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Meraas awards $544m contract

It has been awarded for construction of Design Quarter at d3

Salik 2024 net profit before taxes $348m

The toll operator's revenue increased by 6% to $626 million.

ADNIC okays 45% dividend for 2024

The company achieved its highest ever revenue and net profit.

stc net profit for 2024 $6.58bn

This is an increase of 85.7 percent over the previous year.

e& reports $2.94 billion in net profit

e&’s subscriber base rose 11.7% to 189.3m

Nissan, Honda shares surge after merger talks scrapped

Nissan and Honda shares surged in Tokyo Friday after the auto giants confirmed they scrapped merger talks and Nissan detailed...
  • Nissan shares soared 8.17 percent to 449 yen in early trade before easing to 439.5 yen
  • Honda shares rose 4.46 percent to 1,498 yen, before easing to 1.487 yen

Asian stocks rise as Powell rate warning taken in stride

Equities rose in Asia on Wednesday as traders took in their stride a warning from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell...
  • New York Fed chief John Williams said the economy and consumer spending remained strong
  • Wall Street ended Tuesday positively, despite tech stocks dragging the Nasdaq into the red

Altman rejects Musk’s US$97.4 billion bid to buy OpenAI, as feud continues

After receiving backing from his OpenAI board, Sam Altman informed an Elon Musk-led group of investors that sought to buy...
  • Musk is suing OpenAI's restructuring plans from a non-profit to a for-profit
  • In a repartee, Altman offered to buy Twitter (X) for US$9.74 billion

Government chiefs and tech leaders gather in Paris for AI summit

Political and tech industry leaders were set to descend on Paris Monday for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence, hoping...
  • Macron announces US$113 billion investments in AI in coming years in France
  • China is opening an investigation into monopolistic practices by Google

Big Tech’s AI spending rattles markets

Amazon and big tech peers Microsoft and Google saw their stock prices fall on concerns over high AI investment costs....
  • Meta's stock surged 18 percent in January as investors endorsed its AI strategy
  • Amazon forecasts 5-9 percent growth in Q1 2025, with sales between US$151 and US$155.5 billion

Asian markets advance after Wall St gains, US Postal Service U-turn

Asian markets rose Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street and following the US Postal Service's U-turn on a ban on...
  • Investors remained on edge about the economic outlook, pushing Gold prices above US$2,882
  • Disappointing earnings from Google-parent Alphabet weighed on the tech sector

Dubai airport clocks record 92.3 million passengers

A record 92.3 million passengers travelled through Dubai's international airport last year, its operator said on Thursday, extending a post-pandemic...
  • The UAE has now been ranked as the world's busiest international air hub for a decade
  • The airport was targeting 400 international destinations, up from 272 currently

Morgan Stanley sees upswing in MENA M&A deal volumes and values

After a challenging year where M&A activity in the Middle East and North Africa took a tumble, Morgan Stanley forecasts...
  • 2024 saw 1,111 M&A transactions with exposure to the MENA region, totaling US$75 billion in value
  • MENA outbound M&A transactions totaled US$40.2 billion, down 3 percent

Oil prices on the rise despite down week

Oil prices rose on Friday as markets weighed the threat of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump on Mexico and...
  • In January, Brent looks to gain 3.8 percent while WTI is poised to climb 2.3 percent
  • US President Trump threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican oil exports

FED keeps interest rates unchanged

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates at the current target range of 4.25 percent to 4.50 percent after its January meeting, according...
  • Inflation is still deemed ‘somewhat elevated’
  • The euro fell to 1.04 against the US dollar following announcement

GCC a key player in global freight and logistics industry, says Trukkin’s Dalmia

The region leverages a strategic major hub, advanced infrastructure, and economic diversification to fuel logistics demand, says Janardan Dalmia, Founder...

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Altman rejects Musk’s US$97.4 billion bid to buy OpenAI, as feud continues

After receiving backing from his OpenAI board, Sam Altman informed an Elon Musk-led group of investors that sought to buy...

Government chiefs and tech leaders gather in Paris for AI summit

Political and tech industry leaders were set to descend on Paris Monday for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence, hoping...

Big Tech’s AI spending rattles markets

Amazon and big tech peers Microsoft and Google saw their stock prices fall on concerns over high AI investment costs....

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Dubai airport clocks record 92.3 million passengers

A record 92.3 million passengers travelled through Dubai's international airport last year, its operator said on Thursday, extending a post-pandemic...
  • The UAE has now been ranked as the world's busiest international air hub for a decade
  • The airport was targeting 400 international destinations, up from 272 currently

Morgan Stanley sees upswing in MENA M&A deal volumes and values

After a challenging year where M&A activity in the Middle East and North Africa took a tumble, Morgan Stanley forecasts...
  • 2024 saw 1,111 M&A transactions with exposure to the MENA region, totaling US$75 billion in value
  • MENA outbound M&A transactions totaled US$40.2 billion, down 3 percent

Oil prices on the rise despite down week

Oil prices rose on Friday as markets weighed the threat of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump on Mexico and...
  • In January, Brent looks to gain 3.8 percent while WTI is poised to climb 2.3 percent
  • US President Trump threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican oil exports