A volcanologist working at the U.S. Geological Survey, Ezra Yacob made a career-defining leap in 2005 when he joined Houston oil producer EOG Resources and its geoscience team at the beginning of the shale revolution. “It was this real acknowledgment that we’re opening up a new frontier in petroleum exploration,” Yacob said at a Hart
HONG KONG — As concern rises over the risks of artificial intelligence, hopes for any kind of global approach depend on cooperation between the U.S. and China — superpowers that seem only to be more skeptical of each other’s AI strategy. AI governance is expected to be on the agenda in a meeting planned for
Luxury cars are an indulgence often out of reach for all but very wealthy people.Credit: Mike Kemp/In PIctures/Getty Between 2000 and 2024, the richest 1% of people captured 41% of all new wealth. By contrast, just 1% was captured by the poorest 50%. These and other data on both income and wealth inequality were outlined
Prime Minister Mark Carney has pitched Canada as a “safe harbour” for some of the world’s largest investors to spend their money in an era of geopolitical and economic uncertainty. The country is “perfectly situated to build in the new global economic order”, he told more than 100 global investors and sovereign wealth fund representatives
The stablecoin boom has made it easier for people and businesses to move currencies across borders. But converting those digital dollars into money that can reach local bank accounts or digital wallets remains a practical hurdle. New York-based Fin.com is among the latest companies seeking to build the payment infrastructure that helps customers bridge that
U.S. President Donald Trump wants factories and investment moving south to the United States. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is betting he can make billions flow north. About 300 CEOs and senior executives from some of the world’s biggest investment firms are gathering at the Four Seasons in Yorkville, a tony Toronto enclave of high-end restaurants
