Things are looking good for Alphabet and Amazon.
Both companies have reported a near 20% rise in revenues for the latest quarter of this year.
Google-parent Alphabet said more advertisers are willing to spend money on its YouTube and search services.
However online retail giant Amazon stated that its profits are lower than what they expected.
They say they’re trying to speed up delivery times in a bid to win over more customers.
Business leaders highlight Dubai’s resilience amid global developments
Chairpersons of several country business councils operating under the Dubai Chamber of Commerce say the emirate is reinforcing its global reputation for resilience and agility amid global challenges.
India to withdraw temporary domestic airfare caps from Monday
India will revoke the temporary fare caps it had imposed on domestic air tickets from Monday, the country's civil aviation ministry said on Saturday.
US allows 30-day sale of Iran oil at sea in bid to tame prices
The Trump administration has waived sanctions on the purchase of Iranian oil at sea for 30 days on Friday in its latest attempt to ease oil prices that have been driven up by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Musk found liable to Twitter shareholders in fraud lawsuit
A federal jury found Elon Musk liable on claims he defrauded Twitter shareholders by trying to drive down the social media company's stock price so he could renegotiate or back out of a $44 billion takeover in 2022, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop
In 2014, Amazon introduced its first smartphone, hoping to take on Apple and Samsung. Instead, the Fire Phone - overseen directly by founder Jeff Bezos - was scrapped in barely over a year, one of Amazon’s highest-profile flops.
