Financial insights
Oil prices retreat as Strait of Hormuz reopening eases market fears
Global oil prices moved lower as markets...
Seoul, Hong Kong and Singapore set the tone as Asian markets open Tuesday
Asian markets opened Tuesday with investors concentrating...
Caribbean
Cuba launches historic economic reform package opening new opportunities for investment and private enterprise
Cuba has unveiled one of the most ambitious economic reform packages in its modern history, signalling a potential turning point...
CARICOM urged to accelerate digital transformation
Caribbean leaders are being urged to deepen regional cooperation and accelerate digital transformation efforts after Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell...
On this day
On this day in 1868; The machine that transformed communication
The introduction of the first practical typewriter marked one of the most significant technological advances in modern communication. Long before...
Press release - MSTRpay
MSTRpay eyes Caribbean expansion as next growth corridor
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — MSTRpay is exploring a strategic expansion into the Caribbean as the fintech company looks to replicate its...
UK news
Andy Burnham prepares for power as emotional Keir Starmer bows out
British politics entered a new chapter today as Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation, paving the way for Greater...
Starmer announces plan to step down as UK Prime Minister
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that he intends to step down, bringing an abrupt end to a...
Climate & Energy
Tragedy in France as heatwave claims lives of two children
Two children have been found dead inside a vehicle in France as Europe grapples with an intensifying heatwave that has...
LATAM
Post-election Colombia rally rests on fiscal turnaround
Colombian financial markets have responded positively to the election victory of Abelardo De La Espriella, with investors expressing cautious optimism...
Colombia elects new president after one of its closest races in decades
Colombia has elected conservative lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella as its next president following an exceptionally close presidential run-off that...
Ukraine
Ukraine warns peace offer may not remain on table indefinitely
Ukraine has signalled that its current peace proposal may not remain available indefinitely, with senior officials warning that Kyiv's willingness...
Middle East
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
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
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...
Ambani prepares record-breaking Jio stock market debut
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is preparing to take Reliance Jio public in what is widely expected to become the largest...
Blockchain
Trump signs orders to accelerate US quantum computing and cryptography
US President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders aimed at strengthening America's position in quantum computing and...
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...