Iran
Trump issues 48-hour ultimatum over Hormuz crisis
US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran fails to reopen...
On this day
On this day in 1948: English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber was born
Andrew Lloyd Webber has shaped contemporary musical theatre more profoundly than almost any composer of the modern era, blending classical...
Financial insights
European markets slide as Iran conflict triggers energy shock and investor retreat
European equity markets have reacted sharply to...
America’s mounting debt burden: how it grows, why it matters, and the added cost of war
The United States national debt has surged...
MSTRpay
Fred Kwaku Gyamfi appointed to strengthen MSTRpay’s Ghana strategy
MSTRpay has expanded its West African footprint with the appointment of Mr Fred Kwaku Gyamfi as a non-exclusive country agent...
US politics
Trump sparks outrage with remarks on Robert Mueller’s death
US President Donald Trump has ignited a wave of political and public backlash after reportedly responding to the death of...
World safety
A more dangerous world: How global conflicts are reshaping security and stability
The global security landscape has undergone a profound transformation in recent years, with simultaneous conflicts in Ukraine, Iran, Sudan, and...
Meta leaving Metaverse
Meta retreats from the metaverse as vision loses momentum
A costly experiment gives way to strategic recalibrationMeta is increasingly stepping back from its once-ambitious metaverse strategy, signalling a broader...
AI
Visa prepares payment systems for AI-driven transactions
Payments giant moves to support autonomous commerceVisa is developing new infrastructure to enable payments initiated directly by artificial intelligence agents,...
Banking
US banking rules set for easing as capital requirements decline
Regulators signal shift towards flexibility in capital frameworkThe United States’ largest banks could see their capital requirements reduced by 2.4%...
Africa
Africa must pivot towards innovation-led growth driven by data and frontier technologies
A structural shift is required to unlock long-term economic potentialAfrica stands at a critical economic crossroads, where future growth will...
Blockchain
Bitcoin dips below $71K but bullish momentum remains intact
Market pullback meets continued institutional supportBitcoin briefly fell below the $71,000 threshold on 19 March 2026, yet underlying market data...
Climate & Energy
Tropical Cyclone Narelle: how global heating intensified Queensland’s severe storm
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has emerged as one of the most severe storms to hit Queensland in recent years, with scientists...
Newshub long read
America’s opioid crisis: From prescription boom to national catastrophe
A decades-long epidemic reshaping public health, policy and profitThe opioid crisis in the United States stands as one of the...
Business of the week
Kaspi.kz shows how smartphone services can transform an emerging market
A Kazakh super app has become one of the clearest examples of how a company in an emerging market can...
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...