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Broadband Blackouts & Starlink Smugglers: Inside Venezuela’s Fight for Internet Access

Broadband Blackouts & Starlink Smugglers: Inside Venezuela’s Fight for Internet Access

CANTV, the state-owned fixed broadband incumbent, dominated traditional internet with about 56% market share as of late 2022, while its aging ADSL copper network remained slow and repair backlogs persisted. From August 2020 to August 2023, Venezuela jumped 50 places in Speedtest’s global broadband index, rising from an average 6.15 Mbps to 29.5 Mbps. By mid-2024, Speedtest reported a median fixed broadband speed of about 54 Mbps, placing Venezuela roughly 119th in the world. Movistar, Movilnet, and Digitel controlled about 50%, 26%, and 23–24% of Venezuela’s mobile market respectively in 2022–2023. About 60% of Venezuelan mobile users had 4G LTE
14 June 2025
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 10.12.2025

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10 December 2025
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 15.12.2025

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15 December 2025
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 30.11.2025

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30 November 2025
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 10.11.2025

ENDEDLive coverage has endedEnded: November 11, 2025, 12:00 AM EST Is Zcash (ZEC) a Buy After a 1,000%+ Rally? November 10, 2025, 11:53 PM EST. Zcash has surged into the crypto spotlight, delivering a roughly 1,000%+ rally as investors chase privacy-focused assets. Like Bitcoin, Zcash caps supply at 21 million coins and follows a halving cadence that tightens new issuance. Its second halving in late 2024 mirrors mature cycles where scarcity often supports prices. The project's use of zk-SNARKs lets users transact privately, a distinct edge as on-chain activity faces more surveillance. Yet regulatory risk looms: policymakers have targeted privacy
10 November 2025
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 12.11.2025

ENDEDLive coverage has endedEnded: November 13, 2025, 12:00 AM EST SBI Shinsei Bank IPO could exceed ¥360 billion; Norinchukin to invest – Reuters November 12, 2025, 11:56 PM EST. Reuters reports the IPO of SBI Shinsei Bank could top 360 billion yen ($2.39 billion), including the overallotment, with Norinchukin planning to buy shares as part of a strategic collaboration. The offering will include new and existing shares and is set to launch as soon as today, according to two sources. The bank targets a rough valuation of about 1.3 trillion yen. Norinchukin, the principal financial institution for Japan's farm, forestry
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 07.11.2025

ENDEDLive coverage has endedEnded: November 8, 2025, 12:00 AM EST Shell Announces $3.5 Billion Share Buyback Across London and Netherlands Contracts November 7, 2025, 11:56 PM EST. Shell (SHEL) has launched a $3.5 billion share buyback program announced on October 30, 2025. The plan spans about three months and aims to complete before the company's Q4 2025 results, with repurchased shares to be canceled. The programme uses two irrevocable, non-discretionary contracts with a single broker, split equally between the London and Netherlands markets, each with a $1.75 billion cap. The maximum number of shares purchasable across both contracts is 500,000,000,
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 05.11.2025

ENDEDLive coverage has endedEnded: November 6, 2025, 12:02 AM EST AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) Q3 Revenue Beats, EBITDA Ahead but Margin Pressure Persists November 5, 2025, 11:54 PM EST. AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) posted a mixed Q3. Revenue came in at $1.3 billion, beating estimates by 6.3% on a 3.6% year-over-year decline. Adjusted EPS was -$0.21, in line with consensus, while Adjusted EBITDA reached $122.2 million, a beat of about 26.8%. The operating margin was 2.8%, down from 5.3% a year ago. Free cash flow was -$81.1 million. With a market cap around $1.29 billion, the stock's long-term growth remains debated: five-year
5 November 2025
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 05.02.2026

Core & Main (CNM) closed at $55.85, below its $61.06 fair value estimate, as mixed analyst targets and management changes add uncertainty. Reddit (RDDT) shares fell to $151.05, down 37.55% year-to-date, amid valuation doubts despite strong revenue growth. Royal Gold (RGLD) ended at $253.63, up 76.7% in a year, trading near its intrinsic value. BHP Group (ASX:BHP) dropped 4% to A$50.36 after recent gains.
5 February 2026
The State of Artificial Intelligence in 2025: Opportunities, Challenges, and Global Shifts / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 12:00 CET

