Author: Arabian Media staff

Image credit: WAM/Website US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced deals totaling more than $200bn between the United States and the United Arab Emirates, including a $14.5bn commitment between Boeing, GE Aerospace and Etihad Airways, the White House said. Read-UAE President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with US President Trump Etihad confirmed on Friday it was ordering 28 wide-body Boeing aircraft with GE engines, adding that the deal reflected the airline’s “ongoing approach to aligning its fleet with evolving network and operational needs.” The Abu Dhabi-based airline said the planes were expected to join the fleet starting in 2028. Etihad’s commitment…

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Americans consider $1.46 million the minimum for a comfortable retirement, a Northwestern Mutual study found. However, the threshold of savings required to retire well varies considerably across states.No matter where you spend your golden years, it’s important to be realistic about how much cash you’ll need to fund the future.People should try living on their expected retirement budget for a few years and factor inflation into long-term money goals, financial expert Stacey Black told Entrepreneur last year.Related: Here Are the Best and Worst States for Retirement in 2025, According to a New ReportA new study from online lender NetCredit reveals…

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du Pay, a leading UAE fintech platform, and leading global digital payment solutions provider Checkout.com announced a partnership to strengthen payments infrastructure in the Emirates. The collaboration will enable the fintech platform to leverage Checkout.com’s robust and scalable payments infrastructure to deliver high-performance payments and elevate its core offerings, including wallet top-ups. By integrating Checkout.com’s unified platform, du Pay will also be equipped to deliver faster, more reliable, and secure financial transactions to its users. In addition to powering front-end services, the partnership will enable the UAE fintech venture to streamline complex back-end payment flows, all through a single, unified…

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Image: Masdar/ For illustrative purposes Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar – has issued a new $1bngreen bond, boosting its total outstanding under the green bond programme to $2.75bn. The latest issuance was structured in two equal tranches of $500m, with tenors of five and 10 years and respective coupon rates of 4.875 per cent and 5.375 per cent. The offering drew robust investor interest, with a peak orderbook of $6.6bn, significantly oversubscribed by both regional and international investors, including dedicated green funds. Spreads over US Treasuries were finalised at 80 basis points for the 5-year tranche and 90…

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Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. When the band Oasis announced their reunion tour in early 2025, millions of fans rushed to secure tickets—only to have their dreams crushed by cancellations, inflated prices, and scams. Oasis fans lost an estimated £1.6 million ($2 million) to ticket scams in the first few weeks after tickets went on sale, according to recent reports. Meanwhile, a sophisticated cybercrime crew stole and resold…

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AND THEY’RE off! Well, some of them. One weak-kneed participant collapsed before the starting line. Another did so a few steps later. A third quickly ran into a railing. Still, the remaining 18 humanoid robots taking part in a Beijing half-marathon on April 19th leapt, skipped or trundled glitchlessly onto a special track in a technology park on the outskirts of the Chinese capital—and into the future. The winner crossed the finishing line in a stately two hours and 40 minutes; five more completed the 21.1km course. Some of the 12,000 human runners (the best of whom covered the distance…

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Usually seen hooked on designer handbags, the Labubu seems to exemplify the power of scarcity-driven hype, emotional spending and the shifting dynamics of consumer behaviour. “Its limited availability, serialised drops, and distinctive character design echo the exclusivity and hype strategies used in streetwear and sneaker culture. Collaborations with fashion brands and appearances on social media by niche influencers have further embedded Labubu in the fashion-collector psyche,” Maire (Mo) Morris, CEO, Morris Global Consulting, said in an exclusive interview with Arabian Business. According to marketing company Fabric Academy, “At the heart of Labubu’s appeal is psychology. These toys tick off several…

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