Microsoft just had the biggest day in stock market history

by nouman | Jul 31, 2026 | Brian Mulberry, Direxion, Investment, Jake Behan, LSEG, Microsoft, News, Nvidia, Sections, Visible Alpha, Zacks Investment Management

Microsoft shares jumped 15% after cloud guidance eased fears that its AI spending had outrun demand.

MTN Nigeria’s growth engine stalled in second quarter

by nouman | Jul 31, 2026 | Investment, Karl Toriola, MTN, MTN Nigeria, News, Sections

Second-quarter service revenue grew just 13.2% as tariff base effects washed out and airtime lending collapsed.

South African inflation surges to 5% – a two-year high

by nouman | Jul 22, 2026 | Investment, Lesetja Kganyago, News, Reserve Bank, Sections, Stats SA

A fourth straight month of accelerating prices has put the Reserve Bank’s 3% target far from reach.

SpaceX shares slide below listing price

by nouman | Jul 16, 2026 | Elon Musk, Investment, News, Sections, SpaceX

SpaceX shares dropped below their initial public offering price for the first time on Wednesday.

SpaceX is the Dutch East India Company of the space age

by nouman | Jul 15, 2026 | Amazon, Boeing, Dutch East India Company, EasyEquities, Elon Musk, Investment, Nasa, News, Sections, SpaceX, Starlink, xAI

Four centuries separate the VOC and SpaceX, but both asked the public to fund a frontier.

Cape Town’s Cue raises R82-million to take AI service agents global

by nouman | Jul 15, 2026 | Cue, FAM Investments, Investment, Keet van Zyl, Knife Capital, News, Richard Nischk, Sections

Knife Capital has co-led the funding round for the Cape Town-founded customer service firm.