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What’s trending1 | Dana Gas is banking on high oil prices MENA
2 | Forget Tesla, it’s all about Toyota in the states INTL
3 | Is it “Siemplify” or “Simplify”? INTL
4 | Did anyone tell you the metaverse is being a thing, yet? INTL
5 | Personal tech content — anyone? INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | One healthcare provider to rule them all MENA
2 | TPG is seeking that $9.5b valuation INTL
3 | Meanwhile, Justworks is seeking a $2b valuation INTL
4 | Laptop thingamabobs INTL
5 | Sony diverts its electricity current INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Alpha is on a binge MENA
2 | What’s OPEC+ up to? MENA
3 | That $3t mark INTL
4 | Pardes Biosciences’ SPAC therapy INTL
5 | The new Gaming Hub INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Home is where the money is MENA
2 | 10% VAT in Bahrain — bummer, or not? MENA
3 | First came electric cars — are electric planes next? INTL
4 | South Korea has Squid Game and LG Energy Solution to brag about INTL
5 | What kind of faux meat is Chipotle cooking? INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | How far can AED 60b go? MENA
2 | Covid-19 won’t give chip production a break INTL
3 | 5G’s gotta wait just a lil' bit longer INTL
4 | Delivery Hero takes a bigger bite out of Glovo INTL
5 | At this point, whose Tesla hasn’t been recalled? INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Nomu Parallel Market gets some listing action MENA
2 | SenseTime is America’s outcast but Hong Kong’s hero INTL
3 | Victoria’s not-so-secret buyback plan INTL
4 | Tech talent moves faster than Omicron INTL
5 | Fortnite’s downtime has nothing to do with #selfcare INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | You list that sukuk, Warba MENA
2 | Multiply Group has eyes on Getty Images' IPO MENA
3 | Who else has canceled their upcoming trip? INTL
4 | Apple's not taking negligence lightly INTL
5 | Elon's great sell-off INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Swvl drives off to Nasdaq MENA
2 | Uber gets a gig with Saudi Arabia Railways MENA
3 | CBD is feeling artsy MENA
4 | Investors not a fan of Crocs’s dude attitude INTL
5 | Zoom enters broadcast media INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Binance is doing a Gulf tour MENA
2 | The UAE Trade Finance Gateway MENA
3 | Trading ANGH MENA
4 | Evergrande gets back at it INTL
5 | Ant just raised $3.5b INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Oil’s got Saudi’s back MENA
2 | Paalam, Citi customers INTL
3 | Nikola lands its first EV truck INTL
4 | Things are getting real for Intel’s $9b chip factory INTL
5 | Synk’s IPO New Year’s resolution INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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2 | Short-videos are a thing, and Triller’s SPAC’ing INTL
3 | A SPAC hot off the griddle INTL
4 | One company’s past is another company’s future (for $1b) INTL
5 | Amazon’s on Santa’s naughty list INTLbaraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Kuwait's National Real Estate exits Iraq MENA
2 | Inflation and cereal don’t go well together INTL
3 | Hola, EdTech IPO INTL
4 | Let's take a shuttle bus to IPO INTL
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What’s trending1 | Binance does business with DXB MENA
2 | Adidas pulls a Nike but flops INTL
3 | Meta meshes data with ESG INTL
4 | Impulse takeout, courtesy of TikTok INTL
5 | ZeroFox takes cybersecurity public at $1.4b INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Gulf Union Al Ahlia and Al Sagr in holy matrimony MENA
2 | What do Cerner and The Matrix have in common? INTL
3 | Omnicorn travel bans aren’t stealing Mondee’s SPAC thunder INTL
4 | Nauticus Robotic pirates a SPAC deal INTL
5 | A fashionable SPAC listing INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | ADX just keeps on expanding MENA
2 | Disney gets banished from the YouTube kingdom INTL
3 | NuScale’s “Power”-ful SPAC INTL
4 | Radio or podcasts? INTL
5 | What’s Meta up to with Within and Instagram? INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Travel on-demand with Etihad MENA
2 | Will Reddit make meme-IPOs a thing? INTL
3 | ESG-friendly Rubicon goes SPAC INTL
4 | Samsara’s wraps up 2021 at $10b INTL
5 | Roku in a patent pickle INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Union Properties gets its house in order MENA
2 | A SoftBank/Symbotic symbiosis INTL
3 | More Retail, more big Indian IPOs INTL
4 | Audio-visual SPAC INTL
5 | An electric SPAC ride INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | CBUAE is making a point MENA
2 | Vox Media and Nine Media strike a merger INTL
3 | Nike curbs RTFKT INTL
4 | IBM and Samsung are working on a new project INTL
5 | Elon is just so over Tesla INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | IHC blesses Al Tamouh and Al Qudra Holding MENA
