For nearly a decade, food artist Laila Gohar has blurred the boundaries between art, design, fashion, and hospitality. Through whimsical food installations for galleries and cultural institutions, she transforms hosting into an immersive form of storytelling. Guests engage with unexpected ingredients, surreal tablescapes, and playful interventions that encourage them to reconsider everyday rituals around food….
As conversations among financial advisors increasingly focus on volatility and whether the market is in an artificial intelligence bubble, executives at Vanguard have some reassuring news. The company forecasts 2.3% U.S. GDP growth in 2026 and 3% growth in 2027, largely driven by the continued evolution and investment in AI technology. Vanguard researchers estimate that…
Time: 4pm to 5pm | Location: Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AH and MS teams Minutes Item 1 – Welcome The Chair opened the meeting by reminding members of the guidelines provided to members of the Banknote Imagery Expert Panel which informed their nominations that the animals on the shortlist should be wild,…
Dive Brief: Water treatment firm Pentair has taken on board its former finance chief Bob Fishman on an interim basis following the abrupt resignation of his successor, Nicholas Brazis, after just five months in the role, according to a Tuesday press release and securities filing. Brazis, who succeeded Fishman in the top finance seat in March,…
While investors are concerned about a memory peak, analysts say the stock still looks cheap relative to various earnings scenarios.
People who have a penchant for things related to outer space will surely relate to MB&F’s latest creation. Called Solar Orbiter, it is a unique watch winder created by British designer Martin Smith and Laikingland to mark the 15th anniversary of the renowned M.A.D. Gallery owned and curated by the high-end watch brand. This mechanical…
The sky is the limit if you choose retail arbitrage as your side hustle. There’s a learning curve — you’ll have to learn how to find things you can make a tidy profit on that will sell relatively quickly. But if you have some money to invest upfront, you can get this business off the…
Some of the best decade-long investments start as beaten-down brands that everyone has temporarily given up on. The trick is separating companies with a broken business from companies with a strong brand going through a rough patch. Two consumer goods giants fit that second description right now. Nike (NKE +4.03%) has fallen about 44% from…
The race is on to secure alternative routes for both Gulf fossil fuels and clean energy. This article appears in the July/August 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. More than 30 years after the first Gulf War, it seemed unlikely, if not unthinkable, that images of burning oil facilities would once again make headlines in…
Shares of Abbott Laboratories (ABT +10.61%) popped on Thursday after the healthcare products provider raised its full-year profit forecast. Image source: Getty Images. An intelligent acquisition is fueling Abbott’s growth Abbott’s sales rose 13% to $12.6 billion in the second quarter, boosted by its $21 billion acquisition of cancer screening leader Exact Sciences in March….
