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Zawya
a day ago
- Business
- Zawya
Sharjah real estate transactions surge 48.1% in H1 2025
SHARJAH: Sharjah's real estate sector recorded AED27 billion in transactions during the first half of 2025, a 48.1 percent increase from AED18.2 billion in the same period last year. Additionally, the number of transactions carried out by the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department reached 48,059, representing a 3.3 percent increase compared to 46,524 transactions during the same period last year. The strong performance reflects growing investor confidence in Sharjah's real estate sector, supported by economic stability, investor-friendly legislation, and modern infrastructure. The diversity of investor nationalities has further reinforced the emirate's position as a competitive and attractive property market. In a statement, Abdulaziz Ahmed Al-Shamsi, Director-General of the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department, stated that this outstanding performance of Sharjah's real estate sector reflects the vitality of the market and its continuous development. He added, 'This significant increase is a direct translation of the firm confidence in the emirate's real estate sector, both locally and internationally, and the continuous support of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and the keen follow-up of H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and Chairman of Sharjah's Executive Council, which has firmly positioned Sharjah on the regional and international real estate sector.' Al-Shamsi noted that transactions alone reached 15,686 with a value of AED21.2 billion, as they were distributed across 214 areas and covered a total area of 90 million square feet, which reflects the emirate's geographical diversity in real estate investment. Furthermore, the growth in the number of mortgage transactions, which reached 2,582 with a value of approximately AED5.7 billion, also reflects the depth of the partnership between the real estate sector and financing institutions in the emirate. Al-Shamsi added that growing interest from foreign investors highlights Sharjah's strong global appeal, with investments coming from 109 nationalities. He said the emirate remains committed to sustaining this momentum by enhancing the real estate ecosystem and maintaining high standards of transparency and integration, in line with its vision for sustainable development. Sale transactions of various types (sale, usufruct sale, and initial sales contracts) reached 15,686 during the period, valued at AED21.2 billion—up 45.1 percent from 10,809 sales in H1 2024. These covered 214 areas and a total area of 90 million square feet. The 'Muwailih Commercial' area led with 2,898 transactions worth AED3.5 billion, followed by Al-Belaida (1,593 transactions, AED1.3 billion), and Al-Metraq (1,387 transactions, AED430 million). By property type, residential transactions dominated with 11,459 transactions, which represented 74.6 percent of the total, followed by industrial properties with 3,195 transactions (20.8 percent), commercial properties with 603 transactions (4 percent), and agricultural properties with 95 transactions (0.6 percent). During the same period, the number of mortgage transactions has reached 2,582, with a total value of AED5.7 billion, completed through 24 financing entities. As for the areas with the highest number of mortgage transactions, "Tilal" topped with 194 transactions valued at AED339.2 million, followed by " Muwailih Commercial" with 167 transactions valued at AED707.3 million, "Um Fanain" with 146 transactions valued at AED222.6 million, and "Al-Saja'a Industrial" with 71 transactions valued at AED204.8 million. Eight new real estate projects were registered, including four residential complexes in Muwailih Commercial, Al-Tay, and Al-Tay West, as well as four new towers—two industrial in Al-Saja'a Industrial, and two residential/commercial towers in Al-Belaida and Al-Waha. A total of 109 nationalities invested in Sharjah's real estate market in H1 2025. UAE nationals accounted for AED12.2 billion in investments across 14,307 properties (45.2 percent of total). GCC nationals invested AED1.2 billion across 889 properties (4.6 percent), while other Arab investors contributed AED5.4 billion through 4,057 properties (20.1 percent). Similarly, investments by other nationalities witnessed record growth, totalling about AED8.1 billion across 3,878 properties, representing 30.1 percent of the total investment value. The number of foreign investors in Sharjah rose 39.4 percent year-on-year to 6,662, with 7,448 properties traded, up 40.6 percent. By number of properties traded, Emirati investors led with 14,307 properties, followed by investors from India (1,525), Syria (969), Egypt (685), Jordan (678), and Iraq (576).