2 | Shell shakes hands with QatarEnergy MENA
3 | Microsoft and Nuance show no antitrust concerns INTL
4 | Corcentric goes public for $1.2b INTL
5 | GumGum just might IPO INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Al Arabia gets a beach house in Egypt MENA
2 | Who is hotter — Gisele Bündchen or Nubank’s IPO? INTL
3 | Meta and Adobe make creator economy moves INTL
4 | Hitting the gym in Lulu leggings and Nike Metcons? INTL
5 | Amazon’s fine INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Shakhbarek, Amazon? MENA
2 | Zain’s $1.3b sale MENA
3 | Roku gets a breather INTL
4 | HashiCorp’s $1.2b IPO INTL
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What’s trending1 | TECOM joins the IPO squad MENA
2 | Enter, Pixel Watch INTL
3 | Antitrust in the media industry INTL
4 | A game of thrones at Alibaba, Twitter, and Samsung INTL
5 | Watch out, Tesla, the SEC is comin’ for ya! INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | On Sundays we chill MENA
2 | Aramco’s $15.5b new gas pipeline deal MENA
3 | Google4Good MENA
4 | The weather forecast is SPAC INTL
5 | $50b for self-driving cars, anyone? INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Time to cash in on STC MENA
2 | Tadawul IPO is around the corner MENA
3 | Car shopping via ADIB MENA
4 | The buzz around BuzzFeed’s IPO INTL
5 | Uber’s unfinished business INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | The Bahrain Bourse gets busy MENA
2 | Fly me to a $5.3b SPAC INTL
3 | The de-listing that cost 11% INTL
4 | DocuSign wants more paperwork INTL
5 | The $40b anti-competitive chip deal INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Saudi EVs MENA
2 | Consolidation of apps INTL
3 | Selina’s SPAC INTL
4 | WeWork’s accounting errors INTL
5 | Square pulls a Facebook INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Aramco is feeling gassy! MENA
2 | Jack came, saw, conquered INTL
3 | Hertz seems to be rebounding from bankruptcy INTL
4 | Scandal in Suncity INTL
5 | Dating apps are out-matched INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Multiply IHC’s ADX listings MENA
2 | Daman Islamic Insurance converts to a public company MENA
3 | Planet SPAC INTL
4 | BT and Reliance... will they, or won't they? INTL
5 | Booster stocks INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | SPACs land in Dubai… maybe MENA
2 | Now that lockdowns and travel bans are a thing again INTL
3 | People didn’t go too HAM this Black Friday INTL
4 | Offloading Evergrande INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | UAE gives OPEC+ a thumbs-up MENA
2 | What are Adidas and Coinbase up to? INTL
3 | Instagram vs the youth INTL
4 | Can’t get an Uber in Brussels anymore INTL
5 | The US goes for a health check-up INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Shuaa’s portfolio graduates MENA
2 | Twitter shopping is live! INTL
3 | Belgium’s got the greatest waffles and data center INTL
4 | Just a couple of beaming tech earnings INTL
5 | Two content heavy-weights combine forces INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Methanol unit hits up Abu Dhabi MENA
2 | FAB treks beyond the Great Wall of China MENA
3 | Do people still Zoom as much? INTL
4 | If you can’t beat ‘em, supply ‘em INTL
5 | Sweden’s music hardware baby wants to go public INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Thuraya goes Danish MENA
2 | Emaar Malls is off the market MENA
3 | Driverless in the capital MENA
4 | I Sense[it’s]Time for a major Chinese IPO INTL
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What’s trending1 | Reliance don’t want no Aramco deal no more MENA
2 | Tadawul sets its price MENA
3 | Sweetgreen's and Braze’s poppin’ debuts INTL
4 | The solution to your morning Starbucks run INTL
5 | Sounds like a $2.1b SPAC INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Etisalat thinks elGrocer is hot stuff MENA
2 | One man’s chip shortage is another man’s revenue treasure INTL
3 | Peloton’s being a bit of a sore loser INTL
4 | Roblox4Good INTL
5 | Another plant-based IPO INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Habtoor's IPO is under construction MENA
2 | Amazon throws smack at Visa INTL
3 | Qualcomm is making bank INTL
4 | People need to eat, and Walmart is catering to that INTL
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What’s trending1 | Oil & gas ain’t no thang for ADNOC MENA
2 | Casper ghosts the public market INTL
3 | Music sounds better with IPO, baby INTL
4 | Who’s getting the Premier League US gig? INTL
5 | SPACs take a right at Switzerland INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Leejam’s sprint to the UAE MENA
2 | Autonomous driving is coming to Saudi MENA
3 | Did anyone ever tell you makeup has high margins? INTL
4 | Shell commits to London INTL
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What’s trending1 | Almunajeim Foods is feelin’ IPO MENA
2 | Consolidation of metaverses already? INTL
