Alight Q2 2026 slides detail AI transformation amid margin pressure

The EUR/USD pair trades with mild gains around 1.1405 during the early Asian session on Wednesday. A hawkish tone from the European Central Bank (ECB) provides some support to the Euro (EUR) against the US Dollar (USD). Traders await the upcoming ECB interest rate decision on Thursday.  European government bonds rose across the board earlier…

Leopold Aschenbrenner Photo: Josh Edelson Two years ago, Leopold Aschenbrenner argued he was one of few people in the world who saw the future clearly. In a sprawling, 165-page essay that became required reading in Silicon Valley, the former OpenAI researcher positioned himself as a kind of prophet for the coming age of artificial super…

Super Micro Computer (SMCI +24.55%) provided some disappointing preliminary guidance today, but that didn’t stop the stock from soaring. Investors are brushing off past problems and even news that revenue will come in at the low end of the company’s guidance. That’s because Supermicro shocked investors with the news that the company’s profit margin for…

To counter major cyber threats, Danmarks Nationalbank is pioneering an offline emergency payment system. This article appears in the July/August issue of Global Finance Magazine. Danmarks Nationalbank, the Danish central bank, has launched a financial systems security project to establish a Dormant Emergency Bank (DEB) to serve as a robust reserve bank in the event…

Faster progress on rail and port reforms could boost the country’s status as a regional trade gateway. Freight rail and port reforms being implemented by South Africa can boost the country’s role as a trade gateway between Africa and the Middle East, a key Southern African export and source market for commodities, including minerals, fertilizers, and fuel….