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Elon Musk Could Spend $1 Million Every Hour for 114 Years
Elon Musk's rise to a trillion dollar fortune is more than a personal wealth milestone. It is a moment that forces markets,…
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Commodities Wrap: Oil Extends Its Decline and Precious Metals Steady as Markets Brace for the Fed
Prices in this review are approximate levels as of Monday 15 June 2026 and move in real time. Global markets reopened on…
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Kuwait Imported 75.95 Tonnes of Precious Metals in Early 2026 as Demand Front-Loaded Before a Spring Slowdown
Kuwait imported about 75.95 tonnes of precious metals, diamonds and related jewellery items during the first four months of 2026, according to…
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Elon Musk Becomes the First Trillionaire as SpaceX Listing Transforms His Wealth Profile
Elon Musk has become the first trillionaire in modern financial market history after SpaceX's public listing pushed the market value of his…
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SpaceX IPO Draws Massive Demand as Historic Listing Reprices the Space Economy
SpaceX completed one of the largest and most consequential initial public offerings in market history, raising about $75 billion and entering public…
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AD Ports Group Vehicle Raises Offer for Alexandria Container to EGP 27.47 per Share in Bid for Up to 90 Percent
Black Caspian Logistics Holding, the vehicle through which AD Ports Group and Abu Dhabi's ADQ are consolidating their position in Egyptian port…
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Oil Slides Toward Two Month Lows as the United States and Iran Near an Agreement to Reopen Hormuz
Oil prices extended their decline on Friday, 12 June 2026, as the United States and Iran moved closer to an agreement that…
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Kingdom Holding’s SpaceX Stake Could Reach $5.7 Billion as Tadawul Disclosure Meets a $1.77 Trillion IPO
Kingdom Holding Company's shares extended a powerful run on the Saudi Exchange on Thursday, rising as much as 6 percent intraday before…
Read more →Oil Slides Toward $90 and Gold Reclaims $4,100 as Markets Reprice Regional Risk
Energy and precious metals markets repriced sharply on Thursday, 11 June 2026, as signals of diplomatic progress in the region eased the…
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2PointZero Completes Sale of 7.29% TAQA Stake to Abu Dhabi Power Corporation in Capital-Recycling Move
Abu Dhabi-listed investment group 2PointZero PJSC completed the sale of its entire 7.29 percent stake in Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC…
Read more →Gold Rebounds From Six-Month Low as Silver Stabilises and Oil Prices Rise on Gulf Supply Risks
Gold prices stabilised on Thursday, 11 June 2026, after falling to their weakest levels in months, as investors covered short positions near…
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: U.S. Annual Inflation Accelerates to 4.2% in May 2026, Driven by Sustained Energy Price Surge
U.S. annual inflation accelerated to 4.2% in May 2026, the highest rate since May 2023, driven primarily by sustained energy price pressures.…
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- The Week Ahead: The Federal Reserve Decides on 29 July, US Growth and Inflation Data Land, and the Megacap Technology Earnings Peak
- Commodities Wrap 1 July: Precious Metals Rebound as Oil Drops Below US$70
- Market Wrap US-Europe 2 July: Dow Hits a Record and Europe Rallies as Soft US Jobs Data Reset Rate Expectations
- Market Wrap US-Europe 30 June: Wall Street Extends Gains and Europe Rises to Close the First Half
- Market Wrap US-Europe 1 July: Wall Street and Europe Slip to Start the Second Half as Warsh Keeps a Firm Line on Inflation