Month: January 2026

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has become one of the most thoroughly documented wars in modern history, with open-source intelligence ...

East Asian markets open higher on Tuesday as optimism grips regional trading

Equity markets across East Asia opened Tuesday on a broadly positive footing, with investors responding to supportive global cues, a ...

Trump weighs Iran response amid protests, tariffs and possible military action

U.S. President Donald Trump convened senior national security advisers this week to discuss a range of responses to escalating unrest ...

Japan market opens higher as investors return with renewed risk appetite

Japan’s equity market opened firmly higher on Tuesday, with investors returning from a public holiday to a constructive global backdrop ...

On this day in 1942: Henry Ford patented plastic automobile construction

d modern composite engineering by decades. A search for lighter, cheaper carsBy the late 1930s, Henry Ford had become increasingly ...

MSTRpay accelerates West Africa expansion after landmark talks in The Gambia and Senegal

MSTRpay has entered a decisive execution phase in West Africa after completing high-level negotiations and market-entry preparations in The Gambia ...

London equities open Monday on cautious footing as investors reassess risk

The London stock market opened the new trading week on Monday with a restrained and cautious tone, as investors weighed ...

African markets open Monday with mixed tone as investors weigh global and domestic signals

Major African equity markets opened the new trading week on Monday with a mixed and cautious tone, as investors balanced ...

Trump raises prospect of ‘very strong’ military action against Iran as protests intensify