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Villain_99

It’s called UPI in India, and is used in UAE and Singapore as well. Is already a proven technology, how difficult is it to build the infra

zamboni-jones

AIRJ swinging wildly- Stock price hovering right around where insiders last purchased Fascinating Nobel Prize technology currently testing with Arizona State University Signed agreements with TenX for distribution in the Middle East later this year > TenX Investment will have exclusive rights to market, sell, and support AirJoule distributed water generation and industrial dehumidification systems in the countries of UAE, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Commercial terms are to be reflected in a definitive agreement ahead of initial commercial deployments, which are planned for late 2026.

WellAintThatShiny

All the good drone manufacturers have exploded, so there aren’t many good deals available. One route you could go is submersible drones, but I’m out of the loop and can’t help you there. An underrated aspect is the energy availability to keep these drones operating. I really like BEEM for that. They just finalized a partnership with the UAE for all sorts of charging stations and one of their big offerings is grid independent wireless drone charging stations. I think that will be huge over the next several years.

PsychologicalNote926

lol! > Archer’s “$6B” order book is inflated with questionable and fraudulent commitments: >Air Chateau’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 100 Midnights (valued at up to $500M) is implausible. The UAE operator, with only one helicopter purchased in November 2023, lacks the scale or capital for such a fleet. Our findings also lead us to think that Air Chateau is now defunct. >Future Flight Global’s “up to 116” Midnight order is tied to a shell company with no operational track record. >KakaoMobility’s 50-aircraft commitment fell apart after Archer failed to deliver for a Q4 2024 demo in Goheung, Korea, yet the order remains included in the backlog. >The U.S. Air Force’s “up to $148M” Agility Prime contract has only awarded $33M, with just $744,796 disbursed, and the $110M firm-fixed-price portion delivered only $1.3M in awards so far.

Rinnegankai

ahahhahahaha, america is not sit back..... this america? the rapist america? the corruption america? the UAE America?? hahahahahhaha sure

its-me__

which one? i'm looking into builders in UAE

orangeyougladiator

Speed in the UAE and they’ll seize your car and turn it in to a police car

Acceptable_Deal_4662

Within days of the pardon of Binance CEO for money laundering, Binance promoted WLF’s $USD1, which is issued on the Binance blockchain. A UAE state-backed firm used $USD1 to make a $2 billion investment in Binance, a move that potentially generates tens of millions in annual profit for the Trump family. Even as the White House presses Congress to pass the industry-friendly legislation, the Trump family’s growing crypto businesses are emerging as an unavoidable obstacle after news that an Abu Dhabi royal backed a $500-million investment in a Trump-linked venture called World Liberty Financial.

tinydisaster

Mango gave chips to UAE for a bribe so all that capex is for nothing. China just upgrades deepseek which is way more efficient

tinydisaster

Mango gave away the chips to UAE for a bribe, which will wind up in China. Deepseek will catch up, without the capex.

tinydisaster

The corruption of this regime is catching up with them. They gave away our competitive advantage to UAE on chips which will almost certainly end up in china. That reprices some things if China has cutting edge chips for deepseek.

cah11

The current crash in precious metals likely has very little to do with industry demand, and a lot more to do with the fact the US government is currently dumping their stock piles trying to continue artificially boosting the US economy despite tariffs, slowing market consumption, and slowing hiring growth post holidays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr7OVWgqDIM The UAE is also likely selling gold reserves at an accelerated rate trying to wash their hands of the blood metals they've been accruing from Sudan now that that whole situation has turned against them. Don't want to be caught "red handed" as it were with resources that can be traced back to a point of origin with an ongoing genocide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2QJbWEfgLA

Ghoulius-Caesar

Trump is the most corrupt of all presidents, your a fool or a tool if you think otherwise. Rolex and gold bar gifts after meeting with Switzerland, a new plane after meeting with Qatar, and getting the head of the UAE intelligence to invest in his cryptocurrency so that UAE gets advanced chips? Tell me again what made Biden or Obama so corrupt?

RockmanMike

He just sold almost half his crypto company stake to the UAE. He's very much a fan.

Responsible-Pitch996

If OpenAI don't get some funding from the UAE soon it's all about to fall in a heap and since they account for half of Microsoft's cloud backlog and MS is so heavily on the AI bandwagon (even though everyone hates copilot and is hating on windows stability) I think there is still a reasonable chance of an even greater pull back..

Responsible-Pitch996

Unless the the UAE gets involved soon the openai/oracle house of cards is going to crumble very soon which will cause some severe blowback for NVidia. Also you have openai admitting they need to start using asic chips and amazon and msoft deploying their own as well. I do think Nvidia has some exciting stuff in the works with real world models, their own self driving stack and purchasing groq to enter the asic space (the same guy that came up with googles tpu's). But 4k does sound like a bit if your total P/F is 52. If you're really keen maybe start with a lower amount and DCA in buying say 500 worth a month over next 6 months to average out your cost... i dont see it going far in that time.

