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Eurozone banks struggle despite strong earnings

IFM CorrespondentApril 23, 2025June 5, 2025

by IFM CorrespondentApril 23, 2025June 5, 2025

While Eurozone banks have demonstrated resilience, doubts over their long-term profitability persist...

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IF Insights: Tesla investors brace for another year of decline

IFM CorrespondentApril 10, 2025April 10, 2025

by IFM CorrespondentApril 10, 2025April 10, 2025

According to Tesla, several weeks of production were lost during the first quarter due to retooling production lines for the updated Model Y at all four of its factories...

Business Leaders Featured

Business Leader of the Week: Nissan appoints Ivan Espinosa to steer company forward

IFM CorrespondentMarch 21, 2025

by IFM CorrespondentMarch 21, 2025

Mexico-born Ivan Espinosa has had a long and distinguished career with the company...

Business Leaders Featured

Business Leader of the Week: Mandy DeFilippo joins Standard Chartered as US CEO amid growth push

IFM CorrespondentFebruary 28, 2025February 28, 2025

by IFM CorrespondentFebruary 28, 2025February 28, 2025

According to Standard Chartered, Mandy DeFilippo will report to Roberto Hoornweg, the bank's CEO for Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa...

Leadership Magazine

Will global trade be impacted by Middle East crisis?

IFM CorrespondentFebruary 25, 2025May 12, 2025

by IFM CorrespondentFebruary 25, 2025May 12, 2025

The Middle East crisis threatens to disrupt supply chains and affect the availability of goods, which, in turn, leads to price volatility in the concerned markets...

Magazine Technology

EU AI Act: A struggle to keep up with tech

IFM CorrespondentFebruary 25, 2025May 12, 2025

by IFM CorrespondentFebruary 25, 2025May 12, 2025

While the EU has implemented the AI Act to set global standards, its broad and stringent regulations have raised concerns among startups and investors...

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IF Insights: Rising airfares boost profit outlook for airlines in 2025

IFM CorrespondentFebruary 20, 2025February 20, 2025

by IFM CorrespondentFebruary 20, 2025February 20, 2025

In the United States, airlines will be focusing on profitability rather than market share, as the trend has prompted carriers to aggressively reduce their growth plans...

Banking Featured

HSBC’s new gameplan: Investment banking retrenchment, more focus on Asia

IFM CorrespondentFebruary 13, 2025February 13, 2025

by IFM CorrespondentFebruary 13, 2025February 13, 2025

LSEG data indicates that HSBC earned USD 107.3 million, or 7% of the total fee pool, in 2024, the highest amount of investment banking fees in the MENA region...