The Bank of Japan held its benchmark rate at 0.75% — its third consecutive pause — but delivered a hawkish…
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Strait of Hormuz Day 46 — US Blockade on Iran Tightens; 26 Vessels Bypass Line as Brent Hits $107
The Strait of Hormuz standoff has entered its 46th day. The US naval blockade on Iran began 13 April; Iran…
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Cabinet Approves Visa Waiver With Maldives, Zambia, Antigua & Barbuda — Live From Africa Day, 25 May
Cabinet has approved 30-day visa waivers between Ghana and the Maldives, Zambia, and Antigua & Barbuda, covering all passport categories.…
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Mahama: 300,000 Ghanaians to Be Trained in Coding and AI This Year Under One Million Coders
President Mahama has unveiled Ghana's National AI Strategy and announced that 300,000 Ghanaians will be trained in coding and AI…
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Verizon Kicks Off Earnings Week — Q1 EPS Expected $1.21 on $34.86B Revenue
Verizon reports Q1 2026 results before the bell Monday 27 April. Consensus: $1.21 EPS on $34.86B revenue. Subscriber additions are…
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Brent Tops $107 on IRGC Ship Seizures; US Futures Slip on Stalled Iran Talks
Brent crude rose about 2% to top $107/bbl on the IRGC seizures of MSC Francesca and Epaminondas in Hormuz. Dow…
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Big Tech’s $16 Trillion Earnings Week: Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta on Wednesday — Apple Thursday
Five Magnificent Seven companies — worth roughly $16 trillion combined or a quarter of the S&P 500 — report this…
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DeepSeek Launches V4: 1.6T Parameters, 1M Context, Open-Source — Direct Challenge to OpenAI and Anthropic
China's DeepSeek released preview versions of V4 on April 24: V4-Pro with 1.6 trillion parameters, V4-Flash with 284 billion, both…
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Trump Orders Navy to ‘Shoot and Kill’ Iranian Boats Laying Mines in Hormuz; Pezeshkian Fires Back
Trump ordered the US military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz: 'There…
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Iran’s IRGC Seizes MSC Francesca and Epaminondas in Hormuz; 15 Filipino Sailors Held Safe
Iran's IRGC says it has seized two foreign container ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz — the Panama-flagged MSC Francesca…
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