There are vast reserves of croplands in Siberia, Russia. Ilya Naymushin/Reuters Investing in Russia after the war with Ukraine could present a surpising upside, said an investor. That's thanks to vast farmlands in Siberia, said Cheah Cheng Hye, co-CIO of Value Partners Group. Chinese investors were already snapping up farmland in Siberia before the war. […]
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A Harvard professor says most of us squander 5-minute opportunities to be happier every day
Girl Geek Academy/Flickr Don’t waste small pockets of free time by mindlessly checking email. Instead, consider chatting with a coworker, which might make you happier than you expect. That’s according to a Harvard Business School professor, who writes that we overestimate how long it will take to enjoy an experience. Harvard Business Review’s recent cover […]
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Phil Mickelson takes down Tiger Woods to win $9 million after 22 holes and plenty of missed opportunities
Harry How/Getty Images for The Match Phil Mickelson defeated Tiger Woods in match play to win $ 9 million on Friday. The match took longer than expected, with four playoff holes needed to determine a victor. Both players missed numerous opportunities to take down a decisive victory through the final holes before Mickelson finally prevailed. […]
CEO of the beverage giant behind Corona: Cannabis is one of the ‘most significant’ growth opportunities of the next decade
Corona Beer on Instagram Constellation Brands’ CEO Rob Sands is “extremely bullish” about the burgeoning cannabis industry. He defended the company’s $ 4 billion purchase of a 38% stake in Canopy Growth on a call with investors on Thursday. “We’re not playing defense, we’re playing offense,” Sands said. The beverage giant behind Corona and Modelo […]
Three untapped opportunities wearables present to health insurers, providers, and employers
After a shaky start, wearables like smartwatches and fitness trackers have gained traction in healthcare, with US consumer use jumping from 9% in 2014 to 33% in 2018. More than 80% of consumers are willing to wear tech that measures health data — and penetration should continue to climb. The maturation of the wearable […]
How insurers, providers, and employers can harness new market opportunities using wearables
This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. Current subscribers can read the report here. Business Insider Intelligence The healthcare industry is undergoing a necessary transformation due to pressure from ballooning healthcare costs, a rising burden of chronic […]
Survey shows limited opportunities for tomorrow’s ‘disruptors’
GUEST: When Facebook and Twitter launched, pundits and prognosticators envisioned a future in which still more social networks would bloom. Now we can count the number of major social networks pretty easily. We may see a similar thinning among companies the media has dubbed “disruptors” — companies that have transformed a traditional way of d…Read […]
Conflict Management: How to Turn Any Conflicts into Opportunities
There’s a lot out there written on conflict from how to ask what you really want and how to understand what the other side really wants. But what I have seen from those materials is that most of them have been written in bubbles using armchair philosophy with almost zero empirical evidence and applicability in […]
THE US TELEHEALTH MARKET: The market, drivers, threats, and opportunities for incumbents and newcomers
Business Insider Intelligence This is a preview of a research report from Business insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. Telehealth — the use of mobile technology to deliver health-related services, such as remote doctor consultations and patient monitoring — is enabling healthcare providers and payers to address the […]