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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.
  • $2.65bn in contracts signed during first two days of IDEX and NAVDEX 2025

    Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Tawazun Council, UAE's authority responsible for managing acquisitions, procurement, and contracts on behalf of the Ministry...

    Tawazun Council signed five deals worth a total of AED 5.8 billion with local and international companies on the second day of IDEX and NAVDEX 2025.

    Tawazun Council is UAE's authority responsible for managing acquisitions, procurement, and contracts on behalf of the Ministry of Defense and security agencies.

  • Saudi Arabia’s sports fund invests in DAZN streaming service

    Paris, France - Saudi Arabian sports investment fund SURJ, linked to the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund, has acquired a minority stake...

    SURJ, originally named SRJ, was established in August 2024 by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) "to invest in acquiring and creating new sports events

    SURJ and DAZN will work closely to establish DAZN MENA, a joint venture that will unlock new broadcasting opportunities for Saudi Arabia's growing sports sector

  • Cyprus and Egypt sign deal to process, export gas to Europe

    Nicosia, Cyprus -- Cyprus and Egypt on Monday signed an agreement with an energy consortium to export gas from the Mediterranean...

    The gas will be transported and processed in Egypt at "existing Zohr facilities to be then liquefied in the Damietta (liquified natural gas) LNG plant for export to European market

    Europe has been seeking alternative sources of natural gas since Russia invaded Ukraine almost three years ago.

  • FAB delivers strong results in 2024 with profit before tax of AED 19.9 billion, up 13% yoy

    First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has achieved solid results in 2024 with Group net profit reaching AED 17.1 billion, up...

    The performance marks consecutive years of sustained growth in scale and profitability

    FAB’s Board of Directors recommends a cash dividend of 75 fils per share

  • Saudi Arabia’s inflation rate 2 percent in Jan, rental prices main driver

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's annual inflation rate in Jan 2025 reached 2 percent compared to January 2024, the...

    According to GASTAT, Saudi Arabia's inflation rate is considered the lowest among the G20 countries.

    CPI measures the prices paid by consumers for a fixed basket of goods and services consisting of 490 items.

  • OpenAI board rejects Elon Musk-led $97.4 billion buyout offer

    San Francisco, United States -- OpenAI's board chairman on Friday said it has unanimously rejected an Elon Musk-led offer to buy...

    Musk filed court documents saying he will withdraw the offer to buy OpenAI if its board returns the artificial intelligence pioneer to a non-profit "charity" model.

    OpenAI currently operates a hybrid structure, as a non-profit with a money-making subsidiary.

  • AD Ports Group 2024 net profit $484m

    The Group's revenue increased 48 percent year-on-year.

    Net profit attributable to owners grew 24 percent YoY to AED1.33 billion led by strong operating performance.

    Total assets grew by 15 percent YoY to AED63.70 billion in 2024 while total equity increased 15 percent YoY to AED27.83 billion.

  • 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

  • Stocks mostly rise, oil falls as Trump fans Ukraine peace hopes

    London, United Kingdom -- Major stock markets mostly rallied and oil prices retreated Thursday on hopes for an end to the...

    London was a rare faller owing to sharp losses to share prices of big companies, including Unilever, Barclays and British American Tobacco.

    With Russia being a major producer of oil, crude futures fell heavily on easing supply concerns, while the dollar lost some of its safe-haven support.

  • TAQA net income $1.93bn in 2024

    The company's revenues increased 6.7 percent year-on-year.

    TAQA said the net income excludes one-off items (AED 10.8 billion) related to the acquisition of a 5 percent stake in ADNOC Gas.

    The company's revenues increased 6.7 percent year-on-year to AED55.2 billion, driven by sustained Transmission & Distribution (T&D) growth.