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Trump's Hormuz Update, OpenAI & Anthropic AI Alarms | The Pulse 8/5/2026

"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews…

Pakistan, US hold counter-terrorism dialogue, reaffirm commitment to combating terrorist groups

WASHINGTON: The United States and Pakistan on Tuesday held the fourth counter-terrorism dialogue in Washington, reaffirming their commitment to combating terrorist groups and strengthening security cooperation at a time when regional…

BOJ board split over JGB buying at June meeting

According to the minutes, one board member argued that there was "no reason at all to halt the reduction of the purchase amount" because the government bond market remained stable.

Shopify Shares Soar as Revenue Outlook Beats Estimates

Shopify Inc. shares rose as much as 33.8% in premarket trading after its third-quarter revenue outlook beat expectations.

Somalia: Somalia, Indonesia Discuss Expanding Cooperation On Blue Economy

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Aug. 5 -- Somalia and Indonesia discussed strengthening cooperation in the blue economy, with both sides agreeing to establish technical working groups to deepen collaboration on marine resource management and…

Pakistan to sign free trade agreement with EAEU, ambassador to Russia says

Faisal Niaz Tirmizi believes that, as part of the Eurasian region, Pakistan has to have more people-to-people and business-to-business contacts with all the countries of the EAEU

Carry Trade Is Powering On as Investors Sidestep Yen’s Gains

Emerging-market carry trades, some of this year’s most popular foreign-exchange bets, are showing resilience even after joint US-Japan currency intervention dented the appeal of this yen-funded strategy.

Ken Griffin's Citadel posts best month in years after scooping up Situational Awareness stocks

The July gains came after Citadel acquired the bulk of the public-stock portfolio formerly held by Situational Awareness late last month.

Canada's Shopify forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates

Canada's Shopify forecasts revenue above estimates, shares surge

Kenya: 1984 Drought Forced Kenya to Diversify Economy, Says Ex-CBK Governor

[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 5 - Former Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Eric Kotut says the devastating 1984 drought forced the government to rethink its heavy reliance on agriculture and pursue economic reforms aimed at…

New York Times' slower subscriber growth in busy news cycle sparks share selloff