Blog-Journal

Lula Intends for Regional Currency To Be His Legacy

Brazil is an economic powerhouse. Still, its global influence wanes as economic trends elsewhere mean its total share of the world economy is declining. Brazilian President Lula da Silva seems intent on shifting that sentiment, at least in diplomatic theater. An obstacle is that there is not enough room for Brazil also to be stage […]

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Startup Spotlights Mold as Essential Care Issue

Cranganore Inc announces its market-development and investor-positioning mandate with MycoLab USA, Inc., a US-based startup operating under the GOT MOLD? brand. “We believe that health-related startups now stand out from the crowd,” according to Douglas Johnson, Managing Director at Cranganore. “Company risk, in many cases, is both transparent and manageable, while the pace of revenue […]

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Be a Minimalist

When it comes to raising capital, “less is more” during an introductory meeting, at least in our experience. Be wary of overwhelming a potential investor with a hoard of details about your work. Those carefully-crafted, data-heavy tables may be better suited for another meeting or a due diligence document. We have never met an investor […]

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How to Network Your Way to Investors

Our headline understates the scope of this impressive work. The author offers an a-to-z treatment of how to raise capital in a concise do-it-yourself volume. Certainly, strategic networking is an essential component of that process, but we also learn about investor presentations and initial valuations. One take-away from this book is how complex the process […]

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Mexico Upends Criticism Over Its Energy Policies

Mexico may have caved to US pressure on its nationalist approach to the energy sector in an unexpected way. Amid a simmering dispute over US investment south of the border, Mexico has diffused tensions in a swift, if not bold, economic-policy move. The populist government now plans to build as many as five solar power […]

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Australia Looks to Buy B-21 Raider

With no long-range strike capabilities, Australia may be set to purchase a squadron of B-21 Raider stealth aircraft from the United States. No official announcement has been made, in part because the B-21 Raider will be unveiled publicly by contractor Northrop Grumman in December. The flare by Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles strikes a chord […]

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For Detroit, Gas-Powered Engines Linger Prominently

Ford rolled out its 2024 Mustang in mid-September. The iconic car has an enviable pedigree in America with the original model dating to 1964. But this was no ordinary auto pageant. The buzz centered on the fact that Ford has fitted the model with an internal combustion engine, despite its commitment to bolster electric production. […]

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India Sprints, Like a Cheetah

Prime Minister Modi celebrated his birthday on September 17 by re-introducing a group of cheetahs to Kuno National Park, an outsized wildlife refuge in central India. The Asiatic cheetah, a subspecies of the African cheetah, once roamed freely across the nation. By 1952, the animal was declared extinct in India. One little-known fact: the word […]

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US Patent Office Sidelines AI as Inventor

Artificial intelligence is not a person. Or so claims America’s top patent court. The argument is important because of the potential impact on intellectual-property protection. If an AI does the heavy lifting for an invention, then there are material questions about whether a discovery is sufficiently unique to even warrant a patent. Unless you are […]

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Expert Company Builds Diamond Investment Portfolios

Cranganore Inc announces its market-development and investor-positioning mandate with Forevercorp Investment Management Pty Ltd, a Sydney-based asset-management firm focused on the diamond industry. “The volatility in technology deals is giving way to undiscovered opportunities in long-wave assets,” according to Douglas Johnson, Managing Director at Cranganore Inc. “For qualified investors, the diamond industry coalesces around this […]

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