Tracking the mysterious rise of a UAE company

What is money? And what can a small island in Micronesia teach us about how it works? On Yap, a remote island in the western Pacific, giant calcite “Rai” stones once functioned as currency, where ownership and collective trust — rather than physical possession — defined wealth an ...  Show more

In 19th-century America almost anyone could print their own money – and many did. One of the most notable figures to take this up was a man named James Brown, a charismatic conman who built a fortune producing fake banknotes. In this episode of The Story of Money, Stephen Mihm, a ...  Show more

This week’s headlines: Oman’s eMushrif raises $1 million Pre-Series A Odiggo raises $180,000 seed ArqamFC gets acquired by UK’s StatsBomb. Uber stumbles almost 8% on stock market debut Abu Dhabi Investment Office launches $166 million Ghadan Ventures Fund InstaDeep raises $7 mill ...  Show more

The major stock index in the UK, the FTSE 100, includes some of the biggest and most profitable multinational companies in the world. But in recent years the index has trailed the US markets and is now considerably cheaper. Today on the show, FT reporters Ethan Wu and Rob Arms ...

Top Stories Today:Saudi Arabia's $48.00 billion Mega-Project: New Murabba Seeks Global Investors Telegram secures $330 million in new capital through the issuance of bonds - but will it list in Abu Dhabi? Unliver Will Spin Off Ice Cream Branch, cut 7,500 jobs as stock rises over ...  Show more

Nvidia reported an incredible 88% jump in revenue this week driven by the ongoing demand for AI chips. However, their shares finished the session flat. What is a fair valuation for the tech stock and can its shares continue to rise?

The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, ...