A surge in fossil fuel prices since the Iran war is squeezing polyester suppliers and garment makers across India and Bangladesh, threatening to raise costs for fast-fashion retailers like Zara and H&M. Filatex, one of India’s biggest polyester yarn producers, is paying nearly 30 per cent more for the petroleum-derived feedstocks – purified terephthalic acid […]
NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with Elisabeth Braw, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, about shadow vessels, after the U.S. military’s seizure of two Iranian-linked oil tankers. #Vessels #seized #U.S #week #part #global #039shadow #fleet039
Fresh insights from a wide range of academic studies. #Research #Roundup #Surprising #Benefit #Upskilling #Goals #Backfire
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, will also be in Islamabad this weekend, and Iranian officials said he planned to meet with the two Americans. #Iran #War #Live #Updates #Kushner #Witkoff #Talk #Iranian #Officials #Pakistan
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Lessons on leadership and strategic discipline from Tim Cook’s 15-year tenure as Apple’s CEO. #Succeed #Apples #Tim #Cook
Forty-six women-led businesses in Jordan have been selected as beneficiaries of the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund, allowing them to begin a year-long programme to strengthen their participation in international trade. The announcement was made in Amman on 23 April at a launch event hosted by the Jordan Enterprise Development Corporation (JEDCO), […]
April 21, 2026, Updated April 21, 2026 Over the past several years, as Elon Musk has become more outspoken and politically visible, observers have debated whether his activism has damaged or strengthened the Tesla brand. Some argue that Tesla has alienated left-leaning consumers who once saw the company as synonymous with liberal and climate-forward progress. […]
US interceptions of Iranian-linked tankers in Asian waters suggest Washington’s maritime pressure campaign may be spreading eastward, raising new risks for Southeast Asian states overseeing crucial sea lanes. Analysts said that although Southeast Asian nations were not parties to the war, countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore were not insulated from rising US-Iran maritime […]
ALISON BEARD: I’m Alison Beard. ADI IGNATIUS: I’m Adi Ignatius, and this is the HBR IdeaCast. ALISON BEARD: All right, Adi, tell me about the best team that you ever worked on. What were the people like? How was the dynamic? What made it great? ADI IGNATIUS: So, it’s actually team that you have been […]
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