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M-KOPA Reaches 10 Million Customers Across Five African Markets x/nigeria — Jul 22, 2026 M-KOPA has reached 10 million customers across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa through its More than a Phone platform that blends smartphone financing with embedded insurance and credit for Everyday Earners. Since 2020 it has added 9 million customers in six years, with Nigeria the fastest-growing market, about 10,000 new customers daily, and a Kenya assembly factory of 400+ staff that has produced more than 3.3 million devices, supported by a network of over 40,000 agents. IJR Retail Giant Raises Motor Oil Price, Caps Customer Purchases As Iran War Drags On Paris Apodaca · 5 min · 9h +6 Tom Gallagher The 4% loan on top of the equity stake makes this look more like a bailout than a strategic investment. Curious how Charging Robotics' cash flow looks.
Compass Financial Invests $32.9M Across Five ETFs Finance — Sep 3, 2026 Compass Financial Management LLC disclosed new positions in five ETFs in the second quarter: Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) with 5,730 shares (~$2.18 million), Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) with 160,913 shares (~$5.26 million), iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) with 116,171 shares (~$5.93 million), Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (BIV) with 20,120 shares (~$1.54 million), and Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF (JAAA) with 357,142 shares (~$18.04 million). The moves highlight a diversified allocation across U.S. equities, dividends, floating-rate bonds, intermediate-term bonds, and CLOs. +17 Netcall reports 20% revenue rise to £57.7m Business — Jul 21, 2026 Across Netcall, Marston's, Midwich, GBG, and Compass Group, trading updates show a pattern of resilient revenue growth, margin expansion, and continued investment in AI, formats, and geographic reach. The reports highlight Netcall and GBG accelerating AI-enabled offerings, Marston's benefiting from World Cup demand and Grandstand formats, Midwich navigating Middle East disruption while delivering growth, and Compass Group maintaining solid organic growth driven by new business wins and high client retention. On X · @elonmusk Elon Musk Affirms Quip That SpaceX Turns the "Impossible" Into Merely "Late" Elon Musk posted a one-word reply—"True"—quoting user @DimaZeniuk’s statement that “SpaceX specializes in converting things from impossible to late.” The light-hearted endorsement of SpaceX’s ambitious (and often delayed) timelines quickly drew hundreds of thousands of views and hundreds of replies/quotes. It is trending mainly due to Musk’s massive following, the meme-friendly nature of the classic SpaceX self-deprecating joke, and ongoing public interest in the company’s progress on Starship and related projects. 1,109 likes · 54m Andrew Powell Supreme Court Rejects Emergency Bid to Enforce New Mail Ballot Requirements The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s request to put new U.S. Postal Service restrictions on mail-in ballots into effect before the 2026 midterm elections. The decision leaves in place a lower court’s nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the rules. According to Fox News , the USPS rules, which were finalized in August after President Donald Trump directed the agency 42m Quantbot Expands Portfolio With New Stakes x/electronic-arts — Aug 23, 2026 Quantbot Technologies LP disclosed new Q2 stakes in five companies, including 69,871 shares of Electronic Arts ($14.3M), 101,123 shares of Smith & Nephew SNATS ($6.34M), 25,348 shares of Arrow Electronics ($5.41M), 17,346 shares of Kinsale Capital Group ($5.72M), and 108,119 shares of BankUnited ($5.24M). The moves accompany broader institutional activity in these stocks as analysts and other funds adjusted positions and reiterated mixed ratings and targets across the portfolio. IJR Mitch McConnell Returns To Senate After Months Of Missed Votes Nicole Silverio · 3 min · 9h On X · @thsottiaux OpenAI’s Tibo Teases DevDay 2025-Level Product Ships This Week OpenAI staffer Tibo teases major product releases this week on the scale of DevDay 2025, generating high anticipation among AI developers and power users alongside complaints about rate limits and usage. 1,530 likes · 56m
IJRMitch McConnell Returns To Senate After Months Of Missed VotesNicole Silverio · 3 min · 9h
On X · @thsottiauxOpenAI’s Tibo Teases DevDay 2025-Level Product Ships This WeekOpenAI staffer Tibo teases major product releases this week on the scale of DevDay 2025, generating high anticipation among AI developers and power users alongside complaints about rate limits and usage.1,530 likes · 56m
