On August 1, 2025, a significant day in the world of venture capital and startups, the global venture market is experiencing a boom as AI startups take center stage, capturing investors' attention. Recent startup news features several major IPOs and mergers and acquisitions that are game-changers. This article will delve into the key events affecting startup investments and discuss how tech IPOs are transforming the market. Leading companies are highlighting the ...

... balanced valuation approaches. In a favorable macroeconomic environment, the market could accelerate growth in the second half of the year. For this, a combination of local potential (talents and projects from various countries) with access to global markets is crucial. Overall, the news surrounding startups and venture investments at the end of July 2025 reflects a heightened interest in innovation coupled with a pragmatic investment approach. Venture funds and entrepreneurs are displaying a readiness to collaborate: the former ...

... fuel investor interest in commodity assets, including oil. As a result, by the end of the week, the oil market is in a state of relative equilibrium. Brent prices have settled in the upper range of recent months, although they remain sensitive to any news regarding economic risks or changes in OPEC+ policy. Gas Market: Record Storage Levels Reduce Price Risks The European natural gas market continues to build inventories ahead of the winter season. According to Gas Infrastructure Europe, underground gas storage facilities in EU countries are nearly 66% full—an ...

... tightening of rules—despite progress in several jurisdictions, the global regulatory environment remains uneven. Moreover, the concentration of a significant portion of the market in Bitcoin means that any major event impacting BTC (e.g., security network news or large-scale sell-offs) can reverberate across the entire ecosystem. High market capitalization valuations may attract new competitors and uncover technological vulnerabilities (e.g., risks in DeFi smart contracts). In such conditions, it is crucial for investors to remain cautious and maintain a long-term perspective, resisting ...

... to traders and small refiners, but by the end of July wholesale gasoline prices had hit historical highs, forcing the government to resort to administrative measures. Russian refineries are now directing virtually all gasoline volume to the domestic market. It is expected that the increase in supply on the exchange will cool prices, which reached record levels in June and July. Following news regarding the imminent embargo in late July, exchange prices indeed stopped rising: by July 25, the price of Ai-92 gasoline declined by about 1.5%, and Ai-95 by 1.1%, anticipating the introduction of the ban. Nevertheless, retail fuel prices continued ...