The State of Artificial Intelligence in 2025: Opportunities, Challenges, and Global Shifts / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 12:00 CET

Ford CEO Jim Farley warned that AI will concretely replace half of US white-collar workers. The IMF estimates up to 60% of jobs in advanced economies may be directly affected by AI. Jiahui Yu, co-creator of GPT-4.1 and GPT-4o, moved from OpenAI to Meta in a $100 million deal to lead Meta Superintelligence Labs. Nvidia accounts for 95% of the AI chip market. The UK has emerged as the world’s third-largest AI power, with a $92 billion market and 3,700 AI companies. The EU’s AI Act imposes a risk-based framework with high-risk bans, applies to all providers targeting EU users,
Guyana’s Internet Boom: From Slow Starts to a Surging 2025 Connectivity Revolution

Guyana’s Internet Boom: From Slow Starts to a Surging 2025 Connectivity Revolution

Overview of Internet Infrastructure in Guyana Guyana’s internet infrastructure has evolved from rudimentary beginnings into a more robust, modern network. The country – sparsely populated and covered in rainforest outside its coastal strip – long relied on a limited telecommunications setup. Until the 2000s, most Guyanese accessed the internet via dial-up or very slow broadband over copper phone lines. Today, that picture is dramatically different. Fiber-Optic Backbone: Guyana now boasts multiple fiber-optic cables carrying data domestically and internationally. One Communications (formerly GTT) and other operators have laid fiber routes along the populated coast and across parts of the interior. Notably,
30 August 2025
Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Stock Market Today 28.01.2026

Bleecker (BLEE.PA) pre-market volume on Euronext jumped to 199 shares, nearly 100 times average, sending the price from €110 to €115. India's Sensex dropped 275 points and the rupee hit a record low as investors awaited the budget. Asian shares mostly fell after the Fed held rates steady; gold surged over 4% to $5,520 an ounce.
28 January 2026
$100B in Crypto? How Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) Stocks Became the Hottest Trend in Finance

Bitcoin to $200K or More? Shocking End-of-2025 BTC Price Forecast Revealed

Current BTC Price and Market Status (November 2025) Bitcoin’s price in early November 2025 is hovering around the $105,000 mark, after a monumental rally and a healthy correction. Just weeks ago, BTC shattered its previous record, surging to a new all-time high above $126,000 in the first week of Octobermarkets.financialcontent.com. That rally – driven by unprecedented spot ETF inflows and bullish momentum – marked Bitcoin’s first foray well into six digits, far surpassing the ~$69K peak from 2021. However, late October brought a sharp pullback often dubbed the crypto market’s “Black Friday” of 2025, causing Bitcoin to dip below $110K
Internet Access in Cuba: From Control to Constellations

Internet Access in Cuba: From Control to Constellations

The first internet connection in Cuba was established in 1996 as a 64 Kbps link via Sprint in the United States. In 2011, with help from Venezuela, Cuba installed the ALBA-1 undersea fiber-optic cable, which became publicly usable in January 2013, replacing the old satellite backbone. From December 6–8, 2018, ETECSA rolled out mobile internet over 3G for Cuban cellphone users. By the end of 2019, an estimated 7.1 million Cubans were online in some capacity, as mobile data began to take hold. In 2023, the Arimao undersea cable, built with France’s Orange, was completed, linking Cuba to Martinique and
8 June 2025
Global Drone Market Outlook (2025–2030)

Global Drone Market Outlook (2025–2030)

In 2024, the total global drone market was about $73 billion, with forecasts to reach roughly $163–165 billion by 2030 at around a 14% CAGR. Some analyses forecast growth from about $30 billion in 2022 to $260.5 billion by 2030, implying a 27–39% annual growth rate. By 2030 the market’s major segments are projected to be: Consumer about $11.6B, Commercial about $55B, Military about $90B, Delivery about $10.5B, and Agricultural about $22.5B in annual revenue. DJI dominates the consumer drone market with an estimated 70–80% global share, over 90% in some sub-categories, led by Phantom and Mavic series as of
Sky Wars: The Rising Drone Threat and High-Tech Counter-Drone Warfare

