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10 of these being acquired for its flydaeal low-cost airline
- Saudia Group currently operates a fleet of 194 aircraft, serving commercial aviation, cargo operations, and logistics services.
- "The group is set for significant expansion, with 191 new aircraft scheduled for delivery in the coming years," the airline said.
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ADIB’s Q1 net profit $517 million
Q1 2025 net profit before tax increased 18% YoY.
- Net profit after tax for Q1 2025 was AED 1.7 billion, reflecting an 18 percent increase compared to Q1 2024.
- Revenue for Q1 2025 improved by 14 percent to AED 2.9 billion compared to AED 2.5 billion for Q1 2024.
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Emirates Islamic Q1 profit $394m
The bank's profit crossed AED 1bn mark for the first time.
- Total income rose 8 percent year-on-year to AED1.45 billion ($394 million) in Q1 2025.
- Operating profit increased by 5 percent compared to Q1 2024, while the net profit margin remained robust at 3.85 percent.
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Boeing to sell some assets to Thoma Bravo
The $10.55 bn sale includes portions of digital aviation solutions business.
- The transaction includes Jeppesen, an 81-year-old aviation navigation company that Boeing acquired in 2000.
- Boeing chief executive Kelly Ortberg has described targeted divestitures as a way to improve the company's financial position after a series of losses.
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TSMC first-quarter net profit soars
Its net revenue for the quarter soared nearly 42%.
- TSMC is the world's largest contract maker of chips that have become the lifeblood of the global economy, powering everything from smartphones to missiles.
- Demand for chips has soared in recent years with the growth of AI, but there are fears that Trump's far-reaching tariffs could drive up consumer prices and hurt chipmakers.
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Tesla’s first Saudi showroom opens
The opening in Riyadh comes with Tesla sales dropping.
- Saudi Arabia is a key regional ally of Washington, and US President Donald Trump forged close ties during his first term with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
- However, demand for EVs is relatively low in Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter which enjoys bargain-basement fuel prices, with a liter costing just $0.62.
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Mubadala Energy enters US energy market
Acquires a 24.1% interest in US firm Kimmeridge’s SoTex
- Through SoTex, Kimmeridge is building America’s first integrated gas independent to deliver low-cost natural gas from wellhead to water.
- The deal bolsters Mubadala Energy's growth plans to invest across the gas value chain in key energy hubs around the world.
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Borouge to increase dividend from 2025
The company okayed $650 million final dividend for 2024.
- At the current Borouge share price, this would give investors a 40 percent minimum cumulative dividend return from 2025 to 2030, the highest in the UAE.
- The AGM also approved a share buyback of up to 2.5 percent of outstanding shares via open-market transactions, subject to market conditions and regulatory approvals.
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TikTok’s US future uncertain
It must find non-Chinese owner to avoid ban.
- In the hours before that deadline, TikTok temporarily shut down in the United States and disappeared from app stores, to the dismay of millions of users.
- Much of TikTok's US activity is already housed on Oracle servers, and the company's chairman, Larry Ellison, is a longtime Trump ally.
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Tesla Q1 sales sink 13 percent
The dip occurred amid lower production during factory upgrades.
- Musk's electric vehicle company delivered 336,681 autos in the quarter ending March 31, missing analyst expectations.
- Tesla shares fell more than six percent in early trading after the deliveries fell by more than expected from the year-ago stretch. Shares later partially rebounded.
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