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Apple Pays Two Billion Dollars to Acquire an Israeli Startup.. What's the Story?
SadaNews - The American company Apple has officially confirmed its acquisition of the startup "Q.ai" based in Tel Aviv, with the deal valued at approximately two billion dollars, making it the second-largest acquisition in Apple's history after the "Beats" deal in 2014.
What mak...
Gold and Silver... From Historical Peaks to Collapse
SadaNews Economy - At the beginning of this year, global markets witnessed a new chapter of violent fluctuations, as gold and silver surged to unprecedented record levels in human history, before crashing into the wall of the new "political reality" in Washington. While gold surpassed the $5,50...
Partial Financial Shutdown Begins in the United States with Anticipation of Quick Resoluti...
SadaNews Economy - The United States entered a partial financial shutdown at midnight Saturday (5:00 GMT), with anticipation of a quick resolution as the House of Representatives is set to vote on a related bill on Monday.
After three months of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, this...
Losses Devour a Third of Silver's Value While Gold Experiences Its Biggest Decline Since t...
SadaNews - The price of gold dropped by more than 10% to below $5,000 per ounce, exceeding the largest daily declines seen during the 2008 global financial crisis and marking its biggest daily drop since the early 1980s, while silver plunged over 30%, recording its largest daily decline ever, as the...
Trump threatens to impose tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, will reveal his nomi...
SadaNews Economy - US President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Thursday night, imposing tariffs on any goods coming from countries that sell or supply oil to Cuba, in a move that exerts pressure on Mexico.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated this week that her government has tem...
After rejecting Maliki.. What are Trump's economic cards to pressure Iraq?
SadaNews - "Trump puts Iraq in an extremely precarious economic position"..
Baghdad's calculations regarding the potential return of Nouri al-Maliki to the Iraqi government have turned 180 degrees after the U.S. president explicitly threatened Iraq that if Maliki, known for his inclinations towards...
Jordanian Central Bank Decides to Maintain Interest Rate
SadaNews - The Open Market Operations Committee of the Jordanian Central Bank held its first meeting for 2026, where it decided to keep the "key interest rate of the central bank" and other interest rates on monetary policy instruments unchanged at their current levels. This decision comes based on...
Oil Continues to Rise Amid Increasing US Threats to Iran
SadaNews - Oil prices rose for the third consecutive day after US President Donald Trump warned Iran that it must reach a nuclear deal or face military strikes, reviving fears of potential disruptions and supply outages in the Middle East.
The prices of March delivery Brent crude contracts increa...
Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund Reduces Its Stakes in Major American Technology Companies
SadaNews - The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, valued at $2.2 trillion, has reduced its stakes in the largest American technology companies, including its largest investment in Nvidia, during the second half of 2025, according to a recent investment list published.
By the end of the year, the "Nor...
Gold Surpasses $5,500 and Silver Records New All-Time High
SadaNews - Gold prices have surged to an unprecedented record level, exceeding $5,500 per ounce, continuing a sharp upward trend fueled by the weakness of the US dollar and investor aversion to sovereign bonds and currencies.
The precious metal rose by as much as 3.2%, adding to gains of 4.6% in th...
The U.S. Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady in Its First Meeting of 2026
SadaNews - On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the central bank) kept the interest rate unchanged, in line with expectations, as the Federal Open Market Committee maintained the overnight lending rate in a range of 3.5% to 3.75%.
Markets had expected the "Fed" to ignore repeated calls from Pres...
Artificial Intelligence Causes Amazon to Lay Off 16,000 Employees
SadaNews - Amazon has announced its intention to terminate the services of around 16,000 employees working in administrative offices, intensifying its efforts to simplify bureaucracy amid rising competition in the field of artificial intelligence.
Beth Galetti, Amazon's Senior Vice President for Em...