Economy

April 25, 2026
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Economy

Why are stock markets surging despite Iran crisis?

The S&P 500, the benchmark US stock index, hit a record high on Wednesday. This is being mirrored in other major stock markets across Asia and Europe, despite growing...

April 25, 2026
Olivia
Economy

How the creator economy is changing traditional entertainment’s discovery, distribution, and supply

The creator economy used to be an adjacent entertainment ecosystem to traditional entertainment. Those days are numbered – if not over already. Creators are now a foundational component in...

April 25, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Kenya to host Africa’s digital economy summit as push for unified market intensifies

Audio By Vocalize Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy William Kabogo during the official announcement of Annual Connected Africa Summit. [Courtesy, X] Kenya is set to...

April 25, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Prabowo’s Style of Command Economy

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The appointment of military personnel to Agrinas confirms Prabowo Subianto’s militaristic thinking while undermining economic democracy. AFTER only five months under President Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s economic policy has...

April 25, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Stock market falls after mixed data on the economy

The S&P 500 fell 0.4% in afternoon trading and remains a bit below its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 271 points, or 0.6%, as...

April 25, 2026
Olivia
Economy

RBI highlights mixed economic trends in India as West Asia crisis impacts demand, supply

A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) logo is seen inside its headquarters in Mumbai. Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Indian economy is giving...

April 25, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Reversing Informalisation in Zimbabwe: A Long-Horizon Structural Reform Agenda in a Fragmenting Global Economy – The Zimbabwe Mail Reversing Informalisation in Zimbabwe: A Long-Horizon Structural Reform Agenda in a Fragmenting Global Economy | Zimbabwe News

Zimbabwe’s deepening informalisation is no longer a peripheral labour-market adjustment; it is a structural macroeconomic condition shaped by currency instability, fiscal design, institutional credibility, and the reconfiguration of global...

April 25, 2026
Olivia
Economy

Economy on a cliff edge – Newspaper

AMID the US-Israel war on Iran, Pakistan earned global recognition for its diplomatic efforts to promote peace. Yet, even as Islamabad projected itself as a stabilising force, a situation...

April 24, 2026
Olivia
Economy

A Planned Economy in Modern Russia? It Didn’t Work Last Time and Won’t Work Today.

The Kremlin seems to be preparing to introduce state-mandated prices for food. Or at least some foodstuffs. Of course, for the benefit of the population. The effects of the...

April 24, 2026
Olivia
Economy

We Need a Socialism After Capitalism

As a result of not just capitalist propaganda but the real failures of both forms of twentieth-century “real socialism,” a skepticism has grown about socialism’s future. Wouldn’t taking democratic...