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Jeff Bezos eyes $100 billion AI fund to transform old factories into next generation industrial powerhouses
Jeff Bezos is reportedly planning one of the most ambitious investment projects of his career: raising up to US$100 billion to acquire legacy manufacturing companies...
Africa’s sovereign borrowing set to hit US$155bn
African governments are expected to ramp up borrowing on international markets in 2026, with total sovereign commercial debt issuance projected to reach 155 billion...
Trump vows no more attacks by Israel on Iran gas field after it ‘violently lashed out’
United States President Donald Trump has declared that Israel will halt further strikes on Iran’s critical South Pars gas field following a dramatic escalation...
Africa faces setback as progress in reducing child deaths slows despite preventable solutions
Progress in reducing child mortality across Africa is losing momentum, with an estimated 4.9 million children dying before their fifth birthday in 2024, according...
Small-cap value stocks set to outperform S&P 500
Small-cap value stocks are positioned to deliver superior long-term returns compared with the broader S&P 500, according to the latest Vanguard Capital Markets Model...
Bitcoin resilience shines amid Iran war chaos
Bitcoin resilience has emerged as a defining narrative in March 2026, with the leading cryptocurrency climbing roughly 10% since the Iran war erupted on...
AI agents prediction markets revolutionize trading
AI agents prediction markets are emerging as a powerful force, quietly shifting the dynamics of platforms like Polymarket by enabling 24/7, emotion-free, data-driven trading...
Iran’s security Chief Ali Larijani reportedly killed in Israeli airstrike
Israeli officials have claimed that Ali Larijani, one of Iran’s most senior political and security figures, was killed in a targeted airstrike, marking a...
Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sue OpenAI over alleged copyright violations in AI training
Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the firm of infringing on the copyright of nearly 100,000 articles by using...
Trump asks China if visit to Beijing can be delayed a month due to Iran war
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Chinese authorities to delay his planned diplomatic visit to Beijing by about a month, citing the intensifying war...
Starlink expands into Central African Republic as Iran blackout sparks global calls for access
Elon Musk has announced the official launch of Starlink services in the Central African Republic, marking a major milestone in efforts to expand internet...
IFC weighs US$30m trade finance facility to boost Angola’s cross border trade capacity
The International Finance Corporation, IFC, is considering a trade finance facility of up to 30 million dollars for Banco de Fomento Angola in a...
SEC and CFTC join forces to reshape crypto oversight in the United States
The United States’ two main financial regulators, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, CFTC, have agreed to...
Japan and Australia decline to send warships to Strait of Hormuz as Trump presses allies for support
Two key U.S. allies, Japan and Australia, have said they currently have no plans to deploy naval vessels to the Strait of Hormuz, despite...
TotalEnergies suspends part of Middle East production
TotalEnergies has suspended a significant portion of its oil and gas production in the Middle East after escalating regional tensions forced the energy giant...
Iran war could trigger global food crisis as fertiliser supplies face disruption
Global food supplies could face severe disruption if the ongoing war involving Iran turns into a prolonged conflict, according to the chief executive of...
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