It's not too early to start talking about the next Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) halving, which is currently scheduled to take place in April 2028. If history is any guide, Bitcoin is nearing the end of its current four-year cycle, and it's time for investors to start positioning themselves for the start of the next crypto bull market. That means 2027 is shaping up to be a prime buying opportunity for inv...
It's not too early to start talking about the next Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) halving, which is currently scheduled to take place in April 2028. If history is any guide, Bitcoin is nearing the end of its current four-year cycle, and it's time for investors to start positioning themselves for the start of the next crypto bull market. That means 2027 is shaping up to be a prime buying opportunity for investors looking to scoop up cryptocurrencies at bargain-basement prices. It almost goes without saying that Bitcoin is a must-buy ahead of the halving. Here are three other cryptocurrencies on my shopping list ahead of the next Bitcoin halving , when the reward for mining new coins gets cut in half. At the top of my shopping list is Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) , which remains the premier Layer 1 blockchain network on the planet. It currently trades at 57% lower than (as of March 24) to its all-time high of $4,954 from August 2025. Continue reading
Leila Melhado/iStock Editorial via Getty Images MercadoLibre ( MELI ) said it will invest S$10.9B in Brazil in 2026, marking about a 50% increase from last year. The company said the money will go mainly toward logistics the e-commerce marketplace while also supporting 14 new fulfillment centers and about 10,000 new jobs in Brazil this year. Notably, the company considers logistics expansion to be...
Leila Melhado/iStock Editorial via Getty Images MercadoLibre ( MELI ) said it will invest S$10.9B in Brazil in 2026, marking about a 50% increase from last year. The company said the money will go mainly toward logistics the e-commerce marketplace while also supporting 14 new fulfillment centers and about 10,000 new jobs in Brazil this year. Notably, the company considers logistics expansion to be one of the fundamental pillars for driving e-commerce growth in Brazil. Another area of investment for the company will be the financial arm Mercado Pago. Management is eyeing expanding credit for consumers and smaller-sized enterprises that operate within the company's ecosystem in Brazil. Despite regional expansion, Brazil is still MercadoLibre's ( MELI ) largest market and a key driver of earnings, so the investment is tied to sustaining growth there through faster delivery, a stronger logistics network, and a deeper fintech and credit offering. The move also follows the e-commerce player's separate $3.4B investment announcement for Argentina, underscoring how aggressively the company is still expanding across Latin America. Shares of MercadoLibre ( MELI ) were up 1.1% in premarket action to cut into the ~20% decline for the year. Both Wall Street analysts and Seeking Alpha analysts have a Strong Buy rating on MELI. More on MercadoLibre MercadoLibre: Playing Chess, Not Checkers MercadoLibre: The Ultimate Flywheel Of South America MercadoLibre: Margin Pressure Today, Ecosystem Power Tomorrow MercadoLibre trades lower after JPMorgan warns on margin pressures Insider Trades: Boeing, Coca-Cola, Exxon Mobil among notable names
Global energy transition requires deeper international cooperation Rising geopolitical tensions are highlighting the need for energy security and the global energy transition, which require deeper international cooperation across renewable energy supply chains, speakers said at the China Development Forum on March 22. According to the International Energy Agency, total global metal demand will inc...
Global energy transition requires deeper international cooperation Rising geopolitical tensions are highlighting the need for energy security and the global energy transition, which require deeper international cooperation across renewable energy supply chains, speakers said at the China Development Forum on March 22. According to the International Energy Agency, total global metal demand will increase sixfold by 2050, with lithium and cobalt jumping nearly fortyfold. Jeremy Weir, chairman of commodity trader Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd., warned of supply shortage risks for essential minerals, noting that by 2035, global copper demand is expected to grow by 40%, yet existing mines and committed projects will only cover about half of the increment.
The World Bank warned Mozambique’s current economic trajectory puts at risk the $50 billion in gas projects the government is counting on to help bolster its flagging economy, in one of the starkest warnings yet on the nation’s persistent debt-fueled overspending. The public wage bill and debt servicing consumed 87% of tax revenue last year, the Washington-based lender said in a report published o...
