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  • Investment Management

    Senegal’s Hidden Debt Shock

    Dan Wood speaks to us from Senegal, where bond-market volatility has spiked due to the declaration of a previously hidden stockpile of government debt.

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  • Investment Management

    How Generative AI Could Rewrite the Software Playbook

    Generative AI could transform the software industry by accelerating workflows, enhancing client engagement, and creating new revenue opportunities—moving tasks that once took hours to just seconds.

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  • Be Sure to Think About Personal Wealth Well Before a Liquidity Event

    How a transaction is organized can have a significant impact on the after-tax wealth generated for you as the owner.

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  • Equity Research

    The Reshoring Trend: From Offshoring to Onshore Manufacturing

    Discover how the reshoring movement is transforming U.S. manufacturing, propelling growth in infrastructure and skilled labor.

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  • Equity Research

    Why Electricity Prices Are Surging: The Capacity Market Crisis

    U.S. electricity prices are spiking. Delve into the forces driving market volatility and the urgent need for innovation and policy action.

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  • Equity Research

    Overcoming Theft and Shrinkage in Unattended Retail Operations

    Learn how innovative technologies and operational strategies can protect your bottom line by reducing theft and shrinkage.

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  • Equity Research

    Redefining Value and Scale: The Next Evolution in Fitness Clubs

    Discover how HVLP 2.0 is reshaping the fitness industry by combining affordability with premium experiences.

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  • Equity Research

    Energy Investors Benefit from Strategic Capital Allocation and Shareholder Returns

    Energy companies continue to prioritize investors payback. Explore how disciplined capital allocation is redefining shareholder returns across the industry.

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  • Equity Research

    Drilling Faster, Smarter: The New Era of Energy Productivity

    Efficiency gains and strategic breakthroughs are reshaping the future of oil and gas.

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  • Investment Management

    The Perpetual Growth Machine

    We call humanity’s quest for improvement—to ensure better harvests, more comfortable homes, easier ways to make a living—the Perpetual Growth Machine, or PGM for short. More than a set of economic principles, the PGM is a mechanism that alchemizes needs into opportunity.

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  • Equity Research

    Monthly Macro: Pain at the Plug

    Macro analyst Richard de Chazal and group head of energy and power technologies Jed Dorsheimer explore the seismic changes reshaping the U.S. energy landscape as rising electricity costs and surging demand—especially from AI—put unprecedented pressure on the grid. The discussion also unpacks a five‑pillar plan for energy abundance, the balance between renewables and firm baseload power, and the economic and geopolitical forces driving a new era in energy markets.

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  • Equity Research

    Economics Weekly: Shutdowns, Tariff Rulings, and Jobs

    In this Economics Weekly, Richard de Chazal discusses the current state of the shutdown and how it could end; what the Trump administration may do next if IEEPA’s use is deemed unjustified; and the latest employment data, given today would have seen the release of the October employment report.

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  • Equity Research

    Rebuilding the Safety Net: The Case for Stronger Strategic Petroleum Reserves

    Shrinking strategic petroleum reserves and rising global demand heighten energy market vulnerability, underscoring the urgent need to rebuild reserves.

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  • Equity Research

    Advanced Reactors: Reshaping the Future of Nuclear Energy

    Nuclear power is gaining renewed attention. Its unmatched reliability, free carbon emissions, and energy density make it essential for modern industrial needs.

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