AI giant plans Nasdaq listing as investors weigh rapid growth against mounting losses Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic is looking for an approximately $1.3 trillion valuation in an initial public offering despite new questions about the massive amounts of money flowing into the sector. The c»»»

Sylhet: Towhid Hridoy became the first Bangladesh batter to score 324 runs in a Test match, as the second Test against West Indies ended in a draw in Sylhet yesterday. Chasing 369 to win, Bangladesh were 184-4 when fading light ended the final day’s play. West Indies, who won the opening Test in Mi»»»

New models run up to 30 per cent faster as the OpenAI rival prepares its Wall Street debut Dubai: On November 9, Anthropic unveiled two new artificial intelligence models, Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2. The San Francisco company is said to be sharpening its position against rival OpenAI ah»»»

Nvidia’s board said Sunday it would investigate reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation. The New York Times reported Huang had an affair with an executive US intelligence believed was gathering information for Beijing. Huang will remain CEO during the inquiry »»»

Net profit hits Dh2.90b as record fuel volumes and 71 new stations drive 9-month growth Abu Dhabi: ADNOC Distribution’s net profit rose 37 per cent year on year to $791 million or Dh2.90 billion in the first nine months of 2026, the Abu Dhabi-listed fuel retailer reported on November 9. EBITDA clim»»»

Jensen Huang admits affair as NVIDIA board investigates espionage allegations Nvidia is opening an investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the "target of a foreign intelligence effort," the company's board of directors said Sunday. The announcement came after Huang acknowledged to the »»»

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.: A third-grade field trip to the Navajo Nation Council sparked Crystalyne Curley’s political ambition when she witnessed a fiery debate erupt between two tribal lawmakers. “I thought to myself at a very young age, that’s where I want to be,” Curley said. On Election Day, Curley su»»»

Education is increasingly drawing investor attention as it combines recurring demand with long-term demographic growth. Education is one of the few sectors that can maintain pricing power against inflation. Unlike discretionary consumer categories, demand for schooling is relatively resilient even »»»

Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), a leading onshore financial and business centre, has welcomed Shorooq Doha Advisory Services, a UAE-based investment firm, following its receipt of initial authorisation from the QFC Regulatory Authority. The firm’s establishment in Qatar adds further »»»

Iran vows swift and limitless response under Supreme Leader's orders Iran said Saturday its military has grown "stronger" since the outset of its war with the United States, which has offered a $20 million reward for information about Tehran's nuclear programme. Mediators have been working to preve»»»

DIP Holdings sells 20% for Dh1.9 billion after strong investor demand, to list on Nov 11 Dubai: DIP Holding has priced its initial public offering at Dh1.12 per share, raising about Dh1.9 billion in the UAE’s first IPO of 2026. Shares are expected to start trading on the Dubai Financial Market on N»»»

A petition calling for right-wing television channel CNews to be taken off-air cleared 600,000 signatures on Monday after a Frenchman shot and killed a French national of Congolese origin and wounded seven others. The 39-year-old shooter is believed to have been an avid watcher of CNews, which is o»»»

LPP will make Montenegro its 48th market, opening its first Sinsay stores in five locations in early 2027: Bijelo Polje, Podgorica, Ulcinj, Tuzi, and Radanovići. The retailer plans to expand to about 10 stores and launch online sales roughly a year after entering the market. The shops will offer cl»»»

Raiffeisen Bank Romania maintained its sustainable growth momentum in the first nine months of the year, delivering solid results supported by strong lending activity, an expanded customer base, and an active presence in the market. Total assets reached RON 98.6 billion at the end of September 2026»»»

