Meta Platforms Inc.’s stricter cost controls this year and a new $40 billion share buyback sent shares soaring on Wednesday, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg called 2023 the “Year of Efficiency.” The parent of Instagram and Facebook, which has fallen on hard times amid a broad post-pandemic slump in digital ads, is focused on improving its […]
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An upbeat Biden ignores stalled agenda in Dem pep talk
But Biden’s nearly 45-minute pep talk to House Democrats on Friday offered zero clue on how the leader of the party thought it should use its next nine months of unified government, including whether to revive his domestic agenda package that has been dead since Christmas. As House Democrats frantically search for another piece of […]
Wall Street Opens Higher After Upbeat Earnings Reports
U.S. stock indexes opened slightly higher on Wednesday, helped by a fresh batch of upbeat earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 78.55 points, or 0.22 percent, at the open to 35,835.43. The S&P 500 opened higher by 5.43 points, or 0.12 percent, at 4,580.22, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 40.29 points, or 0.26 […]
UAE’s market leading property developer Aldar, upbeat about real estate market recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has sent ripples through global real estate markets. According to property advisory & investment firm, Jones Lang LaSalle, commercial investments worldwide fell nearly 30% to $321 billion in the first 6 months of this year, compared to 2019. The Americas were worst affected, followed by Asia Pacific & Europe, then the Middle […]
Tehran won’t stop supporting Syria – Iranian Supreme Leader advisor
According to a senior advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran, thisi is iran’s duty to support Syria in everything. DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – Tehran will continue supporting Damascus in everything, as it is the duty of Iran to do so in the conditions of the ongoing “world war,” a senior advisor to the Supreme Leader […]