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Global stocks rose on Friday as a sharp sell-off in government bonds and currencies showed signs of easing, while falling oil prices offered some relief to investors ahead of a closely watched U.S. jobs report that could influence expectations for the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate decision. The improvement in risk sentiment followed weeks of turbulence […] The post Global Markets Steady As Bond Volatility Eases Ahead Of US Jobs Report, Dollar, Yen Rise appeared first on Tekedia.

The euro was heading for a fourth consecutive weekly decline against the US dollar on Friday, putting the currency on course for its steepest weekly loss in about four months as concerns over France’s deteriorating fiscal position combined with a more hawkish US interest-rate outlook to weaken demand for the single currency. The euro fell […] The post Euro Heads for Fourth Weekly Loss as France’s Fiscal Risks and Fed Outlook Lift Dollar appeared first on Tekedia.

Nigerian Twitter has found a new way to turn the internet into a playground: racing through Lagos. What started with a web-based Lagos racing game created by a game developer has quickly grown into something bigger. One game appeared, Nigerians noticed, and before long, a small ecosystem of Lagos-themed racing games began appearing across social […] The post What The Lagos Racing Game Trend Means for Nigeria’s Gaming Industry appeared first on Tekedia.

Telegram is becoming more than a messaging application. With more than one billion users and an increasingly active ecosystem of mini-apps, payments and digital assets, the platform is emerging as an important distribution layer for financial technology. Walt’s attempt to combine tokenized stocks, perpetuals and artificial-intelligence-powered trading within Telegram illustrates how quickly the boundaries between […] The post Walt Brings Tokenized Stocks, Perpetuals and AI Trading to Telegram’s 1 Billion Users appeared first on Tekedia.

The cost of living has emerged as one of the most difficult political challenges facing President Donald Trump as Americans continue to grapple with expensive food, fuel, housing and other everyday necessities. A new Associated Press-NORC poll released October 1 shows just 17% of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s handling of the cost of living, […] The post Trump’s Cost-of-Living Approval Falls to 17% as Gas Prices Rise Ahead of Midterms appeared first on Tekedia.

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant possibility for financial services. It is becoming part of the industry’s operating infrastructure, changing how banks, insurers, asset managers and fintech companies analyze information, serve customers and manage risk. Yet the biggest challenge is no longer proving that AI can work. It is turning successful experiments into reliable, […] The post Why Data and Governance Matter for AI Adoption in Finance appeared first on Tekedia.

Inflation is more than a number reported in an economic release. It is a quiet force that changes what people can afford, how businesses plan, and how families think about the future. When prices rise faster than incomes, money sitting still gradually loses its purchasing power. The amount that once covered a basket of goods, […] The post Understanding Inflation, Savings and Long-Term Financial Resilience appeared first on Tekedia.

Amazon’s relationship with the United States Postal Service has always been more complicated than the simple movement of packages from warehouses to front doors. Behind the scenes, the company has built one of the world’s most sophisticated delivery networks, combining its own logistics infrastructure with a patchwork of outside carriers. An internal document revealing a […] The post Amazon’s Secret Contingency Plan for Life Without the US Postal Service appeared first on Tekedia.

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman has warned that growing opposition to data center construction across the United States could undermine the country’s position in the global artificial intelligence race, as communities push back against the electricity, water and environmental costs of the infrastructure boom. In a more than 3,000-word blog post published Friday, Garman […] The post Amazon Warns Data Center Backlash Could Put U.S. AI Leadership at Risk appeared first on Tekedia.

Tesla shares rose about 5% on Friday after the electric vehicle maker reported third-quarter deliveries above Wall Street expectations, giving investors a reprieve from a year of falling vehicle sales and intensifying competition. Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles in the three months through September, exceeding analysts’ consensus of about 461,100 compiled by StreetAccount and also beating […] The post Tesla Shares Jump 5% After Q3 Deliveries Beat Estimates, but Annual Sales Decline Persists appeared first on Tekedia.

Bitcoin has surged to $87,000, marking another strong session for the world’s largest cryptocurrency, drawing widespread attention across crypto markets. The flagship cryptocurrency was up 2.6% at $86,864, after reaching a one-week high earlier in the day, as optimism returned to the crypto markets following weak U.S payrolls data and dovish Federal Reserve comments. The […] The post Bitcoin Hits $87,000 as Bulls Regain Control appeared first on Tekedia.

