Bloomberg The pace of US hiring accelerated in June, with payrolls increasing by the most in 10 months, suggesting firms are having greater success recruiting workers to keep pace with the economy’s reopening. Nonfarm payrolls jumped by 850,000 last month, bolstered by strong job gains in leisure and hospitality, a Labor Department report showed. The unemployment rate edged up to ...
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Deutsche Telekom starts $5.3bn sale of its Dutch unit
Bloomberg Deutsche Telekom AG has kicked off the sale of its T-Mobile Netherlands BV subsidiary, which could be valued at around 4.5 billion euros ($5.3 billion), according to people familiar with the matter. The telecommunications operator is working with Morgan Stanley and has sent out information on the business to potential bidders. It has asked for first-round offers to be ...
Read More »Canada trade balance swings back to deficit on export drop
Bloomberg Canada’s international trade balance swung into a deficit in May as exports dropped for a second month and imports recovered. The nation posted a merchandise trade gap of C$1.39 billion ($1.1 billion) in May from a revised C$462 million surplus the previous month, Statistics Canada reported in Ottawa. Economists were predicting a surplus of C$440 million. Exports were down ...
Read More »London ousts Amsterdam as Europe’s top share trading hub
Bloomberg London moved back ahead of Amsterdam as Europe’s largest share trading center in June, reclaiming the top spot for the first time this year after Brexit pushed much of the city’s volumes to the continent. An average 8.92 billion euros ($10.6 billion) of shares a day were traded on various London venues in June, compared with 8.8 billion euros ...
Read More »Audi seeks to double return on sales by 2025
Bloomberg Volkswagen AG’s Audi is setting itself ambitious profitability targets even as the luxury-car division expands its electric-vehicle sales efforts, Der Spiegel reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Chief Executive Officer Markus Duesmann plans to make Audi the VW group’s biggest profit contributor, targeting a return on sales of more than 11 percent in 2025, up from 5.5 percent ...
Read More »UK, EU try to ease travel fears over India’s Astra vaccine
Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to calm concerns among vaccinated Britons that they won’t be able to travel to the European Union this summer because they received a version of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 shot that was made in India. The vaccine — known as Covishield — isn’t approved by the European Medicines Agency. That has led to some ...
Read More »Corporate buybacks gain steam with banks set to boost buying
Bloomberg High stock price valuations may be giving some investors pause, but it hasn’t stopped US corporations from plowing even more cash into their shares. Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Inc are among the nation’s biggest lenders that signalled this week they’re stepping up repurchases and raising dividends after passing Federal Reserve stress tests with flying colours. Banks are joining ...
Read More »Race to become the vanguard of India’s stock market is on
Bloomberg India’s $442 billion asset management industry is finally having to reckon with the passive investing juggernaut. After decades of sluggish growth, the number of accounts invested in index-tracking or exchange-traded funds more than doubled to 5.6 million in the year to April. Passive products now account for nearly a quarter of equity assets under management versus about 16% two ...
Read More »Deyaar launches AED1b smart skyscraper in Business Bay
Dubai / Emirates Business Deyaar Development PJSC (Deyaar), one of Dubai’s leading property developers and real estate service providers, on Saturday announced the launch of Regalia, a AED 1 billion luxury skyscraper in Business Bay offering a smart and high-end urban lifestyle embodied by royalty and distinction. Regalia will be the tallest tower Deyaar has ever built. The 70-storey premium ...
Read More »du, Wipro launch new multi-cloud platform
Dubai / WAM du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, on Saturday announced the launch of their new Multi-Cloud Platform. The two companies have partnered to deliver market-leading multi-cloud management and migration capabilities through this platform, which aligns with their aims to simplify and accelerate digital ...
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