AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAI & Investing Behavior: MoneySimpler says AI tools can help investors cut emotional decision-making, while a viral claim warns small firms are repeating an “1890s factory” productivity mistake by adding AI to old workflows without changing operations. Markets & Macro: India’s next week looks volatile as investors track Q1 earnings, July inflation, crude and US-Iran tensions; in the Philippines, economists flag a tougher 2H 2026 unless infrastructure spending and budget execution speed up. Regulation & Business Climate: Kuwait published a decree-law to curb commercial concealment, with prison and fines for unlicensed activity; the Philippines’ Ease of Doing Business push still leaves many firms unhappy with registration and exit frictions. Corporate/Legal Watch: Hims & Hers faces an FTC privacy lawsuit over sharing health data with advertisers, and multiple law firms are urging investors to act in Microsoft and other securities class actions. Energy & Infrastructure: Contact Energy in New Zealand lifts profit 31% and ties up with CDC for a large Taranaki data centre; Sabah plans equity stakes in new oil and gas fields and a floating LNG project, plus industrial parks.
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