Irielay

SWVL - new five year contract of up to 5.5 million in the UAE

mneymaker

UK, UAE, Japan and maybe Australia would like to have a word

Calm_Ad_4405

Buddy in that case UAE, Saudi Arabia and co would also have compromising material about him since he (and most people in the west) doesn’t give a F about genozides in Sudan or Yemen.

Memes_Jack

* "*Massive Leverage in Paper Claims: Recent 2025–2026 data shows COMEX open interest (paper exposure) often representing hundreds of millions of ounces — e.g., March 2026 contracts alone at \~528 million ounces vs. registered (deliverable) inventory as low as \~113 million ounces. This implies ratios of 356:1 to 378:1 (or higher in peaks), meaning far more "paper silver" promises than physical metal available for delivery. Critics argue this allows large short positions (often banks) to flood the market with sell orders, driving prices down without needing actual metal.* * *Price Discovery Dominated by Paper: The official spot price is derived from these leveraged futures/OTC markets where >99% of volume settles in cash, not delivery. When heavy shorting or margin hikes occur (e.g., COMEX raising requirements in late 2025/early 2026 to curb squeezes), it can force liquidations and sharp drops — even as physical demand remains strong. This creates the "absorption" you mention: excess demand gets soaked up by rolling paper positions or cash settlements, preventing a true price reflection of scarcity.* * *Historical Precedent: Past fines (e.g., banks paying $1.3B+ for spoofing/manipulation from 2007–2013, JPMorgan traders imprisoned) fuel suspicion that similar tactics persist, though overt cases have been rarer post-prosecutions. Some 2025–2026 volatility (e.g., sharp plunges amid rallies) has been labeled potential manipulation to cap upside.* * *Physical vs. Paper Disconnect: In 2025–2026, we've seen extreme examples — COMEX/paper prices at $70–80/oz while physical in regions like Japan, UAE, China, or India traded at $120–165/oz (premiums of 45–80%+). Lease rates spiked to 19–35%+, backwardation appeared, and vaults drained rapidly (COMEX registered down sharply). This shows paper price suppressing the signal until physical forces (withdrawals, delivery demands) overwhelm it.*" We are being scammed.

DrHarrisonLawrence

UAE has entered the chat

RODjij

Carney is about to spend most of 2026 traveling making trade deals and whatever else. So far hes gotten deals with Mexico, Australia, China, South Korea, UAE, Indonesia. Canada has things other countries would like to buy like potash, steel, lumber, aluminum, cannabis products & energy. The country is America's biggest steel, aluminum, lumber & fertilizer importer.

VerySaltyBreakfast

Is there a ticker for stolen Venezuelan oil held in a UAE account? Like SCAM or something? How do I get in on this?

pls-uninstall

why? ibkr exists in UAE

texas-playdohs

Or fuck the strait of Hormuz sending oil prices up 30% overnight. Also, just keep in mind that it’s a nation run by religious extremists. They may not respond to normal threats that would work for others. They’re also very possibly advancing on a nuclear weapon, and are rumored to have been receiving munitions from Russia and North Korea. But, the real issue is, a ground war in Iran is going to cost a lot of US lives, and trillions of dollars like the last two wars that were supposed to be slam dunks, that took us two decades to end. In Afghanistan, we spent 20 years fighting the Taliban, and left the Taliban in charge. In Iraq, we spent almost as long, and replaced the relatively secular baath party with ISIS. In addition, Syria, Yemen, and basically the whole Middle East is a shitshow. We swooped into Venezuela and took maduro, leaving his entire government and military in tact, which screwed anyone on the ground there that opposed the regime. It’s a very dangerous place for Americans or collaborators now. I suspect something similar is about all they have the stomach for in Iran. Just crack a whip loud enough and they’ll get in enough line to sell us oil, and Donald can claim a victory at the cost of freedom in Iran. Like that motherfucker cares about Iranian human rights. He doesn’t even care about human rights here, nor in Saudi Arabia, or Qatar, UAE, Russia, etc. Maybe something happens, but he doesn’t have the guts to go whole hog, and we’d be truly going it alone, because we’ve fucked up every alliance we have. He’s going to bankrupt this country into the ground.

itsthebear

Donkey, they do UAE, Google does NA. https://analog.io/news/physical-intelligence-on-four-legs https://bostondynamics.com/blog/boston-dynamics-google-deepmind-form-new-ai-partnership/ Apparently you're unable to Google though. Access is what they offer. Buy it, use it.

