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Saudi Small Businesses Are the Quiet Force Behind Vision 2030
The Kingdom’s transformation becomes durable when independent firms turn national investment into local services, specialist knowledge and lasting jobs.
Jul 28, 2026
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Technology
AI for a Small Business: The Three Uses That Pay for Themselves
Most small firms adopt AI where it is visible rather than where it saves money. The returns are in drafting, summarising and structuring information, and the losses are in anything requiring accuracy nobody checks.
Aug 13, 2026
Technology
PHP2Shell: What Website Owners and Small Businesses Should Do Right Now
Update PHP first, find every copy you run, treat old versions as a risk, and use stopgaps with their costs in mind. A plain checklist for sites that cannot wait.
Oct 22, 2026
Business
The UAE Buys Candles the Way It Buys Oud, and a New Generation of Local Brands Has Noticed
Home fragrance in the Emirates is not a wellness import. It sits on top of a bakhoor and oud culture that was already there, which is why a crowded market keeps making room for small local labels.
Sep 5, 2026
Business
Two Rocket Launchers on a Small Island, and Oil Moved Three Per Cent
American forces hit Iranian launchers on Larak after the Guard was seen preparing to fire rockets carrying sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran answered at bases in Jordan and the UAE. It is the first exchange in over a month.
Sep 1, 2026
Business
Alphabet Closes 12.6% Lower in Its Worst Day Ever, but Most Stocks Rise as the Nasdaq Falls 1.4%
The record Alphabet loss dragged the Nasdaq down, yet the equal-weight index and small caps gained as health care led, with Amazon and Intel already sliding once the market closed.
Oct 29, 2026
Business
Alphabet Heads for Its Worst Day on Record, Shedding About $500 Billion, as Nasdaq Slides
Shares fell as much as 13.5% after earnings, with ServiceNow, Caterpillar and Sprouts also sinking, while small caps rose as the AI trade took a hit on Thursday.
Oct 29, 2026
Latest Trends
AI Is Not Just Speeding Up Jobs. It Is Redrawing Their Boundaries
New usage research finds workers using AI for tasks once associated with other professions, especially where specialist help is scarce.
Jul 31, 2026
Business
Wall Street Posted Its Best Week in a Month as an AI Rally Outweighed a Volatile Treasury Yield
The S&P 500 rose 1.2 percent and the Nasdaq gained 2.1 percent as chipmakers and software stocks led gains, while Brent crude slipped below $98 a barrel and the 10-year yield swung between 4.95 and 5.20 percent.
Sep 27, 2026
Business
The UK-GCC Trade Deal Is Moving From Headline to Business Checklist
The concluded UK-GCC free-trade agreement could reshape services, procurement and investment, but companies should focus on implementation details rather than celebratory totals.
Aug 3, 2026
Business
Nippon Paint Agrees to Buy AkzoNobel's Southeast Asian Paints Business for $1.35 Billion
The Japanese group walks away with a narrower prize than the whole decorative division it once chased. AkzoNobel expects about $1 billion in net cash and says the sale ends its review of Asian decorative paints.
Oct 5, 2026
Business
ADIPEC Still Runs on Oil, Whatever the Programme Says
Abu Dhabi's energy week arrives on 2 November with hydrogen and carbon capture across the agenda and hydrocarbons across the balance sheets. Both things are true at once.
Aug 14, 2026
Business
We the UAE 2031 Turns Long-Term Ambition Into an Open Economic Invitation
The UAE’s next growth chapter combines an AED 3 trillion economic goal with regulatory modernization, talent attraction and deeper global partnerships.
Jul 28, 2026
Business
Four Deals in Five Days, and Not One of Them Was Large
Measurement, medical imaging, homebuilding and a presentation startup all changed hands in the first fortnight of August. The mid-market is moving while the giants wait on regulators.
Aug 15, 2026
Business
Saudi Arabia’s New Growth Engine Is Bigger Than Any Single Project
The Kingdom’s most important economic story is the ecosystem forming across tourism, logistics, manufacturing, technology and clean infrastructure.
