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Alkesh Sharma

Alkesh Sharma

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Based out of Toronto, Alkesh Sharma is a Technology Correspondent reporting for The National from North America. With an experience of over 15 years in journalism to his credit, he has worked across Asia and the Middle East and globe trotted to cover important technology events from the East to the West end of the world. He has been covering the Big Tech companies, consumer tech and telecoms for The National since 2018. Prior to joining The National, he has worked with leading media outlets across India and the UAE.

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Amazon's second-quarter revenue increased 11 per cent on an annual basis to $134.4 billion. Bloomberg
Amazon stock rallies after company swings to Q2 net profit

The world's biggest e-commerce company earned a net profit of $6.7bn between April and June

TechnologyAugust 03, 2023
IHC has made several strategic investments in recent quarters to further expand its asset base. Photo: IHC
IHC’s second-quarter profit soars on revenue surge

Abu Dhabi company reports $1.24bn in profit for the three months to the end of June

EconomyAugust 03, 2023
PayPal headquarters in San Jose, California. Getty Images
PayPal posts $1bn profit on higher payment volumes

The company’s revenue during the April-June period increased 7% on an annual basis to $7.3bn

MarketsAugust 02, 2023
Agthia Group's revenue in the second quarter increased more than 8.1 per cent annually to Dh1.01 billion. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Agthia's Q2 profit jumps amid strong growth in snacking and water business units

Profit surged to $10.5m in the January-June period

MarketsAugust 02, 2023
Abu Dhabi's skyline. The UAE has made significant progress in combating money laundering and financing of terrorism over the past few years.. Victor Besa / The National
UAE holds anti-money laundering workshop with World Bank

Workshop identified and evaluated risks in these areas to help draft effective mitigation policies

EconomyJuly 28, 2023
Intel’s revenue decreased 15 per cent on an annualised basis to $12.9 billion in the second quarter. AFP
Intel shares jump 8% as company swings to profit after posting losses

Chip maker's revenue fell an annual 15 per cent to $12.9 billion in the second quarter

TechnologyJuly 27, 2023
DFM's institutional investors accounted for nearly 57 per cent of trading value in the first half of the year. Chris Whiteoak / The National
DFM second-quarter profit climbs to nearly $21 million on increase in new investors

Total revenue grew by 48.2 per cent annually during the period

MarketsJuly 27, 2023
Hot air balloons flying over the Unesco World Heritage Site of AlUla. Photo: Consulum
Saudi Arabia's PIF establishes tourism investment company

Saudi Tourism Investment Company, or Asfar, will invest in new tourism projects and develop destinations in cities across the kingdom

Travel and TourismJuly 27, 2023
Mastercard's second quarter revenue rose about 14 per cent yearly to $6.3 billion. Reuters
Mastercard's Q2 profit soars after increased consumer spending

Company’s net profit jumped to $2.8 billion in three months to the end of June

TechnologyJuly 27, 2023
Meta's revenue surged nearly 11 per cent annually to almost $32 billion in the quarter ending June 30. AFP
Meta profit surges 16% on higher advertising sales

The Facebook parent earned a net profit of nearly $7.8bn in the quarter that ended on June 30

TechnologyJuly 26, 2023
Dubai's property market has bounced back strongly from the coronavirus-induced slowdown. Reem Mohammed / The National
Dubai completes nine real estate projects worth over $1bn

First six months of the year recorded registration of 42,583 real estate units in the emirate

PropertyJuly 26, 2023
The second-quarter results reflect Boeing's higher commercial volume and lower defence margins. AP
Boeing posts $149m loss in second quarter despite surge in revenue

US plane maker's revenue jumped 18% to $19.7 billion in April-June period

AviationJuly 26, 2023
Visa's last-quarter revenue surged 12 per cent on a yearly basis to $8.1 billion. AP
Visa profit surges as cross-border transactions increase and cashless payments rise

The company's net profit jumped to $4.2bn in three months to June 30

TechnologyJuly 25, 2023
Microsoft's revenue during the April-June period jumped 8 per cent to $56.2 billion. AFP
Microsoft shares slide despite 20% surge in profits

Company’s net income was driven by strong productivity and cloud businesses but revenue guidance for the quarter was missed

TechnologyJuly 25, 2023
Google's parent company Alphabet reported a 7 per cent annual surge in its last quarter’s revenue to more than $74.6 billion. Reuters
Alphabet shares rally as profit jumps 15% and cloud unit outperforms

Google's parent company reported a net profit of almost $18.4bn in June quarter

TechnologyJuly 25, 2023
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