3 | Twitter is all over the place INTL
4 | Not so happily ever after INTL
5 | Beyond earnings INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Almunajeim Foods is feelin’ IPO MENA
2 | Consolidation of metaverses already? INTL
3 | Twitter is all over the place INTL
4 | Not so happily ever after INTL
5 | Beyond earnings INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Dubai Holdings puts TECOM Group up for sale MENA
2 | Gulf energy earnings have mixed feelings MENA
3 | DoorDash and Panera are hangry to grow INTL
4 | GE breaks up with itself INTL
5 | AMD’s new gig scores it a 10% share price jump INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | ESG meets everyday banking MENA
2 | Roblox wins as gaming powers through INTL
3 | Ford scores a 20-year PR INTL
4 | Oatly goes into hippy retail INTL
5 | Mr White vibes over at DeepMind INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Visa hearts Dubai MENA
2 | Newcomer Fertiglobe is killing it MENA
3 | Musk's $21b poll INTL
4 | SoftBank at a $3b net loss INTL
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What’s trending1 | Who’s hittin’ it right on the GCC bourses? MENA
2 | Guess it was all a pandemic silver lining for Peloton INTL
3 | Uber pops its profitability cherry INTL
4 | Attack on Apple INTL
5 | The $10b open-source IPO INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Real estate looks good on Dubai Investments MENA
2 | Zoom proves that nothing in this world is free INTL
3 | I’ll have some Shiba Inu with that Whooper INTL
4 | Meta doesn’t want to see your face again! INTL
5 | Snap places a bet on audio INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | UAE residents play real-life Sims MENA
2 | Microsoft pulls a Facebook INTL
3 | Bird sets its SPAC wings free INTL
4 | People are out catching way more “Lyfts” INTL
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What’s trending1 | DFM and Nasdaq Dubai get busy MENA
2 | Tesla made an oopsie INTL
3 | The US blacklisting has gotta give! INTL
4 | Yahoo buys a one-way ticket out of China INTL
5 | Rifles & SPACs INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Etisalat knows when that hotline bling… MENA
2 | NADEC’s hot for solar MENA
3 | Sega and Microsoft buddy-up INTL
4 | $4b to fill out that survey INTL
5 | Who flew with Ryanair to Mykonos from London this summer? INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Oil — a double-edged sword MENA
2 | Allow me to reintroduce myself — my name is Meta INTL
3 | Supply chain issues, online shopping cool off, or missing Bezos? INTL
4 | Apple isn’t doing too well either INTL
5 | Nerds do well in college and IPOs INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Banks are doing well — we get it! MENA
2 | Oil gains? Pour it up, pour it up MENA
3 | Retail therapy time is over MENA
4 | The auto companies following Tesla’s tracks INTL
5 | The world’s best gaming processor ...? INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Network International surfs the economic rebound wave MENA
2 | Grab some popcorn and let’s talk about F&B INTL
3 | Spotify’s winning tune INTL
4 | Twitter’s also doing something right INTL
5 | If Trump can’t beat ‘em, he’s gonna join them INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Hey, hey, new IsDB sukuk! MENA
2 | Whistleblower who? INTL
3 | Susquehanna is so over TikTok INTL
4 | Braze’s IPO is blazed INTL
5 | GE’s big guns kind of miss INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | Agility wants to fly like an eagle MENA
2 | The acquisition game has gone well for Alpha Dhabi MENA
3 | Check you out, HSBC INTL
4 | Targeting Gen Z could make you billions INTL
5 | Evergrande is back in action! INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending1 | The latest goss around GCC bank earnings MENA
2 | Is PayPal getting into scrapbooking or shopping? INTL
3 | Apple’s privacy policies can be a real pain INTL
4 | Coco for IPO INTL
5 | The devil wears… Crocs? INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending
1 | Etisalat and G42 have a thing for data MENA
2 | J&J’s vax gain INTL
3 | Netflix is making bank on Squid Game INTL
4 | If P&G suffers, we all suffer INTL
5 | Pixel 6s over iPhone 13s? INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending
1 | GCC telecom performance - bit of a mixed bag MENA
2 | About that Apple event INTL
3 | Moonbug is looking to sell, but it won’t be cheap INTL
4 | When the auto and insurance industries collab INTL
5 | Amazon on record INTL**baraka is a community dedicated to empowering people for a better financial future. Learn, connect and subscribe at https://getbaraka.com
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What’s trending
1 | Alamar adds IPO as a pizza topping MENA
2 | Is Saks’ IPO on-trend? INTL
3 | Informatica and the stock market, Part II INTL
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