In early 2020, the prevailing narrative in the power sector was a continuation story of the developments from the decade before: renewable buildout will keep compounding, thermal capacity will keep retiring (albeit at a slower rate), markets will evolve to compensate for flexible generation products, capital will keep moving earlier in the development value chain…
The Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) has received a landmark donation from an anonymous Hong Kong-based collector of 131 works by 78 artists, dubbed the Art Continuum Hong Kong (ACHK). The gift represents the largest contribution of Hong Kong art in the gallery’s history. Three decades in the making, the ACHK collection chronicles social, political and cultural change…
Global equities paused their record-breaking rally in Asian trading as investors braced for a flurry of earnings from megacap technology companies and policy announcements from major central banks this week. Asian sharesfell 0.4% and futures pointed to a weaker open for Europe. Japanese shares extended their drop as the yen gained. Contracts for the US…
Entrepreneurial success in the traditional startup playbook — be it for beauty, consumer goods or tech — usually looks like scaling a business, gaining external investment and eventually exiting after it’s acquired. This pathway is less common (and harder) in creative industries. But experts and investors agree that small to medium-sized fashion brands have a…
Snap has acquired Saturn, a calendar app that helps students manage their school schedules and share them with others, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Saturn will continue to operate as a standalone app. The news was first reported by Engadget. Snap says almost the…
As economic headwinds intensify and geopolitical tensions ripple through global supply chains, a new wave of fashion mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is taking shape — not as a sign of aggressive expansion, but as a strategy of survival, recalibration and reinvention. For many, consolidation has become a lifeline. In recent months, the fashion industry seems…