Ventures Platform, backed by the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corp., raised $84 million to expand its financing for startups across the continent.

Valterra Platinum Ltd. shares surged after the platinum-group metals miner hiked its interim dividend almost 29-fold with a payout that beat analyst expectations.

Big tech stocks could turn more attractive in the artificial intelligence trade as chipmakers show continued volatility, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategist Christian Mueller-Glissmann.

European equities may struggle to keep pace with US and emerging market peers in the second half of the year as falling oil prices threaten a key source of earnings growth, according to Nataliia Lipikhina at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

The Federal Reserve could well raise interest rates if it’s serious about getting inflation back down to its 2% target, according to veteran market strategist Ed Yardeni.

Tumbling oil prices could become a powerful impetus for equities by reigniting a broadening of the rally that was abruptly derailed by the outbreak of the Iran conflict, according to Karen Ward from JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Europe needs to see several conditions in place, such as a broadening of capital expenditures away from artificial intelligence, before the region can sustain its equity rally, according to Bhanu Baweja, chief strategist at UBS Group AG.

European stocks fell after erasing earlier gains late in the trading session, tracking losses in US peers, with noticeable sector rotation.

An earnings “supercycle” in the US is poised to drive stocks to more record highs, according to Nataliia Lipikhina at JPMorgan Chase & Co., fueled by heavy spending from hyperscalers and advances in agentic AI.

An earnings “supercycle” in the US is poised to drive stocks to more record highs, according to Nataliia Lipikhina at JPMorgan Chase & Co., fueled by heavy spending from hyperscalers and advances in agentic AI.

African startups are rewriting their funding playbook as the global artificial intelligence boom pulls venture capital toward the US, forcing emerging markets to compete for cash.

These companies are building solutions in environments where infrastructure or systems have failed to deliver.

European equities rose for a third day after a report of talks between the US and Iran boosted hopes that the Middle East conflict will be resolved soon.

European stocks rebounded as investors parsed through earnings reports and tracked a broader rally in technology.

A year ago, BP Plc shares were tumbling and stock analysts were telling clients to steer clear. Now it’s becoming a darling on the street, with buy ratings starting to pile up.

Africa’s growing gambling use is sapping income that would ordinarily be flowing into groceries, entertainment and mobile phone bills.

Analysts expect BAE Systems Plc’s market value to top $100 billion for the first time as the UK defense contractor benefits from increased military spending by the US and Gulf states in the aftermath of the Iran war.

South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe has been lauded for cleaning up the finances of Africa’s most powerful sports organization, but a football trophy scandal has highlighted the deep mistrust that still dogs the body.

South Africa’s economy expanded at the fastest pace in three years in 2025, helped by stronger output in the agriculture, trade and finance industries.

The surge in oil prices following the US and Israel’s war on Iran will improve the current account balance of just three sub-Saharan African economies, while most others will suffer, according to Bloomberg Economics.