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WHAT'S NEXT?: Digital lifestyles are on the rise around the world and AR and VR will likely see us all using wearables, head-mounted displays and smartphones in almost everything we do. And, most of us will be living in cities too with full amenities close by.

[New] JP Morgan tried to use a poorly constructed Excel spreadsheet by introducing disparate data sources into a Value at Risk (VaR) model.
[New] The global biofortification market is expected to reach $130.4 million by 2025, achieving a com-pound annual growth rate of 9.7% compared to the 2017 market value of $62.2 million.
[New] The AI market within the oil and gas industry was valued at USD 2 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach USD 3.81 billion by 2025.
[New] China is a market that no investor can afford to ignore, and we will see slowly, through a variety of different schemes, an increased participation in both the fixed income market and the equity markets.
[New] Uncertainty about the current global economic conditions are posing threats because business could not continue due to tight credits, negative news about finance, decline in asset values.
[New] As China's middle-income group grows and acquires more purchasing power, it will be able to afford and demand more foreign goods and services with higher added value.
[New] Companies being taken to court in China and forced to license their intellectual property at far less than its value are being threatened with large daily fines if they respond with litigation in Western courts.
[New] Every weekend from Saturday until the end of April, Maharashtra's 125 million people will be confined to their homes unless travelling or shopping for food or medicine.
[New] China is wagering that because many of the United States' most valued allies and partners-Japan, South Korea, Germany, and the European Union as a whole - have China as their number one trading partner, they will be reluctant to join any common cause against Beijing.
[New] Europe has eclipsed the US as the Colombian cartels' favoured market, because of higher prices and much lower risks posed by European governments in terms of interdiction, extradition and seizure of assets.
[New] The risk of climate change generates a Umwertung aller Werte (Friedrich Nietzsche), a transvaluation of values, turning the system of value orientation upside-down-from postmodern cultural relativism to a historical new fixed star by which to mobilize solidarities and actions.
[New] The market for alternative ownership models is expected to grow from $276bn to $1.084bn in Europe, USA and China by 2035 - led by Europe with $549bn vs. China $362bn given higher consumer prices in mobility and value captured per km in EU.
[New] The former Goldman Sachs fund manager says assets that obtain network effects, which is when an increase of participants improve the value of a good or service, will rise in value against Bitcoin.
[New] We believe Nordstrom will benefit from a recovery in apparel spending as consumers refresh their wardrobes throughout the year and easing restrictions support a return to in-person shopping.
[New] While exports to key markets in Europe and Asia fell, opportunities in other global markets emerged as the value of exports to Africa growing by 87 pc and by 43 pc to the Middle East driven by increased exports of mackerel.
[New] The Biden administration has an opportunity to drive the adoption of zero trust capabilities for high-value assets.
[New] With restrictions now easing, the Lumina Intelligence UK Food To Go Market Report forecasts growth of 31.6% to £15.3bn in 2021, representing 72% of its 2019 value, before wider recovery and growth will see the channel reaching a value of £22.6bn in 2024.
[New] The motives for China's intensive bitcoin mining could go beyond making money (bitcoin's value has soared from $7,000 to almost $60,000 in the last year).
[New] A trillion dollars is going to waste in digital transformation projects because enterprises do not have a way of measuring the value of software.
[New] The Alzheimer's Society encourages maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle to reduce the risk of dementia, measures which are supported by the BMJ after research found there is a strong link between good heart health and a lower risk of dementia in later life.
[New] Thirty percent of German consumers say it's a top priority for them, and they place a much higher value on privacy than on the opportunities that personalization offers.

Last updated: 15 April 2021

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