Category: Stocks and Bonds
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Venezuela’s Debt, Bonds, and Offshore Opportunities: A New Chapter for Investors
For global investors seeking asymmetric opportunities, Venezuela presents one of the most intriguing cases in emerging markets today. Though burdened by years of hyperinflation, sanctions, and default, Venezuela still possesses extraordinary resources and untapped potential. If the country chooses to negotiate peace and re-engage with the United States, a re-opening of its financial markets could…
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Powering the AI Age: U.S. Energy Stocks Positioned for the Data Center Boom
The age of artificial intelligence is already reshaping our world. But powering AI — especially large-scale AI models and data center networks — demands enormous, reliable, and clean energy. That opens up a compelling thematic play: energy producers and utilities that are best positioned to meet the insatiable power needs of tomorrow’s AI data centers.…
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HSBC demonstrates world’s first-known quantum-enabled algorithmic trading with IBM
25 September 2025 — HSBC today announced the world’s first-known empirical evidence of the potential value of current quantum computers for solving real-world problems in algorithmic bond trading. Working with a team from IBM, HSBC leveraged an approach that utilised quantum and classical computing resources to deliver up to a 34 percent improvement in predicting how…
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Figure Technology’s Blockbuster IPO: What Offshore Investors Should Know
Last week, Figure Technology (ticker FIGR) made a splashy debut on the Nasdaq, raising $787.5 million through its initial public offering (IPO). The listing not only highlights renewed investor appetite for fintech and blockchain enterprises but also signals broader trends that offshore investors should be paying attention to. Key Highlights of the IPO Why This…
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West Africa’s Power Gap = Private-Capital Alpha
An investor’s deep dive into energy production, costs, coverage, and deficits in Mauritania, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso West Africa’s power market is a classic emerging-infrastructure story: fast-rising demand, thin grids, high thermal fuel exposure, and clear policy signals inviting private capital (IPPs, DFIs, blended finance). Below we map the opportunity country-by-country—with the latest…
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Trump’s $50 Billion Power Play: How NVIDIA Got Back Into China — at a Price
In 2022, NVIDIA was locked out of China’s booming AI chip market. By April 2025, U.S. restrictions went further — an outright ban on selling advanced AI processors to China. Overnight, both NVIDIA and AMD lost access to their most lucrative international customer base. Then came an unprecedented reversal. In June, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang…
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Savings Bonds Around the World: Returns, Risks, and What Really Matters
Governments in more than fifty countries issue savings bonds or close equivalents for households. They go by many names—savings certificates, retail treasury bonds, prize-linked bonds, and retail sukuk—but the promise is familiar: state-backed safety, easy access, and a predictable way to park cash. For internationally minded savers, the smarter question is not “who pays the…
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Public Companies Raise Nearly $100 Billion to Buy Crypto in 2025
In what is shaping up to be a historic year for digital assets, public companies are aggressively entering the crypto arena—raising or committing to raise a staggering $98.4 billion in the year to August 5, 2025, according to data from crypto advisory firm Architect Partners. This move represents a seismic shift in institutional adoption of…
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Empower Tomorrow with Sirtainty: An Investment in the AI-Driven Future
At the intersection of cutting-edge artificial intelligence and enterprise transformation stands Sirtainty — a bold venture poised to redefine how global businesses operate. With trillions of dollars lost annually to inefficient processes, legacy systems, and siloed data, Sirtainty delivers an urgent, scalable solution: a fully autonomous, AI-native enterprise platform built to multiply productivity, streamline operations,…