Earlier this year, The Ferrero Group (“Ferrero”) announced its decision to acquire WK Kellogg Co (“Kellogg”), drawing widespread attention from candy lovers and cereal connoisseurs alike. After a series of successful acquisitions, this deal marks the next step in Ferrero’s expansion into the United States. Founded more than eighty years ago as an Italian-grown company, […]

In May 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed a major overhaul of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)— a comprehensive set of rules that governs the acquisition process for goods and services for all executive agencies of the U.S. federal government. FAR covers everything from the initial planning of a procurement to the […]

When Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 17, 2025, following the host’s monologue about the assassination of political commentator Charlie Kirk, media outlets framed the decision as a free-speech crisis. That framing, though emotionally charged, misses the real story. Disney’s actions were governed not by the First Amendment—which constrains only government actors—but by fiduciary […]

American antitrust law has recently been at the forefront of the news cycle.  Recent headlines highlight antitrust concerns regarding Google’s digital advertising, Amazon’s alleged tactics to induce Prime subscriptions, and Nvidia’s $100 billion investment in OpenAI. Further, the transition from Former President Biden’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan to President Trump’s appointees, Gail […]

Coal has recently become a focal point of controversy. It is woven into our history, yet as environmental pressures rise and demand falls, coal’s economics no longer add up. Can it still fit AI-era, energy-hungry future? The data suggest not, even as recent executive actions answer with an emphatic yes. The administration’s push for coal […]

The venture capital (VC) landscape is a high-pressure, high-risk environment where founders must navigate fierce competition, complex negotiations, and intense scrutiny to secure funding. For many women founders, these challenges are often amplified by systemic barriers that influence who receives funding and how deals are structured. Women-founded startups account for only 2% of venture capital […]

e.l.f. Beauty recently announced its $1 billion acquisition of Rhode—one of the largest beauty deals of the decade and the company’s  biggest acquisition to date. Founded in 2022 by Hailey Bieber, Rhode quickly became profitable and generated $212 million in net sales with a substantial margins in the twelve-month period ending March 31, 2025. Product […]

They say “necessity is the mother of invention,” and in Latin America, necessity runs deep. Over one‑quarter of the population still lives outside the formal financial system; families in remote Andean and Amazonian towns are hemmed in by their sheer distance away from nearby cities, with mountains breaking up supply chains and denying them vital […]

Investor money constantly flows into the tech industry, especially emerging AI companies. Recently, corporate investors have funded top startups in the AI space far more often than they have in other sectors. As of 2021, corporate investors have comprised 16 percent of all investment in the AI industry. Big investment banks have even created investment […]

The New York Climate Change Superfund Act, signed into law on December 26, 2024, is a legislative measure designed to address the financial impacts of greenhouse gas emissions from specific industry actors. The Act mandates that businesses engaged in fossil fuel extraction or crude oil refinement, with a documented emission history of one billion metric […]