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Tesla Q1 sales sink 13 percent

The dip occurred amid lower production during factory upgrades.

AD Ports Group 2024 revenue $4.70bn

The Group's EBITDA increased by 69 percent YOY.

Tesla sales tumble in Europe in Q1

The company suffered from boycotts against the policies of Elon Musk.

Ford’s US Q1 auto sales dip

But its Q1 figures exceed a forecast by Edmunds

Vanke reports annual loss of $6.8 bn

The property giant attributes loss to falling sales and shrinking profit.
  • UBS posts bigger loss

    Last year, the bank took over its Swiss rival Credit Suisse.

    Switzerland's largest bank UBS was in March strong-armed by Swiss authorities into a $3.25-billion takeover of Credit Suisse, to keep its closest domestic rival from going under

    UBS said that the third quarter included integration-related expenses of $2 billion, adding that "we have now stabilized Credit Suisse and continued to grow our franchise"

  • Saudi Real Estate Market records transactions worth $14.92bn

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- More than 70,000 transactions worth SAR 56 billion ($14.92 billion) have been conducted on Saudi Arabia's...

    The traded real estate areas amounted to about 550 million square meters (sqm), Argaam reported. Real Estate Market provides its services around the clock.

    Launched two months ago, It allows easy buying and selling of properties, in addition to helping beneficiaries to leverage mortgage services electronically.

  • Batelco launches mobile peering service in MENA region

    Manama, Bahrain - Batelco, part of the Beyon Group, announces its latest service “Mobile Peering” for members of the platform....

    The many benefits of this service include enhanced network efficiency and reduced latency by establishing direct connections between mobile providers

    Exchanging mobile traffic directly with other mobile networks results in a better roaming experience for the mobile operators’ end users

  • OpenAI sees a future of AI ‘superpowers on demand’

    Dreams of the benefits of generative AI -- along with fears of the technology's risks -- have been hot topics...

    OpenAI is rolling out the ability to create custom "agents," called "GPTs," capable of handling specific tasks such as business negotiation advice

    Later this month, OpenAI will launch a GPT "store," and plans to add a way for developers to make money based on how many people use their GPTs

  • Agthia Group revenue soars

    It posted an 11% jump in net revenue to US$890 million.

    Its net profit jumped 12.7% year-on-year to $56 million, with the faster rate of growth relative to revenue reflecting EBITDA margin expansion

    The company holds cash and equivalents of $136 million with net debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.4x (net debt of $245 million) down from 2.3x

  • COP28 huge moment for world and UAE: UK Economic Secretary to Treasury

    Dubai, UAE-- Describing the COP28 as a huge moment for the world and the UAE, Andrew Griffith, Economic Secretary to...

    Applauding the UAE's COP28 Presidency and leadership, Griffith believes sustainable finance will be central to the global event

    Noting the UAE's diversification of its sources of revenue, he said the oil-rich country is a great example of "what the world needs to emulate"

  • Stocks extend global rally as US jobs data cements rate hopes

    Hong Kong, China - Markets rallied again Monday following another strong performance on Wall Street, as below-forecast US jobs data fanned...

    All three main indexes on Wall Street jumped Friday after the jobs reading, which also fueled bets on an interest rate cut by June.

    Asian markets tracked the rally in New York, with Tokyo more than two percent higher, while Hong Kong, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta were up more than one percent

  • $10 trn of ‘hidden costs’ on food and agriculture system per year, says UN

    Paris, France - The food and agriculture system adds at least $10 trillion in "hidden costs" to the global economy every...

    The Food and Agriculture Organization said it conducted an analysis in 154 countries to determine the "true" cost of the agrifood system.

    The global quantified hidden costs totaled around $12.7 trillion in 2020, representing almost 10 percent of the global gross domestic product.

  • Expat remittances in Saudi Arabia fall to $2.6bn in September

    RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Remittances by expatriates in Saudi Arabia dropped 13 percent year-on-year (YoY) to US$2.6 billion (SAR 9.9...

    On a month-on-month (MoM) basis, expat remittances in the Kingdom declined 8 percent, or US$229 million.

    Remittances by Saudi nationals to other countries also fell 11 percent YoY to US$1.2 billion in September.

  • First SAF-powered Emirates flights cleared for take-off from Dubai

    Dubai, UAE -- The first Emirates flights operating with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provided by Shell Aviation have taken off...

    Emirates’ flight EK 412 bound for Sydney on 24th October was among the first to operate with SAF.

    Shell has supplied 315,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at the airline’s hub in Dubai.