Syria’s Global Financial System Return Begins With a Visa Card
Syria’s global financial system return took visible shape this week, and it happened over a cup of coffee. President Ahmed Al-Sharaa used a Visa card to pay a Damascus vendor in a video released early Thursday, a small transaction carrying outsized symbolism for a country locked out of global banking networks for nearly five decades. […]
Pushing the Tesla Cybertruck into the Luxury Segment With a $5,000 Hike
The move to push the Tesla Cybertruck into the luxury segment arrived this week as a price increase, not the discount a slow-selling product usually gets. On Tuesday, Tesla lifted the sticker price of two trims by $5,000 each. The base Dual Motor now starts at $74,990, up from $69,990. Premium All-Wheel Drive rose to […]
Saudi Arabia Eyes Petrodollar Alternative With Yuan and mBridge Deals Now
Saudi Arabia eyes petrodollar alternative routes now. It has not broken from the dollar in public. Riyadh is building a second option instead. That option runs through Beijing. Riyadh is quietly testing whether the option holds up. Inside the Original Petrodollar System Henry Kissinger flew to Riyadh in June 1974. He carried a proposal that […]
