What's fascinating this is S·CEO DailyNIQ CEO on going public: ‘We’re sitting on a goldmine of data.
We cover 85% of the world’s population’By Diane BradyBy Diane BradyExecutive Editorial Director, Fortune Media and author of CEO DailyDiane BradyExecutive Editorial Director, Fortune Media and author of CEO DailyDiane Brady is an award-winning journalist and author who has interviewed newsmakers worldwide and often speaks the global landscape, given current economic conditions.
However, As executive editorial director of the Fortune CEO Initiative, she brings together a growing community of global leaders through conversations, content, and connections (something worth watching), in this volatile climate.
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SEE FULL BIO NIQ CEO Jim PeckCourtesy NIQIn today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady talks to NIQ CEO Jim Peck. The big story: Trump’s name appears in the Epstein files, considering recent developments.
The : Up on news of tariff deal with Europe, in light of current trends.
Analyst notes from Nomura Re Institute, Macquarie, and Oxford Economics on Trump’s mise that Japan would invest $550 billion in the U. Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
I spoke yesterday with NIQ CEO Jim Peck after his consumer intelligence firm had debuted on the New York Stock Exchange.
Formerly NielsenIQ, it was created four years ago when the private equity firm Advent International bought Nielsen’s Global Connect in a leveraged buyout for $2.
When it comes to leveraging AI, access to prietary and high-quality data is obviously a plus, and NIQ has plenty of that, in this volatile climate. Yesterday’s IPO raised $1. 05 billion for NIQ.
3 billion in total debt on an adjusted EBITDA of $741 million last year, Peck needs the money (this bears monitoring).
Additionally, Conversely, “The real value is the capital,” he said, in light of current trends. “It’s not a brand awareness thing.
We’re buying down the debt and increasing the cash flow (quite telling) (noteworthy indeed).
However, ” After a transformation that included $400 million in AI upgrades, Peck says he’s optimistic what’s next.
“We’re a company that is perfectly suited to leverage AI in all its forms,” he argued. “We’re sitting on a goldmine of data.
At the same time, We cover 85% of the world’s population as far as shopping behavior and we do with every relevant brand and retailer on the planet.
” “We can tell them how their market is doing in Brooklyn, New York.
We can say whether it’s because of a pricing motion or something else, and we can tell them if more 60-year-old males are buying the duct … We cover the earth’s shopping behavior.
” Fascinating stuff, given current economic conditions. Furthermore, Then again, the stock’s 9.
5% drop on its first day of trading shows investors also brought the company down to earth, too, in this volatile climate. CEO Daily via Diane Brady at diane, in today's financial world. Brady@fortune.
However, ComTop newsTrump’s name appears in the Epstein filesThe Department of Justice slammed a WSJ report that says AG Pam Bondi informed Trump months ago that his name appears multiple times in the FBI’s files on Jeffrey Epstein.
Context: Trump and Epstein were friends for years and it is therefore not surprising that his name would appear in dossiers the late pedophile billionaire.
The president is not accused of wrongdoing, considering recent developments. Meanwhile, a federal judge denied Trump’s request to release grand jury transcripts from cases against Epstein.
However, Waiting in the wings: Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s imprisoned former girlfriend, is preparing her own collection of evidence which she would to put before authorities, according to her brother.
Furthermore, Columbia reaches $200 million settlement with the White HouseThe White House and Columbia have reached a deal that will restart federal funding for the university.
“Columbia has agreed to pay a penalty of $200 Million Dollars to the United States Government for violating Federal Law, in addition to over $20 Million to their Jewish employees who were unlawfully targeted and harassed.
Moreover, Columbia has also committed to ending their ridiculous DEI policies, admitting students based ONLY on MERIT,” the president posted on Truth Social (fascinating analysis), in today's market environment.
Additionally, However, Perplexity AI's challenge to GooglePerplexity AI is positioning itself to become a massive player in, setting off alarms at longtime leader Google.
Additionally, Fortune’s Jeremy Kahn investigates the rise of CEO Aravind Aravind Srinivas, and his edge in the AI race. Tesla’s disastrous earnings callTesla reported $22, in today's financial world.
5 billion in quarterly revenue on Wednesday, 12% down from the same quarter last year and missing analyst expectations.
