INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

AD Ports Group acquires CLI

CLI is Brazilian agri-bulk terminal operator.

$1.59bn Makkah project awarded

A consortium will develop two districts in the Holy City.

2PointZero posts profit surge

Growth driven by merger consolidation.

Mashreq Q1 profit rises

Total revenue increased 10% year-on-year.

TECOM profit climbs

High occupancy across assets boosts earnings.
  • Netflix will continue to distribute Warner Bros. films in cinemas if its takeover bid for the storied studio is successful,...

    "We're going to continue to operate Warner Bros. studios independently and release the movies traditionally in cinema," chief executive Ted Sarandos said

    In early December, Netflix announced that it had reached an agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) to acquire most of the group for $83 billion

  • US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he wants to ensure CNN gets new ownership as part of the Warner...

    Warner Bros Discovery has become the center of a bidding war between Paramount — led by CEO David Ellison, son of Trump ally Larry Ellison — and streaming giant Netflix

    "I think any deal should — it should be guaranteed and certain that CNN is part of it or sold separately," Trump told business leaders Wednesday at the White House

  • Washington, United States - President Donald Trump said Monday he had reached an agreement with President Xi Jinping to allow...

    "President Xi responded positively! $25% will be paid to the United States of America," Trump wrote, without providing details on how the payment mechanism would work

    "We applaud President Trump's decision to allow America's chip industry to compete to support high paying jobs and manufacturing in America," an Nvidia spokesperson told AFP

  • Streaming giant Netflix said Friday it will buy film and television studio Warner Bros. Discovery for nearly $83 billion, the...

    The acquisition, which will face regulatory scrutiny by the Trump administration and is opposed by top names in Hollywood, gives Netflix access to a vast film catalog

    It does not include cable channels such as CNN, TNT, TBS and Discovery, which are being spun off by Warner Bros. Discovery before the deal is due to close.

  • San Francisco, United States - Amazon on Monday began testing "ultra-fast" deliveries in two US cities, giving some shoppers the...

    Amazon is piloting its new “Amazon Now” feature in select neighbourhoods, offering items ranging from groceries to electronics

    Delivery fees for the ultra-fast service start at $3.99 for Prime members and $13.99 for non-members

  • Streaming giant Netflix has made a mostly cash offer to buy TV and film group Warner Bros Discovery as the...

    Netflix joined Paramount Skydance and Comcast, the owner of NBCUniversal, in a second round of an auction that was being negotiated throughout the US Thanksgiving holiday

    The parent company of HBO, CNN and the Warner Bros film studio officially put itself up for sale in October after receiving multiple unsolicited offers

  • Dubai, UAE - The UAE’s Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications Office announced that Google Gemini has ranked...

    Gemini earned the top ranking following a review of over 400 questions and 5,200 generated responses from 11 major language models

    A Committee of Emirati experts evaluated the outputs to identify which models demonstrated the strongest cultural understanding

  • Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on December 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday, as...

    From December 10, Australia will force social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, to remove users under the age of 16 or face hefty fines

    "From today, Meta will be notifying Australian users it understands to be aged 13-15 that they will lose access to Instagram, Threads and Facebook," Meta said in a statement

  • Seoul, South Korea -- South Korean conglomerate Samsung unveiled on Sunday a plan to invest $310 billion over the next...

    The business group's flagship Samsung Electronics is already one of the world's top memory-chip makers, providing crucial components for the AI industry.

    South Korea is also home to SK hynix, another key player in the global semiconductor market.

  • Brussels, Belgium -- The European Commission on Friday greenlit the takeover of German chemical firm Covestro by UAE state oil...

    Plastics maker Covestro accepted a bid from the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in October, valuing the company at 12 billion euros ($14 billion).

    ADNOC has promised to inject around 1.2 billion euros into the chemicals firm through the issuance of new shares under the terms of the takeover.