Eurozone financial integration has made steady progress over the past few years, but the region’s stock markets remain stubbornly fragmented, lagging behind developments in the debt and banking sectors, the European Central Bank (ECB) said in a report released Thursday.

Several major cryptocurrencies have significantly outperformed bitcoin and Ethereum in terms of growth.

Media magnate and philanthropist Ted Turner, the founder of CNN TV channel died at the 88th year of life. This was reported by CNN with reference to the press release of Turner Enterprises.

By the end of the day on May 6, the dollar exchange rate fell to the lowest level since the beginning of the war in the Middle East. The reason was the appearance of information that Washington and Tehran came close to signing a peace agreement.

The independent expertise notes a paradoxical situation: despite the declared reforms, the role of the state in the Moldovan economy remains high and even structurally strengthens in some areas. At the same time, the reform of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is progressing slowly.

Danish jewelry brand Pandora reported first quarter results that exceeded analysts’ expectations despite weakening demand in its key market, North America.

The growing number of bets against Nike stock is increasing pressure on the company’s management and personally on CEO Elliott Hill, who is struggling to stabilize the sports giant’s business 18 months after taking office.

The Kazkrahmal plant is under construction in the Turkestan region of Kazakhstan, which will be the country’s first and Central Asia’s largest complex for deep processing of corn.

Anca Dragu, Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), has outlined Moldova’s prospects for capital market and mortgage development. Dragu made a speech entitled “Mortgage lending in Moldova: market perspectives and development directions” in Stavanger, Norway, where she is participating in the 38th plenary meeting of the European Council for Secured Bonds (ECSB).

The decision to start talks between Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the conclusion of an agreement on air services was approved today by the government.

Ilon Musk announced that the Grok 4.3 model showed the best results in difficult tests on law and finance. The announcement caused controversy: some users speak of a breakthrough, others – of marketing without transparent evidence.

UPDATED. Sergiu Gherciu, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, is currently in the Republic of Azerbaijan, where he is taking part in the 19th International Agricultural Exhibition ‘Caspian Agri-Week’ and the 31st International Food Industry Exhibition ‘InterFood Azerbaijan’.

In 2026, traders and cryptocurrency hedge funds are switching en masse to trading traditional assets such as gold, oil and stocks.

The rivalry between Ilon Musk (SpaceX) and Jeff Bezos (Blue Origin), which began with a fight over space contracts, has evolved into a social responsibility for “the future of all mankind” and his staff, in particular. According to the Financial Times, Jeff Bezos is now reviewing Blue Origin’s employee incentives system ahead of SpaceX’s IPO.

On May 5, the first 20 members of the National Army received diplomas for completing the vocational training program at the TechZone center.

US startup Panthalassa, which is developing autonomous floating data centers powered by wave energy, has raised $140 million at a valuation of about $1 billion.

For the first time, the European Union directly recorded a political signal to Armenia – the summit’s final document speaks of the “aspiration of the Armenian people” for rapprochement with the EU. This is the main result of the first meeting at this level between Yerevan and the European Union, held on May 4-5.

Moldova pays special attention to maintaining fiscal discipline in a context where the budget deficit is largely driven by strategic investments and expenditures related to the reforms undertaken in the country.

Some reforms included in Moldova’s Economic Growth Plan are being implemented late, but the authorities claim that they will be caught up, and the 1.9 billion euro tranches of European financing, albeit late, will still be received.

India will be the main driver of the world economy in the coming years, while the center of global growth is finally shifting to Asia. This is the conclusion of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its updated World Economic Outlook.
