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29th Annual Milken Institute Global Conference Special: Day One | Bloomberg Businessweek
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Executive Summary
The geopolitical landscape is dominated by a severe escalation between the U.S.
and Iran, with Iran targeting the UAE and tightening its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, creating significant risk for global energy markets.
Activist investor Bill Ackman details his strategy for Universal Music Group, proposing a U.S.
stock listing and share cancellation to unlock value, while also critiquing European exchanges and populist policies in New York City.
A secondary crisis is emerging from the Hormuz conflict: a global fertilizer shortage.
Experts warn of a 'cataclysmic' food crisis as farmers in developing nations are forced to plant less due to price and supply shocks.
Traditional geopolitical and economic alliances are fracturing, evidenced by the UAE's break from OPEC, the functional collapse of the GCC, and a breakdown of consensus-based multilateralism at the WTO.
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