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While you were already soft-pedalling your 2026 resolutions, it turns out Donald Trump was approving Operation Absolute Resolve, before watching live from Mar-a-Lago as US cyber ops plunged Caracas into darkness, 150 US military aircraft circled above, and Delta Force troops nabbed Maduro and his wife as they fled to a saferoom in Tiuna base. […]
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Whether you’re in Istanbul’s Kapalı Çarşı haggling over those Adidas knock-offs, or on Facebook Marketplace getting a good deal on those jousting sticks, cash is king. So when Hong Kong’s Zijin Mining Group moved yesterday to buy Canada-registered Allied Gold for $4B in cash, it seemed straightforward, considering… But there are still more layers here […]
How to build a nation
Headlines have gravitated towards the Arctic and Davos this week, but a couple of world leaders ended up skipping out on the World Economic Forum, including Syria’s al-Sharaa. Sharaa’s excuse? Oh, just ISIS jailbreaks, domestic infighting, and a shaky ceasefire. So let’s dive in? Since the jihadist-turned-statesman toppled Syrian dictator Assad in December 2024, al-Sharaa […]
Banking gone wild
Jerome Powell has long given hope to lawyers everywhere. Yes, you too can pivot away from grinding billable hours through endless redlines to instead get rich in private equity before becoming the world’s most powerful central banker. But even being a registered Republican (and Trump 1.0 appointee!) couldn’t save Powell from a new DoJ probe […]
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