Brilliant_Voice1126

This is a terrible argument, and a terrible data instrument. It's just talking about millionaires across 4 countries. If you believe that, go invest in UAE. What evidence is there this even has to do with salaries? It's people with large amount of private capital, not necessarily earning/paying tax. People like that can live anywhere and barely contribute to the economy from wealth hoarding. Salaries in US are higher because we pay out of pocket for social services in the stupidest ways possible, but your these doesn't seem to be consistent with the most recent data - Europe salaries are bounding while inflation remains flat. In US they growing modestly but also our currency is declining so... [https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/11/30/real-wages-have-risen-in-america-and-are-rebounding-in-europe](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/11/30/real-wages-have-risen-in-america-and-are-rebounding-in-europe)

More-Attention-9721

You are assuming "standard cloud" means basic web hosting or low-level compute. That’s not where the fungibility lies. If training demand drops, that capacity doesn't go to basic Azure blobs; it shifts to Inference. The massive GPU clusters are fungible between training (building models) and inference (running them). As "Agentic AI" scales, inference demand is projected to dwarf training demand. Satya isn't saying he’ll use H100s to run Excel Online. He’s saying that as the market moves from building models to using them, the hardware remains relevant. You are betting on a total collapse of AI compute demand; he is betting on a shift from CaPEx (training) to OpEx (inference). When supply is constrained until June 2026, Microsoft has zero need to discount. They have ultimate pricing power. They can force customers into longer commits (3-5 years) just to secure GPU access. The "Restricted" language isn't a warning of low growth; it's a signal of high quality revenue. Every GPU they plug in is already sold. This removes the "inventory risk" usually associated with massive hardware builds. The downside is capped volume, but the upside is margin preservation. Governments (EU, UAE, Singapore) are mandating data residency not just for privacy, but for national security regarding AI models. By pivoting to Sovereign Cloud, MSFT is effectively building a regulatory moat that smaller competitors (who can't afford to build a datacenter in every country) cannot cross. This isn't a retreat; it's a segmentation strategy. "Sovereign" instances command a premium price (20-30% markup) over standard regions.

FlatDisplay20

true thats the reason why i believe it will 10x or even 20 or even pull a rorl but 2x the green boner length bcs of gold even though they aren't worth as much as they are managing (they dont really own it but rather sort of managing it 100b worth of gold) in the market nobody really cares about accuracy all it takes for them to see is the company is managing 100b worth of gold, one of the directors of palm is part of UAE royal family meaning UAE connections and that would be a fuel and all that with 43m float we have seen moves bigger with bigger float and less news

Successful-Candy8421

Saudi and UAE have liquid gold and full protection from the US military.

Scared_Step4051

The same could have been said for the UAE and Saudi in 1950, barren desert - look where they are now Geography is far less of a problem than the governance of the country, that is what typically holds it back

thrawnisahero

UAE just dropped statement reaffirming their commitment to not allow their "airspace, territory, or waters" to be used in an attack. Nothing to see here

kalakesri

Is UAE vs Saudi Arabia priced in?

FlatDisplay20

ABVE is a good shout i believe audit news and merger with a company that has UAE connections audit will come this week

fattytuna96

Why is the UAE allowed to invest in this company?

Bazzer82

Zelensky: "Tri-lateral meetings in the UAE on Friday and Saturday between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. over ending the war in his country".

Inevitable_Volume617

Heyy...for those based in the UAE, how are you getting exposure to US bonds?

Miserable_Mine_4189

me before i slept as a UAE resident :( . worried i would get margin called on my CSPs :(

Gibraldi

Good options but PL is the way. Potential UAE deal on the way. It’ll be like getting into RKLB at £20

gopoohgo

The Riyal is also pegged to the USD, tho, as is the UAE dirham and the Qatari Riyal. While they have diversified payment, they are still tied to the dollar.

Excellent_Jeweler_43

And that’s the thing, it will not only affect them in Europe. Why would countreis like UAE, Qatar, Philipines, Japan, Australia and so on allow them millitary presence when they know it can and will eventually be used against them? Europe provided the US with uncontested access to their territories and you see it eventually came out to bite them in the ass. If the US directly attacks Greenland, I am pretty sure many, many countries will readjust their relationship with the US.

RedHatWombat

Because you can use US dollar to buy a lot of things outside of the US. Want to buy gold in Switzerland? Swiss banks will take USD. Want to buy property in UAE? They'll take USD. Want to buy a Singaporean shell company? They'll take USD. Meanwhile only limited number of locations will even let you use CNY.

sogladatwork

Not true. Trump just transfered a whole bunch of Venezuelan assets to the UAE, so it's probably going to Trump's personal accounts.

