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US Sanctions Georgia-Based Crypto Firm in IRGC Money Laundering Crackdown
The US Treasury sanctioned a network linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, including Georgian crypto exchange Shelbit, f...
Portugal to Build Waste-to-Energy Plant as Algarve Landfills Hit Limit
The Portuguese Environment Agency will launch a tender on October 15 to study a waste-to-energy facility for the Algarve...
China's New 20% Tax on Offshore Trusts Sends Wealthy Scrambling to Sell Assets
Wealthy Chinese are rushing to assess and pay a new 20% tax on offshore trusts, with many planning to liquidate stocks a...
Online Gambling’s $50bn Boom: Regulation, Tech, and the Investment Landscape
Once shackled by religious prohibition, online gambling has grown into a $50bn-plus market. A wave of new legalizations—...
Gold and Silver Regain Safe-Haven Luster as Economic Jitters Mount
Falling bond yields, trade tensions, and slowing growth push gold and silver back into the spotlight. Mining equities of...
Investing in Europe's Silver Economy: Beyond Clichés and Scams
Europe's over-50 population is set to become a dominant consumer force, but investors must navigate hype and fraud to ta...
Mozambique Has 662,000 Internally Displaced, Fifth-Highest in Eastern and Southern Africa
The UN refugee agency reports that conflict in Cabo Delgado and natural disasters have forced 662,000 people from their ...
Portuguese Box Office Surges 21% in July, Led by Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'
Cinema ticket revenue hit €8.9 million as blockbusters drew 1.24 million spectators. Year-to-date revenue rose 8.5% desp...
NBA’s $24 Billion TV Deal Fuels Franchise Values to $1.9B, Creating Investor Opportunities
With a 1-billion-strong global fanbase and average franchise values of $1.9 billion, the NBA’s revenue model—anchored by...
Return on Equity: Why Top-ROE Stocks Have Historically Beaten the Market
Return on equity gauges how efficiently a company turns shareholder capital into profit. Decades of research show that s...
Regulatory Easing and Tech Trends Drive Online Gambling Growth
The global online gambling market, with revenues estimated above $50bn, is expanding at nearly 10% a year as more countr...
Video Games Surpass Cinema: How Mobile and Cloud Are Redefining the $120bn Industry
The video game industry generated nearly $120 billion in 2018, outpacing global box office receipts. Mobile platforms ac...
Meta Hit with Additional $567 Million Penalty in New Mexico Child Safety Case
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567 million for failing to warn about platform dangers to minors, raising total ...
MarketScreener Touts AI Growth and US-China Patent Dominance in Thematic Stock Picks
The screener’s latest thematic analysis points to a $126bn AI software market by 2025 and a LexisNexis study showing US ...
How the Cybersecurity Market Exploded from $4B to Trillion-Dollar Estimates—and Where It’s Heading
Spending on cybersecurity has surged dramatically, from under $4 billion in 2004 to estimates above $1 trillion by 2018....
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Joint Defence Pact in Mecca
The 'Mecca Joint Defence Agreement' treats an attack on one as an attack on all, amid rising Israeli and Iranian asserti...
China's Unitree Targets $904 Million in Landmark Humanoid Robot IPO
Humanoid robot maker Unitree priced its Shanghai IPO at 150.8 yuan, aiming for 6.1 billion yuan as it races to become Ch...
Google’s AI Search Now Pulls YouTube Videos into Answers — Brands Must Adapt or Disappear
As Google’s AI Overviews increasingly cite YouTube content to build answers, brands face a new discovery landscape where...
Ad Tech's Identity Solutions Confront Accuracy Crisis as AI Amplifies Errors
New research suggests 15–30% of cross-device identity links may be false positives, wasting billions in programmatic spe...
Inside AI's Circular Financing: How Nvidia's $250bn OpenAI Deal Creates Systemic Risk
Big Tech's interconnected AI investments are fueling innovation, but the circular flow of capital between chipmakers, cl...
Brazil's Tech Talent Deficit Hits 30%: Where the Jobs and Highest Salaries Are
A new study reveals a 200,000-worker gap in Brazil’s tech sector between 2019 and 2024. Here’s where the money is, why A...
Quantum Computing Seen as a $65 Billion Investment Theme by 2030
The global quantum computing market could explode from $500 million to $65 billion by 2030, driven by its potential to r...
Analog Revival: Small Businesses Cash In on Vinyl, Film Cameras and Offline Experiences in Brazil
A growing number of consumers are seeking slower, screen-free experiences, fueling profitable niches for entrepreneurs s...
Fortaleza Syndicate’s Lucky Ticket Scoops R$164.9 Million Mega-Sena Jackpot
A single bolão ticket from Loteria Aldeota in Fortaleza matched all six numbers in Mega-Sena draw 3042, splitting the R$...
From a Butcher Shop to the White House: How the Batista Brothers Rebuilt JBS After Scandal
Arrested in Brazil's biggest corruption case, the Batista brothers — founders of meat giant JBS — are now richer than ev...
Zuckerberg, Bezos, and the $170M Home: Inside Miami's Ultra-Luxury Real Estate Boom
How pandemic-era migration, Florida's tax incentives, and a stampede of tech billionaires turned Miami into the world's ...
When AI Escapes the Sandbox: Testing Breaches Raise Hard Safety Questions
A series of incidents from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and the UK AISI reveal how even controlled AI testing can lead to un...
How E-Bike Technology and Health Trends Are Reviving the Global Bicycle Industry
Advances in battery technology and a growing shift toward eco-friendly, healthy transport are giving the bicycle market ...
Why Cloud Computing Remains a Core Investment Theme as Digital Demands Intensify
As enterprises race to innovate faster and trim IT costs, cloud infrastructure has become the backbone of modern busines...
Russian Stocks Edge Up on Hopes of US Envoys Visit to Moscow
The MOEX Russia Index rose 0.68% Monday as reports that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may travel to Moscow for Ukraine...