Abu Dhabi / WAM The Tawazun Council has announced its participation in the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2023) and the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference (Navdex 2023), which will be held from February 20-24 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec). Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the event ...
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Uniper says it will overcome Russian gas issues by 2024
Bloomberg Germany utility Uniper SE said it will overcome the problems generated by Russian gas cuts by 2024 at the latest. The company — which was rescued by the German government last year after the energy crisis put it on the brink of collapse — said it may continue to face high gas replacement costs in the next years, ...
Read More »The extraordinary exit of women of Silicon Valley!
Bloomberg The resignation of YouTube chief Susan Wojcicki after 25 years at Google is another example of an unsettling trend in Silicon Valley: High profile women are heading for the exits. Just this week, Meta Platforms Inc Chief Business Officer Marne Levine stepped down after 12 years at the social media juggernaut. Last year, Sheryl Sandberg left her role ...
Read More »Elon Musk shuts 2 of 3 Twitter India offices
Bloomberg Twitter Inc has shut two of its three India offices and told its staff to work from home, underscoring Elon Musk’s mission to slash costs and get the struggling social media service in the black. Twitter, which fired more than 90% of its roughly 200-plus staff in India late last year, closed its offices in the political centre New ...
Read More »AutoNation expecting used-car prices to drop as volumes recover
Bloomberg AutoNation Inc, one of the biggest car dealership chains in the US, expects prices for new and used cars to decline this year as manufacturers crank up volumes and offer more incentives to price-sensitive buyers. The company said that fourth-quarter earnings rose to $6.37 a share, a record for the period and easily beating the $5.82 average forecast ...
Read More »DoorDash forecasts profit growth over pricey takeout demand
Bloomberg DoorDash Inc shares jumped after an optimistic earnings report that showed resilient demand for pricey takeout even amid a cost-of-living squeeze. The company also said its president would be stepping down as part of a slate of executive changes. DoorDash is anticipating adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of $120 million to $170 million in the ...
Read More »Biden intends to speak with Xi to defuse tensions over balloon
Bloomberg President Joe Biden expects to speak with Xi Jinping about the Chinese balloon shot down by the US earlier this month, signalling a desire to end a dispute that has highlighted the fragility of relations between the world’s biggest economies. Biden disclosed plans for the call as part of his most extensive remarks yet about the balloon saga, which ...
Read More »British embassy guard who spied for Russia jailed in UK
Bloomberg A British security guard who spied for Russia at the country’s Embassy in Berlin in exchange for money was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison on Friday. David Smith, 58, who collected a range of highly sensitive information from and about the embassy with the intention of supplying it to Russia, pleaded guilty to multiple breaches ...
Read More »Net profits of 123 listed Emirati firms reach AED191b in 2022
Abu Dhabi / WAM The net earnings of 123 listed Emirati companies reached AED191 billion in 2022, indicating their robust financial position and healthy revenue growth. According to a report by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), the net earnings of national listed companies increased by 60% or AED72 billion from January 2022 to December 2022. Out of the total ...
Read More »DMCC announces 17% rise in diamond trade in 2022
Dubai / WAM DMCC has reported a 17 percent year-on-year increase in the value of diamond trade in 2022, totalling $37.4 billion combined for rough and polished diamonds, including a 42 percent rise in the polished category and a consistently strong 7 percent rise in rough. The soaring figures are further evidence of the rapid rise of Dubai as ...
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