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Zimbabwe’s VFEX Plans $5 Billion Market Value, Venture Board for Mining automated-news
Zimbabwe’s VFEX Plans $5 Billion Market Value, Venture Board for Mining

Zimbabwe’s dollar-denominated stock exchange plans to increase its market value by 25% over the next year as it rolls out new products, including a venture board to help junior mining and exploration companies raise capital.

06 Aug 2026
Goldman Skeptical of Dollar-Dominance Threats After Yen Support automated-news
Goldman Skeptical of Dollar-Dominance Threats After Yen Support

US support for Japan’s efforts to prop up the yen is unlikely to damage the dollar’s status as the most dominant reserve currency in the world, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

06 Aug 2026
South Africa Already Upgraded by Bond Market as Rating Firms Lag automated-news
South Africa Already Upgraded by Bond Market as Rating Firms Lag

South African authorities are focused on hitting budget targets rather than pleasing credit-rating firms, according to the government’s top finance official — and the reward is a bond market that’s already pricing the country’s debt as investment grade.

06 Aug 2026
TPC Group to Be Acquired by ENEOS Holdings automated-news
TPC Group to Be Acquired by ENEOS Holdings

Transaction expected to strengthen TPC Group’s position in the petrochemical C4 value chain and support continued investment in its Gulf Coast operations Transaction expected to strengthen TPC Group’s position in the petrochemical C4 value chain and support continued investment in its Gulf Coast ope

06 Aug 2026
Adjoa Andoh Says ‘Bridgerton Was Lifechanging’ automated-news
Adjoa Andoh Says ‘Bridgerton Was Lifechanging’

In this conversation, actor Adjoa Andoh takes Mishal Husain behind the scenes of the hit show “Bridgerton,” and shares how she has shaped Lady Danbury’s character over the years. (Source: Bloomberg)

06 Aug 2026
Allianz Profit Hits Record as Pimco Sees €32 Billion in Inflows automated-news
Allianz Profit Hits Record as Pimco Sees €32 Billion in Inflows

Allianz SE, the owner of bond manager Pacific Investment Management Co., generated record second-quarter profit on better results in its insurance and asset management businesses.

06 Aug 2026
Rheinmetall CEO 'Very Unhappy' With Naval Contract Loss automated-news
Rheinmetall CEO 'Very Unhappy' With Naval Contract Loss

Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger says he is “very unhappy” after Germany withdrew a €10 billion naval contract, saying it wasn’t a “responsible use of budgetary funds," a decision that forced the defense company to cut its outlook. Papperger made the comments in an interview with Bloomberg TV’s Franc

06 Aug 2026
Why a Weaker Russia Keeps Fighting automated-news
Why a Weaker Russia Keeps Fighting

Putin sees little need to negotiate.

06 Aug 2026
The Ambiguity Spiral in Iran automated-news
The Ambiguity Spiral in Iran

How Trump’s lack of clarity leads to escalation.

06 Aug 2026
Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to modernize its rule governing the extension of credit to bank "insiders"—bank executives, board members and major shareholders who could potentia automated-news
Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to modernize its rule governing the extension of credit to bank "insiders"—bank executives, board members and major shareholders who could potentia

Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to modernize its rule governing the extension of credit to bank "insiders"—bank executives, board members and major shareholders who could potentially influence a bank's lending decisions

06 Aug 2026
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