Browsing: September

Companies can prepare now for the likelihood of congressional investigations if Democrats gain control of the House and/or the Senate, we explain in the lead article in this issue of The Informed Board. Democrats have signaled where they hope to focus, which provides a roadmap for preparations.

This week’s rundown of new products and services for merchants includes updates on international shipping, cross-border payments, AI-powered logistics, conversational ad campaigns, social commerce, dropshipping, and reputation management.

As September 2026 unfolds, Asian markets are navigating a complex landscape marked by heightened geopolitical tensions and fluctuating oil prices, which have stoked inflation concerns and put pressure on regional indices. Amid these challenges, investors are increasingly turning their attention to dividend stocks as a potential source of stable income in uncertain times. In this…

This week is about AI rearranging business models: Tailwind joined Shopify after AI assistants dried up its docs traffic, DeepSeek made frontier agents cheaper to run again, and OpenAI turned the agent harness itself into a product.

Agrifood investing. SweetAg, a Boulder, Colo.-based fintech company developing AI-powered banking infrastructure for agricultural lending raised $7.4 million from Diagram Ventures, Builders VC and Cooperative Ventures.

Market snapshot: Eternal Limited (formerly known as Zomato Limited) has announced its upcoming participation in the Jefferies India Forum 2026 on September 17, 2026, to engage with analysts and investors. This development coincides with the Indian government’s notification of the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027. The…

The IEA Oil Market Report (OMR) is one of the world’s most authoritative and timely sources of data, forecasts and analysis on the global oil market – including detailed statistics and commentary on oil supply, demand, inventories, prices and refining activity, as well as oil trade for IEA and selected non-IEA countries.