Jul 28, 2026
Travel
How to Travel Smarter on Points and Budgets in 2026
Points are getting devalued faster and fares are climbing. Here is how frugal travelers are still booking business class and cheap trips in 2026.
May 19, 2026
Business
The ECB Is Turning Climate Risk Into Financial Plumbing
The European Central Bank's collateral framework shows climate risk moving from sustainability reports into the operational rules that determine how finance is priced.
Jul 24, 2026
Business
The Chip Market's August Update Will Test a $1.5 Trillion Forecast
WSTS is due to publish its second-quarter forecast update on August 3 after raising the 2026 semiconductor outlook. AI demand is strong, but concentration is the central risk.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
Palladium Is the Only Precious Metal That Did Not Set a Record in January. That Is the Whole Story
Gold, silver and platinum all peaked in the same fortnight in January. Palladium's record is still from March 2022 and it is not going to be beaten, because the engine it was bought for is being discontinued.
Aug 18, 2026
Business
The ECB Is Holding Rates, but Credit Is Still Getting Tighter
Europe's policy rates are unchanged, yet banks expect lending standards to tighten again. The real economy may feel restraint even without another formal rate increase.
Aug 2, 2026
Business
Saudi Vision 2030 Enters Its Decisive Third Phase With Confidence
A decade after its launch, Vision 2030 is moving from rapid transformation toward durable delivery, stronger institutions and opportunities that reach everyday life.
Jul 28, 2026
Business
BASF Approached Evonik About a Takeover That Would Reshape Europe's Chemicals Industry
The world's largest chemicals group has sounded out Evonik's management and its controlling shareholder, the RAG-Stiftung foundation, about a deal valuing its German rival at around twelve billion euros including debt.
Sep 26, 2026
Business
Most of the Value of a Trade Show Happens in the Fortnight After It
Firms spend heavily on stands and almost nothing on follow-up, then conclude that exhibitions do not work. The floor is the cheap part of the exercise and the least important.
Aug 14, 2026
Business
The UAE's Quietest Business Problem Is How Long It Takes to Get Paid
Persistent payment delays and rising default concerns are squeezing liquidity across the Emirates, in the same half that produced the region's largest volume of new project awards. Both things are connected.
Aug 17, 2026
Business
The UAE Economy Is Slowing in 2026, Yet Its Engines Are Still Turning
A reduced growth forecast meets strong property activity, startup funding and recovering energy exports in the UAE's mixed July economic picture.
Jul 29, 2026
Business
Trump and Xi Agreed to Cut Tariffs on $30 Billion of Goods and Open an AI Dialogue at Their Washington Summit
The eight-point agreement reached during Xi Jinping's visit also extends the trade truce two months past its November deadline, sets up a bilateral trade council and creates a channel for reporting AI-related incidents.
Sep 27, 2026
Business
G7 Leaders Agreed to Release 100 Million Barrels From Reserves, With Diesel Front-Loaded Into the First 20 Days
The G7 pledged to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude over four months and not to ban fuel exports, as diesel hits record prices during the Iran war.
Oct 2, 2026
Business
UAE Employers Have Stopped Asking Whether You Use AI and Started Asking to See It
Hiring is building across technology, finance, healthcare, logistics, real estate and construction. What has changed is not which sectors are recruiting. It is what counts as evidence on a CV.
Aug 18, 2026
Business
WTI Climbs Back Above $100 as Houthis Claim a Strike on Ras Tanura and the US Oil Reserve Hits a 44-Year Low
Brent settled at $115.32 after the Houthis claimed a missile hit on Saudi Arabia's biggest refinery, which Riyadh has not confirmed, while US crude stocks fell and gasoline stayed tight.
Oct 28, 2026
Business
The Strait of Hormuz Has Been Shut for Almost Six Months. Oil Is at $93, Not $200, and That Gap Is the Story.
A potential war is the wrong frame. Fighting began on 28 February and the strait closed on 4 March. The economic damage is real and measurable, and it is far smaller than the forecasts issued in the first month, for reasons worth understanding.
Aug 22, 2026
Business
Wall Street Ends Mixed Near Records as Chip Stocks Slide, Oil Climbs and Traders Await Wednesday's Inflation Report
The Dow gained about 196 points on a day when the bond market was shut for the holiday, while semiconductors fell and Brent topped $106 after the Riyadh airport strikes.
