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JPMorgan Q3 profit at $13.2bn
The bank’s revenues rose 22 percent to US$39.9 billion.
- One of the biggest factors in bank’s rise in profit was the increased earnings in net interest income (NII).
- NII is the gap between what the bank makes in interest in loans to clients compared with interest payments to customers
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Presight, Samruk-Kazyna to form JV
Samruk-Kazyna is Kazakhstan's $70bn asset sovereign wealth fund.
- The joint venture aims to accelerate digital transformation in Kazakhstan.
- Presight will deploy its AI and big data analytics solutions and technologies.
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Delta posts Q3 profits of $1.1b
The company’s revenues rose 11 percent to $15.5 billion.
- Delta and other US carriers have pointed to pent-up travel demand as a driver of strong results in recent quarters.
- The company described overall demand as "strong," domestic demand as "steady" and international strength as "extending through fall."
EasyJet, Airbus sign US$20bn deal
The no-frills airline will buy 157 aircraft from Airbus.
- The airline on Thursday said it had "entered into conditional arrangements" with European planemaker Airbus for 157 aircraft
- Together the deal was worth $19.9 billion and "will deliver lower fuel burn, CO2 emissions and operating costs per seat", EasyJet said
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Jarir’s 9M profit down marginally
The fall was attributed to an increase in non-operating expenses.
- The third-quarter net profit rose by 8 percent to SAR 296.3 million, from SAR 273.72 million in Q3 2022, driven by a 4.8 percent rise YoY in sales.
- Total shareholders’ equity, no minority interest, stood at SAR 1.79 billion as of Sept. 30, 2023, down from SAR 1.80 billion a year earlier.
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Birkenstock to list on NYSE
The German sandals maker has set its share price at $46.
- A total of 32.26 million ordinary shares will be offered in its initial public offering, trading under the symbol BIRK
- Birkenstock recorded revenues of $1.17 billion for the nine months ending June 30, up 21 percent from the same period in 2022
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ExxonMobil to acquire Pioneer
This is the company's biggest takeover since 1990 acquisition of Mobil.
- ExxonMobil will buy Texas-based Pioneer for $59.5 billion based on ExxonMobil's closing price on October 5.
- ExxonMobil said the takeover is the company's biggest since the late 1990s acquisition of Mobil by Exxon.
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Silal acquires stake in SAFCO
SAFCO Group is a food and beverage distributor in the UAE.
- Last year, Silal, in collaboration with Hoogendoorn, one of the world’s innovators in horticulture, launched the Digital Agronomy Service.
- The Service saw deployment of IoT sensors in 100 farms over the course of 2022.
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PIF sets up Tasaru Mobility Investments
The firm will drive strategic investments and partnerships
- The company will focus on developing local supply chain capabilities for the automotive and mobility industry in Saudi Arabia.
- PIF has invested in the future of mobility, including establishing Saudi Arabia’s first national electric vehicle brand, Ceer, in partnership with Foxconn.
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ADNOC Drilling to pay $358m dividend
The company's H1 revenue increased by 13% to $1.4 billion.
- Since listing on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, and including this latest interim dividend payment, the Company will have distributed $1.36 billion to shareholders.
- The interim dividend distribution will be on or around October 27, 2023, to all shareholders of record as of October 19, 2023.
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Embracer sells Borderlands
The sale is expected to be completed by June-end .
- The sale would reduce the company's net debt by around $300-327 million, the group said in a statement
- Gearbox will join a Take-Two line-up that includes the likes of "Grand Theft Auto" maker Rockstar Games and 2K
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BYD posts record 2023 profit
The Shenzhen-based firm is now moving quickly overseas.
- BYD overtook Elon Musk's Tesla in the fourth quarter of 2023 to become the world's top seller of EVs.
- The figure is in line with a forecast issued by the firm in late January of 29-31 billion yuan ($4bn - $4.3bn)
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RSG, Hyundai Motor ink pact
The two firms will explore opportunities in various areas.
- The two parties will focus on validating and deploying Hyundai Motor Group's eco-friendly mobility solutions.
- They will explore future mobility solutions, such as autonomous vehicles, Advanced Air Mobility and maritime vessels.