ESX, Romania’s largest aggregator of gyms and sports activities, has launched a self-service platform for companies, enabling them to manage employee sports memberships more efficiently as part of its strategy to accelerate growth in the corporate segment in 2027. Next year, the company also aims t»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Aramco’s net profit rose 34.5 percent year on year to $36.3 billion in the third quarter, boosted by higher revenue and a gain from the sale of its stake in Malaysian refining and petrochemicals venture PRefChem. Adjusted net income, which excludes certain items, increased 9 percent t»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Aramco’s net profit rose 34.5 percent year on year to $36.3 billion in the third quarter, boosted by higher revenue and a gain from the sale of its stake in Malaysian refining and petrochemicals venture PRefChem. Adjusted net income, which excludes certain items, increased 9 percent t»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Aramco’s net profit rose 34.5 percent year on year to $36.3 billion in the third quarter, boosted by higher revenue and a gain from the sale of its stake in Malaysian refining and petrochemicals venture PRefChem. Adjusted net income, which excludes certain items, increased 9 percent t»»»

Washington, USA: Anthropic, one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies, yesterday reported a more than 1,100 percent surge in quarterly revenue and nearly $900bn in spending commitments as it counts down to its Wall Street listing later this month. The San Francisco-based company »»»

PARIS: A petition urging that a French television channel be taken off air gained traction Monday, after accusations far-right views it aired contributed to the racist killing of a black man. Anger against CNews — often described as France’s answer to Fox News — has mounted with just six months to »»»

Shares of Banque du Caire (BDC) began trading on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) main market on Monday following a record EGP 36.37bn initial public offering (IPO), the largest in the history of the country’s capital market. The offering comprised 6,862,500,000 shares, representing 45% of the bank’s to»»»

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, announced on Monday that it had invested $100m in the initial public offering (IPO) of Egypt’s Banque du Caire, securing an approximately 7% equity stake. The investment aims to strengthen the bank’s capaci»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US AI developer Anthropic's net loss for the first three quarters of the year quadrupled year-on-year to $104.039 billion, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The diluted loss per share attributable to Anthropic shareholders stood at $5»»»

EXCLUSIVECanada’s first Moon traveler becomes space strategist for lunar-themed resort developer Dubai: Jeremy Hansen, the Artemis II astronaut and the first Canadian to travel to the Moon, has joined Moon World Resorts (MWR) as astronaut and space strategist. The company shared the appointment wit»»»

Cairo: Egypt on Monday raised more than $650 million in its initial public offering of the state-owned Banque du Caire, marking one of the biggest asset sales in years as international lenders push a privatisation drive. The offering comes as Egypt advances reforms under an International Monetary F»»»

By Staff, Agencies Thousands of Americans have renounced their US citizenship or surrendered their permanent residency since the beginning of 2026, amid growing dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump’s policies and the country’s political direction, according to a report by Newsweek. Figures p»»»

Reflects rising digital gold and silver ownership, with secure holdings & flexible rewards Dubai: OGold, the UAE-based Shariah-compliant gold and silver-backed super app, has surpassed two million users, doubling its user base in just six months and marking a significant milestone in its mission to»»»

UAEU at 50: Celebrating five decades of pioneering national development and progress The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), the country’s first and oldest national university, has been at the heart of the UAE’s higher education journey since its establishment in 1976. Founded by the late Sheik»»»

BEIJING: After years of building humanoid robots capable of running, dancing and performing backflips, Chinese companies are pouring resources into a different challenge: developing the AI that could make those machines useful across a wider range of jobs. The shift is fueling an investment ​boom i»»»

Economist Mohamed Anis has described the declines seen on the Egyptian Exchange over the past week as “paper losses” rather than actual, realized losses. In a phone interview with “Hadith al-Qahira” (Cairo Talk), he attributed this downturn to the sale of shares, undertaken to generate liquidity fo»»»

More than 51 million Americans have cast ballots ahead of the US midterm elections, surpassing the previous early voting record set in 2022. The November 3 elections, held halfway through a president’s four-year term, will determine control of Congress, with all 435 House seats and roughly a third »»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and his French navigator Max Delfino confirmed their respective FIA Middle East Baja Cup titles with outright victory in the 2026 Qatar International Baja across the southern deserts yesterday. Al-Attiyah headed into the final day aiming to defend a lead»»»

Arab Finance: In an evolving macroeconomic landscape marked by shifting monetary policies, foreign exchange liquidity, and structural growth drivers, alternative investment and M&A advisory firms are uniquely positioned to capture emerging market dislocations. In an exclusive interview with Arab Fi»»»

