Tag: business

Do Higher Rates Actually Drive Progress?

February 2, 2025

Something ironic and seemingly paradoxical is happening in the world of capital investment. Just as money got expensive, with interest rates at their highest levels in 15 years, funds and companies are pouring unprecedented sums into massive infrastructure projects. Trillion-dollar investments in AI infrastructure. New chip factories. EV gigafactories. Energy infrastructure buildouts. VCs backing capital-intensive … More Do Higher Rates Actually Drive Progress?

Conscious Capitalism: The defining movement of the 21st Century

May 4, 2013

Jerry Greenfield, one half of perhaps the most famous ice-cream duo in the world, recently delivered a keynote speech about his story and the lessons he has learned along the way to a packed auditorium of Fordham students. Jerry offered many insights to the students, including these two gems: Ben & Jerry’s Ice creams have … More Conscious Capitalism: The defining movement of the 21st Century