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Thematic Analysis
Global Economic Outlook Executive Briefing (13th Edition): Strategic Intelligence
The global outlook is being reshaped by a persistent energy shock, at best delaying the expected 2026 demand recovery and at worst pushing the global economy into recession. Risks in this shock are tilted toward weaker volume growth rather than a wage-price spiral, though the US faces a greater risk of persistence of inflation, even though the economy is among the least exposed to high energy prices.
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Thematic Analysis
Blockchain: Strategic Intelligence
Expectations for blockchain adoption and its utility have significantly diminished now that the hype around the technology, which flourished between 2017 and 2020, has died down. The era of peak Web3 enthusiasm envisaged the decentralization of many applications, ranging from social media to finance, all operating on distributed ledgers (blockchains). However, this broad adoption did not materialize, and many early initiatives failed. The reality was that many issues and challenges in the enterprise market could be addressed more easily with...
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Consumer Insights
SNAP Restrictions' Impact on US Soft Drinks: Hot Topics Case Study
This case study explores the impact of restrictions on soft drinks eligibility under the US' Supplementary Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) that are taking effect during 2026. SNAP, commonly referred to as Food Stamps, plays a key role as a safety net addressing food insecurity in the US. However, criticism of its cover for purchasing less healthy products, including sugary soft drinks, has led to a growing number of states being granted bans on food stamps being used for a range...
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Company Insights
Catalyst Monitor: Q2 2026 Outlook
This report compiles published, predictive intelligence based on interviews with key opinion leaders (KOLs) on market-moving events that are expected to occur in Q2 2026. GlobalData’s latest report, “Catalyst Monitor Q2 2026”, delivers forward-looking intelligence derived from interviews with key opinion leaders (KOLs), covering trial initiations, completions, top-line results, regulatory filings, PDUFA dates, and expected approvals. The report covers 15 significant catalyst events that are expected to occur in Q2 2026. Some of the catalysts covered in the report, include...
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Company Insights
Thyssenkrupp.: Digital Transformation Strategies
thyssenkrupp AG (thyssenkrupp) is a global industrial and technology group with five business segments: Steel Europe, Materials Services, Marine Systems, Decarbon Technologies, and Automotive Technology. Steel Europe produces hot-rolled coil, premium cut-to-length sheets, sheet steel, tinplate, coated products, medium coil and both grain-oriented and non-oriented electrical steel. The Materials Services distributes materials and raw materials, and offers associated services, such as warehousing, supply chain management and logistics. The Marine Systems segment develops and builds naval vessels and submarines. The Automotive...
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Company Insights
Kuwait Petroleum Corp.: Digital Transformation Strategies
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is Kuwait’s national oil company, engaged in the production and marketing of hydrocarbons. Its operations include exploration and production of oil and gas, production of petrochemicals, crude oil refining, and transportation and marketing of petroleum products. Kuwait Petroleum operates through several subsidiaries, including Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC), Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC), Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC), Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI),...
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Thematic Analysis
Geopolitics Executive Briefing (Sixth Edition): Strategic Intelligence
Navigate Global Geopolitical Risk with Confidence Geopolitics is no longer a background factor. It is shaping markets, supply chains, and investment decisions across every sector. This executive briefing helps you understand how the latest Middle East conflict fits into a broader shift toward a fragmented, multipolar world order. Moreover, it highlights how geopolitical shocks can ripple across energy markets, inflation, and global trade. As a result, you can better anticipate disruption and adjust your strategy accordingly. Report Value Proposition -...
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Analyst Opinions
AI Factories: Market Trends and Innovations
AI factories are emerging as a new model for deploying artificial intelligence at industrial scale, shifting AI from isolated experiments to integrated systems that continuously produce operational intelligence. Unlike traditional AI stacks that operate in fragmented layers, AI factories unify data pipelines, model training, deployment, and feedback loops into a closed-loop architecture that converts data into real-time decisions embedded in enterprise workflows. Advances in GPU computing, high-speed networking, and orchestration platforms are enabling organizations to run large-scale training and inference...
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Thematic Analysis
Video Games: Strategic Intelligence
The gaming software market was worth $254 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach $352 billion by 2030, according to GlobalData. Mobile gaming will account for more than half of industry revenues across this period.
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Analyst Opinions
Ambient Agents: Market Trends and Innovations
Ambient agents are emerging as a new enterprise computing paradigm, where software operates continuously in the background to sense context, make decisions, and execute workflows without explicit user initiation. The Innovation Radar: Ambient Agents report examines how AI is evolving from prompt-driven assistants into persistent, context-aware systems that maintain workflow continuity and coordinate actions across increasingly complex, multi-system enterprise environments. At the core of this shift is a maturing ambient agent stack that integrates event-driven infrastructure with contextual reasoning and...
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