Saturday, 23 October 2021

What America's Supply-Chain Backlog Looks Like Up Close - WSJ

California’s Port of Los Angeles is struggling to keep up with the crush of cargo containers arriving at its terminals, creating one of the biggest choke points in the global supply-chain crisis. This exclusive aerial video illustrates the scope of the problem and the complexities of this process.

 

China’s Power Crisis Threatens to Delay Apple Gadgets, Other Goods - WSJ

China’s electricity shortages have hit factories that produce a lot of the goods we use every day, including Apple gadgets and furniture. The country’s coal problems expose the growing pains in transitioning to a greener future and risks to the global supply chain.

 

Business: go woke or go broke? - The Economist

Today consumers want to buy more sustainable products, employees want to work for firms that share their values, and in the investment world, ESG funds are all the rage. How are companies responding to these shifting demands and can businesses really do well by doing good? 

 

“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 22 October)

This week’s top reads in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT, risk management and much more

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Thursday, 21 October 2021

Three ways to make better decisions - by thinking like a computer

If you ever struggle to make decisions, here's a talk for you. Cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths shows how we can apply the logic of computers to untangle tricky human problems, sharing three practical strategies for making better decisions - on everything from finding a home to choosing which restaurant to go to tonight.

Watch Tom's talk on TED HERE

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

China’s Silicon Valley is Hiding a $30 Billion Fortune

Shenzhen’s urban villagers have quietly amassed a combined fortune of more than $30 billion in ways that escape most outsiders. Villages like Huanggang sit on what has become some of the most expensive real estate anywhere in the world. But as millions of people face uncertain times as they flock to China’s Silicon Valley in search of better lives, resentment is building. Allen Wan reports from Shenzhen and Stella Ko in Hong Kong.

 

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

China's Xi Dials Back Economic Overhaul

There are more signs the Chinese government is dialing back its sweeping economic and regulatory overhaul that is starting to hit ordinary citizens. Stephen Engle reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia." 

 
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