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UAB net profit up by 50% for H1

Total assets increase by 11 percent.

TSMC Q2 profit up 60%

TSMC is the world's largest contract maker of chips.

ADNOC shifts OMV stake to XRG

XRG is ADNOC's wholly-owned international investment company.

SIB H1 net profit $189m

The bank's total assets increased by $1.49 billion.

TSMC’s H1 revenue up 40 percent

Robust demand for AI technology behind the surge.

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

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)

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.

ESA, SAP ink agreement

ESA will consolidate operations under a single ERP solution
  • ESA will benefit from a streamlined and integrated system, improving visibility and control over all of its operations.
  • ESA will be using an integrated supply chain model that eliminates process silos, predicts disruptions.

Nasdaq edges to record

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.8 percent.
  • All three indices finished at records the last two days, on the back of Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.8 percent to 39,475.90, retreating from a serious drive at the 40,000-point level

Lamborghini sales up in 2023

The deliveries sped up 9.5 percent to 10,112 vehicles.
  • 2023 was the best year ever recorded," the brand said in a press release, with sales up 12.1 percent to US$2.9 billion
  • Operating profit reached $785 million, up 17.8 percent, with operating margins widening to 27.2 percent, said Lamborghini

EGA to acquire Leichtmetall

EGA is to buy 100 percent of firm from Leichtmetall Holding.
  • The transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2024, subject to obtaining regulatory approvals.
  • Leichtmetall’s production mainly consists of hard alloy billets up to 1,150 millimetres in diameter

Borse Dubai to sell Nasdaq shares

The sale is poised to generate $1.59 billion.
  • Borse Dubai is selling 27 million shares at $59 each in a secondary offering, a decision revealed in a stock exchange filing
  • The offering also grants underwriters a 30-day option to acquire up to four million additional shares of Nasdaq

Masdar to buy stake in Terra-Gen

Masdar to buy 50 percent stake in Terra-Gen from ECP.
  • Masdar’s US portfolio of utility-scale wind, solar and storage assets has a generating capacity of over 1.4 GW.
  • The US market will play a vital role as Masdar plans to build a renewable energy portfolio of 100 GW capacity by 2030

AstraZeneca to buy Fusion

The $2.4bn deal is its latest expansion into cancer treatments.
  • Fusion is developing next-generation radiotherapy to treat cancer via precise targeting that minimizes damage to healthy cells
  • AstraZeneca, whose cancer treatments represent a third of its overall sales, saw its share price drop one percent following the news

Aldar nets $953m in sales at Fahid

Aldar said 42 percent of the buyers are under the age of 45.

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Borouge to increase dividend from 2025

The company okayed $650 million final dividend for 2024.

TikTok’s US future uncertain

It must find non-Chinese owner to avoid ban.

Tesla Q1 sales sink 13 percent

The dip occurred amid lower production during factory upgrades.

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Tesla sales tumble in Europe in Q1

The company suffered from boycotts against the policies of Elon Musk.
  • Sales of Tesla's electric cars in France fell 36.8 percent in March from a year ago amid a slight drop in the overall electric car market
  • In Sweden, Tesla sales declined 63.9 percent in March and 55.2 percent in the first three months of the year, according to Mobility Sweden

Ford’s US Q1 auto sales dip

But its Q1 figures exceed a forecast by Edmunds
  • The automaker reported a 1.3 percent dip in sales in the world's biggest economy, to 501,291 vehicles, compared with the same period in 2024.
  • This was mainly due to the discontinuation of certain vehicle models and rental fleet sales timing, the company said.

Vanke reports annual loss of $6.8 bn

The property giant attributes loss to falling sales and shrinking profit.
  • Beijing has in recent years grappled with a prolonged crisis in the country's vast real estate sector, once a key pillar of the economy but now beset with sprawling debt.
  • Hong Kong-listed Vanke is part-owned by the government of Shenzhen and was China's fourth-largest real estate firm by sales last year, according to research firm CRIC.