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Elon Musk Becomes the First Trillionaire as SpaceX Listing Transforms His Wealth Profile
Elon Musk has become the first trillionaire in modern financial market history after SpaceX's public listing pushed the market value of his…
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SpaceX IPO Draws Massive Demand as Historic Listing Reprices the Space Economy
SpaceX completed one of the largest and most consequential initial public offerings in market history, raising about $75 billion and entering public…
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AD Ports Group Vehicle Raises Offer for Alexandria Container to EGP 27.47 per Share in Bid for Up to 90 Percent
Black Caspian Logistics Holding, the vehicle through which AD Ports Group and Abu Dhabi's ADQ are consolidating their position in Egyptian port…
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Oil Slides Toward Two Month Lows as the United States and Iran Near an Agreement to Reopen Hormuz
Oil prices extended their decline on Friday, 12 June 2026, as the United States and Iran moved closer to an agreement that…
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Kingdom Holding’s SpaceX Stake Could Reach $5.7 Billion as Tadawul Disclosure Meets a $1.77 Trillion IPO
Kingdom Holding Company's shares extended a powerful run on the Saudi Exchange on Thursday, rising as much as 6 percent intraday before…
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Energy and precious metals markets repriced sharply on Thursday, 11 June 2026, as signals of diplomatic progress in the region eased the…
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OPEC Lowers 2026 Oil Demand Growth Forecast to 970,000 b/d in Second Consecutive Cut
OPEC has lowered its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2026 to 970,000 barrels per day, down from 1.17 million b/d…
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National Bureau of Statistics: China’s Producer Prices Accelerate to 3.9% in May, Fastest Pace Since July 2022, as Consumer Inflation Holds at 1.2%
China's Producer Price Index rose 3.9 percent year-on-year in May 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on 10 June —…
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2PointZero Completes Sale of 7.29% TAQA Stake to Abu Dhabi Power Corporation in Capital-Recycling Move
Abu Dhabi-listed investment group 2PointZero PJSC completed the sale of its entire 7.29 percent stake in Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC…
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Central Bank of Egypt: Tourism Revenues Rise 14.9% to $14.4 Billion as Remittances Surge 32% in First Nine Months of FY2025/26
Egypt's tourism revenues rose 14.9 percent to approximately $14.4 billion in the first nine months of fiscal year 2025/2026 (July 2025–March 2026),…
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Kuwait Maintains LPG Exports Through the Strait of Hormuz as Gulf Producers Adapt Shipping Routes
Kuwait has successfully exported a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cargo through the Strait of Hormuz, with a tanker operated by the shipping…
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Gold Rebounds From Six-Month Low as Silver Stabilises and Oil Prices Rise on Gulf Supply Risks
Gold prices stabilised on Thursday, 11 June 2026, after falling to their weakest levels in months, as investors covered short positions near…
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- National Bureau of Statistics: China’s Producer Prices Accelerate to 3.9% in May, Fastest Pace Since July 2022, as Consumer Inflation Holds at 1.2%