Milken Institute Global Conference Livestream (May 2-4)

The Milken Institute Global Conference convenes the best minds in the world to tackle its urgent challenges and envision its exciting opportunities.

The event brings together individuals with the capital, power, and influence to change the world with those whose expertise and creativity are rethinking health, finance, technology, philanthropy, industry, and media.

The 25th annual Global Conference will kick off with sessions featuring Jane Fraser, Marvin Ellison, Mary Barra, Emmanuel Acho, Cathie Wood, David Solomon, Tiffany Haddish, Eric Schmidt, and Kristin Davis—alongside hundreds of other business leaders, politicians, and industry experts.

Read More
Antonio Spears
The Science Behind The World's Fastest Shoe - Cheddar Explains (Video)

Nike introduced the Vaporfly in the 2016 Olympics to Nike-sponsored athletes, three of whom took the top spots in marathon events. Since then, the shoe has been the weapon of choice of elite athletes like those competing in the 2022 Boston Marathon. Why? Because Nike designed the shoe to literally make you faster. To not wear the Vaporfly has become a disadvantage. So how exactly does this shoe increase speeds and should it even be allowed in competition?

Read More
Antonio Spears
Newsletter Blast: Covid Lockdowns (March 14-20) and continuing impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

On Sunday, March 13, city authorities of Shenzhen and Dongguan—two of China’s largest manufacturing hubs—announced a general lockdown from March 14-20 in response to a nationwide surge in Covid outbreaks. Dongguan has now extended lockdowns to March 21. Overall, there hasn't been a huge impact yet to airlines and terminal operations as well as air capacity.

Read More
Antonio Spears
Newsletter Blast: Magaly Blanco joins City Global, Ukrainian Crisis Impacts Global Supply Chains, & the Latest Trending Products

As we speak, a refugee crisis is unfolding as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. Some four million people, primarily women, children and the elderly, are expected to flee the conflict in the coming weeks. City Global's freight partner, Flexport.org, is organizing shipments of relief supplies to refugee sites in Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova.

Read More
Antonio Spears
How Companies Design Products To Avoid Tariffs - Cheddar Explains (Video)

Is a Snuggie a blanket or a sweatshirt? Now, this may seem like a silly question, but you really should think twice about your answer. See, that question has not only been answered but even debated in front of The Court of International Trade. Why? Well, how a product is classified can mean either big savings or big costs for the company that sells it. In this episode, we explain how companies engineer their products to avoid tariffs.

Read More