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AI Trading Algorithms Can Make Markets Less Competitive

July 3rd, 2026
7 minutes
Jean-Edouard Colliard, Thierry Foucault, Stefano Lovo

AI-driven trading can blunt competition and even lift prices in financial markets. 

Research insights from HEC Paris faculty

How Boardroom Diplomacy Could Reshape Peace in Middle East

As private-sector figures enter peace negotiations, future business leaders need sharper geopolitical judgment about modern conflicts to interpret these developments for responsible decision-making.

5 minutes
Julia EMTSEVA

Awe Is Not a Universal Feel-Good Emotion

Awe is often seen as an uplifting emotion in the West. Yet it can be accompanied by fear and tension in China. This new finding has implications for how awe is used in wellbeing, leadership and marketing strategies in different cultures?

5 minutes
Craig Anderson

Geopolitics Is Rewiring Corporate Strategy

How systems can be weaponized and the organizational capabilities leaders will need to respond.

5 minutes
Olivier Chatain

China Tensions Are Reshaping Global Business

Two HEC Paris student essays show that Western firms and global trade networks are adapting to a more fragmented and competitive relationship with China. 

4 minutes

Can Leaders Still Rely on the Old Global Playbook?

As globalization fractures into new alliances and shifting blocs, business leaders must rethink risk, opportunity, and alignment. Why does the cognitive map of globalization never hold still?

10 minutes
Jeremy Ghez

From “Moon Joy” to Everyday Wonder: “Awe Should Not Be Reserved for Extraordinary Events”

HEC Paris professor Craig Anderson explains how the historic Artemis II mission around the Moon inspired awe, and its potential effects on well-being and curiosity. He advocates for a vision of awe that can be cultivated in everyday life. 

Craig Anderson

Shared Leadership Fuels Collusion Between Firms

Leadership stokes collusion, exposing a blind spot in antitrust enforcement.

6 minutes
Jessica Jeffers

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