Politics is increasingly being shaped by the same forces that unsettle markets: public dissatisfaction, economic pressure and geopolitical uncertainty. In the United States, Brazil and the Middle East, developments that appear separate are connected by a common question—how governments respond when citizens and markets begin demanding visible results. In the United States, the November 3 […] The post US Midterm Elections, Brazil Vote and Strait of Hormuz Deal Reshape Global Politics appeared first on Tekedia.

Artificial intelligence has become one of the biggest promises in modern marketing. From automated content creation and personalized advertising to predictive analytics and AI-powered customer service. Companies have invested heavily in tools designed to make marketing faster, cheaper and more effective. Yet a strikingly small share of marketers appear convinced that those investments are producing […] The post When AI Marketing Fails to Deliver appeared first on Tekedia.

The artificial intelligence revolution is increasingly moving beyond the familiar territory of chatbots and creative tools and into the ordinary machinery of business. From spreadsheets and administrative work to industrial robots and advanced manufacturing, AI is beginning to reshape how companies allocate human labour. Technology executives are pushing policymakers to create frameworks that could accelerate […] The post AI Is Taking Over Spreadsheet Jobs, but Humans Still Keep Robots Running appeared first on Tekedia.

Eurozone inflation accelerated sharply in September, rising to 3.8% and reaching its highest level since September 2023, as a renewed energy shock pushed headline price growth well above market expectations and complicated the European Central Bank’s interest-rate outlook. Annual inflation increased from 3.2% in August, exceeding the 3.6% consensus forecast and moving further away from […] The post Eurozone Inflation Surges to 3.8%, Putting ECB Rate Path Back Under Pressure appeared first on Tekedia.

Oil prices fell sharply on Friday as markets responded to reports that European countries and members of the International Energy Agency could release additional fuel and crude reserves to ease a tightening global supply market. Brent crude futures for December delivery fell 2.5% to $99.78 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for November […] The post Oil Prices Slide As Proposed Reserve Releases Ease Global Diesel Shortage Fears, Bond Yields Remain Elevated appeared first on Tekedia.

For nearly two decades, quantum computing has carried the reputation of being perpetually “a few years away.” Researchers have repeatedly promised breakthroughs, companies have demonstrated increasingly sophisticated machines, and investors have poured billions into the technology. Yet the large-scale quantum computer capable of breaking today’s most important encryption remains out of reach. That timeline may […] The post The Future of Encryption in the Age of AI and Quantum Computing appeared first on Tekedia.

Germany’s economic recovery is beginning to show a striking contrast between industrial confidence and domestic policy uncertainty. The Munich-based ifo Institute reported a sharp improvement in sentiment across the country’s electrical industry. With the sector increasingly emerging as one of the strongest parts of German manufacturing. At the same time, the government has temporarily halted […] The post Germany’s Industrial Confidence Rises as Sugar-Tax Dispute Exposes Coalition Tensions appeared first on Tekedia.

Anthropic is targeting a public debut as early as mid-November, according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that would allow its shares to begin trading before the Thanksgiving holiday. The artificial intelligence company behind the Claude family of models could start formal marketing for the initial public offering as soon as the […] The post Anthropic Eyes Mid-November IPO in Potential $2 Trillion AI Market Debut appeared first on Tekedia.

Absa Group has become the first bank in Africa to offer institutional digital asset custody services, marking a significant step in the integration of traditional banking with cryptocurrency infrastructure on the continent. The service, which went live last month September, is powered by Ripple’s custody technology. It provides secure storage, administration, and transfer capabilities for […] The post Absa Becomes First African Bank to Launch Institutional Digital Asset Custody appeared first on Tekedia.

Nike shares plunged in premarket trading Friday after the sportswear giant reported another decline in revenue and warned that sales will fall at a high-single-digit rate in fiscal 2027, adding pressure to a turnaround that is increasingly being defined by cost reductions, restructuring and job cuts. The stock fell 10.36% in premarket trading, extending a […] The post Nike Shares Plunge 10% as Revenue Falls and $2.5bn Cost-Cutting Plan Signals Deeper Reset appeared first on Tekedia.

