What’s going on? Global investors’ plans to demand higher shareholder returns from Samsung C&T (construction and engineering arm under Samsung Group) gradually ended. This suggests that South Korea’s boardroom etiquette hasn’t changed like the country aims to. What does this mean? Why should I care? The bigger picture: The Reshaping has barely started Zooming out: We all…
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Ep 58: Mobile payments have barely caught on in the US
Key points Compared with China, India and other parts of the world, the U.S. is way behind in adopting mobile payments. It seems odd considering the ubiquity of smartphones in America. But experts say a deeply embedded legacy system and rewards cards make it unlikely that we’ll see a major shift anytime soon. What’s going on…
Ep 30: My Way Or The Huawei
What’s Going On Here? Chinese telecoms giant Huawei (pronounced “wah-way”) cut its revenue forecast for this year and the next. What Does This Mean? Last year, Huawei’s revenue grew 20% to $104 billion as it overtook Apple in global smartphone shipments. But the company is now expecting sales to decline to “just” $100 billion in 2019 – significantly less than the…
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