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5G communication launched in Russia

This new communications standard can be used to control autonomous vehicles and robotic systems, to advance telemedicine, digitize industry

Traditional portfolio diversification isn’t cutting it anymore. Here’s where to pivot, says this $624 billion fund…

For Allspring Global Investments, investors should be looking at how they can adapt their strategies to incorporate more liquid alternatives.

Malaysia’s Zahid Pushes Anwar for Early Election as UMNO Plots Return to Power

Malaysia’s United Malays National Organisation has called for immediate national elections, signaling deepening tensions within Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling alliance.

South African Boards Court Investors as Pay Votes Become Binding

South African firms are courting shareholders ahead of annual general meetings after new laws gave investors more power over executive pay and put the directors who oversee it under greater pressure.

Fintechs conquered payments in India. Now they're eyeing credit

Fintech companies, the driving force behind the adoption of digital payments in India, are now focusing on offering credit to the underserved population.

Jamie Dimon joins bankers lobbying the UK ahead of its critical budget — here’s why they’re worried

Bankers are pressuring the British government ahead of its Autumn Budget, in which the newly minted leadership will lay out its fiscal plans for Britain.

US Treasury yield hits 19-year high, Japanese yen strengthens: the numbers moving markets

China’s buoyant stock market lifted brokers’ earnings in the first half, while Hong Kong saw continued growth in retirement assets. Beyond China, a strengthening yen and Washington’s Treasury buy-back programme highlighted shifting…

Chinese Chipmakers Become Billionaires Without Turning a Profit

Shanghai Enflame Technology Co. has fewer than 900 employees, one major customer, and has never turned a profit since the Chinese computer chip manufacturer began in 2018.

Europe Gas Set for Biggest Weekly Gain Since July as War Expands

European natural gas prices headed for their biggest weekly gain since July as the conflict in the Middle East intensified, stoking fears of deeper and longer energy supply disruptions.

Ageing well starts long before the mirror

In a world increasingly fascinated by the promise of looking younger (and living longer), Dr Carolina Queiroz takes a refreshingly measured view: sometimes, the most important part of aesthetic medicine The post Ageing well starts long…

Horizons Middle East & Africa 9/11/2026 (Video)

The Bull Market Fears a Fed Cycle, Not One Hike: Taking Stock

Wall Street has a rule for how equity bull markets end: the economy rolls over or the Fed tightens until something breaks. Neither is in place right now, but rate risk is creeping back.