Newshub Finance https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Airtel Money’s African merchant network grows 85% as customers move $128 billion State Bank of India’s profit rises 14% as farm lending outpaces retail credit Democratic victory gives Zelenskyy a route to renewed US aid as Putin weighs talks On this day in 1922, a stone step led to Tutankhamun’s tomb Asian shares fall as Democrats win Congress and chip stocks slide Democrats win both chambers of Congress and break Republican hold on Texas Democrats win Congress as Iran war puts Trump and Hegseth under scrutiny Democrats win US Senate and are projected to take the House in blow to Trump US midterms: When to expect the first election results Trump’s election gamble: How his final warnings, promises and attacks could reshape America’s midterm vote US midterm elections: Democrats favoured to seize Congress as Trump faces crucial electoral test Asian markets open mixed as technology shares retreat while Australia advances On this day in 1957: Laika becomes the first animal to orbit Earth as the Space Race accelerates Arab, African and European markets open cautiously as oil prices fall and global uncertainty persists Africa launches $5 billion energy bank to unlock investment and strengthen financial independence India considers major tax reform to attract foreign investors after $31 billion stock market exodus Ukraine defies Trump and resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries Donald Trump named among world’s leading press freedom predators in new censorship report On this day in 1950: George Bernard Shaw, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, dies aged 94 Asian markets open mixed as AI concerns shake technology stocks and oil prices retreat South Korea’s $1 trillion moment Indian forces tighten security in Delhi ahead of massive opposition protest Binance covers 90% of $6.3bn hack losses as FBI blames North Korea Police clash with masked rioters as mass protests sweep France and Germany On this day in 1952: The first hydrogen bomb changed the world forever Strait of Hormuz tensions threaten global economy as oil prices surge beyond $117 China’s factory activity contracts as economic slowdown raises fresh concerns over growth Brazil faces mounting debt crisis as Lula’s re-election sparks economic uncertainty Record tides flood California coast as officials warn worse may still come Uganda’s inflation hits three-year high as currency crisis threatens economic stability Zelenskyy welcomes $2.1bn US Patriot missile deal but warns Ukraine cannot wait years Europe’s riots expose a deeper crisis: What if the real problem is not the protesters, but the system they no longer trust? Indonesia shifts financial inclusion strategy from bank accounts to household prosperity US cancels G20 family photo as Western ministers refuse to stand alongside Russia Riot police deployed as Poland’s constitutional crisis erupts in Warsaw Global markets end Friday sharply lower as AI fears trigger worldwide sell-off On this day in 1926: Harry Houdini died Colombia’s instant payment revolution brings financial inclusion to remote communities Outrage across Europe after Russian drone kills 14 at Dnipro railway station MSTRpay targets Q2 2027 for first MSTRphone test deliveries Are Trump’s global actions, from Ukraine to Iran, going to hurt him in the elections? El-Sayed challenges Trump to lie-detector test after Senate insult North Korean hackers blamed for $6.3bn cryptocurrency theft Sir Patrick Stewart dies aged 86 after a lifetime on stage and screen Kospi leads Asian market slide as AI concerns hit technology shares On this day in 1974: Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle,” European and London markets rise while Arab and African exchanges face a cautious Thursday opening Indonesia’s fires: Rain clears the air, but the crisis is far from over Global markets open mixed on Thursday as technology shares and interest rates dominate trading