Bloomberg A major parking-garage fire at an airport on Norway’s west coast destroyed hundreds of cars, grounded air traffic and led to an evacuation of the facilities. The fire, which started on January 07 afternoon and spread to several floors of the garage, was partly contained by 9:30 pm local time, Norwegian news agency NTB reported, citing police. There were …

Bloomberg Forever 21 Inc can add a lawsuit to the hurdles it’s trying to overcome as it works to woo investors in time to finance its exit from bankruptcy. An Alabama mall owner is suing Forever 21, saying it lost millions of dollars leasing space to the retailer based on misleading sales targets. Forever 21 is accused of misrepresenting sales …

Bloomberg US stocks extended gains and Treasuries turned lower after President Donald Trump toned down rhetoric against Iran, suggesting further military force is not needed. The S&P 500 pushed to a fresh intraday record after Trump said Iran appears to be “standing down,” and announced further sanctions on the country. Ten-year Treasury yields rose after tumbling overnight following Iranian airstrikes …

Bloomberg Billionaire money manager Jeffrey Gundlach said his strongest market conviction is that the still-resilient dollar will weaken. The greenback has largely defied expectations for its demise, with the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index ending last year less than 1% lower as foreign-exchange volatility dwindled. But the DoubleLine Capital chief executive officer said growing US government and trade deficits, a steepening …

Bloomberg Bitcoin climbed to the highest since November after breaching the $8,000 price level. Concerns about an escalation in the conflict between the US and Iran are seen as contributing to the rally in Bitcoin, which is not managed by a government. “Bitcoin and gold are well supported due to rising tensions between the US and Iran,” said Emmanuel Goh, …

Bloomberg China’s wealthy families are twice as likely as global peers to have made their millions in real estate, according to a report co-authored by UBS Group AG, which found an increasing focus on wealth preservation and succession. Almost 30% of participants surveyed said their family wealth came from property, followed by consumer discretionary and industrials. The swelling ranks of …

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt have issued a joint statement rejecting the Turkish parliament’s passing of the motion earlier this week to allow a military intervention in Libya. Saudi Arabia’s Consultative Assembly issued the joint statement, along with the UAE’s Federal National Council, Egypt’s House of Representatives, and Bahrain’s Consultative Council, in light of …

Bloomberg India’s economy is on track for its slowest growth since at least 2013, weighed down by a shadow banking crisis, weak investment and a slump in spending. Gross domestic product will grow 5% in the year through March 2020, the Statistics Ministry said in a statement in New Delhi on Tuesday. That is in line with the median estimate …

Bloomberg Oil fell from a three-month high in London as traders waited to see whether the clash between the US and Iran would lead to a disruption in Middle East crude supplies. Brent futures retreated towards $68 a barrel after a two-day surge following a US airstrike that killed a top Iranian general pushed prices above $70 for the first …

DUBAI / WAM Nordic tourists travelling to the GCC from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, are expected to generate an estimated $810 million in travel and tourism revenue by 2024, according to data published ahead of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM, 2020). The latest Colliers International research, commissioned by ATM organiser Reed Travel Exhibitions, predicts the UAE will witness …