August 3, 2026

Bloomberg Opinion’s David Fickling on why tungsten mining helps explain the state of worldwide conflict.

Bloomberg Opinion columnist David Fickling tells us you can think of tungsten mining as “a century old prediction market for war.” As he writes in a recent piece, tungsten is “a super-element that can determine the fate of nations.” While the commercial market for tungsten is fairly small, it can be crucial in war manufacturing, due to its high density and melting point. He learned more about tungsten mining and its increasing geopolitical necessity, during a visit to Australia’s Dolphin Mine, w

Some of the historic family owners of Anheuser-Busch InBev sold a €731 million ($843 million) stake in the world’s largest brewer, after its shares surged at the start of this year.

President Trump says the US will start new negotiations with Iran after he called off a planned attack on Iran partially in response to pleas from US allies in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia. Alan Eyre, Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at the Middle East Institute & Former Senior US diplomat told Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the probability of a deal with Iran. (Source: Bloomberg)

Indian cinema operators’ shares are rising after blockbuster openings for Hollywood movies Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey.

Anna Edwards, Lizzy Burden and Mark Cudmore break down today’s key themes for analysts and investors on “Bloomberg: The Opening Trade.” (Source: Bloomberg)

The war on Iran and talent shortages have made C-suite candidates much harder to recruit and retain in the Middle East. That’s according to Alchemy Search, who says candidates have stronger bargaining power, while employers are shifting to hire locally first. Weam Kamel, Partner & Abu Dhabi Operations Head for Alchemy Search spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on what it takes to attract talent to the region. (Source: Bloomberg)

The yen’s sharp rally sparked a selloff in Japanese equities Monday but the currency failed to breach the level that many companies use as the basis for their profit forecasts, giving stocks scope to rebound.

The rally in the yen is set to bolster a number of other Asian currencies based on their relatively high correlations, according to Citigroup Inc. and Barclays Bank Plc.