The World Bank warned Mozambique’s current economic trajectory puts at risk the $50 billion in gas projects the government is counting on to help bolster its flagging economy, in one of the starkest warnings yet on the nation’s persistent debt-fueled overspending. The public wage bill and debt servicing consumed 87% of tax revenue last year, the Washington-based lender said in a report published on Tuesday, leaving little for anything else. At the same time, poverty levels are growing in a nation that already ranks as the world’s second-poorest, it cautioned. The government has relied on local debt markets to fund a fiscal deficit that the World Bank sees widening to about 6% of gross domestic product this year and next, from about 4.1% last year. That’s led to payment delays and credit-rating downgrades, and local banks limiting their participation in Treasury-bill and bond auctions. “The cost of inaction is rising and could be severe,” the World Bank said in its Mozambique Economic Update. “If existing macro-fiscal pressures continue unchecked, economic instability could jeopardize more than $50 billion in foreign direct investment, particularly in energy mega projects.” TotalEnergies SE in January announced the full resumption of its $20 billion Mozambique liquefied natural gas project, after a near five-year halt because of attacks by Islamic State-aligned militants. Exxon Mobil Corp. plans an even bigger project alongside it, and the Mozambican government expects a final investment decision in the coming months.
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Milan Markovic/E+ via Getty Images Investment overview I wrote about Kanzhun Ltd. ( BZ ) previously with a buy rating, as I believe the investments in AI are truly helping BZ to improve recruiters' ROI and job seekers' engagement. Although the share price has gone the wrong way vs. what I expected, I am still giving this a buy rating as the core business is still growing at a healthy pace, white-c...
Milan Markovic/E+ via Getty Images Investment overview I wrote about Kanzhun Ltd. ( BZ ) previously with a buy rating, as I believe the investments in AI are truly helping BZ to improve recruiters' ROI and job seekers' engagement. Although the share price has gone the wrong way vs. what I expected, I am still giving this a buy rating as the core business is still growing at a healthy pace, white-collar hiring is recovering, and the customer base is broadening across smaller enterprises and lower-tier cities. More importantly, AI-related revenue has reached meaningful scale and is growing faster than the rest of the platform. 4Q25 earnings (announced on 18th March) BZ fundamental performance continues to be solid. In the most recent quarter , revenue was up double digits as well, at 14% y/y, driving total revenue to RMB2.08 billion. Revenue from online recruitment services to enterprise customers was the main driver here, up 14.6% y/y, with healthy paid enterprise customer growth. Average monthly active users for the quarter were also up ~10% y/y, from 52.7 million to 58 million. Revenue growth came with lower operating costs, resulting in EBIT growing by ~80% y/y to RMB686 million. On an adjusted basis, that figure was lower at ~37% y/y, but still strong. Adj. net income, as a result, grew 25.4% y/y to RMB905.9 million. White-collar hiring is recovering BZ's stock price decline is indeed worrisome, and I can get why the market is reacting that way. The bear case narratives go something like this: If white-collar demand stayed weak, or if AI ended up reducing hiring activity, then BZ could have ended up as a low-growth platform with some margin help but not much else. Apparently, this is not the case, and there are data to back this up. Management said white-collar recruitment demand recovered steadily in 2025, and after adjusting for Chinese New Year timing, average daily job postings in the 15 days after the holiday surged by a double-digit percentage y/y. Manageme...
Wael Sawan says energy shortages on way if strait of Hormuz does not reopen to oil and gas shipping Europe could face energy shortages and fuel rationing as soon as next month without a reopening of the strait of Hormuz, Shell’s chief executive has warned. The boss of Europe’s biggest oil company said it was working with governments to help them address the oil and gas supply crisis, which has alr...
Wael Sawan says energy shortages on way if strait of Hormuz does not reopen to oil and gas shipping Europe could face energy shortages and fuel rationing as soon as next month without a reopening of the strait of Hormuz, Shell’s chief executive has warned. The boss of Europe’s biggest oil company said it was working with governments to help them address the oil and gas supply crisis, which has already led to energy rationing in Asian countries. Continue reading...
Were you surprised by your bill? How did you manage the cost? We would like to hear from you The UK’s competition watchdog has ordered vets to cap prescription fees at £21 and proposed a cost-comparison website. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said public satisfaction with the cost of services was “low” after a two-and-a-half-year investigation that found “there is not strong competiti...
Were you surprised by your bill? How did you manage the cost? We would like to hear from you The UK’s competition watchdog has ordered vets to cap prescription fees at £21 and proposed a cost-comparison website. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said public satisfaction with the cost of services was “low” after a two-and-a-half-year investigation that found “there is not strong competition between veterinary businesses”. Continue reading...