The planned listing of insurance companies on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) represents far more than a transfer of ownership stakes. It signals a broader effort to transform Egypt's insurance sector into a scalable investment story, deepen capital markets, and give private investors access to a finan»»»

Doha, Qatar: QNB Group, a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, announced that all subscribed shares in the Initial Public Offering for Dandy Ltd Company (Dandy) have now been allocated. With the final share allocations having been confirmed, Dandy will now proceed with the r»»»

Tribune News Network Lusail Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and his French navigator Max Delfino confirmed their respective FIA Middle East Baja Cup titles with outright victory in the 2026 Qatar International Baja across the southern deserts on Saturday. Al Attiyah headed into the final day aiming»»»

Doha: Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and his French navigator Max Delfino confirmed their respective FIA Middle East Baja Cup titles with outright victory in the 2026 Qatar International Baja across the southern deserts yesterday. Al-Attiyah headed into the final day aiming to defend a lead of 6mi»»»

Arche, Poland’s largest independent hotel chain, plans a Warsaw Stock Exchange IPO in the first half of 2028 to finance expansion. It operates 26 properties and has 20 projects underway or in preparation, with planned investments totaling approximately PLN 3 bln. The company expects a 30–50% free f»»»

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in Democratic ​Republic of Congo has surpassed 5,000, government data showed on Friday, as authorities had yet to find a way to control the country’s deadliest Ebola epidemic on record. There are no ‌approved treatments ‌or vaccines to ​combat ‌the rare ⁠Bundi»»»

Diverzum, the digital platform for students and Generation Z, which has surpassed 130,000 registered users in Romania in approximately one year of operations, has announced the first edition of GenZ Brand Awards by Diverzum, an event dedicated to recognizing brands that successfully build authentic»»»

Emotional Mukesh Ambani applauded by children at Jio Platforms debut ceremony Dubai: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani was visibly emotional as his children, Isha Ambani and Anant Ambani, delivered heartfelt speeches at the Jio Platforms listing ceremony at the National Stock Exchange (NSE»»»

US artificial intelligence giant Anthropic files public regulatory paperwork as it gets set to launch on the stock market. Also in this edition: France plans a special disaster fund for businesses hit by riots and looting, and Apple's new top-of-the-line folding iPhone screen shows some unwanted li»»»

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Ambani-led telco opens at a 21.36% premium while oil and IT stocks pull the Sensex lower Dubai: Jio Platforms shares debuted at Rs1,358 apiece on the NSE and BSE on October 28. The listing came at a 21.36 per cent premium to the Rs1,119 issue price, a gain of Rs 239. For those in the UAE, that conv»»»

LONDON — Tech firms rose Tuesday for a second day as AI titan Anthropic's IPO filing revived optimism over the sector.But gains were tempered as traders awaited key earnings reports and central bank meetings.In New York, the tech-heavy Nasdaq led the way, up more than one per cent in midday trading»»»

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has confirmed that Bulgaria’s October 25 presidential election failed to produce a winner, with only 1,525,034 of the country’s 6,584,025 eligible voters casting ballots, or nearly 23%, according to the final results announced by the Commission. “No president o»»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US AI developer Anthropic has warned that malicious actors could potentially use powerful AI models to create chemical, biological, or other dangerous weapons, according to the company's registration statement for an initial public offering (IPO). "Our most capable models hav»»»

Israelis turn out in record numbers to vote in first election since October 7, 2023 attack Saudi Arabia said it intercepted two ballistic missiles launched towards Riyadh by Yemen’s Houthi militia on Tuesday, while Iran reported that an oil tanker caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strai»»»

Bulgaria ranked third in the European Union for the steepest annual decline in industrial production in August 2026, with output falling by more than 9.4%, as weaker European demand put pressure on Bulgarian exporters and forced businesses to seek new markets and cut costs. The slowdown in the Euro»»»

The chatbot said yes, in principle — then explained why you shouldn’t take its word for it Dubai: Ask Claude to tidy up an email and you expect a helpful answer. Ask whether Anthropic’s AI could pose a catastrophic risk to humanity, and the reply is a little less comforting. “The short answer is ye»»»