Posts by Amelia Frost
IUX Secures CMA License to Expand Global Footprint in the MENA Region
IUX Ebene, Mauritius, October 28th, 2026, FinanceWire IUX, a leading global multi-asset broker, today announced that it has successfully acquired a regulatory license from the Capital Market Authority (CMA) of the United Arab Emirates. Secured through its regional registered entity, IUX Mena Financial Consultation L.L.C., this milestone officially marks a major step in its expansion…
Read MoreIran Reiterated it Won’t Compromise on its Nuclear Policy. It is Also Working With Russia in a New Deal.
Iran is working with Russia toward an agreement to jointly develop modular nuclear reactors as its policy remains at the center of hostilities with the United States. Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesperson and deputy head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said the countries are in the “process of signing a protocol with the Russian side…
Read MoreAmerican Factories Are Hiring Again. But The Jobs They’re Offering Are Changing.
American factories are adding workers again after years of declining employment, but the jobs being created increasingly require engineering expertise, technical training and the ability to operate sophisticated machinery rather than traditional assembly-line skills. U.S. manufacturers have added 72,000 jobs since December 2025, recovering from a recent employment low, according to the Bureau of Labor…
Read MoreTrump Touted The Deal to Bring Russian Diesel. Democrats Are Getting Ready To Investigate it.
Democrats are laying the groundwork for a potential congressional investigation into President Donald Trump‘s agreement to bring Russian diesel to global markets, asking major banks and port authorities to preserve records related to possible transactions. The request signals that any inquiry could extend beyond the White House to financial institutions and ports that might help…
Read MoreA Spyware Firm Allegedly Managed to Track Journalists and Other Targets Through Starlink Across 100 Countries: Report
An Israeli advertising technology company allegedly targeted users of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service across more than 100 countries, potentially using online advertisements to track their locations and monitor their activities, according to a new report. Researchers at TrendAI, a division of Japanese cybersecurity company Trend Micro, concluded that Discover-Tech was behind an unusually…
Read MoreConflicts Around the World Continue. Economists Are Seeing High Inflation Lasting Into 2027 as Energy Costs Spread.
High inflation is likely to persist across much of the global economy well into 2027, according to a new specialized poll, as rising energy costs threaten to fuel broader and more lasting price increases. Economists surveyed by Reuters in October raised their inflation forecasts for next year in 31 of the 50 economies covered, including…
Read MoreAmerican Workers Are Getting The Smallest Share Of Economic Output In Nearly 80 Years. AI Could Make It Worse.
American workers are receiving a smaller share of U.S. business output than at any point in nearly eight decades even as productivity continues to improve, raising questions about who benefits most from the country’s economic growth. Labor’s share of income fell to 52.8% in the second quarter of 2026, down from 53.6% in the previous…
Read MoreStocks Climbed Again, Buoyed by Chipmakers Ahead of the Fed’s Policy Decision
Stocks climbed again on Tuesday, with chipmakers leading the session as they recover from a sharp sell-off from the past weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.03%, while the S&P 500 did so 0.60%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite overperformed, jumping 1.18%. Broadcom, Micron and Advanced Micro Devices were among the names that led…
Read MoreLongevity Medicine Can Explore New Possibilities Without Leaving the Basics Behind
Living longer is only part of the challenge of aging well. Preserving health along the way requires decisions about which new findings deserve attention and what they actually establish. A 2025 study published in Nature Aging found that older adults who took omega-3 supplements showed small signs of slower aging on certain DNA-based tests. The…
Read MoreNearly Half Of Americans Expect To Borrow For Holiday Shopping. Some Will Still Be Paying In 2027.
Nearly half of Americans expect to borrow money to cover holiday purchases they cannot immediately afford, while almost one in four anticipate carrying that debt into 2027, even as retailers prepare for another season of rising consumer spending. The findings come from the ICSC’s 2026 Holiday Intentions Survey, which found that 49% of respondents expect…
Read MoreSAVE Plan’s End Could Raise Student Loan Payments by More Than 1,400% for Certain Families. Here’s Who.
Households earning between $90,000 and $100,000 a year with four tax dependents would face the steepest percentage increase in student loan payments if they switch from SAVE to the Repayment Assistance Plan, according to a new report. Freedom Debt Relief detailed that monthly payments would climb from $33.21 under SAVE to $512.50 under RAP, an…
Read MorePoker High Roller Sam Kiki Trades MonkeyTilt for Pokémon Packs in a Stunning Business Shake-Up
Sam Kiki has won a $424,500 poker pot against Kevin Hart, set two all-time High Stakes Poker records and built a speculation platform that secured $30 million in funding. But after years in the gambling world, the Las Vegas high roller is ready to play a different kind of hand. He’s leaving MonkeyTilt behind to…
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