptive, and less controlling. The truth is that most executives need to be able to move back and forth between those two leadership styles. IMD leadership professor and social psychologist Jennifer Jordan offers…
April 15, 2025 In 1948, Elia Nuqul fled his hometown in Palestine with his family to Jordan. The refugee overcame many hardships and started a trading business in 1952. Nuqul Group subsequently grew into one of Jordan’s largest family businesses. Its flagship company, Fine Hygienic Holding (FHH), was a leader in hygienic paper products across…
Harvard Business Review Logo Illustration by Jennifer Tapias Derch Whether you’re a recent graduate, a mid-career professional seeking a change, or an executive looking to enhance leadership skills, a career coach can be an invaluable resource. A 2021 Harris Poll survey of 1,535 adults showed that while only 12% of working adults were currently utilizing…
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for us to visit the bump on Hump Day and discuss starting pitcher news. Each week in this article, I’ll be taking a deeper look at a few trending/surging starting pitchers to see what, if anything, is changing and whether or not we should be investing in this hot…
A Junior Varsity baseball player in California is claiming it was just a joke, but Rio Rancho police aren’t laughing. A teenage baseball player (whose name has been redacted from reports due to his age) was filmed peeing in an opposing team’s water jug, before returning it to the visiting dugout during a March 25…
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