Southern-Voice-8209

I am no expert but I guess: \- If it is like the recent nuclear site bombing then nothing will change \- If it's Maduro style and a quick regime change then oil prices will drop, probably stocks except oil move up a little expecting a high global economy growth. \- If it's total war that sets ablaze the whole gulf region, the mining of the Hormuz strait and attacks on Saudi/UAE/Qatar oil fields then the market will crash

kaapooj

the US never learns. weakening a state and destroying its institutions, directly or indirectly through crippling sanctions, military strikes, or stirring internal turmoil, creates a breeding ground for radical militias and organizations (which the US and allies love to exploit to keep the puppet "state/s" formed afterwards weak). we see/saw this in Syria, Libya, Lebanon, Somalia, and Iraq (currently the UAE is playing the same game in Sudan with great success/cruelty). all of this is done under the guise of bringing 'freedom' and protecting civilians (at least trump and co (+business leaders) are now more honest/direct) as history shows us time and time, ctizens and groups tend to be attracted to resistance forces when their government is overthrown, see an opening to fulfill their group interests at gunpoint (sectarian, tribal, ...).

Intelligent-Wolf6273

UAE*

TWSTrader

**The headline says "Iran," but the market hears "China."** If you want to trade this news, you have to look past the political rhetoric and look at the **Crude Oil flows.** This is a secondary sanction disguised as a tariff, and the primary target is Beijing. **1. The China Connection** * **The Data:** China purchases approximately 90% of Iran's oil exports (roughly 1.2M - 1.5M barrels per day). They buy it at a steep discount. * **The Squeeze:** If the U.S. actually enforces a 25% tariff on "any country" trading with Iran, China faces a choice: Pay the tariff (massive hit to their export economy) or stop buying Iranian oil. * **The Pivot:** If China drops Iranian oil, they don't stop needing energy. They have to replace that 1.5M barrels/day on the **Open Market** (Saudi, UAE, or US Crude). **2. The Inflationary Impact** * **Bullish Oil:** You are effectively removing \~1.5M barrels of "Shadow Supply" and adding 1.5M barrels of "Legitimate Demand" to the global benchmark. That pushes Brent and WTI prices up. * **Supply Chain Chaos:** "Effective Immediately" is a nightmare for corporate compliance. Global multinationals will likely halt *all* trade with associated regions instantly to avoid the risk. That creates supply chain friction -> Higher Costs -> Inflation. **The Bottom Line:** Don't trade the "War" narrative. Trade the **Spread.** This tightens the global oil market significantly. I’m watching Energy (XLE) and Shipping (Tankers) at the open.

John_OSheas_Willy

China, UAE, Turkey are their biggest trading partners.

vlad7208

Trump isn't just targeting Iran here; he is effectively slapping a **25% tariff on China, India, Turkey, and the UAE** if they don't drop their contracts immediately.

vlad7208

**Iran’s economy is isolated, but its trading partners aren't. Trump isn't just targeting Iran here; he is effectively slapping a 25% tariff on China, India, Turkey, and the UAE if they don't drop their contracts immediately.** **The Ripple Effect:** * **China:** They are Iran’s biggest partner (approx $15B+ in trade). If this 25% applies to Chinese goods coming to the US because they buy Iranian oil, that’s a massive escalation of the trade war. * **India:** Major exporters of Basmati rice and pharma to Iran (e.g., KRBL, LT Foods) could see their US exports hit with tariffs as punishment. * **Inflation:** "Effective immediately" means goods currently at sea from these countries could land with a 25% price hike. The market hasn't priced in a 25% tariff on *major* economies yet. If this is enforced strictly, we are looking at a significant inflationary spike. So whats your thought

Garbage-Disposal-938

if Trump does not end up actually applying this 25% tariff to Turkey, Iraq, the UAE and maybe some other states that trade with Iran, then maybe the reason he bloviates these big announcements is to try and shut up all the lunatic neocons who want him to drop nukes on Tehran. could that be the real reason behind some of his crazy truth social messages?

livingunique

🥭says any country doing business with Iran will pay a 25% tariff with the United States This would presumably include China and the UAE

Sanpaku

Iran's export partners include China (40%), Iraq, UAE, Turkey, India (together accounting for 77%). UAE is adept at bribing the most corrupt president in American history. Trump Org still wants to build those hotels in Ankara and Istanbul. They're not going to face consequences. And India doesn't sell much merch to the US so doesn't give a shit. An additional 25% tariff on China? That's significant. But less to China (who have plenty of room to expand their central bank balance sheet) than to US importers, which is, lemme check, about 100% of us.

ikaiyoo

If the UAE China and India stopped trading with the US. Our economy would crash.

c-u-in-da-ballpit

As with most things Trump, the real tacit is chaos, headache, and confusion. India, Turkey, China, Iraq, and the UAE are all going to have decide if they care more about access to Iranian oil or having to deal with a vindictive, unpredictable asshole, in charge of the most powerful country on earth.

