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The 2020-21 Hong Kong Budget was recently presented by Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, on 26th February.

Looming large in Washington right now is the upcoming debt limit debate. With the United States expected this summer to hit the statutory cap on the amount of money the government can borrow...

U.S. CONSUMERS: Consumer confidence dropped again in November

American businesses with foreign investments are facing a looming deadline to report to Washington. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis...

Manufacturers facing capacity constraints have traditionally turned to expensive, time-consuming greenfield construction projects. However, a more strategic approach exists: identifying and eliminating bottlenecks in existing facilities to unlock 5-10% or more hidden capacity at a fraction of the cost and time. Through rigorous bottleneck analysis, companies can systematically identify rate-limiting steps in their production systems and deploy targeted capital investments that deliver meaningful throughput

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009—commonly known as the economic stimulus package—recipients of relief under the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) will face new restrictions on their executive pay programs and must comply with new corporate governance standards.

Given the pandemic and all that has come along with it, telecommuting has become the new norm. Employers are increasingly faced with difficult legal issues ...

AlixPartners' 14th annual Home Delivery Survey reveals a retail sector under mounting pressure: consumers now demand free delivery in under three days, with 52% boycotting retailers after just 1-2 failed deliveries, while 64% of executives report home delivery remains unprofitable. The study uncovers how AI is emerging as the critical lever to bridge the widening gap between escalating customer expectations and deteriorating fulfillment economics.

We analyzed 65 major SaaS companies and AI-native competitors to find out how many have thus far made the shift. Our analysis reveals a slower, more uneven reality than expected—only 4 of the 65 have fully adopted outcome-based pricing, and of the remaining 61, more than half still rely primarily on per-seat models.

Consumer sentiment has plummeted to a decade low while spending surges to four-year highs, creating a puzzling disconnect between what Americans say about their finances and how they actually spend. AlixPartners' latest survey reveals why this gap matters for restaurants, convenience stores, and travel operators navigating a market where anxiety no longer predicts behavior.

U.S. CONSUMERS: Consumer confidence rose significantly in December's University of Michigan Survey of Consumers...

Explore critical insights on data center partnerships, private credit defaults, AI governance, cybersecurity threats, and industry transformations across pet care, apparel, and fraud prevention. Discover how organizations are navigating disruption through strategic planning, business continuity management, and forensic oversight in an increasingly complex global environment.

German-based Henkel Corporation plans to relocate its Laundry and Home Care and Beauty Care headquarters from Scottsdale, Arizona to Stamford, Connecticut which will create 266 new jobs in the state...

On October 3, 2008, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), along with a number of other Acts intended to provide economic relief.

The unifying theme of tax legislation in 2008 was expedience, i.e., what would work to stimulate the economy, rescue or bail out financial institutions, assist homeowners facing foreclosure, and flood a severely weakening economy with cash.

The era of ‘globalization without guardrails’ is rapidly giving way to a world defined by fragmentation, competition, and self-reliance. As the certainty of the rules-based order recedes, governments are looking to assert sovereignty over “critical” domains, from natural resources to supply chains, technology, and infrastructure.

Between volatile demand, increasing pressure from consumers for efficient service levels, and a growing competitive environment, the U.S. parcel market has undergone significant changes...

Lawyers never know when the next development project will show up and how it got to their doorstep. In this space, there is no traditional "client development" because you have no idea where your next clients are located.