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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.

Nvidia to take stake in Nokia

Nvidia share price soars 20%.
  • It said it would issue more than 166 million new shares, for which Nvidia would pay $6.01 per share.
  • Under the partnership, Nokia "intends to increase its presence in the AI and cloud market with data center aligned networking solutions."

Nestle to cut 16,000 jobs

The company's shares shoot up 8%.
  • "The world is changing, and Nestle needs to change faster," chief executive Philipp Navratil, who took the reins of the multinational in early September, said in a statement.
  • The company published nine-month figures showing sales down by 1.9 percent to 65.9 billion Swiss francs ($83 billion).

Multiply Group buys stake in ISEM

Multiply Group will hold 60.8% of ISEM.
  • Peninsula Capital and minority investors will own the remaining 39.2 percent.
  • The deal represents an expansion into packaging by Multiply Group, establishing the Group’s fifth consumer-focused vertical.

Bosch to cut 13,000 jobs

This is a blow to Germany's ailing car sector.
  • The cuts, all of which will take place in Germany, represent about 10 percent of Bosch's total workforce in the country.
  • Bosch said the layoffs were needed to help make annual savings of 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion) in the group's automotive unit.

Aldar ups stake in Aldar Estates

Acquires Modon Holding’s 17.45% stake
  • Aldar Estates has become the region’s largest integrated real estate services company with over AED3 billion worth of active contracts.
  • The platform manages more than 155,000 residential units, which is a 15 percent increase in the past two years.

Oracle shares up 35%

Huge AI contracts lead to the surge.
  • About 40 minutes into trading, shares were at $337.02, up nearly 40 percent, lifting the company's market valuation to around $950 billion.
  • The surge will significantly boost the wealth of Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison, who could potentially surpass Elon Musk as the world's richest person.

ADCB to raise $1.66bn

The rights issue aimed at boosting growth.
  • The rights issue will increase ADCB's issued capital from AED 7.32 billion to AED 7.91 billion by issuing up to 592.2 million new shares.
  • The new shares will be priced at AED 10.3 each, a 30% discount to ADCB’s closing share price on September 4, 2025.

EGA H1 revenue $4.11bn

Net profit before GAC $445 million.
  • The company's primary hot metal production remained steady at 1.34 million tons.
  • EGA sold 1.37 million tons of cast metal to over 400 customers in more than 50 countries, up from 1.31 million tons in H1 2024.

Borouge to pay $660m H1 dividend

Its net profit for H1 was $474 million.
  • The company also reaffirmed its intention to pay a total dividend of 16.2 fils per share for 2025.
  • Since its June 2022 IPO, Borouge shareholders have approved $4.24 billion in dividends.

TAQA secures $2.31bn loan

It will be utilized in a phased manner.
  • The two-year tenor also aligns well with TAQA’s maturity profile, as the Group has no corporate debt maturities scheduled in 2027.
  • This facility complements TAQA’s existing corporate funding framework, which includes a US$20 billion Global Medium Term Note (GMTN) program.

BYD logs record EV sales in 2025

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

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Multiply Group buys stake in ISEM

Multiply Group will hold 60.8% of ISEM.

Bosch to cut 13,000 jobs

This is a blow to Germany's ailing car sector.

Aldar ups stake in Aldar Estates

Acquires Modon Holding’s 17.45% stake
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ADCB to raise $1.66bn

The rights issue aimed at boosting growth.
  • The rights issue will increase ADCB's issued capital from AED 7.32 billion to AED 7.91 billion by issuing up to 592.2 million new shares.
  • The new shares will be priced at AED 10.3 each, a 30% discount to ADCB’s closing share price on September 4, 2025.

EGA H1 revenue $4.11bn

Net profit before GAC $445 million.
  • The company's primary hot metal production remained steady at 1.34 million tons.
  • EGA sold 1.37 million tons of cast metal to over 400 customers in more than 50 countries, up from 1.31 million tons in H1 2024.

Borouge to pay $660m H1 dividend

Its net profit for H1 was $474 million.
  • The company also reaffirmed its intention to pay a total dividend of 16.2 fils per share for 2025.
  • Since its June 2022 IPO, Borouge shareholders have approved $4.24 billion in dividends.