TrueGlich

China, the UAE, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Russia, and Oman are key countries doing significant business with Iran, primarily in energy, goods, and services, despite US sanctions, with China being Iran's largest partner, followed by UAE, Turkey, and India.

rTpure

UAE, Germany, and Turkey are all US allies and they trade with Iran

kaapooj

major trading partners: China, UAE & India in 2023 https://oec.world/en/profile/country/irn?selector401id=Treemap&selector400id=1&selector402id=growth

Katya_Seta

if you are considering international real estate, I work with investors entering the Dubai market UAE, luxuries ready property, villas, apartments and off plan by best developers

Samjabr

It's pure speculation. True. But my guess has nothing to do with oil. It is a realigning of the entire ME for the better. Don't want to get into the weeds (it will be fascinating to watch it unfold, though) but almost EVERYONE in the ME fking hates Iran. They are obligated to spend $100s of Billions on weapons just to keep them in-check (Their own Cold War). Iraq/Iran war 1980-1988: Killed 1mil/Wounded \~2 million - Out of 65 million people (Equivalent to 5 million Americans dead) SA -generally #1 buyer of US weapons for the past 20 years - to keep Iran/Houthis out. UAE - Supports the STC who actively fight the Houthis Jordan - Actively helps us shoot down missiles targeting Israel and fly sorties from their borders. Kurds - want them all dead Israel - Duh and most of the other counties not listed just keep it business-casual for trading purposes.

Axl_Gunner

Keep an eye also on solar energy. On the US market, First Solar looks well positioned for significant growth in the next years. Lots of projects also in the middle east, check the UAE roadmap for solar energy adoption until 2030..it looks impressive. However, I could not find any western companies to get exposure to that market (most of them are Chinese stocks, not available on my investment platform).

Far-Fennel-3032

It's so much worse than that, as you have Egypt and Ethiopia in a cold war over water rights, with Egypt constantly threatening to blow up dams in Ethiopia. Iran and Egypt/UAE, and on opposite sides of the currently very hot internal Islamic conflict, on top of the Israel stuff divding the islamic world atm. Indonesia is pissed with China over South China Sea stuff, Then you have stuff like Brazil losing its shit when China and Russia tried to bring in Venezuela while it was preparing to invade Guyana. The issue is that Brazil had agreements with Guyana and would need to take serious action against Venezuela if it did invade, and might have been forced to leave BRICS if the war happened and Venezuela joined BRICS. Which would have been a complete shitshow, but that no longer happening due whatever the fuck it is that Trump is doing now. BRICS is so much more of a shitshow then you think.

dad191

I have a comprehensive post about Joby if like to investigate [https://www.reddit.com/r/Joby/comments/1mu3e9i/joby\_newbie\_guide/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Joby/comments/1mu3e9i/joby_newbie_guide/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) Joby is pursuing FAA Type Certification. It's a very long process, but it's expected they'll be cleared for operations in 2027 in the US. The UAE is very interested in being the leaders in this space and their FAA equivalent has indicated that they may approve operations in Dubai by the Q4 of this year. Joby has a production prototype flying in Dubai for the UAE to evaluate and certify. They will begin test flights from their soon to be finished veritport at the main Dubai airport sometime around the end of Q1 2026. Joby currently has 4 production prototypes performing flight tests. They are supposed to fly their first conforming aircraft (this would be the true production model) any day or week. They announced they powered it on in November and are waiting for FAA clearance to begin flying it. They expect to produce 5 conforming aircraft in 2026 to be used to complete FAA and UAE certification.

dad191

No question people will be skeptical. People hate helicopters and aren't going to believe Joby is quiet until they hear it for themselves. My understanding is Joby will be flying under helicopter rules for now. The FAA is working on upgrading the national air traffic control system to allow expanded flights and they are working out specific rules for eVTOLs to enable expanded flights. This will take a good 5-10 years to implement. These won't take over tomorrow, but if Joby's vision is realistic, they will slowly gain prominence in the US and I think they will expand very rapidly in other countries such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia, where things can move very fast if their rulers want them to. Surprisingly, Kazakstan has a lot of interest and signed an MOU with Joby. It's only an MOU, but I've been following news reports out of Kazakstan and they are investing in a vertiport and actually moving quite quickly. My guess is these will take off in countries outside of the US faster, but that's OK as it's still great revenue for Joby wherever they fly.

cashflow_

Was looking up coca prices around the world for fun. $250 plus in Australia and UAE is wild. I know guys in Colombia complaining about $12 lmaoooo

r2002

Nvidia is a strategic investor in WeRide, which uses Thor X, is already running driverless robotaxis in China and UAE, and >expects to deploy hundreds of thousands of Robotaxis globally by 2030 disclosure: I'm a minor Weride bagholder.

engr_20_5_11

Ok What is the global average ? What are the production costs for Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Russia, UAE, Indonesia, Norway, Angola, Columbia, Kazakhstan, China?

LetsConsultTheMap

The UAE and their Dubai chocolates are worried they are up next

TheFutureIsAFriend

I think pre-market is more speculative than when the casino opens. I wouldn't see it as a sign one way or the other. If large shareholders start buying that's a different story, but it has to be a consistent effort. The situation hasn't stabilized in Venezuela yet either. Talk is cheap. Oil prices may tank now that 🥭 is in thick with the UAE anyway. Demand is certainly down. Testing the waters is fine. Personally I'd wait until Wednesday.

