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Crypto Exchange Bullish Quietly Files for U.S. IPO Amid Renewed Market Optimism
Peter Thiel-backed cryptocurrency exchange Bullish has reportedly filed confidentially for an initial public…
Dollar Holds Steady as U.S.-China Trade Truce Offers Limited Certainty
The U.S. dollar and Chinese yuan remained largely unchanged following trade talks in London, where U.S. and…
Markets Wary Despite US-China Trade Framework as Investors Await Concrete Details
Global markets responded cautiously on Wednesday to the announcement that the United States and China had agreed…
EU Lauds Kano as Strategic Hub for Investment and Development in Nigeria
The European Union (EU) has acknowledged Kano State as a promising destination for investment and…
Meta and Nigerian Government Launch AI Accelerator to Drive Local Innovation
Meta, in collaboration with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy…
Global Outage Hits OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Users Worldwide Left Disconnected
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, one of the world’s most popular AI-powered chatbots, experienced a significant global outage on…
Nigeria and Saudi Aramco’s $5bn Oil-Backed Loan Stalls Amid Crude Price Drop
Nigeria and Saudi Aramco are facing major hurdles in finalizing a landmark $5 billion oil-backed loan, as falling…
Afreximbank Defends Financial Integrity Amid Fitch’s Negative Outlook Over…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has responded to a recent Fitch Ratings report that assigned a…
Google Faces Record Fine in Mexico as Antitrust Decision Nears
Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) is expected to rule by June 17 on whether Google engaged…
Wall Street Wavers as U.S.-China Trade Talks Hang in Balance
Wall Street futures were largely flat on Tuesday as investors kept a close watch on the ongoing U.S.-China trade…
Treasury Yields Dip as U.S.-China Trade Talks Resume Amid Market Caution
U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as investors closely monitored the ongoing trade negotiations between the…
French AI Challenger Mistral Unveils First European-Focused Reasoning Model to…
French artificial intelligence startup Mistral, backed by Microsoft, has officially entered the global AI race…
Amazon Commits $20 Billion to Pennsylvania Data Centres in Major AI and Cloud Push
Amazon has announced a landmark investment of at least $20 billion in Pennsylvania to expand its data centre…
Meta Bets Big on Scale AI with Historic $10 Billion Investment
Meta Platforms Inc. is preparing to invest more than $10 billion in Scale AI, a move that marks its most…
US-China Trade Talks Enter Day Two Amid Tension Over Tech and Tariffs
Trade negotiations between the United States and China resumed in London for a second day, with both sides aiming…
Ghana Urges AGOA Renewal as U.S. Tariffs Threaten African Exports
Ghana’s Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has called for the urgent renewal…
U.S. and China Resume High-Stakes Trade Talks in London Amid Rare Earths Dispute
U.S. and Chinese officials reconvened in London on Tuesday for a second day of trade talks, with global markets…
Morgan Stanley Markets $5 Billion xAI Debt Amid Musk-Trump Fallout
Morgan Stanley is marketing a $5 billion debt package for xAI, the artificial intelligence startup owned by Elon…
Dollar Edges Up Amid Weak U.S. Data; Euro Holds Steady Before ECB Decision
The U.S. dollar showed modest gains on Wednesday, recovering from earlier losses caused by disappointing economic…
Markets Hold Steady as Europe Awaits ECB Rate Cut Amid Global Trade and Bond Moves
European markets opened cautiously on Thursday as investors awaited a widely anticipated interest rate cut from…
JPMorgan Embraces Bitcoin with New Lending Options as Standard Chartered Warns of…
Bitcoin’s futures market shows promising bullish signals despite a recent cooling in price, trading just below…
JPMorgan Embraces Crypto ETFs as Loan Collateral Amid Institutional Shift
JPMorgan Chase & Co., the largest bank in the United States, has announced it will now allow clients to use…
Trump Administration Renegotiates Biden-Era Semiconductor Grants to Boost Value…
The Trump administration is revisiting and renegotiating several semiconductor grants originally awarded under…
Treasury Yields Stabilize After Sharp Drop on Weak U.S. Economic Data
U.S. Treasury yields steadied on Thursday following steep declines on Wednesday triggered by a series of…
Oil Dips Over 1% as Surging U.S. Fuel Stocks Overshadow Crude Draw and Demand…
Oil prices fell by just over 1% on Wednesday following the release of U.S. government data revealing a sharp and…
Wall Street Edges Up as Tech Gains Offset Economic and Tariff Concerns
U.S. stock markets saw modest gains on Wednesday, buoyed by strength in technology shares despite a slew of…
Musk Slams Trump’s “Abomination” Spending Bill, Sparks GOP Rift
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has fiercely criticized a sweeping tax and spending bill championed by…
Brookfield to Invest Nearly $10 Billion in Swedish AI Data Centre, Creating…
Brookfield Asset Management, a major Canadian investment firm, has announced plans to invest up to 95 billion…
Qwant Files Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft Over Bing Practices
French search engine Qwant has filed a complaint with France's antitrust authority, accusing Microsoft of…
U.S. Labor Market Shows Signs of Softening Amid Tariff Uncertainty
The U.S. labor market is exhibiting signs of easing as job openings rose modestly in April, but layoffs…