Press release - MSTRpay
MSTRpay signs second strategic MOU to further expand African footprint
Ghanaian Microfinance Institution – Multitrust Money Lending Services Ltd. and MSTRpay AB to Expand Capital Formation Objectives in Ghana New...
Climate & Energy
Paris bans public alcohol consumption as hospitals buckle under record heatwave
Authorities in Paris have imposed a temporary ban on drinking alcohol in public spaces as an unprecedented heatwave continues to...
LATAM
Twin earthquakes devastate Venezuela as casualties feared to rise
Venezuela has been struck by a major seismic disaster after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit approximately 160 kilometres west of...
Financial insights
Markets open lower across Europe as Asian tech sell-off weighs on sentiment
Global financial markets opened Friday on a...
On this day
On this day on 1960: Madagascar begins a new chapter as independence becomes reality
After more than six decades under French colonial rule, Madagascar officially became an independent nation on 26 June 1960. The...
US poltics
JD Vance says Watergate would be just a ‘12-hour news story’ today
US Vice-President JD Vance has argued that the Watergate scandal, which forced President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974, would...
Caribbean
Caribbean must tackle structural weaknesses to withstand growing global shocks, CDB economists warn
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has warned that Caribbean nations must accelerate efforts to address long-standing structural vulnerabilities if they...
Ukraine
Western sources warn Russia may be preparing provocation targeting Baltic states or Poland
Western intelligence and security sources have warned that Russia could be preparing a limited provocation involving one or more NATO...
Middle East
Iran rejects UN-backed proposal to free ships trapped in Strait of Hormuz
Iran has rejected a United Nations-backed proposal aimed at allowing commercial vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz to resume...
Middle East crisis and El Niño threaten south-east Asia with food supply shock
South-east Asia faces a potentially severe food-security challenge as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East converge with growing concerns over...
Africa
Chinese investment drives Spiro’s $270m electric mobility funding round
Spiro has closed a $270 million equity funding round, strengthening its position as one of Africa’s leading electric mobility companies....
Kenyan health minister found in contempt over Ebola quarantine facility
Kenya's Health Minister, Aden Duale, has been found guilty of contempt of court in a ruling linked to the construction...
AI
L’Oréal brings Maybelline virtual try-on to ChatGPT
Global beauty giant L'Oréal has expanded its digital strategy by bringing virtual makeup try-on capabilities for its Maybelline products directly...
India
Why the India–U.S. trade deal remains out of reach
Hopes for a comprehensive trade agreement between India and the United States have faded in recent months as geopolitical tensions,...
Mukesh Ambani signals succession roadmap for Reliance Industries
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani has provided the clearest indication yet of how leadership succession at Reliance Industries could unfold, reinforcing...
Blockchain
Bitcoin rebounds from new 2026 lows as pressure builds from Wall Street weakness
Bitcoin has bounced from fresh 2026 lows after briefly falling near $58,000, but market sentiment remains fragile as investors weigh...
Invisible infrastructure series
Invisible infrastructure: the data centres powering the AI revolution
Artificial intelligence has captured global attention through chatbots, autonomous systems and advanced language models, but behind every AI breakthrough lies...
Musk - US$ 1.5 trillion
Elon Musk is worth 259,067,358,000 Big Macs
At an estimated net worth of US$1.5 trillion, Elon Musk's fortune can be difficult to comprehend. Numbers measured in trillions...
Trump in office
From debt-fueled real estate to digital billions: The reinvention of Donald Trump’s fortune
Few business figures in modern history have reinvented their personal balance sheet as dramatically as Donald J. Trump. For decades,...
Trump coin’s rise and collapse exposes risks of political cryptocurrencies
The dramatic rise and subsequent collapse of the $TRUMP cryptocurrency has become one of the most remarkable financial stories of...
Bitcoin down 50%
Why Bitcoin has fallen 50% — and how Musk and Saylor became victims of the downturn
Bitcoin has suffered one of its sharpest corrections in recent years, falling approximately 50% from its peak levels reached last...
Business of the week
From a garage in Colombia to a Latin American fintech giant: The rise of Nubank
Few fintech success stories have reshaped an entire continent quite like Nubank. What began as a small startup challenging traditional...
Newshub long read
Marilyn Monroe at 100: The woman behind the legend – video
One hundred years ago today, on 1 June 1926, a child named Norma Jeane Mortenson was born in Los Angeles....
Serie - HIdden financial giants
EU leaders gather with western Balkans to reaffirm path towards membership
European Union leaders and representatives from the six Western Balkan nations are gathering in Montenegro for a high-level summit aimed...