INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

BYD logs record EV sales in 2025

It sold 2.26m EVs vs Tesla's 1.22 by Sept end.

Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.
  • New York, United States - Intel is halting the expansion of a major factory project in Israel, which was going to...

    The chip giant in December said it was going to expand an ongoing $10 billion plan at the Kiryat Gat site, in the south of the country, currently under construction

    Solicited by AFP, Intel on Monday gave no reason for the pause for the next phase and made no link to the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Oil giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday that international investors had snatched up the bulk of shares sold...

    Aramco ended trading on Sunday at 28.60 Saudi riyals ($7.63) per share, after opening at 27.95 riyals, giving it a market capitalisation of around $1.85 trillion

    Aramco, the mostly state-owned jewel of the Saudi economy, announced on May 30 that it would sell 1.545 billion shares, or approximately 0.64 percent of its issued shares

  • Chinese electric car company Nio plans to expand to the Middle East this year, CEO William Li said on an...

    Nio, which recently received funding from Middle East-based investors, saw record-high deliveries of 20,544 vehicles in May

    Rival BYD  has also made the UAE its entry point to the Middle East

  • JPMorgan Chase is reportedly preparing to launch a biometric payments system for the masses, the Daily Hodl reported quoting the American...

    28% of consumers have used facial recognition for an online purchase in the last 30 days

     3 billion people will pay using biometrics by 2026, with global transactions hitting $5.765 trillion per year

  • The International Air Transport Association on Tuesday urged Pakistan and Bangladesh to remove barriers to airlines repatriating ticket revenues after...

    Pakistan and Bangladesh collectively owe $731 million in blocked airline funds

    Boeing, Airbus, face scrutiny over safety and manufacturing standards

  • Dubai, UAE – Danube Group, a leading conglomerate in the Middle East and Dubai SME, a subsidiary of the Dubai...

    The strategic partnership aims to attract private sector buyers from various industries, offering Dubai SME-listed members and suppliers a broader range of tender opportunities

    By including private sector buyers, the program opens new avenues for growth and business expansion, enhancing the market reach for Emirati-owned SMEs

  • The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced strengthened profitability projections for airlines in 2024 compared with its June and December...

    Total revenues expected to reach $996 billion in 2024, countered by total expenses estimated at $936 billion

    Airlines may not replace pilots with AI but the new tech is already revolutionizing the business

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Oil giant Saudi Aramco said on Thursday it plans to sell 1.545 billion shares worth more than...

    In a statement posted to the Saudi stock exchange, Aramco announced a secondary public offering of 1.545 billion shares

    The sale on the local bourse, which represents approximately 0.64 percent of the company's issued shares, will commence on Sunday

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Ministry of Media and Microsoft Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Riyadh on...

    The collaboration spans data analysis, machine learning, artificial intelligence, security and privacy solutions, and software and service development solutions

    The MoU aims to enhance the media sector in Saudi Arabia, enabling it to contribute to the local economy and benefit from the advancements of artificial intelligence

  • Washington, United States - Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has told investors he plans to build a supercomputer dubbed "gigafactory of...

    Musk wants the supercomputer - which will string together 100,000 Nvidia chips - operational by fall 2025, and "will hold himself personally responsible for delivering it on time,"

    The planned supercomputer would be "at least four times the size of the biggest GPU clusters that exist today," such as those used by Meta to train its AI models