Monthly Archives: September 2022

Russian stocks crash on signs Putin may escalate Ukraine war with military mobilization and Ukraine annexation

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Contributor/Getty Images Russian stocks plunged Tuesday on signs that Moscow may escalate its war on Ukraine.  Lawmakers are advancing legislation to heighten punishments for military crimes, raising fears of full mobilization. Russian officials also announced plans to hold sham annexation votes in occupied parts of Ukraine. Russian stocks fell Tuesday on…

Patreon was in talks to onboard MrBeast in a deal that could have been worth millions but never came to pass

Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson. Dave Kotinsky Patreon was in talks with Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson earlier this year, Insider has learned. The deal, which would see the YouTuber creating subscription content, was worth millions but never materialized. News of the negotiations arrives amid layoffs within Patreon’s creator partnerships team. Earlier this year, Patreon had its sights set…

CTV and digital advertising: how Connected TV is one of the fastest growing channels in 2021

CTV is among the fastest-growing channels in digital advertising. We estimate CTV investments in the US grew by 40.6% year over year in 2020, to more than $9 billion.  Do you work in the Marketing, Media & Advertising industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and your competitors with data-driven research….

Jailed Putin critic Alexey Navalny says recruiting prisoners as mercenaries for war in Ukraine makes him question if the Russian army even exists anymore

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny appears from prison on a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, at a courtroom in Vladimir, Russia, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. AP Photo/Vladimir Kondrashov Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny questioned whether Russia even has a military anymore. This came in response to footage that appeared to show…

‘It’s a very different pace’: An American executive living in Sweden shares his 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily routine

Mark Bula, the chief commercial officer at H2 Green Steel. H2 Green Steel Mark Bula is the chief commercial officer at H2 Green Steel in Stockholm, Sweden. He worked in the steel industry and in startups in the US before moving to Sweden in May 2021. In Sweden, he’s found that life is more about…

‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini’s forecast of a ‘long and ugly’ inflation-driven recession is wrong, according to Cathie Wood

Nouriel Roubini, economics professor at New York University. Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images Nouriel Roubini’s view that inflation will cause a “long and ugly” recession is wrong, according to Cathie Wood.“Roubini and others forecasting intractable ’70’s-style inflation will be blindsided by outright deflation,” Wood said.While the two might disagree on inflation vs. deflation, they…