The World Bank’s April 2026 Africa Economic Update carries a warning that cuts against most of the continent’s recent progress:…
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JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citi and BlackRock all report today — the most concentrated financial reporting day of the year
Tuesday 14 April 2026 is the single most concentrated financial-sector reporting day of the year. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup,…
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OpenAI, Anthropic and Google form rare coalition to block Chinese AI model cloning — 16 million unauthorized exchanges documented
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google — the three companies at the front of the global AI race — have formally begun…
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Meta unveils Muse Spark — Alexandr Wang’s first AI model since $14B deal, scoring 52 on the Intelligence Index
Meta has unveiled Muse Spark, the first model in a new frontier AI family built by the recently restructured Meta…
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Peru to elect its 9th president in under 10 years — 35 candidates race amid deepening corruption and crime crisis
Peru is about to elect its ninth president in less than a decade. With 35 candidates on the ballot and…
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US-Iran peace talks collapse after 21-hour marathon — Hormuz blockade now enforced as oil nears $100
Three days of US-Iran face-to-face negotiations in Islamabad ended without agreement on Sunday night, and on Monday morning the US…
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Ghana clearing agents launch five-day strike at Tema and Takoradi ports — freight forwarders down tools until Friday
Ghana’s freight forwarders and licensed customs clearing agents began a five-day strike on Monday, halting duty payments at the country’s…
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Ghana inflation falls to 3.2% — record low after 15 straight months of decline as Bank of Ghana cuts rate to 14%
Ghana’s headline inflation rate has fallen to 3.2 percent in March 2026 — its lowest reading in over a decade…
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Wall Street’s biggest banks kick off Q1 earnings — Goldman reports today as the ‘fee machine’ roars back to life
The biggest U.S. banks begin reporting first-quarter 2026 earnings today, with Goldman Sachs leading off on Monday and JPMorgan Chase…
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Oil surges past $103 a barrel as US announces naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices blew past $100 a barrel on Sunday after President Donald Trump announced the United States will impose a…
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