Financial insights
European markets open higher as oil rebound shapes early trading
European stock markets opened Thursday with solid...
Arab markets open cautiously higher as oil rebound supports sentiment
Major Arab stock markets opened Thursday with...
Oil rebounds as ceasefire doubts revive market tension
Oil prices moved higher again as investors...
European markets poised for cautious rebound amid fragile sentiment
European stock markets are expected to open...
Asian markets open mixed as geopolitical tensions continue to weigh on sentiment
Major Asian markets opened Thursday with a...
Dow surged 600 points as Iran talk hopes shake oil markets
Wall Street rallied sharply yesterday as the...
On this day
On this day in 2000: Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia for the first time
Vladimir Putin was elected President of Russia for the first time in March 2000, marking the beginning of a political...
MSTRpay
MSTRpay Advances Its Global Commercial Plans with Expansion of its Board of Directors and Key Operational Appointments
Stockholm, 25 March 2026 — MSTRpay AB (the “Company”) announces the appointment of four new members to its corporate board...
US politics
Rubio and Vance fall quiet as Iran war enters second month
As the United States’ military campaign against Iran stretches into its second month, two of the most prominent political figures...
AI
Artificial intelligence emerges as a transformative force across Africa
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a central driver of transformation across Africa, offering scalable solutions to some of the continent’s...
Banking
Revolut hits $75bn valuation as fintech reports record $2.3bn profit
Revolut has delivered a landmark financial performance, reporting a record annual pre-tax profit of $2.3 billion, marking a 57% increase...
Africa
Saudi Arabia expands into Africa as economic strategy accelerates
Saudi Arabia is intensifying its economic engagement with Africa, as the Gulf kingdom seeks to diversify its global partnerships and...
Iran
Iran rejects US ceasefire plan and sets its own terms for ending war
Iran has rejected a US-backed ceasefire proposal and instead submitted its own five-point counter-plan, signalling that any end to the...
Climate & Energy
US linked to $10tn in global climate damage since 1990, study finds
The United States has caused an estimated $10 trillion in global climate-related damage since 1990, according to new research highlighting...
War emissions surge as Iran conflict accelerates global carbon crisis
The ongoing US-Israel war on Iran is emerging as a major climate event, with new analysis showing the conflict is...
Blockchain
Ghana advances crypto regulation with 11 firms admitted to sandbox
Ghana has approved 11 cryptocurrency and fintech companies to participate in a regulatory sandbox, marking a significant step toward formalising...
HIdden financial giants
Hidden giants in Finance: Ant Group
While China’s financial system is often associated with large state-owned banks, one of the most influential forces in the country’s...
HDFC Bank: India’s hidden financial giant powering a banking revolution
While global attention often focuses on India’s technology sector, one of the country’s most powerful financial institutions has quietly grown...
Hidden giants: The Rabiu family and Nigeria’s quiet financial powerhouse
While Africa’s billionaire class is often associated with headline names and high-profile conglomerates, one family has built a vast financial-industrial...
Hidden Giants in Finance: Euronet and the invisible rails moving US$200bn a year
Every day, trillions of digital signals move quietly between banks, wallets, ATMs, and payment apps — and behind much of...
America’s quietly powerful Pritzker dynasty
Few families shape global capital as discreetly as the Pritzkers. Best known publicly for building the hotel empire behind Hyatt...
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...
Sweden’s hidden giants: How Wallenberg and Rausing compare on the global ownership stage
Two Swedish industrial spheres — the Wallenberg network and the Rausing family — quietly control capital measured in trillions of...
Business of the week
Kopi Kenangan scales from local startup to regional consumer leader
Indonesian coffee chain scales through discipline and positioningIndonesian coffee company Kopi Kenangan has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s most...
Newshub long read
America’s opioid crisis: From prescription boom to national catastrophe
A decades-long epidemic reshaping public health, policy and profitThe opioid crisis in the United States stands as one of the...