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Moody’s Affirms the UAE at Aa2 with a Stable Outlook
Moody's Ratings has affirmed the United Arab Emirates' sovereign credit rating at Aa2 with a stable outlook, the agency confirmed on Friday…
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AI Boom Could Drive a 128% Surge in Data Centre Electricity Demand by 2030
Artificial intelligence is becoming a structural force in global electricity markets. The issue is no longer only the power used by individual…
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QatarEnergy Extends LNG Force Majeure as North Field Expansion Remains Strategic Anchor
QatarEnergy's force majeure on affected liquefied natural gas supply contracts has become one of the most important energy market developments of 2026,…
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UK Economy Contracts 0.1% in April as Services Drag on Growth
The United Kingdom economy contracted slightly in April 2026, losing momentum after a strong start to the year. According to the Office…
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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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- Market Wrap US-Europe 2 July: Dow Hits a Record and Europe Rallies as Soft US Jobs Data Reset Rate Expectations
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