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Hong Kong Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains after AMD’s third-quarter earnings beat lifted artificial intelligence stocks. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.34% to close at 50,883.68, while the Topix index climbed 1.38% to end at 3,313.45. Japanese artificial intelligence-related companies rose: Advantest, which supplies…

ALISON BEARD: Welcome to HBR On Leadership, case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock the best in those around you. I’m HBR executive editor, Alison Beard. While business profits and growth make headlines, it is really a sense of purpose that inspires companies and their…

The Amazon Prime logo on a package in Manhattan, New York City, on Sept. 16, 2023. Michael Kappeler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have given the country’s retailers another cost to manage during a period of persistent inflation. While many are navigating the change with limited price increases,…

Marketers often assume that visibility and buzz tell them when consumers are ready to try a new technology. But these don’t tell the full story. The real trigger for consumer adoption is attention—created when people suddenly have a bit of unexpected time.