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Wall Street's main stock indices rose on Friday, rebounding from sharp losses in the previous session, as investors assessed a set of economic data releases

Aqua-Spark, the Dutch impact investment fund focused on the global aquaculture industry, has held the final close of its dedicated Africa fund at $48m (€41.7m).

B2B food and agritech platform WayCool has raised Rs 210 crore (about $22.7 million) through a rights issue from existing investor Lightrock India.

The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has appointed a consortium of investment bankers and legal advisors for its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO).

The Trump administration issued a new license allowing countries to temporarily purchase certain Russian oil products, the same day Brent crude prices settled above $100 per barrel

The World Bank has opened applications for the Alan W. Heston Fellowship, offering up to $10,000 to support early-career

Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said Thursday that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz maritime passage should be continued

South African fintech startup Orca has raised a $2.35 million seed round to expand its fraud-prevention platform for payment systems in emerging markets.

Applications are open for the Mastercard Foundation Fund for Alumni Start-ups in Transition (FAST) Program, an initiative designed to support young entrepreneurs

Applications are now open for the Female Founders & Funders (FFF) Program, an initiative designed to support women building technology-enabled startups

Gestala has raised $21.6 million (CN¥150 million) just two months after launching, at a valuation of $100 million to $200 million, founder and CEO Phoenix Peng told TechCrunch.

Zendesk is acquiring Forethought, a company that builds software to automate customer service interactions, the companies announced on Wednesday.