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Gilead Sciences, Omnicom Group, and QuinStreet Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know
What Happened? A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after a new trade agreement between the United States and Japan spurred a broad market rally. The positive sentiment swept across markets after it was announced the U.S. and Japan had reached a new trade deal. The agreement included a 15% tariff on Japanese goods imported into the U.S. and a commitment from Japan to invest $550 billion in the U.S. and open its markets to American cars and agricultural products. This development boosted investor confidence and contributed to a widespread rally, lifting stocks across many sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both posted gains, creating a favorable environment that likely benefited individual stocks. The stock market overreacts to news, and big price drops can present good opportunities to buy high-quality stocks. Among others, the following stocks were impacted: Therapeutics company Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) jumped 3.1%. Is now the time to buy Gilead Sciences? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Advertising & Marketing Services company Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) jumped 3.1%. Is now the time to buy Omnicom Group? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Advertising & Marketing Services company QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) jumped 3%. Is now the time to buy QuinStreet? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Zooming In On Omnicom Group (OMC) Omnicom Group's shares are not very volatile and have only had 6 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today's move indicates the market considers this news meaningful, although it might not be something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business. The previous big move we wrote about was 7 days ago when the stock gained 4% on the news that the company reported second-quarter earnings and revenue that surpassed analyst expectations. The company announced a non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share of $2.05, which was $0.03 higher than the consensus estimate of $2.02. Revenue for the quarter came in at $4.02 billion, beating the anticipated $3.95 billion. This represented a 4.2% increase in revenue compared to the same period last year. Investors were also encouraged by the company's 3.0% organic revenue growth for the quarter. The solid performance was driven by an 8.2% rise in its Advertising & Media division and a 5% increase in Precision Marketing. In a statement, CEO John Wren pointed to the "resilience and agility" of the business despite ongoing economic uncertainty. The company also confirmed it is on track with its proposed acquisition of rival Interpublic, having already received regulatory approval in 13 of the 18 required jurisdictions, including the United States. Omnicom Group is down 10% since the beginning of the year, and at $77.82 per share, it is trading 26.2% below its 52-week high of $105.49 from October 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Omnicom Group's shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,382. Here at StockStory, we certainly understand the potential of thematic investing. Diverse winners from Microsoft (MSFT) to Alphabet (GOOG), Coca-Cola (KO) to Monster Beverage (MNST) could all have been identified as promising growth stories with a megatrend driving the growth. So, in that spirit, we've identified a relatively under-the-radar profitable growth stock benefiting from the rise of AI, available to you FREE via this link. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Western Digital, AppLovin, Matson, AeroVironment, and OSI Systems Stocks Trade Up, What You Need To Know
What Happened? A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after a new trade agreement between the United States and Japan spurred a broad market rally. The positive sentiment swept across markets after it was announced the U.S. and Japan had reached a new trade deal. The agreement included a 15% tariff on Japanese goods imported into the U.S. and a commitment from Japan to invest $550 billion in the U.S. and open its markets to American cars and agricultural products. This development boosted investor confidence and contributed to a widespread rally, lifting stocks across many sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both posted gains, creating a favorable environment that likely benefited individual stocks. The stock market overreacts to news, and big price drops can present good opportunities to buy high-quality stocks. Among others, the following stocks were impacted: Memory Semiconductors company Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) jumped 3.5%. Is now the time to buy Western Digital? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Advertising Software company AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) jumped 3.2%. Is now the time to buy AppLovin? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Marine Transportation company Matson (NYSE:MATX) jumped 3.4%. Is now the time to buy Matson? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Defense Contractors company AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) jumped 3.3%. Is now the time to buy AeroVironment? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Specialized Technology company OSI Systems (NASDAQ:OSIS) jumped 3.3%. Is now the time to buy OSI Systems? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Zooming In On Western Digital (WDC) Western Digital's shares are very volatile and have had 22 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today's move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business. The biggest move we wrote about over the last year was 9 months ago when the stock gained 13.1% on the news that the company reported strong third-quarter earnings with significant gross margin improvement, which helped to beat on adjusted operating profit and adjusted EPS. Notably, the cloud segment (54% of overall revenue) contributed the most to the top-line outperformance, accelerating 17% sequentially and 153% year on year. This was powered by what management considered "higher nearline shipments in HDD and enterprise SSD bit shipments to data center customers" and more than offsetting softness in the client and consumer segments. While guidance for next quarter's revenue and adjusted EPS slightly missed Wall Street's estimates, the market seemed to overlook this. Western Digital is up 12% since the beginning of the year, and at $69.28 per share, it is trading close to its 52-week high of $73.43 from December 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Western Digital's shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,501. Today's young investors likely haven't read the timeless lessons in Gorilla Game: Picking Winners In High Technology because it was written more than 20 years ago when Microsoft and Apple were first establishing their supremacy. But if we apply the same principles, then enterprise software stocks leveraging their own generative AI capabilities may well be the Gorillas of the future. So, in that spirit, we are excited to present our Special Free Report on a profitable, fast-growing enterprise software stock that is already riding the automation wave and looking to catch the generative AI next.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Titan International, Richardson Electronics, RTX, Hilton Grand Vacations, and CONMED Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know