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Chinese refiners have suspended oil-product exports for October as Beijing prioritizes domestic fuel inventories, tightening an already constrained global market and raising the risk of further price increases for diesel, gasoline and jet fuel. Four people briefed on the matter told Reuters that Beijing had not granted major refiners in the world’s largest refining hub […] The post China Halts October Fuel Exports as Beijing Prioritizes Domestic Stocks, Tightening Global Diesel Market appeared first on Tekedia.

Global bond markets came under renewed pressure on Thursday, pushing benchmark government yields to levels not seen in decades, even as equities proved relatively resilient after Micron’s stronger-than-expected results reinforced investor confidence in the spending boom around artificial intelligence. The 10-year US Treasury yield climbed as high as 5.34%, its highest level since 2002, before […] The post Global Bond Rout Deepens as US 10-Year Yield Hits 5.34%, While Micron Keeps AI Stocks Resilient appeared first on Tekedia.

A second U.S. federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s unprecedented $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers, adding another legal obstacle to an administration policy that has sharply increased the cost of hiring foreign professionals. U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland, California, ruled that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services […] The post Second US Judge Blocks Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee appeared first on Tekedia.

Only 13% of companies are on track with their artificial intelligence initiatives, highlighting the widening gap between corporate enthusiasm for AI and the ability of businesses to integrate the technology into their operations at scale. A BearingPoint study published Thursday found that nearly three-quarters of companies surveyed had already achieved positive financial results from AI, […] The post Only 13% of Companies Are on Track With AI Plans as Regulation and Legacy Systems Slow Adoption appeared first on Tekedia.

Artificial intelligence agents attempted to probe and hack a Canadian government website on two occasions earlier this year, according to AI research firm Transluce, in another example of autonomous systems moving beyond routine information gathering and into potentially malicious cyber activity. The attempts targeted the public search service operated by Library and Archives Canada on […] The post AI Agents Tried to Hack Canadian Government Website, Raising Fresh Questions Over Rogue Systems appeared first on Tekedia.

Huawei Technologies is leaning harder on its homegrown chip architecture and operating system with the launch of its Mate 90 smartphone series, as the Chinese technology giant tries to sustain its premium handset comeback while U.S. restrictions continue to constrain access to advanced semiconductors. The new Mate 90 series, unveiled Thursday, represents another test of […] The post Huawei Launches Mate 90 Series, Putting Homegrown Chips and HarmonyOS at the Center of Its Smartphone Fight appeared first on Tekedia.

The U.S. Treasury market is supposed to be one of the world’s deepest and most liquid financial markets. Yet beneath that reputation, ownership and leverage are changing in ways that regulators increasingly regard as a potential source of instability. By the end of 2025, hedge funds reportedly held roughly 7% of tradable U.S. Treasurys, equivalent […] The post The Quiet Concentration Inside the Treasury Market appeared first on Tekedia.

The debate over cryptocurrency in Washington is increasingly moving beyond regulation and market structure toward a question that may be just as consequential for investors and businesses: how digital assets should be taxed. Senator Steve Daines introduced the Aligning Digital Assets with Principles of Taxation (ADAPT) Act, a 56-page proposal designed to modernize federal tax […] The post Daines’ Crypto Tax Bill Signals a New Phase for U.S. Digital-Asset Policy appeared first on Tekedia.

Citigroup has raised its 12-month price targets for bitcoin and ether, pointing to renewed institutional demand, a more supportive macroeconomic environment, and expectations that cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund inflows will resume after a period of weakness. The bank lifted its bitcoin target to $113,000 from $82,000 and raised its ether forecast to $3,028 from $2,240, representing […] The post Citi Raises Bitcoin and Ether Targets as ETF Inflows, Softer Dollar Revive Crypto Momentum appeared first on Tekedia.

French development finance institution Proparco has invested €150,000 in Kenyan agritech company Farm to Feed as the startup expands its technology platform and efforts to reduce post-harvest food losses. Founded in 2021, Farm to Feed connects smallholder farmers with buyers while helping coordinate sourcing, demand forecasting, logistics, warehousing, sales and payments. Its model is designed […] The post Proparco Invests €150,000 in Kenya’s Farm to Feed appeared first on Tech In Africa.