In the middle of the night last week, geostationary satellite startup Astranis Space Technology Corp. dispatched its first product from its San Francisco headquarters on a cross-country road trip to Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged officials to “seriously pursue” cases of suspected poisonings at girls’ schools around the country, which left hundreds of students hospitalized and sparked nationwide anger.
The two brothers who control the Daily Telegraph newspaper and the Barclay business empire were ordered to attend London’s High Court to answer questions about their uncle’s ability to pay his ex-wife in their £100 million ($120 million) divorce.
A Pakistan court rejected opposition leader Imran Khan’s petition to cancel an arrest warrant in the latest twist in a legal case that has raised political tensions in the country that’s struggling to shore up finances and avert a default.
European Central Bank will probably have to raise borrowing costs again after next week’s increase, though officials must tailor any action to incoming data, according to Chief Economist Philip Lane.
A short seller who was an early critic of Wirecard accused advisers to the collapsed firm of pursuing a prolonged campaign of surveillance and harassment against him in a bid to prevent the publication of damning reports into the German payments processor, according to a UK lawsuit.
The African Union canceled a conference it planned to hold in Tunisia later this month, after criticizing the government over attacks on migrants in the country.
Nigeria’s ruling party won the most seats in both of the country’s legislative chambers in last month’s elections, bolstering president-elect Bola Tinubu’s ability to implement his policy agenda.
A Paul Tudor Jones-backed hedge fund that harnesses the stock-picking skills of non-finance quants has nabbed another $100 million of inflows after soaring 20% in last year’s market turmoil.
UBS Group AG raised Chief Executive Officer Ralph Hamers’ compensation for last year by 11%, making him one of Europe’s best-paid bank bosses, even as bonuses for the rest of the firm were cut in a challenging period for dealmaking.
