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Editor, Regional Business & Trends
Sarah Thompson investigates consumer behavior and market dynamics in major North American urban centers. She provides localized insights into business trends and regional economic shifts.
sarah.thompson@northamericabiz.orgAI is extending from high-frequency trading to clearing, compliance, and risk management, fundamentally transforming the infrastructure of North American capital markets. Data quality and governance capabilities have become new competitive barriers, and corporate talent strategies are accordingly shifting toward AI literacy development.
In July, Canada's imports of electric vehicles from China rose month-on-month, but 75% of the duty-free quota remained unused, reflecting the complex interplay of tariff policies, market acceptance, and supply chain circumvention.
In 2025, 65.6% of US VC funds flowed into AI, with half of that capital going to just 0.05% of deals. This unprecedented concentration of capital is creating a "foundation model layer isolation effect," leaving application-layer AI companies and non-AI industries facing a funding gap. This article analyzes how this landscape is reshaping the North American startup ecosystem, valuation logic, and infrastructure investment.
This article interprets global manufacturing and quality system market trends from a business analysis perspective, focusing on the growth in demand for high-end equipment driven by semiconductor miniaturization, the concentration of procurement in Asia-Pacific, and the changes in supply chain regionalization brought about by reshoring in North America and Europe.
Slowing population growth, longer vehicle lifespans, high prices, and new technologies are creating a perfect storm. The North American new car market will shrink significantly by 2040, with 450 brands competing for a shrinking consumer pool, making industry consolidation inevitable.
According to Prologis data, global logistics real estate rents fell by 5% in 2024, and market normalization is nearing its end. This article analyzes North American warehousing supply-demand rebalancing, rent bottoming signals, and investor opportunities from the perspective of industry cycles and capital.
South Korea's AI startup ecosystem is undergoing a profound transformation from consumer applications to industrial infrastructure. Corporate strategic investments, multi-department government collaboration, and regulatory-driven capital logic are jointly propelling AI into key fields such as nuclear waste management, trade data, and surgical analysis. This article interprets the new phase of Korean AI industrialization from the perspectives of capital flow, industrial policy, and global competition.
On the eve of the USMCA 2026 review, the three major chemical associations of the United States, Canada, and Mexico have launched a joint working group to promote regulatory simplification and enforcement of trade rules. This is not only defensive lobbying but also marks a shift in the North American chemical supply chain from passively relying on agreements to actively shaping the institutional environment, heralding a new phase of regional industrial governance.
As the USMCA 2026 review approaches, the three major North American chemical associations have launched a new working group in Washington, focusing on regulatory simplification and rules of origin. This move reflects the chemical industry's shift from calling for action to proactively shaping rules, in order to consolidate the competitiveness of the regional supply chain. Analyze how this bottom-up industry action affects investment, industrial layout, and the competitive landscape of North America.