Economy & Markets

The New Oil? Why Investors Are Racing to Turn AI Computing Power Into a Tradeable Commodity

A growing effort is underway across financial markets to transform raw AI computing power into a tradeable commodity — a…

5 months ago

Middle East War Amplifies Global Financial Market Risks

LONDON — At 4:32 a.m. on Monday, June 8, the Brent crude futures curve went vertical. In the space of seven…

5 months ago

Nidec Accounting Fraud: The Pressure Culture That Built Japan’s Biggest Corporate Scandal in a Decade

There's a comic book on Nidec's website — or there was, until recently — called "The Man Hotter Than the…

5 months ago

BlackRock Warns of Hit to European Stocks From Energy Crisis — and This Time the Continent Has Fewer Exits

As the Strait of Hormuz closure triggers the largest supply disruption in oil market history, the world's largest asset manager…

7 months ago

KSE-100 Plunges Amid Geopolitical Firestorm — But Islamabad Holds the World’s Attention

Trump's Kharg Island threat, oil at $116, and the Strait of Hormuz crisis send PSX into freefall — even as…

7 months ago

Gaming Giant’s Bold Gamble: Why Investors are Devouring Risky EA Debt Amid Geopolitical Crosscurrents

Investors are aggressively snapping up debt for Electronic Arts' historic $55bn take-private, signaling resilient credit markets despite geopolitical tensions and…

8 months ago

The Saigol Pivot: Inside Maple Leaf Cement’s Strategic Incursion into Pakistan’s Banking Sector

It is a move that initially appears as a study in industrial asymmetry: a northern cement giant, whose fortunes are…

8 months ago

Gold Rises and Dollar Slides as Global Trade Faces New Trump Tariff Threat:

Supreme Court Strikes Down IEEPA Policy, President Imposes 15% Duty in Defiant Response A Constitutional Earthquake Reshapes Global Markets When…

9 months ago

Saba Capital’s Bold Tender Offer: Buying Blue Owl Funds at Steep Discounts Amid Private Credit Turmoil

When a hedge fund swoops in to buy distressed stakes at 20–35% below net asset value, it's rarely a random…

9 months ago

Debunking IMF Program Myths: Reconfiguring Engagement for True National Ownership in a Volatile World

The International Monetary Fund doesn't swoop into countries and dictate policy from marble-clad offices in Washington. Yet this myth persists,…

9 months ago