Dragon2906

Imagine those MAGA-buols got it right; American Big Oil companies are managing to get production in Venezuela back to 1990's levels within the coming 5 years or so. What would be the likely effect on the market? Dropping oil prices! More supply while demand won't increase that much. So more barrels drilled, refined and petrol sold but lower prices. That would be nice for American consumers but not necessarily for the profits of Big Oil. And China? It will buy elsewhere, from Russia, from Iran, from Middle Eastern Arab Gulf counties like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait. Those countries won't have many other customers that large and won't stop selling oil to China. In the mean time China will further accelerate its electrification and extension of its power generating and grid capacity. They have all the technology and production capacity to do so. Already 50% of cars sold in China is electric and the number of electric buses and trucks are increasing fast as well. So demand in China will drop a lot in China the coming 10 to 15 uears

upwy

how is every country not taking all the smartest kids in their country and putting them full time on developing defensive nuclear weapons. israel will continue to use the US, uk, europe, and UAE to do endless regime changes.

dad191

I'm not convinced ARCH will fly in UAE in 2026. The only thing they currently have that can VTOL is their old engineering prototype MidZero that is only remotely controlled from my understanding. We'll see if they get their latest Midnights flying VTOL in 2026. I do believe Joby will fly in Dubai in 2026 with passengers, though likely non-paying at first. I am hoping that will act as a positive catalysts for Joby. Generally, Joby and ACHR track each other, so it should help both.

dad191

Yeah, I'm torn on that issue. I'm not sure it's bureaucracy or a combination of extreme caution and understaffing. On the one hand I'd like to see the FAA move faster, but on the other hand their caution helps ensure there are no accidents, which would devastate the entire nascent industry if one occurred after launch. The Dubai deal is pushing the US to be more aggressive. Once TIA testing starts in the US (hopefully this quarter), Dubai will begin test flight with non-paying passengers, and their equivalent of the FAA will begin UAE certification. They do not have staffing issues and it's possible they will certify in the UAE to allow full operations by Q4. This has prompted Trump's eIPP initiative to at least allow Joby to fly around US cities for testing purposes prior to FAA Certification. This initiative should help to work out the kinks earlier and get the publics attention, when they are seen flying around US cities. Also, their S4-T military version is scheduled for testing with the US military later this year. The military doesn't need FAA approval, and that version may be autonomous and piloted. Lots of interesting stuff coming for Joby in 2026.

BE_MORE_DOG

I'm with the other commenter. This makes no sense. The US exports more oil to China than Venezuela exports to China. The US could just stop exporting oil to China and it would have had a bigger impact than an armed intervention. The amount of oil China buys from Venezuela is negligible and can easily be replaced by oil from at least a half a dozen other countries that already supply China. Iran, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, SA, etc, etc.

Jbball9269

OPEC + output freeze, Ukraine attacking Russian infrastructure, Saudi/UAE proxy war in Yemen, china stockpiling billions of gallons.

LavoP

UAE and Thailand as well.

dad191

What's your thinking. Clearly JMIA is less speculative, but you were in JOBY prior to powering on of their conforming aircraft and now they are poised to fly it and start for credit testing as well as fly passengers in the UAE. These are two important milestones that will make Joby much more real then when you previously owned the stock. What's changed in your thinking?

Jbball9269

Macro is looking bullish for oil right now too. Saudi and UAE proxy battle in Yemen, Ukraine stepping up Russian infrastructure attacks, OPEC+ output freeze, china stockpiling oil, Venezuela sanctions.

Acrobatic_Dark_6604

You can add UAE to the list for the Sudan genocide.

1TheWick

Hey guys im from dubai and i have long term investments in UAE based companies that are pretty stable and consistently appreciate over the time but im about to turn 20 and i want to start trading is there any advice you could give me to avoid making the same mistakes OP has made

