MSTRpay
MSTRpay initiates strategic market entry into the Republic of Congo
MSTRpay today announced the initiation of its structured expansion process into the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), marking another important step...
Middle East
Iran and US move closer to landmark agreement as draft framework emerges
A draft agreement between the United States and Iran has reportedly been completed, according to Iran's state-affiliated Mehr News Agency,...
Trump declares US has ‘ended the war’ with Iran as Tehran stops short of confirming agreement
U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that the United States has "ended the war with Iran," expressing confidence that a...
Financial insights
Emerging markets under pressure – Why financial inclusion has never been more important
Global headlines continue to be dominated by...
European markets open higher as investors welcome diplomatic progress
European equity markets opened higher on Friday...
African markets begin Friday with cautious optimism
African stock markets opened Friday with mixed...
Arab markets open higher as easing geopolitical tensions boost investor confidence
Arab stock markets opened mostly higher on...
South Korean stocks soar as KOSPI records powerful Friday opening
South Korea's stock market opened dramatically higher...
Japanese stocks surge as Nikkei rallies on renewed peace hopes
Japanese equities opened sharply higher on Friday,...
Hong Kong stocks open lower as tech weakness offsets global optimism
Hong Kong equities opened Friday on a...
Africa
Kenya’s mobile money revolution continues to redefine digital finance across Africa
Kenya has once again demonstrated why it remains the global benchmark for mobile money, with its M-Pesa ecosystem processing transaction...
Ghana pushes Microfinance sector into the digital era
Ghana has launched one of the most significant reforms of its microfinance sector in more than a decade, requiring institutions...
Major IPOs
SpaceX targets record $1.75 trillion valuation in historic public market debut
Everyday investors are set to gain access to one of the world's most closely watched private companies as Elon Musk's...
Ukraine
France, Germany and UK press Moscow for renewed peace talks
France, Germany and the United Kingdom have intensified diplomatic efforts to revive negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine,...
‘Highway of death’: Ukrainian drone campaign disrupts Russian supply routes
Ukraine has intensified its drone campaign against Russian military logistics, targeting supply traffic along a critical transport corridor connecting occupied...
Phillipines
Marcos urges Filipinos to defend truth on Independence Day
Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. used the nation's Independence Day celebrations to call on Filipinos to "protect truth from...
AI
Visa integrates with ChatGPT to enable autonomous AI shopping
Visa has unveiled a major step towards autonomous commerce by integrating its global payment infrastructure with ChatGPT, allowing artificial intelligence...
Climate & Energy
‘Super El Niño’ officially arrives as scientists warn of extreme global weather
Scientists have confirmed that El Niño has officially returned, with forecasts indicating there is a strong possibility the climate pattern...
India
India restricts bulk fuel purchases as government prioritises supplies for motorists
The Indian government has introduced temporary restrictions preventing industrial, commercial and institutional consumers from purchasing petrol and diesel at retail...
LATAM
Fujimori takes razor-thin lead as Peru reviews disputed ballots
Peru's presidential election remains on a knife-edge after electoral authorities began reviewing contested ballots, with the initial vote count virtually...
Caribbean
Jamaica restores power after gas supply disruption triggers outages
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has confirmed that a series of power outages affected several districts across the island...
Caribbean anti-corruption leaders strengthen regional integrity partnership
Senior anti-corruption officials from across the Caribbean have concluded their annual meeting in Jamaica with renewed commitments to deepen regional...
Blockchain
SpaceX IPO demand triggers market liquidity squeeze as tech and crypto retreat
Investor demand for the highly anticipated SpaceX initial public offering has surged to nearly four times the available allocation, according...
On this day
On this day in 1964: Nelson Mandela receives a life sentence
On 12 June 1964, South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela and seven of his co-accused were sentenced to life imprisonment...
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...
Invisible infrastructure series
The silent network that powers the internet
Every email sent, every video streamed, every online payment completed and every artificial intelligence query processed depends on an enormous...
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...