Oct 13, 2026
Business
Boeing Narrows Its Quarterly Loss to $116 Million but Pushes Its 737 Rate 47 Target Into Next Year
Revenue rose 4 percent to $24.2 billion and the backlog hit a record, yet the planemaker admitted the 737 line will not stabilise at 47 jets a month this year and its shares sank.
Oct 28, 2026
Business
Nasdaq Ends Its Worst Week Since June as Chip Stocks Slide and Oil Climbs Toward $110
The Nasdaq lost 4.5 percent over five days and the S&P 500 1.9 percent, while Brent touched its highest settle since May and the market's fear gauge jumped above 22.
Oct 18, 2026
Business
Nasdaq Falls 2.6% and Chip Stocks Plunge as Brent Oil Jumps to $113 and Treasury Yields Slide
Heavy AI spending doubts and talk of fresh strikes on Iran sent the Nasdaq to its worst day since June on Thursday, while the Dow held flat and bond yields dropped below 5 percent.
Oct 23, 2026
Business
Dow Sheds More Than 600 Points as Brent Passes $116 and Houthi Attacks Rattle Wall Street
Oil, not chips, drove Friday's selloff: the Dow fell 1.2 percent and most sectors slid while the Nasdaq barely moved. Energy shares hit a record ahead of a Fed meeting and big-tech earnings.
Oct 24, 2026
Business
The Gas Shock Reaches Far Beyond the Energy Bill
Tighter LNG supply is reducing gas demand, but the deeper risk runs through electricity, industry, fertilizer and food prices. Energy security is becoming economic security.
Jul 31, 2026
Business
Gold Slips to $3,921 and Silver Falls Back Below $50 on Election Day as Rate-Hike Odds Hold Near 75%
Both metals gave back part of Monday's rebound in Asian trade, with a strong ISM print, a 4.90% ten-year yield and the midterm vote keeping buyers on the sidelines before Friday's payrolls.
Nov 3, 2026
Business
Oil Plunges More Than 7% as Iran Opens the Door to Talks and Rubio Says Washington Would Prefer Peace
Brent settled at $104.77 and WTI at $96.46 on Monday after Tehran said its supreme leader had authorised negotiations and the US said no decision on new strikes had been taken.
Nov 2, 2026
Business
The Red Sea Crisis Is Squeezing Gulf Restaurant Margins
Shipping disruption is pushing up the cost of imported produce and packaging, and Gulf restaurateurs are running out of room to absorb it quietly.
Apr 9, 2024
Business
Nasdaq Falls 1.25% as the FT Puts OpenAI's Annualized Revenue Near $50 Billion, Not $70 Billion
A report that OpenAI's run-rate sales are about $20 billion below the figure investors had been quoting pulled chip and cloud stocks down, while bond yields and oil stayed high.
Oct 9, 2026
Business
Two Filipino Seafarers Were Killed on a Tanker in Hormuz, and the Retaliation Reached Kermanshah
The Saudi carrier Bahri says two crew died in a security incident aboard the SIDR while transiting the strait on 31 August. Iran says four IRGC aerospace personnel were killed in United States strikes days later.
Sep 5, 2026
Business
Google’s AI Spending Is Finally Showing Up in Revenue
Alphabet’s second quarter paired 24 percent revenue growth with an 82 percent cloud surge, offering its clearest evidence that the AI bill has customers.
Jul 23, 2026
Business
The Gulf's Restaurant Scene Is Reinventing Itself in 2026
After two years of shocks, Gulf dining is rebuilding around homegrown brands and confident local concepts rather than imported franchise names.
May 19, 2026
Business
Hot September Inflation Report Hands the S&P 500 Its Worst Day Since July as AI Stocks Sink
Consumer prices rose 3.7% from a year earlier, led by gasoline, and Wall Street sold chip and AI names hard while traders raised bets on another Fed rate increase.
Oct 15, 2026
Business
From Concrete Saws to Generators: Al Wisam’s Site Range
Al Wisam’s equipment catalogue connects cutting, compaction, concrete, power and material handling around the way UAE jobsites actually operate.
