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AI adoption
Microsoft gets AI boost to hit $2.6 trillion market valuation
The Seattle-headquartered tech giant is seen as a leader in the adoption of AI technology in the software industry owing to its huge investment in OpenAI
acquisition
Twitter’s market value loses two-thirds since Elon Musk’s takeover, says Fidelity
Musk has acknowledged in the past he overpaid for the social media firm
Apple
And then there were none…Apple drops out of $2 trillion market cap club
Exactly one year after it reached the $3 trillion mark, Tuesday’s drop in stock prices saw its valuation fall to $1.989 trillion
business funding
Move over unicorns, it’s the era of the camel
A camel startup can cross the desert on little water, not requiring a constant stream of investment, and keep survival and profitability as their priorities
Capital Markets
Elon Musk makes $43 billion “best and final” offer to buy Twitter sending social media giant’s shares soaring
Twitter has a market valuation of approximately $37 billion, while Elon Musk is worth about $260 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index
GCC IPO market
Saudi stock exchange sets IPO price at top end of range
Riyadh-based stock exchange set a valuation of $3.4bn
crude oil price
Saudi Aramco’s once again a $2trn company as oil soars
Futures soared on Monday after the OPEC+ cartel stuck to its plan for slow and steady supply increases at a time when the global gas shortage is pushing up demand rapidly
gcc economy
The case against monetary largesse
While central banks have looked to stimulate economic growth by lowering interest rates to encourage investing and borrowing, the growth objective has not been met
Apple
Video: Inside Apple’s rise to $2trn valuation
Apple reached a staggering $2 trillion market valuation in August, despite years of doubt from critics over whether the tech giant could continue to succeed after the death of Steve Jobs.
active managers
Video: Are securities analysts doomed?
Securities analysts try to point investors in the right direction. But they are in retreat themselves because of tightening regulation, the changing nature of investment and the shifting focus of big business.
Aramco IPO
Video: How Saudi Aramco became the biggest company in the world
The forces that propelled Aramco’s growth from a single well to the biggest oil producer in the world are changing underfoot.
Amin Nasser
Saudi Aramco IPO: Everything you need to know
Saudi Aramco will allow investors to start bidding for shares in the world’s most-profitable company from November 17.
Amin Nasser
Where the Saudi Aramco valuation really sits
Bloomberg’s Liam Dinning picks through the numbers to arrive at a realistic valuation of the company ahead of its planned IPO
Amin Nasser
Three reasons why the delays in the Aramco IPO will continue
Why it doesn’t look like it will happen until 2019 at the earliest
Amin Nasser
Video: Why the Aramco IPO won’t happen until 2019 at the earliest
The debate over which international exchange should be the venue for the listing has yet to be resolved.