FTSE 100 Drifts Toward Record High in Thin Year-End Trading LONDON – The UK’s FTSE 100 edged closer to a record high in subdued year-end trading, as investors navigated a holiday-shortened session marked b…
SoftBank Completes $40 Billion Investment, Cementing OpenAI at the Center of the AI Boom TOKYO – Japan’s technology investor SoftBank Group has fully completed its $40 billion investment in OpenAI , marking one of the largest private fu…
Plump.com Enters the iGaming Market With a Speed-First, Player-Controlled Platform LONDON – A new entrant is positioning itself quietly but deliberately in the competitive iGaming landscape. Plump.com has officially launched a …
China–Netherlands Chip Dispute Escalates Over Nexperia Control BEIJING – China has sharply criticised the Netherlands over its handling of Nexperia , urging Dutch authorities to reverse what Beijing calls “ser…
Drone Strike Sets Tuapse Refinery Ablaze, Exposing Russia’s Black Sea Energy Vulnerability MOSCOW – A Ukrainian drone attack struck Russia’s Tuapse port and oil refinery on December 31, injuring two people, damaging key infrastructure,…
Bulgaria Joins the Eurozone: A Historic Shift Amid Economic Anxiety SOFIA— At the stroke of midnight on January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will officially become the 21st member of the Eurozone, marking its most significant…
China’s Industrial Pulse: A Fragile December Recovery Signals a Pivotal 2026 BEIJING— Relief has finally arrived for China’s manufacturing heartland, but it comes with a shadow of caution. For the first time since March, Ch…
AEON Brings Crypto Scan-to-Pay to X Layer, Expanding Real-World Adoption Across Emerging Markets AEON, the foundational payment and settlement layer built for the emerging AI-driven economy , has announced a strategic integration with X Layer …
“Once They’ve Tried It, They Come Back”: How Continuation Vehicles Are Fueling a $100 Billion Fever in Private Equity NEW YORK – Continuation vehicles, known in the industry as CVs , have moved from niche tool to central pillar of the private equity ecosystem. In …
US banking giant reveals massive Russia exit cost Citigroup expects a loss of over $1 billion from the sale of its remaining business in the country Citigroup will post a big loss from the sale of i…
European IPOs: The "Quiet Continent" Trails Global Markets in 2025 BRUSSELS— While Wall Street and Asian markets experienced a resurgence in public listings, the European IPO market remained strikingly stagnant thro…