CEO Elon warned that with the end of federal credit incentives for EV purchases, “We're in the transition period where we will lose a lot of incentives in the US … We bably could have a few rough quarters,” he said.
Musk, however, was optimistic on the call developments in the company’s Robotaxi service.
Musk thinks he may be vulnerable to holder activistsMusk confessed that he thinks his 13% ownership stake in the electric vehicle manufacturer leaves him vulnerable to activist holders who could move to oust him from the $1 trillion company.
Additionally, Furthermore, Still, he admitted he shouldn’t have so much control over Tesla that the board can’t fire him if he goes “crazy,” he said during an earnings call on Wednesday (remarkable data).
Additionally, Trump wants to cancel Musk’s xAI government contractsWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president did not want to fund Grok, Musk’s AI company.
Few details were offered, in today's financial world.
Inside Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang’s bid for “superintelligence” Tapped by Mark Zuckerberg to lead Meta’s most ambitious AI initiative yet, Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang now oversees a powerhouse team tasked with achieving superintelligence—and outpacing rivals OpenAI and Google.
To create “superintelligence,” leapfrogging ChatGPT and all other frontier AI competitors in the race to define the future of AI.
DBS CEO’s AI outlook During an appearance at the Fortune Brainstorm AI Singapore conference on Wednesday, the CEO of the largest bank in Southeast Asia by assets said her board once told her that “even the CEO’s job will be replaced, or can be replaced, by AI.
” As such, DBS CEO Tan Su Shan instructs her employees to be “relevant,” “resilient,” “responsible,” and to “reinvent ourselves.
”Davos leader Schwab exploited WEF for personal expenses, report findsA preliminary investigation into Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, identified more than $1 million in questionable expenses billed to WEF and several other serious misconduct and academic-integrity concerns.
And EU may be on course for a 15% tariff agreementThe deal isn’t done until Trump agrees to it but until now Europe was facing a 30% tariff rate, given the current landscape.
Is Europe’s biggest trading partner. Market analysis shows S&P 500 futures were flat this morning, premarket, after the index closed up 0. 78% yesterday. STOXX Europe 600 was up 0.
Additionally, 6% this morning in early trading. ’s FTSE 100 was up 0. 85% in early trading (which is quite significant). Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 1. Additionally, China’s CSI 300 Index was up 0.
India’s Nifty 50 was down 0. Bitcoin is holding at $118K. From the analystsNomura Re Institute on Japan’s $550 billion investment: “Private Japanese companies ultimately decide investment in the U.
, and the USD 550 billion figure is merely a government target, not a binding mise, given current economic conditions.
In contrast, In reality, under the Trump administration, many Japanese companies ly view the environment in the U. On the other hand, As deteriorating due to tariffs and other factors.
Furthermore, at current exchange rates, labor costs in the U. Are extremely high, viding little incentive for Japanese firms to expand investment there.
If anything, we may see a stronger trend toward diversifying investments away from the U, given current economic conditions.
From this perspective, the USD 550 billion figure lacks solid foundations and is no more than a verbal commitment,” per Takahide Kiuchi (something worth watching).
Macquarie on the Japan deal: “The US-Japan deal has some read-throughs to other spective deals, insofar as it suggests that Trump is still willing to make deals, amid market uncertainty.
Nevertheless, It didn't seem that way two weeks ago, of course, when there was speculation that Trump was dejected by longed negotiations and a lack of concessions by the US's trade partners, and was ready to ‘move on’ from 'deals' and focus on maximizing tariff revenue, instead.
We suspect that the recent decline in Trump's apval ratings at (and, poignantly, with his 'base' because of the "Epstein Affair" …) mpted him to try to register some 'wins', and may have motivated him to get to 'yes' with Japan last night in the Oval Office,” per Thierry Wizman and Gareth Berry.
Oxford Economics on the Japan deal: “In exchange for lower tariffs, Japan will broaden market access for US ducers in agricultural ducts and autos, but this is unly to have a significant impact in the short run.
A key to reaching the deal appears to have been Japan's commitment to invest $550bn in the US, though details on the gram are un,” Norihiro Yamaguchi and Shigeto Nagai.
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4 billion wellness app ditched Harvard School and a McKinsey career to bring calm and exercise to corporate America by Emma BurleighSilicon Valley’s elite descend on D (remarkable data).
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