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Gulf consumers have long embraced the global protein craze, but the Iran conflict is squeezing the margins of food companies seeking to profit from the trend. Riyadh-based National Agricultural Development Co., better known for its dairy brand Nadec, doubled sales in its protein

Africa’s biggest oil refinery said it secured $2.5 billion to fund its expansion, which is at the core of continent-wide efforts to boost domestic energy self-sufficiency. Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, which currently handles about 650,000 barrels of oil per day, aims to more than

Oil prices, which recently topped $100 a barrel for the first time in weeks, look likely to increase further with unrest in the Middle East unlikely to abate, analysts warned. Hefty stockpiles among major consumers, alongside reductions in demand, have so far kept oil prices from

US President Donald Trump’s sudden changes of Middle East policy caused uncertainty for allies and enemies alike. After months of fighting an unpopular, expensive war with Iran, Trump is losing patience with negotiations, The Wall Street Journal reported, and he told Axios he was

Tariff threats from Washington and trade tensions with Beijing are leaving Brussels little room to maneuver. Though an EU spokesperson argued tariffs announced by the US overnight were “in line” with a prior trade deal, a senior European parliamentarian described the levies as “c

The stock market verdict on the Gulf’s war economy is in: Emirati banks are hot, Qatari banks are not. Emirates NBD and First Abu Dhabi Bank are up 8.4% and 5.7% since January, outpacing every major index in the region, with loan books still growing. Emirates NBD’s May bond sale

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has imposed penalties worth ₹7.4 crores and market bans on former Axis Mutual Fund chief dealer Viresh Joshi and several others after concluding that they were part of a front-running scheme that illegally profited from confidenti

Veteran investor John Rogers offers a timeless lesson with this simple yet powerful statement, highlighting the importance of independent thinking in investing, business and everyday life. His message reminds people that sound decisions often come from questioning popular opinion

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* Indonesia sold 5.6 billion yuan of three-year notes with a yield of 1.9% and 1.4 billion yuan of five-year notes with a yield of 2.19%, Suminto, the ministry's director general for financing, said in a statement late Thursday. * Total orders for the bonds reached 17 billion yua

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This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Friday. Whether you're spending the weekend seeing "The Odyssey" or playing video games, we have the latest news to know on either pastime. Stock futures are higher this morni

The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield ended at 6.8253%, after closing at 6.8413% on Thursday. It rose to 6.8652% earlier in the session, its highest level in five weeks. For the week, the yield rose four basis points, after rising seven bps last week. On Friday, Indian government b

Dow Jones Today | S&P 500 | US Stock Market Highlights: The Nasdaq fell as chip stocks declined on rising concerns over heavy AI spending ahead of key tech earnings. The S&P 500 was nearly flat while the Dow gained. Falling oil prices offered some support, even as geopolitical te

Sensex fell 332 points to close at 76,059.77, while Nifty 50 declined 102 points to end the session at 23,767 mark during Friday's trading session. Broader markets also saw a sharp recovery after a sharp crash in the morning trading hours, with Nifty Midcap 50 index closing in th

Shares of small-cap Kalind rose 5% in Friday's session, July 24, to ₹11.29 apiece. However, many investors were surprised to find the stock reflecting an apparent 86% decline in their demat accounts compared with the previous day's closing price. The sharp adjustment was purely t

President Trump expands AI data center ‘ratepayer protection pledge’ to include state governors and utility companies — White House claims this will make electricity more affordable Tech companies are reportedly resisting efforts to turn the promise into law in California, though

Bank of Baroda Q1 results: Public sector undertaking (PSU) bank, Bank of Baroda (BoB), on Friday, 24 July, reported a nearly 72% year-on-year (YoY) fall in its standalone net profit to ₹1,278.39 crore for the April-June quarter of the financial year 2026-27 (Q1FY27). In the same

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Robots slithered like snakes into the rubble of collapsed buildings to search for trapped survivors in the aftermath of Venezuela’s double earthquake disaster. The so-called snake robots represented a unique technological aid for international search and rescue efforts following

WhatsApp overtook CRED in Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction volume in June, processing 150.48 million transactions compared with CRED's 141.78 million, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The crossover comes in the same mont

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. The major auction houses racked up nearly $10 billion in sales in

The bank set the coupon at 100 basis points over U.S. Treasuries, sharply lower the initial guidance of 130 basis points, for its first dollar debt sale in nearly nine years. The coupon works out to be 5.46%. The offering attracted $3 billion in bids against a base issue size of

New Delhi: The National Stock Exchange (NSE) will launch trading in India's first exchange-traded energy derivative linked to a domestic benchmark on July 27, with the introduction of Indian Natural Gas Futures.The cash-settled contract is aimed at enabling transparent, India-cen

State-run banks were seen selling dollars shortly before the market opened at 9 a.m. IST, likely on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India, five traders told Reuters on Friday. The selling continued through most of the session, pulling the rupee higher before it ended at 96.5625 per

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The Adani Group cement company posted profit after tax of Rs 147 crore for Q1, compared with Rs 376 crore in the same quarter last year. Sequentially, profit fell from Rs 238 crore in Q4FY26. Diluted earnings per share stood at Rs 7.8, compared with Rs 19.9 a year earlier and Rs

The maker of Tata Salt saw its revenue from operations rise nearly 12% YoY to Rs 5,349 crore in Q1 FY27 from Rs 4,779 crore in the corresponding quarter of FY26. Total expenses meanwhile rose around 11% YoY to Rs 4,829 crore during the quarter under review. Sequentially, Tata Con