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JPMorgan raised its market capitalization target for 2026, reversing a previous downgrade in its forecast due to the war against Iran. Analysts said Anthropic’s new model breathes new life into the artificial intelligence industry. JPMorgan said expected first-quarter earnings growth will also boost the stock.
Does what is happening in the Persian Gulf directly concern Moldova? Many will answer: of course it does! And they will point to the panels of gas stations. Or the electricity bills. And they will be right.
The UK Ministry of Finance has presented a strategy for payment sector reform. The authorities plan to combine the regulation of traditional services, stablecoins and tokenized deposits into a single legal framework.
US President Donald Trump has announced the extension of the truce in the war with Iran. According to him, it will remain in effect until Tehran “develops a unified proposal” and until the negotiations are completed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with a Ukrainian TV channel has named four countries “which are missing in the European Union”. Moldova is not among them.
Jeff Bezos’ Amazon plans to invest up to $25 billion in startup Anthropic, strengthening its position in the rapidly growing artificial intelligence market. The deal becomes one of the largest in the industry and emphasizes the scale of competition between the tech giants.
A Greek company that deals with maritime risk management has warned that some shipping companies have received fraudulent messages from unknown individuals posing as Iranian authorities. The messages offer safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin was trading at $75,733 on Tuesday morning, having added 1.5% in the past 24 hours, amid Iran signaling it was sending a delegation to talks with Pakistan and Brent crude falling ahead of Wednesday’s ceasefire deadline.
On Monday, April 20, a refund portal went live for U.S. businesses affected by Trump’s tariffs. Applications for $127 billion have already been submitted. But the process could take months, and consumers will barely feel the benefits.
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos published on April 20 in the network X video of the successful landing of the reusable booster rocket New Glenn. This is the company’s key project in the segment of heavy launches.
Berlin has shifted its focus from the auto industry to armaments and is actually becoming a key production base for armaments in Europe.
According to the IMF’s April 2026 World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, Moldova ranks last in Europe in terms of GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP).
Fears of a “return of coal” caused by the crisis over the war in Iran are not borne out by data from the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
Oil and natural gas prices rose sharply at the start of the week after the U.S. Navy seized an Iranian vessel during a weekend of Tehran shelling ships and reimposing controls in the Strait of Hormuz.
Centralized, closed and not open on weekends, the New York Stock Exchange is emblematic of everything bitcoin was created to disrupt, The Wall Street Journal writes. Nevertheless, the 233-year-old Wall Street giant has quietly and unexpectedly become a major player in the crypto industry.
France’s restaurant industry is facing a dramatic shift in demand: traditional establishments are closing and the market is shifting towards delivery and low-cost formats.
Kazakhstan took 78th place in the world ranking of globalization by the end of 2025. The country scored 64.17 points and became the leader of the rating in Central Asia. In particular, Kyrgyzstan took only 93rd place (60.79 points), Uzbekistan – 125th place (52.27 points), Tajikistan – 129th place (51.55 points), Turkmenistan – 184th place (41.64 points).
The investigation into the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022 is still ongoing. German authorities suspect a group of Ukrainians in this sabotage, one suspect was detained in Italy and extradited to Germany. Investigative journalist Bojan Panchevski offers a new version – he claims that he personally met with the organizers and perpetrators and learned how the operation was planned and carried out.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has welcomed the initiative to increase the number of scholarships for young people from Moldova, including ATU Gagauzia. This was stated by Moldovan MP Alexandru Vershinin. After a short conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Vershinin concluded that Erdogan was aware of the uneasy relations between Chisinau and Comrat.
A key defense metal has found itself at the center of a conflict. The beneficiary of the struggle between the U.S. and China for control of rare earth supply chains could be Vietnam, which, despite its rich reserves, has so far been unable to effectively utilize its natural resources.
