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Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies

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Financial Times · 06/09/2026 00:07 EDT

South Africa dominates the 2026 rankings as Kenya leapfrogs Nigeria into second place and an Egyptian business tops the list for the first time. Plus: fintechs offer a fix to Africa’s financial problems and a solar success with more than 50mn customers across the continent Read more ›

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Coinbase blames sagging crypto volumes as revenue plummets

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Financial Times · 11/03/2022 18:11 EDT

Digital currency exchange hit by low volatility and collapse in token prices Read more ›

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Twitter: the bird is free but can’t fly financially

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Financial Times · 11/03/2022 14:39 EDT

Having vastly overpaid to buy the platform, Elon Musk needs all the cost savings and revenues he can get Read more ›

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Stripe and Lyft cut jobs as they ready for ‘leaner times’

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Financial Times · 11/03/2022 13:35 EDT

Amazon also plans hiring freeze as economic slowdown hits tech companies Read more ›

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Big Tech’s capex arms race

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Financial Times · 11/03/2022 13:00 EDT

Companies are not going to let up spending despite weakening economy Read more ›

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Britishvolt renews plea for £30mn of government cash to secure survival

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Financial Times · 11/03/2022 11:56 EDT

Battery start-up planning £3.8bn gigafactory in northern England says private equity firm would match government figure Read more ›

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Cathie Wood’s VC fund is doing LBOs

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Financial Times · 11/03/2022 09:44 EDT

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Lenovo revenues shrink as PC market suffers global downturn

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Financial Times · 11/03/2022 08:31 EDT

Sales decline for first time in 10 quarters at world’s biggest computer maker Read more ›

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China and the US remain locked in mutually assured co-operation

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Financial Times · 11/03/2022 07:56 EDT

The two nations are compelled by their consumers to collaborate as well as compete Read more ›

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Foxconn’s lockdown woes and uncertainty for Indian gamers

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Financial Times · 11/03/2022 03:18 EDT

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times Read more ›

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Musk plans to cut up to half of Twitter workforce

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Financial Times 1 place · 11/03/2022 01:10 EDT

Job losses expected before end of week as new owner continues clear-out Read more ›

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L’Oréal suspends advertising spending on Twitter

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Financial Times · 11/02/2022 20:49 EDT

Some brands ‘quiet quit’ messaging platform after Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover Read more ›

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Meta plans to let Instagram influencers launch NFTs

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Financial Times · 11/02/2022 18:00 EDT

Social media company is pushing for new revenue streams amid digital advertising challenges Read more ›

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L’Oréal suspends advertising spending on Twitter

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Financial Times 2 place · 11/02/2022 17:00 EDT

Some brands are ‘quiet quitting’ messaging platform after $44bn Elon Musk takeover Read more ›

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Divided government, diminished profits

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Financial Times 3 place · 11/02/2022 01:30 EDT

And Uber is just a big taxi company Read more ›

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Shein copycats chase its explosive growth

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Financial Times 2 place · 11/02/2022 01:01 EDT

Rivals seek to ride coattails of Chinese fast-fashion giant set to become world’s biggest specialist clothes seller Read more ›

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Musk outlines Twitter premium subscription plan for $8 a month

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Financial Times 1 place · 11/01/2022 15:42 EDT

Billionaire takes his first step towards overhauling social media platform that he now owns Read more ›

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Meta doubles down on its risky big bet

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Financial Times · 11/01/2022 14:31 EDT

Investors unhappy with billions spent on metaverse have themselves to blame Read more ›

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UK regulator Ofcom sounds death knell of the fax machine

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Financial Times · 11/01/2022 11:00 EDT

Requirement that BT provides dedicated landlines for the devices at affordable prices is to be scrapped Read more ›

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Ether miners repurpose tools following the ‘Merge’

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Financial Times · 11/01/2022 07:37 EDT

Consumers plan to reuse energy-intensive equipment for alternative services Read more ›

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Made.com to appoint administrators as shares suspended

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Financial Times · 11/01/2022 06:41 EDT

Online furniture retailer close to collapse after efforts to find a buyer fail Read more ›

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