Join Us Now If you are a typical teen, then you waste about an hour or so each day on TikTok. As a parent, I can confirm that this time is, in fact, truly wasted, because all of the content on TikTok is utterly ridiculous. And look – I watched Gilligan’s Island and The Brady Bunch as a youngster, so […]
Join Us Now Tech Elevates S&P 500 Back to Nearly Record High Markets surged in mid-week, driven by the strong performance of major technology companies. The markets opened slightly lower this morning, however, unable to hold onto their previous gains. Despite today’s soft open, the mid-week surge was a good sign, and I’m generally optimistic […]
Join Us Now Our vision of the future isn’t fixed; it’s continually evolving. Nobody could have predicted that a pandemic would abruptly and fundamentally change our ideas about the future of work. Who could have foreseen in 2019 that so many of us would be working from our homes in 2020? The big question now, […]
Join Us Now When the COVID-19 pandemic became a global crisis in March, the shift by companies to a work-from-home environment changed the security posture for nearly all companies. The notion of having a security perimeter had all but been obliterated as CISOs and their teams suddenly found themselves defending a digital footprint that had […]
Join Us Now Nintendo Profits Soar 428 Percent Nintendo has reported spectacular earnings, highlighting the truly amazing popularity of video games in difficult times such as these. “Nintendo’s operating profits skyrocketed 428 percent in the fiscal first quarter, the company said Thursday, a wild jump that reflects just how much the video game industry has […]
Join Us Now When the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world in mid-March, many executives saw an immediate hit to their businesses, including top line revenues and profits. The International Monetary Fund is projecting a 4.9 percent contraction in global GDP in 2020. Meanwhile, unemployment rates in the U.S. jumped from 3.7 percent in 2019 to 10.4 percent […]
Join Us Now I was thrilled and inspired by the successful splashdown of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft on Sunday. It was a beautiful moment, and it reminded me of how far we have come as a civilization. Thanks to a truly amazing combination of vision, courage, leadership and advanced technologies, we are expanding the boundaries of our […]
Join Us Now Picture this: It’s Paris, 2010. A perfect spring day. You’re working at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville, which houses some of the best and most celebrated paintings of all time: Picassos, Matisses, Modiglianis. Though the paintings are from another era, the gallery has updated its security systems to reflect current-day […]
Join Us Now Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Report ‘Blowout’ Earnings Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet and Apple reported better-than-anticipated quarterly results on Thursday, demonstrating the continuing strength and reach of the technology sector on the wider economy. “Apple reported a blowout quarter, sending shares up 6% in premarket trading. The company said its overall sales expanded by 11%, and Apple also announced a […]
Join Us Now When the world screeched to a halt in March, a return to work as we knew it still seemed a possibility. But with four months behind us and an undetermined future ahead, it is clear that the nature of work must shift dramatically to adapt to these uncertain times. When asked where […]
Join Us Now As a technology leader, the rise of the tech-driven economy has been exceptionally gratifying. It’s a great feeling to watch the companies we’ve been following for so many years hit incredible new heights. Here’s an excerpt from Sunday’s CNN Business newsletter: “Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet and Microsoft, the five largest US companies, now account for more than […]
Join Us Now Imagine standing in front of a barn with no doors, watching all the horses casually wander outside into the field. Just then, the barn owner walks over to you, and points to some loose boards on the side of his barn. “I’m worried about those loose sideboards,” he says. “Someone could pull […]
Join Us Now Tesla Reports Fourth Consecutive Quarter of Profits Tesla has now achieved four consecutive quarters of profitability. Initially, Tesla shares rose after reporting second-quarter results surpassing expectations, but later sank. “Investors expect a lot from Tesla these days,” writes Al Root in Barron’s. Indeed, this is an instance in which a great performance wasn’t enough to calm […]
Join Us Now There’s been a tremendous amount of discussion recently regarding the need to accelerate diversity and inclusion (D&I) programs within companies.And while there’s been extensive research conducted which points to the positive impact that diversity has on corporate innovation and business performance, there’s a general consensus among HMG Strategy’s Regional Advisory Board members that much […]
Join Us Now The summer heat makes it feel as though everything is slowing down, but advanced automotive technologies are racing forward in what’s shaping up as a battle for dominance in the one of the world’s most closely watched industrial sectors. “Ford Motor has reached a deal with Mobileye, an auto tech subsidiary of Intel, to support […]
