World Trade Factory™
Section

intel

articles
Democracy is losing ground. The economic case for it is not. automated-news
Democracy is losing ground. The economic case for it is not.

While overall democracy has deteriorated globally in recent years, countries that democratize still see greater economic growth and prosperity over time. The post Democracy is losing ground. The economic case for it is not. appeared first on Atlantic Council.

15 Sep 2026 🔒
Can oil deals reset US-Iraqi relations? automated-news
Can oil deals reset US-Iraqi relations?

Iraq has a short window of time to rein in its militias and create favorable commercial conditions to improve ties with the US. The post Can oil deals reset US-Iraqi relations? appeared first on Atlantic Council.

15 Sep 2026 🔒
Chipmaker Stocks Will Weather Any AI Slowdown automated-news
Chipmaker Stocks Will Weather Any AI Slowdown

One fear over the past few days is that an artificial-intelligence slowdown, whatever that looks like, might harm the stocks of chipmakers. If AI development takes a breather, the insatiable appetite that has propelled component makers to unprecedented heights would dissipate. Will AI companies stil

15 Sep 2026 🔒
Anthropic Deepens Finance Industry Ties With BlackRock automated-news
Anthropic Deepens Finance Industry Ties With BlackRock

Jaime Magyera, BlackRock senior managing director and head of US Wealth and head of Retirement, said advisers are using artificial intelligence to help parse increasingly complex capital markets after AI company Anthropic announces new ties with Blackrock. Magyera also said that AI is helping create

15 Sep 2026 🔒
Don’t count on Trump and Xi to slow down AI. Don’t count them out either. automated-news
Don’t count on Trump and Xi to slow down AI. Don’t count them out either.

Concerns about catastrophic risks to humanity have put artificial intelligence at the top of the agenda for the leaders’ upcoming meeting. The post Don’t count on Trump and Xi to slow down AI. Don’t count them out either. appeared first on Atlantic Council.

15 Sep 2026 🔒
US equities eclipse Treasuries in rare foreign capital shift automated-news
US equities eclipse Treasuries in rare foreign capital shift

International flows into American equities exceed government debt for first time this century outside pandemic and aftermath of global financial crisis

15 Sep 2026 🔒
Three Patrons, Three Clients: The Mecca Alliance No One Owns automated-news
Three Patrons, Three Clients: The Mecca Alliance No One Owns

Every alliance contains a struggle over who gets to decide what the alliance is for. The unusual thing about the Mecca Alliance, formally known as the “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement,” is that all three of its members appear to believe they possess something that should give them that privilege: Saud

15 Sep 2026 🔒
Digital sovereignty and Europe’s democracy stack: Delivering on the European Union’s priorities for the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework automated-news
Digital sovereignty and Europe’s democracy stack: Delivering on the European Union’s priorities for the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework

The EU's digital sovereignty agenda is missing a funded, independent institutional capability to hold its own technology investments democratically accountable." The post Digital sovereignty and Europe’s democracy stack: Delivering on the European Union’s priorities for the 2028–2034 Multiannual Fin

15 Sep 2026 🔒
Democracy is losing ground. The economic case for it is not. automated-news
Democracy is losing ground. The economic case for it is not.

While overall democracy has deteriorated globally in recent years, countries that democratize still see greater economic growth and prosperity over time. The post Democracy is losing ground. The economic case for it is not. appeared first on Atlantic Council.

15 Sep 2026 🔒
Glencore Faces $2 Billion Suit as It Alleges Radiant World Fraud automated-news
Glencore Faces $2 Billion Suit as It Alleges Radiant World Fraud

Glencore Plc accused Radiant World and associated companies of sending falsified invoices to lenders — just as a senior executive at the group of traders said they had filed a $2 billion lawsuit against Glencore.

15 Sep 2026 🔒
📱 Tip: Tap the 🔗 Share icon in Safari and choose Add to Home Screen to install World Trade Factory.