Press release - MSTRpay
MSTRpay expands African strategy with Tanzanian microfinance partnership
MSTRpay AB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tanzanian licensed microfinance institution Tro-Tal Microfinance, marking another milestone in...
MSTRpay signs strategic MOU to expand African footprint
New York, NY — June 17, 2026MSTRpay AB today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tro-Tal...
Financial insights
Asian markets open higher as easing geopolitical tensions lift investor sentiment
Asian equity markets opened Wednesday's trading session...
Markets extend rally as falling oil boosts global investor confidence
Global equity markets continued their upward momentum...
LATAM
Latin America’s trade with China reaches new highs despite global uncertainty
Trade between Latin America and China continues to expand at a remarkable pace, highlighting Beijing's growing economic influence across the...
Africa
New infrastructure drive aims to unlock DR Congo’s economic potential
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is intensifying efforts to close one of the world's largest infrastructure gaps, with...
Middle East
US to let Iran resume oil exports under landmark peace agreement
The United States will allow Iran to immediately resume selling oil and fuel under the memorandum of understanding reached to...
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AI
SpaceX bets big on AI as it expands beyond space
SpaceX is accelerating its transformation from a space exploration company into one of the world's most ambitious artificial intelligence businesses....
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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...
Ukraine
European leaders push for Trump-hosted Zelenskyy-Putin peace summit
European leaders have called on U.S. President Donald Trump to host direct peace talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and...
India
India’s startup revolution: a decade of growth transforms the innovation economy
India's startup ecosystem has undergone one of the world's most remarkable transformations over the past decade, evolving from a promising...
Caribbean
Wick Hall Estate development to deliver 221 new homes in Jamaica
Jamaica has taken another significant step towards addressing its housing shortage after Prime Minister Andrew Holness officially broke ground on...
Climate & Energy
Climate adaptation becomes key to reducing resource conflicts across Africa
African governments and international development agencies are increasingly integrating climate adaptation into peacebuilding strategies as competition over land, water and...
Blockchain
Trump-linked USD1 stablecoin backs UFC fighter bonuses, drawing political criticism
A stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency venture backed by the family of US President Donald Trump, has...
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...
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...