Feb 12, 2026
Business
The Gulf Exhibition Season Starts in Two Weeks and Runs to December
Riyadh opens at the end of August, Abu Dhabi takes November, Dubai takes the rest. Four shows account for most of the region's commercial calendar between now and the new year.
Aug 14, 2026
Business
Six Hundred Billion Dollars Is Sitting in a Queue
Twenty announced transactions are waiting for permission to happen. The delay is not bureaucratic sloth, it is three separate review regimes that did not exist in this form a decade ago.
Aug 15, 2026
Fashion
Luxury Is Growing in Euros and Shrinking in People, and It Has Lost Sixty Million Customers Since 2022
Bain and Altagamma expect personal luxury goods to reach as much as 373 billion euros in 2026. The same research shows the customer base falling from 400 million to 340 million. Both numbers describe the same strategy.
Aug 22, 2026
Business
Aramco's $67.2bn Half Year Was Built on a Supply Shock
Profit rose 29 percent as Hormuz disruption pushed crude to $108 a barrel in the second quarter. The number says more about the strait than about the company.
Aug 6, 2026
Business
Al Wisam at Big 5 Global 2025: Machinery Meets Buyers
At Big 5 Global 2025 in Dubai, Al Wisam put SIRL, Batmatic, and Battipav equipment in front of contractors looking for practical site solutions.
Nov 27, 2025
Technology
A Middle East Data Breach Now Costs 8 Million Dollars, and a Quarter of Them Are AI-Enabled
IBM's 2026 breach report puts the regional average at 8 million dollars, with lost business the single largest line at 3.57 million. The cheapest number in the study is the one most firms have not spent.
Aug 18, 2026
Business
Why the Gulf Economy Held When the Region Didn't
A war that closed the Strait of Hormuz and hit every GCC state should have broken the region's economics. Reserves and diversification kept it standing.
Jul 16, 2026
Business
Paramount-Warner Wins EU Approval, but Not a Finish Line
Brussels cleared the entertainment mega-deal after a distribution concession, but a US states’ lawsuit and questions over Gulf backing still block certainty.
Jul 23, 2026
Business
Red Sea Tanker Attacks Push Oil Above $96 a Barrel
Houthi claims against two Saudi tankers have exposed the weakness in plans to bypass Hormuz, sending Brent higher as two vital shipping routes face risk.
Jul 23, 2026
Business
Silver Sinks Below $50 for the First Time Since November 2025 as the Gold-Silver Ratio Climbs Past 79
A 5.8 percent drop took silver to $49.34 an ounce by mid-morning in New York, nearly twice gold's fall, as industrial demand worries and thin positioning turned a rate scare into a rout.
Oct 30, 2026
Business
How the Red Sea Crisis Is Reshaping Gulf Supply Chains
Houthi attacks on shipping have rerouted global trade around Africa, and Gulf importers are absorbing the fallout in freight rates and delivery times.
Feb 5, 2024
Business
Dubai 24K Gold Slides to Dh472.50 a Gram as the Price Dip Lands a Week Before Dhanteras and Diwali
The Dubai Gold and Jewellery Group rate fell more than Dh12 through Friday and sits Dh25 below its 21 October level, as UAE and Indian retailers bet that cheaper gold brings festive buyers forward.
Oct 30, 2026
Sports
The Saudi Pro League Is Selling More Players Than It Buys
With the season opening on 13 August, outgoing transfers outnumber incoming ones by a wide margin and summer spending sits far below the headline years. That is a strategy shift, not a slowdown.
Aug 8, 2026
Business
Saudi Arabia and US EXIM Sign a $15 Billion Understanding
The kingdom's sovereign fund and America's export credit agency have agreed a memorandum worth up to fifteen billion dollars. What it is not is a committed investment.
Aug 6, 2026
Business
Serious Banks Are Forecasting Gold at $4,500 and at $6,000 for the Same December
Citi, Goldman, Deutsche, HSBC and Societe Generale have published year-end gold targets a third apart from one another. The spread is not sloppiness. It is an argument about what gold is for.
Aug 18, 2026
