1. 글로벌 고급 주택 시장의 자본 양극화와 Asia 허브 도시로의 자본 집중 현상엔화 약세 및 초완화적 금융 기조에 따른 Tokyo 고급 주택 마켓의 59% 역사적 폭증: 글로벌 자본 시장의 금리 인상 공세 속에서 홀로 자본 접근성을 유지하며 해외 투자자들의 메가 자본 유입 가속화.내수 경기 둔화 및 자산 신뢰 위축으로 인한 China 내 주요 도시의 가파른 하방 압력 지속: Guangzhou(-12%), Shenzhen, Beijing 등 핵심 대도시의 프라임 부동산 가격 지표 동반 하락세 고착화.팬데믹 버블 냉각과 고금리 충격을 정면으로 맞은 Canada 시장의 자산 가치 급감: 과거 기록적 호황을 누렸던 Tor...

Tokyo led global luxury housing growth with prices soaring 59% in 2025.Dubai, Manila, and Seoul also posted major gains as wealth flows shifted toward Asia.China and Canada recorded some of the steepest declines among major luxury markets.Global luxury housing markets are increasingly moving in opposite directions.Tokyo’s Luxury Housing BoomTokyo recorded the strongest growth by far, with luxury housing prices jumping 59% year over year as foreign buyers took advantage of a weaker yen and relatively low borrowing costs.Favorable currency dy...

Oishii, the company behind the world's largest indoor vertical strawberry farm, announced the first closing of $150 million in Series C financing led by SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd., with participation from Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., MISUMI Group Inc., Mizuho Bank Ltd., and others. The financing reflects confidence in Oishii's indoor Smart Farm™ model—which integrates robotics, automation, and advanced technology with centuries-old Japanese farming techniques—as the company increases production, advances farm operations...

Requirements, Strategies and a Trusted Framework for Digital Embassies.Artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is increasingly becoming a strategic concern – rather than a purely technological one – due to geopolitical tensions, intricate financing structures and the digitization of public services. Meanwhile, the growing demand for compute and data storage is adding further complexity to the landscape. To address this and ensure resilience, economies should shape their AI infrastructure choices around flexibility and future readiness....

Coca-Cola has teamed up with Panini to tuck official FIFA World Cup 2026 stickers beneath the labels of select 20-oz Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar bottles across the U.S. and Canada — marking the first time the beloved pre-tournament ritual has been embedded in a product in North America.Fans who peel back the label on participating bottles will find one of more than a billion limited-edition Panini stickers featuring 12 international players from ten nations, including Harry Kane (England), Lamine Yamal (Spain), Lautaro Martinez (Arge...

Investors bet big on infrastructure and ‘physical AI,’ enticed by prospect of revenue opportunities.Silicon Valley venture-capital firms are shifting investments to physical technologies and materials from software bets.Venture-capital investment in global robotics and physical AI grew to $26 billion in 2025 from $4.2 billion in 2019.Silicon Valley venture-capital firms are desperate for bets that can survive—and thrive in—the AI reckoning.Investors known for early investments in software, internet services and social-media companies lik...

Tensions over the Strait of Hormuz have spiked fertilizer prices dramatically.The ongoing instability in the Middle East has put fertilizer availability at the center of global food security concerns. Up to 30 percent of the global fertilizer trade typically passes through the Strait of Hormuz, along with major flows of liquefied natural gas, a key feedstock for its production. Delayed shipments are rippling through agricultural supply chains, and the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization has warned that the price of urea, a wid...

Lululemon Leads Athleisure Web Traffic Growth, But ALO Yoga Is the Fastest-Rising Challenger in the Premium Segment (Online).The athleisure web traffic from May 2025 to April 2026 reveals a category in active realignment, where established scale and challenger momentum are no longer mutually exclusive. In this RB Insight, we examine web traffic growth across six athleisure competitors.Lululemon's 77.8% traffic surge reflects more than seasonal momentum. With 21.22 million visits recorded in April 2026, the brand's dominance maps directly to...

The beauty industry has been promising us “personalized skincare” for years. What usually comes out the other end is a quiz, a starter kit, and a monthly subscription box full of products you may or may not actually need. So when I came across Elio, a concept skincare device by Korean industrial designer Taehyeong Kim, I sat up a little straighter. Not because it makes bold promises, but because it looks exactly like something that already belongs on your counter, and that’s entirely the point.Elio looks like a coffee machine. Specificall...