Sky Wars: The Rising Drone Threat and High-Tech Counter-Drone Warfare

From 2006 to 2023, violent non-state actors carried out 1,122 drone attacks, with a peak of 265 in 2023. The 2018 Gatwick airport incident highlighted the public-safety risks posed by off-the-shelf quadcopters. The Ukraine war has been described as the first “drone war,” with both sides deploying swarms of small drones for surveillance and strikes, and in 2023 the U.S. supplied Ukraine with VAMPIRE kits (vehicle-mounted laser-guided rockets) for drone defense. Counter-drone systems use a layered approach—radar, RF, EO/IR, and acoustic sensors—with Fortem DroneHunter using compact R20 and R30 radars to spot small UAS out to several kilometers. RF detection
Tether’s 2025 Takeover: Inside the $170B Stablecoin Shaking Up Global Finance

Tether’s 2025 Takeover: Inside the $170B Stablecoin Shaking Up Global Finance

Tether’s Growing Dominance in 2025 A $170+ Billion Juggernaut: In October 2025, Tether’s USDT stands firmly as the world’s largest stablecoin by a wide margin. Its market capitalization tops $169–173 billion (pegged 1:1 to USD) Reuters Reuters, an all-time high that signals surging demand. This is more than double its size at the start of 2024 Coinlaw, reflecting a massive inflow of capital into USDT as crypto markets rebounded. Tether now represents well over half of all stablecoin value globally Dlnews. (By comparison, the second-largest stablecoin, Circle’s USD Coin (USDC), has a market cap under $60B Weforum.) The sheer scale
5 October 2025
American Airlines Stock (AAL) After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Premium Push Headlines, Loyalty Rule Shift, and What to Watch Before the Dec. 18 Market Open

American Airlines Stock (AAL) After Hours on Dec. 17, 2025: Premium Push Headlines, Loyalty Rule Shift, and What to Watch Before the Dec. 18 Market Open

American Airlines Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) ended Wednesday’s session lower and stayed mostly flat in after-hours trading, as investors weighed a sweeping “premium” makeover against a risk-off tape and a late-day rebound in oil prices. The backdrop matters: U.S. equities sold off broadly on Dec. 17, with tech weakness pressuring major indexes, while crude oil jumped on geopolitical headlines—two crosscurrents that can influence airline shares via sentiment and fuel-cost expectations. AP News+1 Below is what happened after the bell on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, and what investors may want on their radar before Thursday’s (Dec. 18) opening bell. AAL stock:
18 December 2025

Stock Market Today

Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

Silver price rebound masks fresh stress after CME lifts margins again

7 February 2026
Spot silver surged 8.6% to $77.33 an ounce Friday after dropping below $65, but still lost over 8.7% for the week. CME Group raised margin requirements for COMEX silver futures to 18% from 15%, effective after Feb. 6. China’s UBS SDIC Silver Futures Fund hit its 10% down limit for a fifth session. Traders await key U.S. jobs and inflation data next week.
Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

Gold price near $5,000: China keeps buying as CME margin hikes raise the stakes

7 February 2026
China’s central bank raised gold reserves for a 15th month in January, reaching 74.19 million ounces worth $369.58 billion. Gold prices swung sharply, hitting a record near $5,600 before dropping to $4,403.24. CME Group hiked COMEX gold futures margins to 9% after recent volatility. U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after a delay.
Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

Amazon stock (AMZN) slides on $200 billion AI capex plan — what Wall Street watches next week

7 February 2026
Amazon shares fell 5.6% to $210.32 on Friday after the company forecast 2026 capital spending would jump to $200 billion, up more than 50% from 2025. The drop came as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Amazon reported fourth-quarter net sales up 14% to $213.4 billion and operating income at $25 billion. Trading in Amazon was volatile, with 179 million shares changing hands.
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