The Arnault family will most likely take control of the Parisian soccer club Paris FC ("FC" for "Football Club"), not to be confused with PSG (...) of which it will become the challenger in the capital.

The question is: "Should we maximize shareholder value, positive ESG externalities or the quality of the customer experience?

Let us hope that AI does not constitute a means of concentrating power, but, thanks to “intelligent” regulation and an optimal level of competition, allows for the distribution of power and the creation of wealth.

In the case of transport infrastructures, the double materiality is all the more interesting to analyze as the main decision-maker, the public authorities, will decide which way the materiality will lean. No system is perfect, but systemic thinking is essential.

META's (Facebook) stock market trajectory is not lacking in twists and turns... After a rather disastrous IPO, the share price grew well ahead of the Nasdaq for 9 years, before collapsing in 2022, losing three-quarters of its value between August 2021 and October 2022, then experiencing a spectacular recovery, returning to its highs when the accounts were published in early February 2024.

There were lots of emotions and some minor injuries on January 8 when the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX lost part of its fuselage at an altitude of 5,000 meters. The same incident at cruising altitude would probably have been dramatic, reminiscent of the two crashes of 2018 and 2019 which grounded Boeing's star plane.

Endgame for WeWork and perhaps rebirth after a period of “protected” bankruptcy (infamous Chapter 11).

By breaking numerous box-office records and appearing on the heroine's feet, the Barbie film had a major influence on the stock market, and certainly provided effective promotion for Birkenstock shoes.

The customer is moving up the strategic agenda, which is good news. But this can only be achieved in an environment where competition is possible and intense.

In this June's vidcast, I talk about the spectacular IPO of Snowflake, which was worth 120 years of sales at the end of its first day of trading, with no short-term profit in sight.