conic_is_learning

the short answer is that there is a grab bag of business conditions that made this a place to do certain R&D stuff in. Its been like that for long enough for it to metastasize into chip design. Can't be EU because there are like 26 regulatory agencies. This fragmentation requires way too much overhead. Even though Europe has the longest lasting scientific tradition, better schools/engineers, as well as very deep capital, it is way too conservative and risk averse and so it ends up building large data centers for AWS or cloud providers (like it already has), but not R&D facilities. Can't be a place like Saudi or UAE or Qatar because the tech talent pipeline doesn't exist natively, it's always imported and so there's no vacuum or pressure or demand for local talent and so pipelines don't naturally develop to train in house talent and so it's always expensive and transient. You also don't have agency as a company there. Too much state control/priorities. Turkey would be the BEST option and they actually have elite engineering talent as well, but the court systems are way too unstable and there's way too much policy shift due to the political tomfoolery of the past decades. This NVIDIA campus is at least a 10-20 year bet, and it needs to happen in a place that can tolerate those horizons. Turkey isn't politically predictable, an additionally. Turkeyalso has a huge brain drain problem. Israel has its weird ideology and that keeps their talent in, but you can also attribute talent retention to the fact that it has high ecosystem gravity due to it being a small country in survival mode. Companies/universities/military are not as independent as they are in the states. This gives an employee a lot more lateral movement and a lot more early career responsibilities/impact. You also make a lot less, but at senior levels you reach globally competitive compensation. There's also cheap real estate (for reasons) making it more tenable to live there, and a lot of people get European or US education and move back. Israel has developed a stem pipeline around its joint defense shit with the US. Aside from learning how to do defense engineering from the US, joint development programs have created sustained /consistent and most importantly, reliable demand for Israeli stem and that's shaped universities, and the talent pool. You now see people kind of trying to maintain that demand but shifting outside of US/defense and insto VC/startup stuff and have been pretty successful in courting and developing western/US investment channels to create diversified streams of demand. Then do this for a few decades and you have specialization in things like chip design across a handful of companies. Which really has more to due with the compounding effects of these business/economic factors than anything else.

Burnned_User

Listings in the Middle East have dropped more than a third to the weakest level since 2020, as lower oil prices put pressure on Saudi Arabia’s economy and sell-offs of newly floated companies deterred investors. Companies in the region had raised $6.5bn in initial public offerings by the end of November, compared with $9.9bn in the same period last year, according to financial data platform Dealogic. Listings for the full year are set to be the weakest since companies raised $2.4bn in 2020, and down sharply from 2022 when IPOs pulled in $22.5bn from 62 deals. In addition to weaker oil prices, investors and bankers have blamed poor performances by newly listed companies and a dearth of privatisations, after offerings by state-owned companies and financial regulatory reforms had driven a healthy pipeline of deals after the pandemic. Saudi Arabia, the region’s largest economy, has had the most IPOs so far, with 36 companies joining Riyadh’s Tadawul stock exchange and raising $4bn — roughly the same as last year despite the all-share index falling about 12 per cent year to date. Riyadh typically attracts a higher number of smaller listings than the UAE. But investor confidence has been weighed down by lower oil prices and a widening fiscal deficit, which have led the government to reassess some megaprojects aimed at revamping its oil-reliant economy. Share prices of major companies that listed on Riyadh’s bourse this year have slumped. Budget airline Flynas is down 17 per cent since raising $1bn in June, while packaging maker United Carton Industries has fallen 40 per cent since it raised $160mn the previous month. Several companies “have missed the earnings guidance which had been out in the market, and that has a very negative effect on price performance”, said Rothschild’s Wright. Smaller Gulf countries have been unable to capitalise on last year’s momentum, with Bahrain and Kuwait — which both managed one IPO last year — having none in 2025. Oman raised $333mn from one listing this year, having secured $2.5bn in three IPOs in 2024.

BranchDiligent8874

We need to make a new post to discuss this because I am not able to figure out what else can they do to prop up AI investments which are not yielding much revenue growth right now. Nvidia has already sold around 100+ billions worth of it's chips in exchange for equity in companies like Anthropic, Coreweave, OpenAI etc. Same with Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon selling their cloud compute time for equity. AMD and OpenAI did another circular deal involving exchange chips for shares. From what I have seen AI tools are getting better but nowhere the point where they can generate revenue to the tune of 30-40 billion to start with. They need to generate 200-300 billion revenue to justify the expenses. IMO, investors are going to wait another year or so before they will stop supporting this massive spending on AI infrastructure in hope of future revenue which never comes. But yeah, the last play will be US govt getting equity in exchange for investment in AI datacenters. If unemployment keeps going up, we will get lower rates and US govt can then borrow money and invest around 200-300 billion, get matching investment from entities such as Saudi, UAE, etc. and voila we have secured enough funding to keep this show running for another 2-3 years.

coolhate18

I am American and not living in the UAE. where did you get that desi thing from ? 

averagenoodle

A desi living in UAE with strong opinions on Christmas - relax, we just say Happy Holidays in the US because it’s an entire week of people not really working or being officially off, it is not that deep

Rockatansky77

Amprius Technologies had a good quarterly report and earnings and a new Korea manufacturing deal. I don't see it as a moon shot but it has good potential. I'm a strong believer in Archer Aviation. I can see it doubling before 2027 and is a long hold for me. They are establishing all the infrastructure for their eVTOL commuter flights around airports and cities and a military autonomous drone. Parts manufacturing and sales to United Airlines and the UAE. This is my retirement stock.

friedbymoonlight

Fund for Ai from UAE

oh_no_the_claw

UAE is Israeli? Wow!

