Google says to buy Wiz for $32 bn
The all-cash deal brings Wiz into the Google Cloud operation.
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Evergrande shares begin trading
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eXtra net profit down 17%
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Salik 2024 net profit before taxes $348m
The toll operator's revenue increased by 6% to $626 million.
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Embraer Q2 profit at $74.2m
It returned to profit in Q2 after posting a loss in first quarter
- Brazilian plane-maker Embraer returned to profit in the second quarter after posting a loss in the first
- The result was down 16 percent from the $87.9 million net profit it posted for the April-June period last year
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ING Q2 profit down 20%
The bank's profits have been hit by Turkey's soaring inflation.
- ING booked a profit of 1.18 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in the three-month period ending in June.
- ING's net profit took 277-million-euro hit from Turkey's hyper-inflation, which is around 80 percent.
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Amanat Holdings profit up 7%
The company posted H1 income of $26.33m.
- This income is on an adjusted basis, excluding the prior year's gain on sale and trading results from divested entities.
- In H1 2022, Amanat's healthcare platform continued to record strong year-on-year growth.
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DAE posts H1 profit of $140.1m
Its profit increased 186 percent in first six months of 2022
- Dubai Aerospace Enterprise reports 186% growth in profit in the first six months of 2022
- DAE says cash flows from operating activities increased by 36 percent to $678.5 million.
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TECOM H1 profit jumps 43%
Revenue for the first half of 2022 increased 16%.
- Revenue for the first six months of 2022 increased 15.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) to AED989 million on increase in occupancy rates
- The EBITDA, or the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation, for the first half of 2022 grew 22.4 percent YoY to AED723 million
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Etihad orders 7 A350F freighters
The freighters will upgrade Etihad's freight capacity.
- With this order, Etihad adds to its existing order of the largest passenger version of A350-1000s, five of which have been delivered.
- Etihad has also firmed up a long-term agreement for Airbus' Flight Hour Services (FHS) to support its entire A350 fleet.
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Uber posts Q2 loss of $2.6bn
Uber revenue more than doubled to $8.1 billion in Q2. Uber reported better-than-expected revenue in Q2, fueled by strong demand...
- Uber reported better-than-expected revenue in Q2, fueled by strong demand for the San Francisco-based company's ride-hailing and food delivery services
- Revenue more than doubled to $8.1 billion in the three months through June -- a 105 percent increase
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Krush Brands first firm to join UAE’s NextGen FDI initiative
Krush Brands, a food technology and multi-kitchen food service company, became the first business to join the UAE’s NextGen FDI...
- Krush Brands will relocate its global headquarters to the UAE to triple its growth by creating 700 jobs within two years and moving its technology arm from Europe.
- The NextGenFDI initiative complements other initiatives, such as the National Programme for Coders, which offers golden visas to 100,000 coders.
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Ghitha Q2 profit $21.95 million
The profit surged by 471% compared to Q1 2021
- The firm’s revenue reached AED576 million, a growth of 276 percent, soaring up from AED153 million in Q1-2021.
- The company's total assets crossed AED4.1 billion for the first half of 2022, compared with AED1.4 billion for the year ending 2021.
Fertiglobe revenue up 105%
The EBITDA grew 155 percent to $770 million in Q2 2022
- The EBITDA grew 155 percent to $770 million compared to Q2 2021
- Free cash flow rose to $789 million in Q2 2022 from $328 million in Q2 2021
Google says to buy Wiz for $32 bn
The all-cash deal brings Wiz into the Google Cloud operation.
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Evergrande shares begin trading
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Tabreed 9M profit at $218m
This is due to the steady growth in its consumption volumes.
- Tabreed delivers strong growth, with revenue soaring 10 percent to US$490 million in January-September 2023.
- This is a 10 percent increase in revenue year-on-year, compared to US$460 million in January-September 2022.
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Siemens posts record profit
Its shares rose over 6 percent on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
- The company, whose businesses range from making trains to automating production processes, earned a net profit of $8.62 billion in 2022-2023.
- Sales, at $84.6 billion, rose 11 percent on the previous year while for 2024, the group expects revenue to grow in a range of between 4 and 8 percent.
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Alstom to cut 1500 jobs
Alstom said it aims to cut debt by 2 billion euros by March 2025.
- Alstom posted last month a negative cash flow of 1.15 billion euros ($1.25 billion) in the first half of its fiscal year.
- The group said it was working on a "comprehensive operational, commercial, and cost efficiency plan" to reinforce its balance sheet.