Economy & Markets
BBC Slashes Hundreds of Newsroom Jobs in Shock Cost-Cut
The BBC will ax **hundreds of newsroom jobs** this spring, a move that could reshape the UK’s media landscape overnight.…
South Africa’s Job Market Shifts: New Roles Surge in June 2026
South Africa’s job market is rewriting its own playbook: in June 2026, Pnet recorded a 4.2% increase in entry‑level tech…
Mortgage Rates Poised to Slip After Iran Deal and Fed Week
Mortgage rates could fall 10 to 15 basis points after the Iran nuclear deal and the Federal Reserve’s policy week.…
High-Yield Savings Rates Hold Steady as Fed Hangs Firearms
As of June 15, 2026, the average high‑yield savings rate sits at 4.32%, unchanged from last month. That number sounds…
Kesko Shares Plunge Over 5% as Earnings Miss Sparks Panic
Kesko stock plunge hit a 5.3% drop on the Helsinki Stock Exchange today, wiping out roughly €300 million of market value…
Dow Futures Surge as US‑Iran Deal Sparks Market Optimism
Dow Jones futures jumped 207 points (0.65%) at 8:45 a.m. ET, reflecting buoyant sentiment after reports that a tentative US Iran…
Fed Set to Crack Down on ‘Trumpflation’ This Week
At 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, the New York Stock Exchange opened with the S&P 500 down 1.4%, a reaction to murmurs…
Six Forces Redefining the Regenerative Blue Economy
The regenerative blue economy could be worth $1.2 trillion by 2030, driven by six intertwined forces that are already reshaping coastlines,…
Tom Mueller charts SpaceX’s $12 billion boost to the space economy
SpaceX blasted a payload into orbit for the 578th time last week – a record‑breaking pace that would have seemed…
Zimbabwe Embraces Crypto, Aiming to Revive a Struggling Economy
At a bustling market in Harare’s Mbare district, a vendor accepted a QR‑code payment for fresh mangoes worth Z$150 (about…