On this day
Today: Valentine’s Day marks the feast of St Valentine
Today is Valentine’s Day — a date recognised worldwide for romance, affection, and symbolic gestures of love — but its...
Financal insights
Latin American stocks end mixed amid inflation and currency swings
Latin American markets closed Friday with mixed performances, as investors weighed domestic inflation trends against global risk aversion and volatile...
Wall Street closes mixed as small caps outperform tech
U.S. markets ended Friday with a mixed finish, as modest gains in defensive sectors were offset by continued weakness in...
European shares end mixed as investors rotate into defensives
European equities finished Friday on a mixed note, with investors rotating into defensive sectors as concerns over technology valuations and...
African markets show resilience despite global equity pressure
African stock markets closed Friday with mixed but relatively resilient performances, diverging from broader global weakness as commodity exposure and...
Asia markets close lower as tech weakness weighs on sentiment
Asian equity markets ended Friday broadly lower, as persistent weakness in global technology stocks and cautious positioning ahead of key...
MSTRpay
MSTRpay begins phased app rollout as data-led scaling takes centre stage
MSTRpay has initiated the first operational rollout of its mobile platform through targeted email distribution, marking an important transition from...
Hidden financial giants
Europe’s hidden financial giant: the foundation behind IKEA
Behind one of the world’s most recognisable retail brands sits a little-known Dutch foundation that quietly controls assets worth tens...
The Grosvenor family (Duke of Westminster)
Few fortunes in Britain are as substantial — or as discreet — as that of the Grosvenor family, headed today...
Africa
“Using Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet of Things to Propel Innovation for Africa.”
The African Development Bank is set to convene a high-level panel on “Using Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet of...
39th African Union Summit: AfDB’s four cardinal points target faster delivery of Agenda 2063
Africa’s development agenda took centre stage at the 39th African Union Summit, where the African Development Bank outlined its Four...
Climate & Energy
More pollution and higher energy costs: critics condemn Trump’s anti-environment agenda
A renewed push by US President Donald Trump to expand fossil fuel production is drawing sharp criticism from courts, legal...
Blockchain
Digital gold or tech stock? Bitcoin’s identity crisis deepens
Bitcoin entered the end of last week under renewed pressure, as volatile price action and diverging investor narratives exposed a...
Ukraine War
Ukraine war briefing: Elections will be held only after ceasefire, says Zelenskyy
Ukraine will not hold national elections while the country remains at war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a fresh briefing,...
France to start making weapons with Kyiv
France has agreed to begin joint weapons production with Ukraine, marking a significant escalation in industrial defence cooperation as Kyiv...
Business of the week
Ghana’s cocoa traceability start-up shows how blockchain can lift rural incomes
In a week dominated by geopolitical headlines and market volatility, a quieter sunshine story has emerged from West Africa, where...
Newshub long read
Saturday Night Live at 50: how a chaotic experiment became American television’s longest-running satire
Saturday Night Live is more than a sketch show; it is a living archive of American humour, politics, celebrity culture,...