In a wave of new ads, brands like Heineken, Polaroid and Cadbury have started hating on artificial intelligence (AI), celebrating their work as “human-made”.
But in these advertising campaigns on TV, billboards on New York streets and on social media, the companies are signalling something larger.
Even Apple’s new series release, Pluribus, includes the phrase “Made by Humans” in the closing credits.
The Trump administration is spending billions of dollars on deals with ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
Marguerite Bérard plans to cut 5,200 full-time roles by 2028 as part of overhaul at Dutch lender
Andres Almazan, Nathan Swem, Sheridan Titman, Gregory WeitznerWe analyze firms’ IPO decisions using detailed financial data on US private firms. We find that firms with higher external capital needs are more likely to go public. Following the IPO, firms increase their investment and debt issuance, resulting in leverage ratios close to their pre-IPO levels. Finally, newly public firms borrow from an expanded pool of lenders at improved terms, with a decrease in the within-firm dispersion in banks’ private risk assessments.
The US needs more public listings but the regulatory pendulum may be swinging too far
Curbs on outside capital are just another problem to be solved for the smartest legal and financial minds
In this episode of Economics and Beyond, Rob Johnson and John Fullerton discuss his new book, Regenerative Economics which explores flaws in traditional economic thinking, and the need for a new framework that views the economy as a living system.
Digital token will be aimed at merchants moving large sums and may also be offered to consumers
Somchai_Stock/ShutterstockDespite decades of progress, the gender pay gap remains a persistent feature of the UK labour market. According to women’s rights charity the Fawcett Society, November 22 marked Equal Pay Day 2025 – the day when women effectively stop getting paid due to the wage gap with men.
Public companies are vital for transparency and holding management to account, says Richard Oldfield
