S&P 500 7,572 +1.20% Nasdaq 26,269 +1.54% Dow Jones 52,659 +0.59% FTSE 100 10,516 +0.26% DAX 25,000 +0.41% Nikkei 225 66,769 -2.61% Hang Seng 25,158 +4.69% WTI Crude 79.30 +1.48% Gold 4,040 +1.08% US 10-Year Treasury Yield 4.545 +0.13% S&P 500 7,572 +1.20% Nasdaq 26,269 +1.54% Dow Jones 52,659 +0.59% FTSE 100 10,516 +0.26% DAX 25,000 +0.41% Nikkei 225 66,769 -2.61% Hang Seng 25,158 +4.69% WTI Crude 79.30 +1.48% Gold 4,040 +1.08% US 10-Year Treasury Yield 4.545 +0.13%

LATEST

European rounds are getting bigger, but fewer companies are closing them●Europe’s most valuable board members, according to founders●Europe’s leading tech hubs by deal activity in H1 2026●EQT-backed Syntetica raises $30m backed by Lululemon●From Tesla to building humanoids: Uma cofounder on why Europe is ‘the best market in the world’●Ether outruns bitcoin as ETF money returns, almost all of from BlackRock's fund●HDB Financial shares jump almost 5%, pare gains quickly; is it a stock to buy after Q1 results?●Syngenta's $5 billion HK IPO pushed back amid agriculture sector uncertainty, Bloomberg News reports●European rounds are getting bigger, but fewer companies are closing them●Europe’s most valuable board members, according to founders●Europe’s leading tech hubs by deal activity in H1 2026●EQT-backed Syntetica raises $30m backed by Lululemon●From Tesla to building humanoids: Uma cofounder on why Europe is ‘the best market in the world’●Ether outruns bitcoin as ETF money returns, almost all of from BlackRock's fund●HDB Financial shares jump almost 5%, pare gains quickly; is it a stock to buy after Q1 results?●Syngenta's $5 billion HK IPO pushed back amid agriculture sector uncertainty, Bloomberg News reports●

Emerging Markets

Miami ruling links Maduro to "hostage diplomacy," orders $314 million in damages

MercoPress · 7h ago · 🇺🇸 United States

Miami ruling links Maduro to "hostage diplomacy," orders $314 million in damages

A federal judge in Miami ordered $314 million in damages to be paid to three US citizens who were imprisoned in Venezuela, where they said they were tortured by intelligence services before being freed in a 2023 exchange with Washington for Colombian businessman Alex Saab.

Read the full story at MercoPress →

More Emerging Markets

Everyone should be careful when fraud becomes government business

Businessday NG · 36m ago

BusinessDay 16th Jul 2026

Businessday NG · 59m ago

Nigeria cannot reform its economy without reforming the state

Businessday NG · 1h ago

WORLD IN BRIEF: France legalises assisted dying, Africa’s first white president dies at 82, SpaceX falls below IPO price and other stories

Businessday NG · 1h ago