Emerging markets are navigating new risks from tariffs. Because many emerging market countries rely heavily on exports, their economies and banking systems face heightened risk from the imposition of US tariffs. With this segment representing some of the largest trading partners of the US, including China, South Korea, and Taiwan, …
Read More »Tesla to begin Cybercab production in April, Musk claims
Tesla will begin producing the Cybercab, an autonomous electric vehicle with no pedals or steering wheel, this April at its factory in Austin, Texas, CEO Elon Musk said during the company’s shareholder meeting Thursday. His comments on Cybercab came just moments after shareholders overwhelmingly approved a compensation package for Musk …
Read More »One Sentence Erased His Name — The Next Knock on the Door Changes Everything Again
The portrait hit the marble floor before I could stop myself. The frame cracked clean through the middle, right across my father’s face—if I could still call him that. My mother stood frozen by the window, one manicured hand on her throat, the other gripping the silk curtain as if …
Read More »World’s Safest Banks 2025: Commercial Top 50
Commercial banks are refining their models to reach new customers and markets. The economic and geopolitical landscape is in flux because of the evolving US tariff policy. Heightened trade and financial market volatility, as well as inflation risk, have eroded consumer and business confidence. These factors require banking sectors to …
Read More »Chris Sacca’s VC firm is raising a second nuclear fusion fund
Chris Sacca’s venture firm Lowercarbon Capital is raising a second fund to back nuclear fusion energy hopefuls, the VC said at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit on Thursday, as reported by Bloomberg. The firm has backed leading fusion startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems, as well as others like Pacific Fusion. It raised a $250 million, fusion-geared fund in 2022. Fusion …
Read More »Markets drop as valuations and US jobs, rates spook investors
Investors are weighing comments from Federal Reserve officials stating the case for fighting elevated inflation. Photo: Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFPSource: AFP Asian stocks tracked Wall Street losses Friday as investors weighed weak US jobs data against Federal Reserve signals suggesting no more interest rate …
Read More »Flyers face uncertainty as FAA cuts flight traffic during shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights across the U.S. as the agency deals with shortages of air traffic controllers during the longest government shutdown in history. As Kris Van Cleave reports, carriers are scrambling in preparation.
Read More »World’s Safest Banks 2025: Islamic Banks In GCC
Home Awards World’s Safest Banks 2025: Islamic Banks In GCC GCC banking institutions display the importance of growing open banking. The evolution of Islamic banking in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is accelerating as new products and regulatory developments shape the industry. For the institutions cited in …
Read More »Tesla delays reveal of production Roadster 2 to April Fools’ Day
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday the company will reveal the production version of its second-generation Roadster supercar on April 1, 2026 — nearly nine years after he first revealed the project. Musk, who is famous for missing deadlines, said during Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting that he chose April Fools’ …
Read More »Nigerian lady expresses concern for Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo
A Nigerian lady’s post praying for the welfare of Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo caught people’s attention. She praised his boldness in her tweet. Netizens reacted.
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