Global investment markets are experiencing a volatility surge that is testing the convictions of even the most steadfast bulls. The escalation of the Middle East conflict — particularly the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — has driven a sharp near-term selloff across equities and risk assets in Asia and Europe, while simultaneously delivering a […]

Telefónica and Liberty Global, the joint owners of Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), have formally agreed to acquire Netomnia — the UK’s second-largest alternative fibre network operator — in a deal valuing Netomnia’s parent company, Substantial Group, at approximately £2 billion (€2.3 billion). The transaction is being executed through Nexfibre, the joint venture co-owned by Telefónica, […]

Montreal-based content monetization platform Stay22 has closed a USD$122 million minority growth investment from Summit Partners, one of the most significant funding rounds in the Canadian creator economy technology space in recent memory. The deal, announced on February 25, 2026, signals growing institutional confidence in the infrastructure layer that connects digital content to commercial transactions […]

British space technology investment firm Seraphim Space has completed fundraising for its second private early-stage venture fund, exceeding its $100 million target in a milestone that underscores the accelerating convergence of space infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and national security strategy. The firm confirmed on Thursday that investors in the new fund — Seraphim Space Ventures II […]

India and France have signed an Amending Protocol to their bilateral Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC), overhauling a three-decade-old agreement originally signed in 1992. The revised framework cuts dividend levies for large French investors, expands India’s power to tax capital gains on share sales, and eliminates the contentious Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) clause. The changes represent the […]

Gold prices stormed to a three-week high on Monday, February 23, 2026, as a historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidating President Donald Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs sent shockwaves through global markets — weakening the dollar, rattling investor confidence in U.S. trade policy, and reigniting safe-haven demand for bullion. Build the future you deserve. Get started […]

The United Arab Emirates has crossed a significant milestone in its capital markets journey. The UAE Ministry of Finance (MoF), in collaboration with the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) as issuing and payment agent, announced the launch of the country’s first-ever 7-year tranche of UAE dirham-denominated Islamic Treasury Sukuk (T-Sukuk), valued at AED 550 […]

When Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith took the stage at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi this week, he delivered a message that reverberated far beyond South Asia. The technology giant announced it is on pace to invest $50 billion across the Global South by the end of the decade — […]

Abu Dhabi’s institutional appetite for Bitcoin has come into sharp focus following the release of Q4 2025 regulatory disclosures in the United States. SEC 13F filings submitted on February 17, 2026, reveal that Mubadala Investment Company — one of the UAE’s flagship sovereign wealth funds — now holds 12.7 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin […]

In one of the most ambitious infrastructure commitments in India’s history, the Adani Group has announced a massive $100 billion investment to develop renewable energy-powered AI data centers by 2035, positioning the nation at the forefront of the global artificial intelligence race. The blockbuster announcement, made at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, […]