Google researchers warned that future quantum computers may be able to break some of the cryptography protecting Bitcoin and other digital assets with fewer resources than previously thought, adding urgency to the debate over how the industry should prepare. Vildana Hajric

The Iran war will fan inflation and cost Africa vital economic growth, the World Bank warned, with oil-importing nations including Kenya and Ethiopia potentially at the greatest risk bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

That’s us. That’s all of the humanity. Except 4 people!

For 6 weeks this strait paralyzed the global economy. Now it's reopening. Look at those ship movement lines. 20.3 million barrels/day squeezed through 33 kilometers of water. 30% of global seaborn oil trade. 20% of global LNG trade. Now the ceasefire is holding... The most

Auctions of 10- and 30-year Treasury debt this week face scrutiny for signs of flagging foreign demand after several of last month’s sales, the first ones since the US attacked Iran, were shunned by overseas investors bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Experience the magic of our Moon mission wherever you go! ✨ Download free, mobile wallpapers and bring your device into the new era of exploration: go.nasa.gov/4bYzen1

This 1952 New York Stock Exchange cartoon explains how the stock market works. [full video, New York Stock Exchange, 1952]

Donald ‌Trump says that rising ⁠oil prices mean greater profits for the US, but the reality isn’t that simple. So, why wouldn’t an oil price spike benefit the US economy? Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid explains.

The Dangote Group will need at least $40 billion of investment to fund a growth drive over the next five years, the African Export-Import Bank says bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Milton Friedman on the Federal Reserve: “I’ve long been in favor of abolishing it. There’s no institution in the US that has such a high public standing and such a poor record of performance... It has done far more harm than good.”

US inflation surged in March by the most in nearly four years as the war with Iran sent gasoline prices skyrocketing. The consumer price index rose 0.9% from February. Michael McKee reports bloom.bg/4sB8GNO

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Ken Griffin runs Citadel, one of the most powerful hedge funds on Earth, and he called the entire AI boom a hype. Over $500 billion is being spent on AI data centers in the United States in a single year. Griffin said no one writes checks that large unless someone is

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts have safely splashed down on Earth, completing a landmark mission that carried humans around the Moon and back for the first time in more than 50 years.

Never, ever forget. Over 40% of all US dollars ever created were done so in 2020-2022. Yet, central bankers and Wall Street Research lectured against a hard asset portfolio and dramatically downplayed currency debasement.

Aliko Dangote plans to offer shares in his oil-refining company on multiple African stock exchanges — a first for the continent. Read more: bloom.bg/4swHC23 📷️: Victor J. Blue/Bloomber

Money is debt, and debt is money. It confuses a lot of people when I say that, but the mechanics are fairly straightforward. A debt instrument is just a promise to deliver money in the future. What that money is worth determines the value of what you’re holding. That’s why

This Ethiopia creator, Kalu Putik, is going viral for his fashion content. Could he be the next big star in fashion? 🎥: IG/kalu.putik

Those who do not study history may be destined to repeat it . . . and lose money. FT columnist Gillian Tett and FT Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth explore the history of finance in The Story of Money, a new podcast from The Financial Times ft.com/content/ae77f8…

📈 China’s Trade Hits Record $6.6 Trillion, Surplus Reaches $1.18 Trillion China’s total trade reached $6.61 trillion in the twelve months ending Q1 2026, including $3.90 trillion in exports and $2.72 trillion in imports, resulting in a $1.18 trillion trade surplus. Since the