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HSBC Lands Strategic Saudi Debt Role as Foreign Appetite for Kingdom Bonds Climbs

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HSBC has secured a new foothold in Saudi Arabia’s fast-expanding debt market after being named an International Primary Dealer by the Kingdom’s Ministry of Finance and the National Debt Management Center (NDMC). The designation allows the banking giant to serve as a bridge between overseas investors and Saudi government debt instruments denominated in local currency …

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Ras Al Khaimah Bets Big on Manufacturing With New China Industrial Hub and Retail Factory Plans

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Ras Al Khaimah is tightening its grip on the UAE’s industrial ambitions with two fresh agreements that could reshape parts of its manufacturing landscape — one tied to retail production and another aimed at building a sprawling China-UAE industrial ecosystem. The deals were unveiled during the fifth edition of the Make it in the Emirates …

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Abu Dhabi’s Financial Bet Holds Firm Even as Regional Tensions Escalate

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Missiles may be flying across the region, but inside Abu Dhabi’s financial district, the mood is strikingly different: expansion, recruitment and billion-dollar ambition. Global investment heavyweights are continuing to pour into Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), brushing aside fears tied to the ongoing Iran conflict and instead treating the turbulence as background noise in a …

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After the Settlement, Another Battle Begins in the ‘It Ends With Us’ Fallout

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The courtroom war tied to It Ends With Us may have cooled on paper, but Blake Lively is not walking away quietly. Days after announcing a settlement in the broader legal clash surrounding the 2024 film, Lively has now moved to recover legal fees and pursue damages against actor-director Justin Baldoni and his production banner, …

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Roberts Pushes Back as Supreme Court Faces Growing “Political” Label

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Chief Justice John Roberts has acknowledged a deepening public suspicion surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court, warning that many Americans now see the nation’s highest bench less as a court of law and more as another arena for political combat. Speaking before judges, lawyers and law students in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Roberts said the perception troubles him …

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Verdict That Could Sink a Rights Law Firm Faces Last-Ditch Court Fight

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A courtroom defeat that began as a corporate counterattack has now turned into an existential threat for one of America’s most prominent human-rights litigation outfits. Washington attorney Terry Collingsworth is urging a federal judge to wipe away a racketeering verdict tied to a years-long legal war with coal giant Drummond. If the ruling survives, the …

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Wall Street Deal Secrets at the Center of Expanding Insider Trading Crackdown

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A corporate lawyer once trusted with confidential merger files inside some of America’s elite law firms has now emerged as a key witness in a sprawling insider trading investigation that federal authorities say operated quietly for years behind the polished walls of Big Law. Gabriel Gershowitz, formerly associated with Willkie Farr & Gallagher, admitted in …

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US Trade Court Clips Trump’s Tariff Push, But Leaves Most Duties Standing

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A fresh judicial setback has landed on President Donald Trump’s trade agenda, with a U.S. trade court declaring his recently imposed 10% global tariffs unlawful under a decades-old trade statute. Yet the ruling stopped short of dismantling the policy nationwide, limiting relief to only a handful of challengers. The decision from the U.S. Court of …

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Lesha Bank Expands Into Qatar’s School Sector With $53 Million Sharaka Deal

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Qatar’s financial sector is making a deeper push into education, with Lesha Bank moving to secure a controlling position in Sharaka Education Holdings in a transaction valued at nearly 192.5 million Qatari riyals ($53 million). The Doha-listed bank said the acquisition will be carried out through its subsidiary, LB for Educational Services WLL, which is …

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Gulf Equities Advance as Earnings Cheer Markets, Iran Diplomacy Hopes Add Momentum

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Stock markets across the Gulf traded higher on Thursday, with investors drawing confidence from a wave of upbeat corporate earnings and renewed speculation that tensions between Washington and Tehran could ease in the coming weeks. Saudi Arabia’s main index edged up 0.2%, helped by a strong rally in energy and technology-linked stocks. ACWA Power climbed …

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