railagent69

UAE has a stake in this too

Discarded_Twix_Bar

**TLDR:** * OpenAI is targeting up to $100B in new funding, potentially valuing it at $830B. * The round is early-stage, may close no earlier than Q1, and an IPO is being considered. * The company is expected to court sovereign-wealth funds, building on prior funding from UAE-based MGX * SoftBank committed $30B, including selling its Nvidia stake to fund the investment. $22.5B more is expected by year-end. (lmao) * OpenAI needs massive capital to stay competitive but faces cooling AI investor sentiment and high cash burn. * OpenAI is projected to burn over $200B in cash by 2030, raising concerns about long-term financing sustainability. **Article:** OpenAI is aiming to raise as much as $100 billion as it seeks to pay for ambitious growth plans in a market that has cooled recently on the artificial-intelligence boom. The fundraising round, which is in the early stages, could value the company at as much as $830 billion, if it raises the full amount it is targeting, people familiar with the matter said. The startup aims to complete the round by the end of the first quarter at the earliest. Terms of the deal could still change, and it is unclear whether there will be sufficient investor demand to reach the goal. The round will present one of the biggest tests the company has faced since the public market’s exuberance for AI spending waned. Chief Executive Sam Altman has already scoured the world to build the pool of OpenAI’s investors and the company is now weighing a potential initial public offering, The Wall Street Journal previously reported. OpenAI needs an abundance of capital to build its AI models and stay competitive in a rapidly changing market. SoftBank agreed to invest $30 billion in OpenAI earlier this year and last month, sold its Nvidia stake for $5.8 billion to fund the OpenAI bet. OpenAI is expected to secure the remaining $22.5 billion in planned financing from SoftBank by the end of the year. OpenAI has engaged in a year-end dealmaking spree that includes a content-licensing agreement and a $1 billion investment from Disney. The deals show that OpenAI’s fundraising machine remains formidable even as questions about how it will pay for expansion plans remain largely unanswered. OpenAI is expected to recruit sovereign-wealth funds to invest in the financing, given the scale, according to people familiar with the matter. The company has previously secured funding from United Arab Emirates-based MGX. The Information earlier reported some details of OpenAI’s latest fundraising efforts. The company has faced skepticism over computing deals it has forged that are worth hundreds of billions of dollars and issued a “code red” to beat back a growing threat from Google. While OpenAI is set to burn more than $200 billion in cash through 2030, Google has low levels of debt and robust profits, which could make it easier to invest further in AI. OpenAI partners including Oracle and CoreWeave have seen their market values dip in recent months as shareholders soured on bold plans for data-center build-outs that appear to face financing headwinds. News Corp, owner of the Journal, has a content-licensing partnership with OpenAI.

PepperDogger

Hey, it's in a revocable trust, apparently, so no possible hidden corruption motives. We like to keep our corruption in plain sight. Speaking of which, Jared, how's that Skydance middle-east wealth fund attempted purchase of WBD (& CNN) going for you and the Saudi, Qatar, and UAE sovereign wealth funds? Of course your father-in-law will play the rules and not block other bidders. Right??? [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/11/jared-kushner-paramount-warner-bros-deal](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/11/jared-kushner-paramount-warner-bros-deal)

Lisa_Blanton

Dubai rollout through Uber is actually a big credibility boost. If they can scale safely in the UAE, that’s a strong real-world proof case, not just hype.

Fair-Rock-2455

The UAE is trying to prop trump up and doesn't want to lose their inside man combined with less people using gas cause they can't afford it.

myironlung6

they can deny all they want, the skyrocketing yields and failure to issue new debt tell you the truth. also rich coming from a company who repeatedly violated major international finance laws [SEC Charges Oracle a Second Time for Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022-173) Company to Pay $23 Million to Settle Charges For Immediate Release 2022-173 Washington D.C., Sept. 27, 2022 — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges requiring Oracle Corporation to pay more than $23 million to resolve charges that it violated provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when subsidiaries in Turkey, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and India created and used slush funds to bribe foreign officials in return for business between 2016 and 2019.

False-Woodpecker-816

So Thats Why I UAE tight stoploss. 

DonkeyAsleep7884

Interesting stuff. I didn't know that so much liquidity is sitting in the UAE quite frankly

jclaslie

Honestly, not shocked the UAE numbers are that high. The region has been aggressively pushing digital finance for years. When you combine that with high income and a young demographics, it’s basically the perfect recipe for fast adoption.

MyFirstCarWasA_Vega

The sale of advanced chips by Trump to UAE who everyone knows will sell to china is and order of magnitude worse than anything Snowden did to harm the USA. Trump is doing that right now. And taking his personal cut which will never be discovered.

ReliantToker

UAE money is here, get used to it pumping.

Deep90

> And honestly Paramount can't even afford this. That's because they can't. This is being financed with Ellison family money, A Jared Kushner via his investment firm, and multiple gulf state sovereign wealth funds (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar).