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Empower Hits Record $314M Q1 Earnings on 23% Growth, Surpasses 20 Million Investors

Empower, a US retirement services and wealth management provider, reported record base earnings of $314 million for Q1 2026, a 23% increase.

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BNP Paribas Forecasts Two South African Rate Hikes as Iran War Sparks Energy Inflation

BNP Paribas expects the South African Reserve Bank to raise interest rates at its next two meetings to combat inflation surging from Iran war-related energy supply shocks.

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BNP Paribas Forecasts Two South African Rate Hikes as Iran War Drives Energy Inflation

BNP Paribas forecast the South African Reserve Bank will raise interest rates at its next two meetings to combat inflation set to surge from Iran war-driven energy shocks.

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Empower Hits Record $314M Q1 Earnings on 23% Growth, Surpasses 20 Million Investors

UniUni E-Commerce Delivery Platform to Go Public Via SPAC, Projects Over $1B 2026 Revenue

South Star Battery Metals CEO Buys Shares, Signaling Confidence in Battery Metals Play

VoltaGrid Secures $1B from Blackstone & Halliburton for AI Data Center Power

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Vedanta FY26 Net Profit Jumps 22% to $2.8bn; Demerger Phase Begins

Merz Approval Hits Record Low, Raising Questions on German Leadership

Nigeria Assets Surge as Oil Rally Restores Investor Confidence in Tinubu Reforms

Poland's Glapinski: Rate Hike Probability Has Risen But Not Guaranteed

Flow Capital recoups TVision investment after Viant acquisition closes

Snuneymuxw First Nation's PDG acquires Great Canadian Casino Vancouver

Keyera Shares Plunge on Regulator Challenge to Plains Pipeline Deal

Infoblox Completes Axur Acquisition to Bolster Preemptive Cybersecurity

Lions Foundation Canada Graduates 40th Facility Support Dog Amid Surging Demand

Regnology Completes Acquisition of Moody's Regulatory Reporting & ALM Unit

Indonesia Q1 GDP Surges 5.6%, Fastest Since Q3 2022, Beats Forecasts

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Lions Foundation Canada Graduates 40th Facility Support Dog Amid Surging Demand

Fortinet: AI-Driven Cybercrime Fuels 389% Surge in Ransomware Victims in 2025

RAC Connected integrates CalAmp CrashBoxx AI crash detection for fleet safety

Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation unveils GinETIC emergency imaging centre

WestJet Raises Checked Baggage Fees, Mirroring Air Canada's Recent Hike

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WestJet Raises Checked Baggage Fees, Mirroring Air Canada's Recent Hike

Shell acquires ARC Resources in $22B deal to expand Canadian gas footprint

Canada PM Carney launches nation's first sovereign wealth fund

Musk vs. Altman Trial Begins Over OpenAI's Founding Vision Betrayal

Crypto Markets

DeFi Development Pitches Solana as Corporate Treasury Asset in 'Speedboat' Strategy

Bitcoin Pauses Near $78K as US Retail Adoption Surges and Strategy Eyes Sales

THORChain Suspends All Trading After May 15 Multichain Exploit

Bitcoin ETFs Near $1B Two-Day Inflow as BTC Pushes Back Above $80K

Crypto

DeFi Development Pitches Solana as Corporate Treasury Asset in 'Speedboat' Strategy

Bitcoin Pauses Near $78K as US Retail Adoption Surges and Strategy Eyes Sales

THORChain Suspends All Trading After May 15 Multichain Exploit

Forex

Gold Rallies as Dollar and Oil Tumble on US-Iran Peace Deal Hopes

ECB's Kocher Says Rate Hikes Should Not Be Delayed If Energy Prices Fail to Improve

AUD/USD surges toward 0.7260 as commodity demand rises; US CPI eyed

Coeur Mining Q1 2026 Earnings Presentation Published on NYSE:CDE

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US Shale M&A Hits $38 Billion in Q1 2026, Two-Year High, as Higher-for-Longer Oil Drives Consolidation Wave

Crude Oil Surges on Prolonged Global Supply Disruption Fears

Pakistan Issues Emergency LNG Tender as Power Crisis Deepens Amid Middle East Supply Disruptions

Crude Oil Surges 3%, Constellation Energy Beats Earnings; Nasdaq Edges Up

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