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@bkkk6K another Marwari another illegal business .. same story every day

#ImGame Looks like there’s a good chance DQ might permanently leave Malayalam cinema. just like his characters used to run away from home 😁

Compiling a tennis win streak is one of the hardest things in the sport. Jannik Sinner knows nytimes.com/athletic/7238653… via @NYTimes

Every few months someone posts "Indians are just making reels and driving Swiggy bikes." Let me fix that for you. China , the country they want India to be now has 200 million gig workers.Surgeons, Teachers,Engineers, All on platforms. All without social security. All because their economy is cooling and entire sectors got wiped overnight.The gig economy and the creator economy aren't India's shame. They're the world's new normal.The US built Hollywood and called it culture. Korea built K-pop and called it soft power. #India builds creators and gets called lazy. #china youtube.com/watch?v=GVUrreAo…

Iran’s Drones Cost a Fraction of the U.S. Weapons Shooting Them Down nytimes.com/2026/03/04/busin… via @NYTimes

Gold in Dubai is trading at a rare discount of up to $30/oz as the expanding Middle East war disrupts bullion logistics. Dubai — one of the world’s largest gold trading hubs — relies heavily on passenger aircraft cargo holds to ship bullion across Asia. With regional airspace partially closed after Iranian missile attacks, flights are grounded and shipments are stranded. Traders are now discounting gold rather than paying rising storage, funding, shipping, and insurance costs, while buyers hesitate due to uncertainty over delivery timelines. India, a major buyer of Dubai gold, is seeing temporary supply disruptions, but the impact remains limited for now because inventories are high following heavy imports earlier this year. However, if the conflict continues for months, analysts warn that physical gold supply in India and Asia could tighten significantly. Logistics costs for new supply contracts have already jumped 60–70%, and refiners are also facing difficulty sourcing doré (semi-refined gold bars) from Middle Eastern mines. The situation highlights how geopolitical conflict can distort even the world’s most liquid safe-haven market — gold. #IranWar

Fascinating how negative pieces about Dubai pop up in @FinancialTimes and Bloomberg @business only to disappear faster than #Iran ’s missiles. #IranIsraelWar

UAE is reportedly weighing a major financial response against Iran after a wave of drone and missile attacks targeting Emirati territory. Officials familiar with the discussions say Tehran has been privately warned that assets linked to Iranian networks operating inside the UAE could be frozen if tensions escalate further. For years, the UAE especially Dubai has served as one of Iran’s most important economic gateways despite Western sanctions. Analysts and U.S. Treasury reports say Iranian businesses have used shipping firms, trading companies, currency exchanges, and shell entities in the Emirates to move billions through global markets. This network has helped Tehran continue exporting oil and petrochemicals while channeling revenue toward strategic sectors, including defense programs and regional proxy groups. Investigations have previously linked several UAE-connected firms to these sanctions-evasion structures. Shipping entities such as Babylon Navigation DMCC and other tanker management networks have been flagged for transporting Iranian oil through complex ship-to-ship transfers designed to hide its origin. Financial channels have also played a role. Exchange networks connected to firms such as GCM Exchange, Berelian Exchange, and Zarrin Ghalam Exchange have appeared in investigations into shadow banking systems used to move oil revenues outside formal banking channels. According to U.S. Treasury findings, roughly $9 billion that moved through accounts tied to the U.S. financial system in 2024 appeared connected to clandestine Iranian financial activity. UAE-based firms reportedly received about 62% of those funds, much of it linked to oil transactions handled through Dubai-based intermediaries. Officials say Emirati authorities are considering several measures to dismantle these networks, including freezing assets of shell companies used to disguise trade and tightening oversight of currency exchanges used to move funds outside regulated banking systems. Accounts linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) could become a primary target. The IRGC controls large segments of Iran’s energy and logistics sectors and has increasingly relied on oil exports to generate revenue. Beyond financial actions, policymakers are also said to be evaluating maritime steps such as seizing vessels linked to Iran’s “shadow fleet.” These aging tankers frequently disguise ownership, switch flags, or disable tracking systems while transporting sanctioned crude through international shipping routes. Any such move would represent a significant shift for the UAE, which has historically tried to balance its security partnership with the United States while maintaining economic ties with Iran across the Persian Gulf. The Emirates has built its global reputation as an open financial hub attracting capital from around the world. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Dubai also became a major destination for Russian traders, bankers, and commodity firms seeking alternative financial channels. Western governments have long pushed the UAE to strengthen oversight of financial flows. In 2022 the Financial Action Task Force placed the country on its “gray list” over concerns about money-laundering risks, though the UAE was removed from the list in 2024 after tightening regulatory standards. The latest confrontation with Iran now places the UAE in a difficult strategic position. Iranian attacks have reportedly caused damage near infrastructure and residential areas in Dubai, raising security concerns while also threatening the country’s carefully cultivated reputation as a stable economic hub. Analysts say any Emirati action will likely be targeted rather than sweeping. Hundreds of thousands of Iranian nationals live in the UAE and thousands of legitimate Iranian businesses operate there. Instead of broad restrictions,authorities are expected to focus primarily on networks directly tied to IRGC

Why is the global media suddenly full of negative stories about #China? Are they losing the narrative battle, and is the US back in control of the narrative after years of decline?

Silicon Valley Rallies Behind #Anthropic in A.I. Clash With Trump nytimes.com/2026/02/27/techn…