Financial insights
Wall Street opens mixed as investors weigh energy shock and geopolitical risks
U.S. stock markets opened with mixed movements on Thursday as investors assessed escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, rising...
European markets open cautiously as investors track oil prices and geopolitical risk
Major European stock markets opened cautiously on Thursday as investors assessed rising energy prices and continued geopolitical uncertainty, with early...
Oil surges past $100 as Iran targets economic infrastructure across the Middle East
Global oil prices have climbed back above $100 per barrel after Iran intensified attacks on energy infrastructure, shipping and transport...
Arab markets open cautiously as oil volatility and war risks dominate sentiment
Major Arab stock markets opened cautiously on Thursday as investors reacted to rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, volatile...
Asian markets open mixed as investors weigh war risk and energy shock
Major Asian stock markets opened cautiously on Thursday as investors assessed the escalating conflict in the Middle East, rising energy...
Iran
Israeli officials admit no clear regime-change plan as Iran war enters uncertain phase
Israeli security officials have acknowledged that the current military campaign against Iran was launched without a clear strategy for regime...
Israel strikes nuclear site as Iran escalates campaign against global energy markets
Israel says its air force has struck a nuclear-related facility inside Iran, while Tehran has intensified attacks on shipping and...
Trump claims Iran nearing defeat but warns strikes may continue
US president Donald Trump says Iran is “on the verge of defeat” in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East,...
MSTRpay
MSTRpay has entered Ghana, advancing its strategic West African expansion corridor
In accordance with its established operating model, MSTRpay is not launching as a standalone retail platform. Instead, the company is...
US politics
Trump downplays Iran war as ‘excursion’ despite rising casualties
US president Donald Trump has described the ongoing military campaign against Iran as “a little excursion” rather than a full-scale...
Ukraine
Kyiv–Budapest pipeline row deepens as Russian oil dispute escalates
Tensions between Ukraine and Hungary have intensified over the operation of a major pipeline transporting Russian crude oil to Central...
On this day
On this day in 1999: Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic became members of the NATO
On 12 March 1999, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic formally became members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),...
Banking
Revolut seeks US banking foothold with OCC charter application
Fintech company Revolut has applied for a national bank charter from the United States Office of the Comptroller of the...
Africa
Rising tensions on the Horn of Africa border spark fears of renewed Ethiopia–Eritrea conflict
Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea are rising sharply as both countries reportedly mass troops along their shared border, prompting growing...
Blockchain
South Korea sells recovered Bitcoin after custody breach in controlled market operation
South Korean authorities have sold approximately $21.5 million worth of recovered Bitcoin following a custody breach, distributing the assets in...
AI
Ai2 pushes frontier of physical AI using large-scale virtual simulation data
The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) is advancing the development of physical artificial intelligence by training systems using vast quantities...
Climate & Energy
Scientists warn fossil fuels intensifying deadly floods in Brazil’s coffee heartland
Scientists are warning that continued reliance on fossil fuels is intensifying extreme rainfall in Brazil’s coffee-growing regions, contributing to deadly...
Newshub long read
The rise and rupture of Noma: René Redzepi leaves the restaurant that changed global gastronomy – video
René Redzepi, the visionary Danish chef who transformed Copenhagen’s Noma into one of the most influential restaurants in modern culinary...
Business of the week
Dangote Group: from small trading firm to Africa’s industrial powerhouse
Few business stories in Africa illustrate entrepreneurial scale as clearly as the rise of the Dangote Group. What began as...
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...