Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways and Abu Dhabi International Airport have geared up resources and are ready to welcome 2.7 million network passengers over the summer months, following a surge in demand for global travel. Over 1.4 million passengers will depart from Abu Dhabi International Airport, including 330,000 local joiners, with more than 1,100 weekly network-wide departures. Mohammad ...
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Malabar group’s M FIT interior decoration opens new office in Dubai
Dubai / Gulf Time M FIT Interior decoration, a business vertical of the Malabar group, opened its new office in Al Fajer Complex, Zabeel Furniture Mall in Oud Metha, Dubai. The firm, operating in UAE and India, has been in the business for over a decade and is a well-recognised establishment for the interior Fit-out projects providing turnkey solutions ...
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Bloomberg Investment returns from UK power network operators are set to be higher than analysts expected as the regulator unveiled a $25.5 billion budget for expanding the grid for the green-energy transition. Ofgem said it’s proposing tough efficiency targets for the networks, along with a reduction in their allowed rate of equity return to 4.75% from about 6%. While ...
Read More »The West must move east for Nato to survive
The leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries are in Madrid for the alliance’s most consequential summit in a generation. Nato appears to have overcome Turkish diplomatic blackmail to bring in two new members, Sweden and Finland. It must approve a new concept for transatlantic security amid Russia’s ongoing assault on Ukraine. Not least, the alliance — and the ...
Read More »Nike’s slowdown should worry investors
Nike Inc.’s sales slump in China is capturing attention. But it’s the slowdown in North America that should worry investors. The world’s largest sportswear company reported a 20% fall in sales, excluding currency movements, from greater China in the three months to May 31, as Covid-related disruptions affected 60% of its business in the country. Even as Nike announced a ...
Read More »How to win the hybrid workforce revolution
The most important work-related debate of our time is stuck on repeat. Many senior executives continue to believe that working from home is tantamount to pretending to work, with Elon Musk saying out loud what his more restrained colleagues say in private, while many remote-work enthusiasts continue to believe that they have an absolute right to work where they ...
Read More »Trump’s final scene didn’t go as per script
Once upon a time, long before Donald Trump began fabricating narratives about his prowess and personal history, he wanted to be a movie producer. He admired old-school Hollywood producers such as Darryl F. Zanuck and Cecil B. DeMille, and considered attending film school at the University of Southern California. Trump’s father marched him into the family real estate business ...
Read More »Spirit Air pushing back again at JetBlue, rebuffing sweetened bid
Bloomberg Spirit Airlines Inc. stood by a takeover bid from Frontier Group Holdings Inc even after rival suitor JetBlue Airways Corp further sweetened its offer in the final days before a crucial shareholder vote. The revised JetBlue proposal, which includes a higher breakup fee and larger upfront payment, won the backing of Spirit investor TIG Advisors LLC. Proxy adviser Institutional ...
Read More »Reckitt weighs shelving $7b infant nutrition sale
Bloomberg Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc is considering whether to shelve the sale of its infant nutrition unit, as the high-profile deal falls victim to chaos in the industry and worsening financing markets, people familiar with the matter said. Talks between the London-listed consumer goods and potential acquirers have stalled in recent weeks. The business, which sells brands including Enfamil, was ...
Read More »H&M reports jump in profit
Bloomberg Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) reported second-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates as shoppers snapped up its low-cost clothing to replenish post-Covid-19 wardrobes. The shares rise as much as 6.5% in Stockholm. Pretax profit at the Swedish retailer rises by a third to 4.78 billion kronor in the three months through May, the company said on Wednesday. Analysts had ...
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