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Stock image. Gold prices fell back towards the $4,000-an-ounce level on Monday as renewed tensions between the US and Iran sparked concerns over prolonged periods of inflation. Spot gold declined as much as 1.8% to just above $4,000/oz., as the metal continues to trend downwards amid geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East. Since the war started in late February, bullion has fallen by more than 22%, driven by surging energy prices that raised expectations of higher interest rates to combat inflation, a scenario that hurts gold. Despite having surged to a record six months ago, the precious metal has now…

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Sui Network: Strong developer growth and Bitcoin DeFi expansion support long-term upside.Hedera: Enterprise partnerships and AI tools strengthen real-world blockchain adoption.Arbitrum: Layer 2 leadership drives cheaper Ethereum transactions and growing DeFi activity.Crypto investors are already searching for projects with strong upside before the next major rally begins. Market recoveries often reward networks that continue building during slower periods. Strong technology, growing ecosystems, and real-world adoption usually separate long-term winners from short-lived trends. Sui, Hedera, and Arbitrum each bring unique strengths to the table. Every network targets a different market, giving investors several opportunities as bullish momentum gradually returns.Sui Network (SUI)Source:…

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There are a number of economic problems facing our society. Income inequality, both within and between nations, is rising to levels seen in the 14th century. The side effects of many industries, such as pollution, exploitation, and other social harms, continue to devastate large parts of the world. And an increasing number of people are having trouble making ends meet while being surrounded by material wealth.As the debate around these problems and potential solutions continues, it begs the question: Is a capitalist-socialist economy inevitable? A few Big Thinkers have weighed in on the topic.Why the status quo isn’t workingThe current…

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Commodity trading company Trafigura will participate as a Silver Sponsor at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026, taking place on October 12–16 in Cape Town. Its participation underscores the expanding role of international commodity traders in Africa’s energy sector – not only as buyers of resources, but increasingly as providers of financing, logistics, market access and commercial expertise that strengthen energy security and unlock investment. In April 2026, Trafigura signed a $1 billion oil prepayment agreement with Gabon, providing upfront financing to support the country’s upstream expansion strategy. The financing is expected to help sustain national oil production above 220,000 barrels…

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JioBlackRock Asset Management on Monday announced its foray into the specialised investment fund (SIF) segment with the launch of the Prism Hybrid Long-Short Fund. The scheme, which will operate as an absolute-return strategy, will invest across equities, debt, derivatives, and event-driven opportunities such as merger arbitrage. The fund house expects the strategy to generate 1-3 percentage points higher returns than pure equity arbitrage over a market cycle.   Merger arbitrage is an event-driven strategy that seeks to capture the price spread between the market price of a target company and its acquisition price after a takeover deal is…

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Introduction United States (US) sugar policy utilizes domestic marketing allotments and a tariff-rate quota (TRQ) system to regulate how much sugar is allowed to be marketed in the US (US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS), 2021a). Domestic marketing allotments establish the amount of sugar domestic producers are allowed to market by company and are split between cane sugar and beet sugar production. Forty countries are granted access to the World Trade Organization TRQ and many also export sugar into the US in amounts specified by various trade agreements. Additionally, Mexico exported an unrestricted amount of sugar into…

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