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Feb 2024
42m 42s

Meta will pay investors its first divide...

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Top Stories Today:

  • Meta will pay investors its first dividend in March as shares soared 14% overnight
  • Saudi to create 39,000 tech jobs with new PIF-backed company Alat
  • As British media group Sky cuts 1,000 jobs, will the UAE save Western media?
  • Starbucks sales down as Middle East boycotts hit coffee giant
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