What Happened? A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after a new trade agreement between the United States and Japan spurred a broad market rally. The positive sentiment swept across markets after it was announced the U.S. and Japan had reached a new trade deal. The agreement included a 15% tariff on Japanese goods imported into the U.S. and a commitment from Japan to invest $550 billion in the U.S. and open its markets to American cars and agricultural products. This development boosted investor confidence and contributed to a widespread rally, lifting stocks across many sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both posted gains, creating a favorable environment that likely benefited individual stocks. The stock market overreacts to news, and big price drops can present good opportunities to buy high-quality stocks. Among others, the following stocks were impacted: Agricultural Machinery company Titan International (NYSE:TWI) jumped 4.1%. Is now the time to buy Titan International? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Specialty Equipment Distributors company Richardson Electronics (NASDAQ:RELL) jumped 4.7%. Is now the time to buy Richardson Electronics? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Defense Contractors company RTX (NYSE:RTX) jumped 4.7%. Is now the time to buy RTX? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Travel and Vacation Providers company Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) jumped 4.4%. Is now the time to buy Hilton Grand Vacations? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Surgical Equipment & Consumables - Diversified company CONMED (NYSE:CNMD) jumped 3.8%. Is now the time to buy CONMED? Access our full analysis report here, it's free. Zooming In On Richardson Electronics (RELL) Richardson Electronics's shares are somewhat volatile and have had 10 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today's move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business. The biggest move we wrote about over the last year was 7 months ago when the stock dropped 12.3% on the news that the company reported underwhelming fourth-quarter (fiscal Q2 2025) results. Its revenue missed significantly, and its EBITDA fell short of Wall Street's estimates. Management attributed the weakness to a 22% decline in Healthcare sales due to lower CT tube, system, and parts demand. Overall, this was a challenging quarter. Richardson Electronics is down 28.8% since the beginning of the year, and at $10.07 per share, it is trading 32.3% below its 52-week high of $14.87 from January 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Richardson Electronics's shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $2,427. Today's young investors likely haven't read the timeless lessons in Gorilla Game: Picking Winners In High Technology because it was written more than 20 years ago when Microsoft and Apple were first establishing their supremacy. But if we apply the same principles, then enterprise software stocks leveraging their own generative AI capabilities may well be the Gorillas of the future. So, in that spirit, we are excited to present our Special Free Report on a profitable, fast-growing enterprise software stock that is already riding the automation wave and looking to catch the generative AI next.
Globe and Mail
2 days ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
A Closer Look at the Top IPOs of 2025: CRCL, CRWV
IPO activity post-pandemic has fluctuated significantly, primarily driven by economic uncertainty, rising interest rates, and inflation, all of which have impacted investor sentiment. But the tide has shifted positively over the past year, with several notable IPOs hitting the market, including CoreWeave CRWV and Circle Internet Group CRCL. The re-awakening of the IPO market is certainly notable, signaling renewed investor confidence and a meaningful shift in broader risk appetites. Below is a chart illustrating the performance of each over the past month, with the S&P 500 blended in as a benchmark. In short, CRWV provides exposure to the AI frenzy, CRCL is a play on the mainstreaming of digital dollars and the evolving stablecoin regulatory landscape, and NMAX is a play on broader digital media. But the poor price action is certainly notable over the past month, perhaps a reflection of investors taking profit after initial red-hot runs. Let's take a closer glance at each. CoreWeave & NVIDIA Given its backing by AI-favorite NVIDIA NVDA, the IPO reflected one of the most exciting we've seen in years. An SEC filing in late May 2025 revealed NVIDIA has a $900 million stake, reflecting one of its largest investors. NVIDIA supplies CoreWeave with most of its high-performance GPUs that power its underlying AI infrastructure. Investors raised flags concerning the massive amount of sales NVIDIA generated from CRWV, but that concern has since evaporated. The company's latest set of quarterly results were driven by accelerating demand for its AI offerings, with sales up a staggering 420% year-over-year. Revenue backlog totaled a strong $25.9 billion, with CRWV also securing more lucrative deals with enterprises. Up 220% since its debut, CRWV shares have rewarded shareholders handsomely. CRCL Shares Soar Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce, and financial applications worldwide. It's the issuer of USDC, the world's second-largest dollar-pegged stablecoin, widely used across exchanges, DeFi platforms, and institutional trading venues. But for those unfamiliar with all of those fancy words, what does that even mean? CEO Jeremy Allaire explains simply – 'If you could take what we think of as money, make it digital and available on the internet, then that would dramatically change the way we use money and open up opportunity around the world. That's the idea behind Circle.' Since their debut on June 5 th, shares have gone on a massive run. It's worth noting that Cathie Wood's ARK had a big win on the stock, purchasing roughly 4.5 million shares on its first day of trading. Up 135% since its debut, shares have showed notable momentum, holding on to initial gains nicely. The stock overall reflects a great play on the evolving stablecoin regulatory landscape, which is also just seemingly beginning as we increasingly wade into the digital age. Bottom Line Notable IPOs have finally started hitting the tape in 2025, reflecting a meaningful shift in sentiment. Both CRCL and CRWV shares are up big from their initial debuts, though price action over the last month has primarily been sour. 5 Stocks Set to Double Each was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in the coming year. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +112%, +171%, +209% and +232%. Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor. Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >> Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA): Free Stock Analysis Report CoreWeave Inc. (CRWV): Free Stock Analysis Report
