Financial insights
Singapore market remains closed for National Day holiday
Singapore’s stock market did not open on...
KOSPI opens higher as bargain hunters return to Seoul
South Korea’s KOSPI opened 0.76 per cent...
Hong Kong stocks recover after cautious Monday opening
Hong Kong stocks opened lower on Monday...
On this day
On this day in 1793: The Louvre opened in Paris
On 10 August 1793, amid the turmoil of the French Revolution, the Louvre opened its doors in Paris as a...
Africa
Dangote targets record $5 billion IPO to reshape African energy markets
Nigeria’s Dangote Petroleum Refinery is preparing to raise approximately $5 billion through an initial public offering that could become the...
Climate & Energy
Nazi warship wrecks surface as drought drains the Danube
The rusting remains of Nazi German warships are emerging from the Danube as extreme heat and prolonged drought drive Europe’s...
Ukraine
Zelenskyy says North Korea could send 50,000 troops as Turkey prepares arms transfer
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says North Korea is preparing to deploy between 30,000 and 50,000 additional personnel to Russia, potentially...
Middle East
Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza roadmap as withdrawal dispute deepens
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rejected a US-led 15-point plan for Gaza, creating a rare open disagreement with...
LATAM
JBS secures $2.5 billion Indonesian backing for Asia-Pacific expansion
Brazilian meat producer JBS has agreed to form a major protein-production partnership with the investment arm of Indonesia’s sovereign wealth...
India
Maruti Suzuki bets on a 6.3 million-car India
India’s largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, expects the country’s passenger vehicle market to reach between 6.1 million and 6.3 million annual...
Caribbean
Guyana poised for bigger oil windfall as Exxon recovers $55bn costs
Guyana is expected to receive a larger share of revenue from its rapidly expanding offshore oil industry after the ExxonMobil-led...
MSTRpay
MSTRpay signs strategic market access partnership with PACT Microfinance Bank, strengthening its expansion into Nigeria
NEW YORK, NY — July 23, 2026 — MSTRpay AB ("MSTRpay") today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...
MSTRpay Launches AI-Powered MSTR Signal System™️ to accelerate global customer growth
Stockholm, Sweden – July 24, 2026 MSTRpay today announced the launch of MSTR Signal System™️, a new AI-powered intelligent engagement...
Blockchain
Gold reaches six-week high as Bitcoin misses market rally
Gold surged to its highest level in six weeks on Wednesday as renewed Chinese demand, a weaker US dollar and...
Newshub long read
The billion-dollar role: the 20 richest actors in the world today
The world’s wealthiest actors did not build their fortunes simply by collecting large fees in front of the camera. At...
AI
Red Hat, NVIDIA and IBM back project turning AI policy into code
Red Hat has launched asago, an open-source project designed to transform artificial intelligence governance policies into operational technical controls. Supported...
Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s X Money signals the arrival of the “Everything App” Era
The launch of X Money marks one of the most significant developments in digital finance this year, as Elon Musk...
Inside the scam - Serie
Inside the scam (Part 5): Can anyone stop the scam economy?
Online fraud has evolved into a global industry supported by trafficking networks, stolen identities, artificial intelligence and an international system...
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Financial inclusion
6. The infrastructure of freedom
Why financial inclusion deserves to stand alongside roads, schools and electricity as essential development infrastructure Every generation eventually discovers that...
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World Cup 2026
Spain defeat Argentina to claim 2026 World Cup
Spain have been crowned world champions for the second time after defeating defending champions Argentina 1–0 following extra time in...
Business of the week
How dLocal built a bridge to emerging markets
When global companies such as Amazon, Google, Spotify and Microsoft wanted to expand into emerging markets, they all faced the...
Trump in office
Trump’s crypto ventures generated more than US$1bn in 2025, financial filing reveals
Businesses linked to US President Donald Trump generated more than US$1 billion in revenue from cryptocurrency-related activities during 2025, according...
Serie - HIdden financial giants
Race against time as Japan earthquake toll rises
Rescue teams are searching through collapsed buildings and industrial wreckage after a powerful earthquake struck Japan’s southern island of Kyushu,...