The CapitalSA Desk

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Nov 11, 2026

Money in Motion

When everyone is short on cash, who keeps writing the cheques?

Nov 10, 2026

🟢 Banks Offset Aramco

MOOVS · Tuesday, Nov 10. Why Saudi stocks moved.

Nov 10, 2026

Gulf Rivals Cash In on Anthropic IPO That Saudi Money Sat Out

Qatar and Abu Dhabi backed the Claude maker early. Saudi Arabia was shut out in 2024 and built its own AI champion instead.

Nov 10, 2026

Missiles Target Riyadh a Day After Strike on Key Oil Pipeline

Air defenses shot down two missiles over the capital and another in the south. The Houthis have now killed 26 people in attacks since September.

Nov 10, 2026

Brent Sinks Below $90 for First Time Since August on Peace Bets

Traders are betting Trump won't restart strikes on Iran after his party's midterm defeat. For Saudi Arabia, cheaper oil cuts both ways.

Nov 10, 2026

State Shipper Bahri Runs Tankers Through Hormuz With US Help

The company carrying most Saudi crude exports sent four vessels through the strait on Tuesday, days after Iran hit tankers for doing the same.

Nov 10, 2026

PIF Weighs Raising Cash Against Its Companies' Future Income

The $900 billion fund is studying a way to borrow on the money its mature companies earn, so it can keep backing new ones without spending its own capital.

Nov 10, 2026

PIF Gives US EV Maker Lucid $1.75 Billion More Credit Amid Losses

The expanded loan stretches the electric carmaker's cash into late 2027, through the launch of its cheaper midsize model.

Nov 10, 2026

Mixed Signals

When markets hear peace and parents hear sirens, who's reading it right?

Nov 9, 2026

Riyadh Families Adjust Again as Life Goes on Hold. For How Long?

Empty office towers, cancelled flights and classes back on screens. The capital's business-as-usual front is wearing thin.

Nov 9, 2026

Al Rajhi Family's US Kids' Retailer Files for Bankruptcy

The Children's Place, majority-owned by Saudi family office Mithaq, is seeking a buyer after two years of loans failed to fix it.

Nov 9, 2026

Saudi Startups Turn to Loans as War Slows Equity Funding

Venture capital fell about 29% in the first nine months. Lenders like Stride, Raqamyah and Erad are filling the gap.

Nov 9, 2026

Oil Drops 4% on Disputed Report Iran Softened Hormuz Demands

Brent fell toward $94 after an Israeli newspaper said Tehran dropped its call for transit fees. A Qatari official called the report false.

Nov 9, 2026

Attack Hits Oil Pipeline That Bypasses Hormuz, Flows Unaffected

The East-West pipeline was targeted near Madinah, the latest strike on the route carrying most Saudi crude exports while Hormuz is disrupted.

Nov 9, 2026

New Bosses at Hardware Chain SACO Open With Loss and Fresh Charges

The home-improvement retailer's first quarter under new management ended in the red, with sales down 18% and extra provisions booked.

Nov 9, 2026

Pakistan to Get 75% of New Saudi-Backed Private Equity Fund

Saudi and Pakistani investors will put in equal shares of a fund starting at several hundred million dollars, aimed at ports, highways, mining and farming.

Nov 9, 2026

Broker Derayah Targets 2027 Break-Even for Digital Bank D360

The brokerage added 34,000 clients in the third quarter as commission-free trading drew new investors, while losses at its digital bank stake narrowed.

Nov 9, 2026

State Fund Lends AI Firm Humain $667 Million for Chips and Power

The first signed deals under a January framework split the money between AI chips and the grid links a gigawatt of data centres will need.

Nov 9, 2026

Madinah Developer's Profit Triples as Foreign Buyers Lift Home Sales

Knowledge Economic City says residential sales picked up after the foreign ownership law, helped by a land sale and a new hotel.

Nov 9, 2026

Abha's AlWadi Breaks Ground With Triple the Homes First Planned

PIF's developer has started early works, and the masterplan now holds more than 7,300 homes.

Nov 9, 2026

Gulf Rail Pact Turns Attention to Saudi Arabia's Unbuilt 672 km

The six states agreed how the network will run. The kingdom's stretch, the longest, is still being designed.

Nov 9, 2026

Private Firms to Build Makkah Stations in $1.5 Billion Transit Deal

Three consortia will build and run 19 stations and a 3,200-bus fleet, funded entirely with private money.

Nov 9, 2026

🟢 Banks Lift Stocks

MOOVS · Monday, Nov 9. Why Saudi stocks moved.

Nov 9, 2026

Close to Home

What happens to business when the war reaches the office tower?

Nov 9, 2026

Is Jeddah's Al Ittihad Heading Back to Bin Mahfouz Family Money?

A group led by the sons of Khalid bin Mahfouz reportedly made the top offer, as PIF hands its football clubs to private money.

The CapitalSA Desk

Money in Motion

🟢 Banks Offset Aramco

Gulf Rivals Cash In on Anthropic IPO That Saudi Money Sat Out

Missiles Target Riyadh a Day After Strike on Key Oil Pipeline

Brent Sinks Below $90 for First Time Since August on Peace Bets

State Shipper Bahri Runs Tankers Through Hormuz With US Help

PIF Weighs Raising Cash Against Its Companies' Future Income

PIF Gives US EV Maker Lucid $1.75 Billion More Credit Amid Losses

Mixed Signals

Riyadh Families Adjust Again as Life Goes on Hold. For How Long?

Al Rajhi Family's US Kids' Retailer Files for Bankruptcy

Saudi Startups Turn to Loans as War Slows Equity Funding

Oil Drops 4% on Disputed Report Iran Softened Hormuz Demands

Attack Hits Oil Pipeline That Bypasses Hormuz, Flows Unaffected

New Bosses at Hardware Chain SACO Open With Loss and Fresh Charges

Pakistan to Get 75% of New Saudi-Backed Private Equity Fund

Broker Derayah Targets 2027 Break-Even for Digital Bank D360

State Fund Lends AI Firm Humain $667 Million for Chips and Power

Madinah Developer's Profit Triples as Foreign Buyers Lift Home Sales

Abha's AlWadi Breaks Ground With Triple the Homes First Planned

Gulf Rail Pact Turns Attention to Saudi Arabia's Unbuilt 672 km

Private Firms to Build Makkah Stations in $1.5 Billion Transit Deal

🟢 Banks Lift Stocks

Close to Home

Is Jeddah's Al Ittihad Heading Back to Bin Mahfouz Family Money?

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